Podcasts from Speedy Hire
Listen to the ConstructionNews First Site podcast, in partnership with Speedy Hire.
Latest Episode - Speedy Hire Live Sustainability Summit: Fuelling The Race
Over 70% of construction projects in the UK now feature Net Zero targets, but what’s driving this transformation, and what does the future hold for the industry? In this episode, Ben Vogel is joined by leading industry experts to explore the race to Net Zero on construction sites. Joining the discussion are Dan Thompson, Managing Director for Power and Energy at Speedy Hire; Mike DeRome, Head of Fuel at Speedy; Michael Sheffield, Commercial Director for AFC Energy; and James Cadman from Action Sustainability. Together, they examine the innovations, challenges, and trends shaping a greener future for construction.
Episode 15 - Gender balance in the construction industry with Clare Francis, Angela Hughes and Jennifer McNab
Is the construction industry doing enough to attract, retain and progress women? CN editor Colin Marrs is joined by with Clare Francis, head of recruitment at Willmott Dixon; Angela Hughes, ESG manager at Speedy; and Jennifer McNab, people Transformation Business Partner at Speedy Hire.
Episode 12 - Social value and construction recruitment with Amelia Woodley, Emma Grigson and Liz Squire
How can a social value approach to attracting new workers into construction help to deal with the industry's well known labour and skills shortage? To look into this issue, CN deputy editor Ben Vogel is joined by Amelia Woodley, ESG director of Speedy Hire; and Emma Grigson and Liz Squire, two experts from the Social Recruitment Advocacy Group.
Episode 9 – Live from Liverpool at the Speedy Expo: AI in the supply chain: the future's here but how to harness it? With Lee Daggatt and Richard Potter
AI is set to revolutionise the way businesses operate across every global sector - and construction is no exception. But how should the construction sector harness AI? What are the best use cases? To explore these and other aspects of the topic, CN deputy editor Ben Vogel sat down with Lee Daggatt, group IT director Speedy Hire; and Richard Potter, chief executive of Peak AI, at the Speedy Expo 2024 in Liverpool.
Episode 6 – Meeting the green skills challenge in construction, with Derek Horrocks, Keith Bottomley and Amelia Woodley
Construction News editor Colin Marrs delves into the skills challenge posed by the decarbonisation agenda with Derek Horrocks, chair of the National Home Decarbonisation Group; Keith Bottomley, chair of London’s Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce; and Speedy Hire’s ESG director Amelia Woodley.
Episode 3 - Decarbonisation of plant, with Amelia Woodley and Matt Seaman
This episode of First Site explores how the plant hire sector is helping the construction industry adapt to the decarbonisation and net zero agenda. Joining CN deputy editor Ben Vogel are Speedy Hire’s ESG director Amelia Woodley; and the firm’s business development director for HS2, Matt Seaman.
