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• New chief named for O’Connor Utilities group

  03-12-2021 09:16 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  OCU Group, parent company of O’Connor Utilities and Instalcom, has appointed Michael Hughes as chief executive officer.
  Hughes, 53, takes up the role in January at the £300m revenue business, joining from petrol station and food retailer EG Group where he helped grow that business to revenues of over £20bn, firstly in his capacity as chief financial officer and more latterly as chief strategy officer.
  Before that he was previously group chief financial officer of recycling comp
  
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• Multiplex aims for woman-led teams at one in 10 projects

  03-12-2021 08:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Multiplex has challenged itself to employ woman-led teams on 10% of its projects by 2025 and shift to a 5-day working week on sites.
  The moves are being rolled out to challenge what it sees as deeply rooted inequities in construction.
  A new 10-year social equity transformation business strategy aims to lead by example, tackling lack of female leadership, structural racism, excessive hours, and supply chain abuse.Multiplex also plans to roll out flexible working to all sites next year,
  
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