Credit: Construction Industry Council The setting was rich in detail and yet the atmosphere was soothing, I think it was wholly reflective of the man [and industry legend] being hosted on the night and celebrated on yet another [post-lockdown] busy Friday night, right here at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall in the heart of Central London. Credit: RAC, Pall Mall Of equal importance was the insight gained from the Chairman / Chairwoman of his successful firm Adair Associat

Do you remember the infamous Peter Rachman? Well, some say he was a ruthless landlord that profited solely from the dire needs of many and in return for ‘his offer of a place to put one’s head down’, he unashamedly exploited the in/ability of others – largely drawn from across the working classes – who simply sought somewhere affordable to live in London. His well-documented exploits coined the term ‘Rachmanism’ _ which subsequently entered the Oxford English dictionary as a

Back in 2009 through to 2011, I was appointed to contribute towards the EHRC (‘the Commission’) led “Inquiry into Race Discrimination in the Construction Industry”. As the soon to be appointed Chair of the same Inquiry, one of the key outcome(s) of that collective effort was the ‘Fairness Inclusion and Respect’ Agenda [aka FIR]; which was subsequently gifted by ‘the Commission’ to the CITB and is still alive, relevant and as purposeful today, almost a decade later. The CITB i