Thomas Faulkner Managing director, Skanska UK, civil engineering

摘要

Collaborative working is on the increase in the water sector and Thomas Faulkner, managing director of Skanksa' civil engineering business, believes that is a good thing. "It's terrific when you see clients who are open to new ideas, open to ways of finding cost efficiencies and working better while listening to their supply chain." The water sector is a key area that Skanska wants to grow for two reasons. One is that the sector is embracing the collaborative approach, and Faulkner says Skanska sees itself as being able to offer a far better service to clients "when we work in that environment". Secondly, he thinks many of Skanska's employees are "much better at working in an open and transparent culture", whether that is part of the Swedish influence or just the leadership styles that it has in the UK.