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She has almost 20 years’ experience in sustainability roles across a range of sectors

Amanda Williams becomes new CIOB sustainability head

Appointee comes from role in global energy solutions

Project insights for Midlands members

Hubs visit HS2 Curzon Street and Derby’s Kingsway Hospital

On site at Curzon Street

Members in the Midlands have enjoyed a summer of site visits. Birmingham Hub took a behind-the-scenes look at HS2 Curzon Street, while Nottingham Hub members toured a build in the grounds of Kingsway Hospital, Derby. The Curzon Street visit focused on safety and a net zero carbon station.

Speakers included HS2’s H&S engagement and culture manager Denise Farquharson and project manager Ed Young. Nottingham Hub members visited the Southern Derbyshire Adult Acute 54-bed new build and the 14-bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit being delivered by IHP (a JV between Sir Robert McAlpine and Vinci).

CIOB has appointed Amanda Williams to the new role of head of environmental sustainability. Williams is a chartered environmentalist (CEnv) and a full member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.

She has almost 20 years’ experience in sustainability roles across a range of sectors including higher education, land and facilities management, defence and manufacturing.

In her most recent role Williams was head of sustainability for the Steam Specialties business at Spirax Sarco Engineering, a FTSE 100 group specialising in thermal energy solutions and fluid handling technology. She established and led the sustainability function for the Steam business, with 15 heads globally and sustainability champions in 67 countries.

In that role she represented the company on a panel at the World Climate Summit, an official fringe event of COP27 in Egypt. She spoke about scaling up collaboration, innovation and finance for the decarbonisation of heavy industry. Williams has contributed to numerous construction projects over the years and sees the industry as well positioned to make a crucial contribution to sustainable development. ●