TV presenter Maggie Philbin urges construction to 'showcase opportunities'

摘要

TV tech pioneer Maggie Philbin has called on the construction industry to fight for its place in attracting young people to the industry in the wake of the continuing skills shortage. Philbin, who was due to be the keynote speaker on the second day of the Construction Industry Summit on 21 September, said the construction industry should be doing more to reach young people as a continuing skills shortage unfolds across the UK. Speaking to CM she said: "The construction industry needs to showcase the opportunities that it has, because at the moment I don't think they really do that, the result being that young people have the wrong idea of construction."