A year ago today the first train ran on the new 2,600 tonne steel bridge we installed for .
Once we’d demolished the old bridge, the new one was moved carefully into place in less than 3 hours!
Watch - youtube.com/watch?v=8oQbcQ
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Today is #WorldFMDay2023! – a global celebration of facilities management! And, tonight, we’re hosting a special event about social value. Sharon Maynard is a guest speaker, talking about our commitment to making a positive impact #facman #socialvalue #sustainability
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We're joining the nation in marking the coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
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Meet Adam McDonald, newly appointed Executive Vice President of Skanska UK’s Building and Building Services operating units.
He takes over the role from Katy Dowding, the new President and CEO of Skanska UK.
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Meet Katy Dowding who, from today, takes over as Skanska UK's President and CEO.
Katy's 34-year career in construction spans multiple building, infrastructure and service sectors and is well-known for her industry level roles, including the Construction Productivity Taskforce.
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Katy Dowding is appointed CEO and President of Skanska UK, taking over from Gregor Craig, who retires on 2 May. She is succeeded by Adam McDonald, who becomes Executive Vice President with responsibility for building and building services operations.
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Skanska’s was part of the PAS 2080 Technical Advisory Panel that helped draft PAS 2080:2023, the world’s first carbon management specification for buildings and infrastructure.
#carbon #construction #netzero #pas2080 #stepstonetzero
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Looks like our team were having a ball planting native British trees for Creating Nature’s Corridors at Grafham Water.
Part of our sponsorship of 's Ball, it's all about carbon capture and more biodiversity.
#ActOnCarbon #BetterTogether #Sustainability
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Our facilities management team in Edinburgh, which provides a range of services for , has won the ‘developing the young workforce’ award from for our work to promote the construction industry to local young people
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Can you help shape the way we live, work and connect? We took part in this year’s , welcoming young people and jobseekers to our project just down the road from Shoreditch in London, Norton Folgate. #CommitAndCollaborate
Find out more: bit.ly/2Bd79FX
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If you missed our Steps to net-zero webinar last week, the full recording is now available to view... Find out how we are progressing towards our 2045 goal and the new suite of sub-targets we have launched. bit.ly/3YM07AI
#stepstonetzero #carbon #netzero #sustainability
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Fiona is one of 1,000 apprentices working on HS2. She joined Skanska three years ago as part of a five-year apprenticeship and is currently working on our Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture delivering HS2 London Tunnels #wicweek #hs2 #HS2LondonTunnels wicweek.org
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Jade Davidson, Senior Engineer on the A46 Newark Bypass scheme, talks about how her love of geology led her into construction industry. bit.ly/3SJKEj7 #careers #wicweek #wicweek23
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This week we launched a comprehensive suite of net-zero sub targets, setting out our next steps to 2045. Watch to find out more...
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In 2019 Skanska UK took an industry-leading approach to cutting carbon emissions, setting the target to be net-zero across all scopes by 2045.
Find out how we're progressing and the next steps on our journey to net-zero.
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Efua Derby is one of our project surveyors, and she has been working in the construction industry for five years. She currently works with us at Mindenhurst in Surrey, on a project we are delivering for the . #WiCWeek
Find out more, bit.ly/Skanska_careers
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It’s Women in Construction Week and we’re celebrating the contribution that women make! Multi-skilled apprentice Lauren Steel says she loves her job: “I’ve been given the chance to experience many different trades and understand where my passions lie!” bit.ly/Skanska_careers
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In celebration of Women in Construction week (5-11 Mar) Maura Samonen, EDI & Integration Manager, A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvement scheme talks about how the industry has become more inclusive over the years, but still has more to do. bit.ly/3YagSoN #wicweek
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Our facilities management team in Edinburgh, which provides mechanical and electrical engineering services for , has been shortlisted for a community award by for our work to promote the construction industry to local young people
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Can you help shape the way we live, work and connect? Then join us at this year’s . We would love to see you at our flagship office in #London or one of our live construction projects just down the road. Book your place here bit.ly/2RwUJRl.#LoveC.
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So proud of our fabrications team for this 92-tonne #steel footbridge for .
A safe, new walking and cycle way across the A45. See it take shape & open the door to trips and adventures for local people! #ConnectingCommunities #BuildingBridges
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Celebrating 20 years at Skanska and over 33 years in the construction industry, Executive Vice President, , shares her passion for delivering projects that really make a difference for our customers. Read about her career journey here: bit.ly/3INx2Ad
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Great to see so many registrations already for our upcoming webinar, Steps to net-zero.
Want to join? Sign up here bit.ly/3xrGwdY
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Join us for a special webinar on Tuesday 7 March at 12 noon, when we will share our net-zero progress and how we’re working with customers and supply chain to meet their carbon reduction goals.
Register here... bit.ly/3xrGwdY
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Find out about apprenticeship opportunities with Skanska.
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#Apprenticeships #GraduateApprenticeships #SkillsForLife #NAW2023
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Find out about apprenticeship opportunities with Skanska.
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#Apprenticeships #GraduateApprenticeships #SkillsForLife #NAW2023
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Our apprenticeships offer the chance for you to develop a wide range of skills. Multi-skilled apprentice Francis Kalemanzira says: “Every day brings a new challenge and I enjoy working while learning electrical, mechanical and plumbing expertise.” bit.ly/ECAP06
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Find out more about apprenticeship opportunities with Skanska.
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Our 2023 apprenticeship vacancies will start going live this week.
#Apprenticeships #DegreeApprenticeships #SkillsForLife #NAW202
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You could get a degree with some of our apprenticeships. Environmental Advisor Emily Keevil says: “I’m studying the degree I wanted, but I also get the satisfaction of putting theoretical knowledge into practice in the real world!” Learn more here: bit.ly/apprenticesd
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Our apprenticeships offer great career development and are open to people of all ages and backgrounds. Environmental Advisor Sayyed Miah says: “I was pleasantly surprised to learn I could get a degree through an apprenticeship!” Learn more here: bit.ly/apprenticesc
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Our team breathed new life into welfare facilities at a former historical London burial ground for .
Organised by one of our local project teams, along with , we transformed the old facilities into a five-star welfare space for garden volunteers.
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Our Executive Vice President Katy Dowding has joined Building Magazine’s #BuildingtheFuture Commission. Hear her thoughts on the role our industry can play in shaping society, and the importance of working in partnership to drive improvements bit.ly/3YMQHFF
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It’s National Apprenticeship Week! bit.ly/3Y8FoYd Some of our apprentices and trainees share what they enjoy about learning skills for life at Skanska.
More on our apprenticeship opportunities: bit.ly/2HhbqcB
#SkillsForLife #NAW2023
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Working in the remote Scottish Highlands is a major challenge.
Cementation Skanska's teams installing piles and bases for new electricity pylons have to be self-sufficient to operate safely in harsh and isolated conditions.
#ActOnCarbon #Energy #Safety
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Ever wondered how we know if foundations are strong enough to support the biggest bridges and skyscrapers?
The new MLT60 can do some of the world’s biggest pile load tests, up to 60 MN! Equivalent to around 4,000 family cars. #Testing #Innovation
More: bit.ly/409x0Jy
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Skanska unveils the UK’s highest capacity pile load test system. It can test loads up to 60 meganewtons (MN).
Testing bigger foundations to higher loads gives us the data to rationalise designs and save cost and carbon #ForwardThinkingPartner #ActOnCarbon
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Invitation to press-and telephone conference regarding Skanska’s Year-end report 2022 on February 3
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