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#35: Driving a sustainable housebuilding business in a challenging market

#35: Driving a sustainable housebuilding business in a challenging market

Update: 2024-05-13

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James Parker speaks to Debbie Waddington, group head of HR at Keepmoat, to find out how the Top 20 UK housebuilder is putting the work into attracting a new generation of onsite and offsite staff in a difficult construction skills environment. She explains how selling the benefits of a career in a more ‘people-centred’ industry to new entrants is one of the factors behind the company’s enduring success in a challenging market.

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#35: Driving a sustainable housebuilding business in a challenging market

#35: Driving a sustainable housebuilding business in a challenging market