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construction industry components manufacturer is showing its support for gender equality
across the industry as it celebrates its highest ever level of female leadership in over 60 years. However, the business says there is still a way to go with regards to wider female representation across the sector. With Women in Construction Week and
International Women’s Day falling last month Klober is shining a light on its ambition to help attract more women to the sector. Most notably, Klober has revealed its senior management team now comprises 66% women and 37% of the company’s wider roles are filled by women, spanning logistics, warehousing and sales management. Pauline Manley is Klober’s marketing and portfolio director and was the first female director to join the senior management team in 2019. Since then, the business has appointed three more women into senior roles including Tessa Viller – head of brand and communications, Layla McCourt – divisional sales manager, and Jenny Gallon – warehouse and logistics manager. Pauline highlights a study conducted
by researchers at The Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C., which reveals that companies with 30% female executives are around 6% more profitable. She said: “This is evidence for the global debate over the scarcity of women in decision-making business roles. Leadership groups with people from mixed backgrounds, ethnicity and gender are more successful because the challenge
is stronger and ultimately leads to more rounded decision making.” A recent report from global HR services company, Randstad revealed that although there have been improvements in female leadership positions, 43% of companies surveyed still had an exclusively male board of directors in 2019. With females only representing 12.5% of those employed in the construction industry according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Klober has reason to celebrate its 66% record. On the 2022 theme for International
Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias Pauline said: “While we’re very proud of our representation of women in Klober, there is still much work to be done to attract more women into construction. It’s a thriving and exciting sector to work in yet grapples with a bias towards men going back centuries.” Klober aims to help break the construction bias by improving its own approach to gender equality. It will do this by reviewing how it describes new roles during the recruitment process, considering transferable skillsets from outside of the construction sector. Pauline added: “Training and
apprenticeships are key. Once a woman is in the industry, she needs to see career progression. Providing training and development gives them that opportunity for success. We will proactively be looking at the way we describe roles and the images we use. I also think we need to be more accessible at all levels and this has to start with better communication and good careers advice and training.”
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Samsung partners with TV architect to drive low-carbon heating
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amsung Climate Solutions has partnered with architectural
designer Charlie Luxton to communicate the importance of greener heating options such as heat pumps. Best known for presenting TV
programmes such as Building the Dream and Homes by the Sea, Charlie’s own architecture practice channels his passion for the environment and sustainable building. His expertise and innovative approach to design make Charlie a natural ambassador of Samsung Eco Heating Systems. Samsung is constantly innovating, developing, and optimising its air source heat pump (ASHP) offering to support the transition to cleaner and greener energy. Traditional gas boilers operate on fossil fuels, such as gas or oil, to heat buildings or provide hot water, whereas Samsung’s ASHPs use electricity and energy available in the outside air to generate heat.
Speaking on his passion for the topic, Charlie said: “You need large corporations to invest and develop, and the fact that Samsung is
doing that is a really good mix for the challenge that we’ve got ahead of us. Working with a company that is not only interested in delivering new heat pump technology into the market, but also providing a wider support mechanism to get people to understand the point of heat pumps and how they should be used, is what we need.” On his vision for decarbonisation in the next ten years, Charlie explains: “We need to make a serious national investment in our housing stock. Fundamentally, I think we need a massive drive on insulation and a massive drive on changing the heat source; there has to be a hand in glove approach.”
Jon Brigly, marketing manager at Samsung Climate Solutions, added: “Charlie is a great partner for us due to our shared passion for driving the switch to low-carbon heating. We look forward to working together on content to raise awareness of air source heat pumps and how to heat homes more sustainably.”
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