Big names sign up to Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Pledge

The new signatories to the pledge include Caterpillar dealer Finning, Battaglia Construction and L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage, along with Pell Frischmann, Multiplex, Rider Levett Bucknall, Laing O’Rourke, Lendlease, Kier, Costain, Bechtel and Aecom.

In signing the pledge, they agree to support initiatives in areas such as: attracting developing and promoting more women, closing their gender pay gap, championing and recognising the achievements of women and working collaboratively to create an environment that welcomes and helps retain women.

Finning is already a partner in the wider Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering programme, with Rachel See, director of aftermarket and marketing, highlighting the importance of the partnership. “We are extremely proud to play a leading role in driving equality, diversity and inclusion across the industries we work in, which is fundamentally at the heart of everything we do here at Finning,” See said.

“It’s a real honour to be part of such a progressive and inspirational group of companies, and we’re looking forward to learning about the impactful work others are doing to drive diversity, and in sharing our own experiences and future plans to continue to reinforce the importance of equality and in having a secure and inclusive environment for our colleagues and customers.”

News of the latest signatories to the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Pledge comes as the deadline of 5 May approaches for this year’s Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards, which recognise the women and teams making exceptional contributions to gender equality, diversity and inclusion. Awards are open to entries from individuals and teams, and welcome nominations from those who wish to highlight projects or initiatives that have contributed to making a construction or engineering firm a more inclusive place to work.

This year’s award ceremony will take place on 4 October and will include 10 new award categories, taking the total number to 17, with categories rewarding: individual achievement, early- and late-career achievement, and excellence within companies and corporate teams.

With just under three weeks until entries for the 2023 awards close, information on the programme and how to enter can be found here.

The Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards launched last year, with winners including Alexis Carlyon for Contribution to Project for her work at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust project, Anne Nortcliffe at Canterbury Christ Church University for Contribution to Gender Diversity and Pell Frischmann's Zainab Adigun for Excellence in Outreach.

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