21st March 2024

Grant Findlay: The rise of onshoring

Grant Findlay, Executive Managing Director, Buildings, at Sir Robert McAlpine, writes in Construction News about the factors driving inward investment for industrial projects in the UK and the impact this has on the sector.

In this recent thought leadership article, Grant Findlay, Executive Managing Director, Buildings, at Sir Robert McAlpine, explains how factors such as ongoing economic and geopolitical insecurity, as well as the pressing need for green solutions to tackle climate change, are driving inward investment for industrial projects in the UK and what this means for the sector.

Investment in UK projects will necessitate similar spending on training to ensure there is the skilled workforce required, while the growth could also present an opportunity for the sector to rethink how it works.

Grant Findlay Executive Managing Director, Buildings

Read the full article in Construction News

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