Construction Youth Trust was grateful to be the Construction Cup’s charity partner for the third year in a row. Teams from 37 companies took part in the hugely popular 5-a-side tournament at Powerleague Shoreditch, with all funds raised going directly to us! As always, it was a great day with a fantastic atmosphere and some great battles on the pitch.

On 26th November, Paul Turpin, Schools Sector Lead at IBI Group, visited our head office at the Building Centre to present us with a giant cheque, which revealed that the event raised a huge £5329.79 for the Trust....

The Construction Cup supported Construction Youth Trust for the second year!

The Construction Cup, one of the industry’s most popular charity football tournaments celebrated another year on the 1st September 2017 in the urban and popular area of Shoreditch and was bigger than ever!​

Organised by global design and technology firm IBI Group, and supported by headline sponsors Aylin White, the event hosted 40 teams who all battled hard to be crowned winners. It was Keller UK Blue who made it this year and stole the title from Willmott Dixon Interiors, celebrating their...

Peter Murray, Chris Dyson, Sadie Morgan, Alex Naraian, Nigel Ostime, Rob Price, Martin Walsh and Sam Baxter. To donate please visit Peter and team's Just Giving Page

After the impressive results of last year’s cycle challenge, we realise some people are suckers for punishment!

For the second year, New London Architecture Chairman, Peter Murray is joining forces with a small group of other keen riders, architect Chris Dyson, Sadie Morgan, HS2 Design Panel Chair, Alex Naraian, President Elect of CIAT, Nigel Ostime of Hawkins Brown and Chair of the RIBA's Client...

In June 2017, staff at Mediaocean London concocted a plan to cycle from their London to Dusseldorf offices, in order to raise sponsorship funds for Construction Youth Trust.

Volunteers were sought and an Anglo/German team of 8 riders was assembled to tackle the challenge, made even harder as each member of the team was expected to carry their own kit, clothing and spares to fix any mechanical issues en route.

After months of planning and preparation, the team rolled away from the Blue Fin building at 8:00am on Friday 23rd June cycling 385 miles over 4 days and across 5 countries....

I come from Newham, a borough which proudly boasts to be one the most diverse boroughs in London. However, there is also a not so pleasing statistic associated to this, Newham also sadly has the highest unemployment rate in London. Regardless, the industry – not limited to construction, but in general, is crying out for a diverse workforce, and in particular for a much more BAME and female orientated workforce.

Hence, Diversity Hut was set up as a social enterprise by myself, Usman Shah, an ex-Construction Youth Trust protégé, to help bridge the gap between the work...

At Construction Youth Trust we are delighted to have been chosen as a charity partner for advertising software provider Mediaocean , who will work with us to fundraise and raise awareness of our programmes and campaigns.

Kicking off the fundraising with a bang is a 355 mile cycle challenge from London to Dusseldorf. Taking place next month, the 8 cyclists taking part in this challenge (Craig Heron, Thomas Kluth, Todd Rankin, Christian Maschke, Paul Mahon, Lenny Oseni, Godwin Joseph and Michael Sugrue) have been training hard to prepare themselves both physically and mentally for this...

This week Construction Youth Trust invited students, teachers and industry partners to the London Transport Museum to celebrate our successful ‘Budding Brunels Rail’ Project

The programme was developed as a bespoke Budding Brunels project with a specific focus on the rail industry - to inform and inspire young people aged 16-19 to consider professional careers within the construction and rail industries and to support the Trust’s focus on building a more diverse workforce.

Each 3-day workshop was supported by construction professionals who helped inform students...

Women: the key to unlocking construction resources post-Brexit

This week we have a guest blog post from Victoria Brambini, Managing Director at Scape Procure.

Scape Group have been great supporters of the Trust over the past 12 months, specifically with the #notjustforboys campaign. Last year they supported the Trust by sponsoring the #notjustforboys: Women in Construction report with the Smith Institute, and Victoria Brambini was one of our expert panel at the #notjustforboys break-out session at the Construction Industry Summit.

In the following piece, Victoria...

After over 10 years leading the Trust, Christine is moving on.

It goes without saying that Christine Townley has made an enormous contribution to the construction industry and the wider community. After 12 years at the Trust, ten as Executive Director, she has steered the organisation from relative obscurity to one of the leading charities in the construction sector. Her passion for providing young people with the best possible chances in life has helped the Trust pioneer best practice in connecting the construction industry with its local community and with young people, in...

Last week 8build spent the day fundraising in their head office and sites across the UK, raising valuable money for the Trust.

Employees took part in the ‘8build Bake Off and Builder’s Tea’ by swapping cement mixers for food mixers! Staff hosted bake sales for their fellow colleagues offering sweet and savoury treats made at home to be enjoyed along with a cup of tea or coffee and a welcome break from work. Colleagues were encouraged to get competitive, with attendees voting for their favourite bakes, and the most popular crowned Star Baker.

As Construction Youth...