Learning at Work Week 2022 – our club helping those targeting RICS Chartership RICS Chartership is a top career target for our high performing team members. Our in-house Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) Accountability Club is a self-governing, fast track professional… Read more
Learning at Work Week 2022 – Stephen, Jake and George on the power of meaningful mentorship On joining Solomons at the start of 2021 Stephen Mills was thrown in at the deep end working on a high pressure and demanding project for a new client in Cumbria. Recently promoted to Senior Quantity… Read more
Learning at Work Week 2022: Mark, Lucy, and Josh’s passion for sharing knowledge Our Future Skills Academy actively encourages collaboration across the business to help team members bolster their skills. As such, they regularly share their own expertise and insight to aid the… Read more
Learning at Work Week 2022: Developing a learning culture fit for the future Learning at Work Week gives us all an opportunity to step back, reflect and celebrate what we do. The pace of change experienced over the last couple of years has not only shown us what we’re all… Read more
Team Insights: Developing the next generation of high-performing Quantity Surveyors Solomons Europe, like many businesses, is operating within an industry facing a significant skills shortage. As an SME, we are acutely aware that if we and our profession are to thrive, we need to… Read more
International Women’s Day & National Careers Week – two reasons to celebrate Clare’s meteoric rise This year, International Women’s Day took place during National Careers Week – a double whammy of celebrations! International Women’s Day is all about celebrating the outstanding achievements of… Read more
National Careers Week 2022: Jane Younger, Project Quantity Surveyor, Cumbria Jane carved out a varied career in the Police before taking what may at first appear a surprising move into Quantity Surveying. But with transferrable skills in abundance, and an inspiring can-do… Read more
National Careers Week 2022: Ewan Peacock, Contract Executive, on making an impact Variety and the fact every day brings a different challenge, are the two big reasons Ewan loves being a Quantity Surveyor. Having made the move from a multi-national to an SME practice, he’s looking… Read more
National Careers Week 2022: John Rossiter, Executive Director - North West and his journey so far From £20,000 contracts to multi-billion-pound frameworks, John’s Quantity Surveying career is reaching ever higher heights. For him, the world truly is your oyster if you have the skills, passion for… Read more
Team insights: Driving performance through a passion for people Solomons Europe’s dedicated People and Performance team has and continues to be crucial to continued growth of the business and its talented, driven and passionate employees. In this blog to coincide… Read more
Two more Quantity Surveying apprentices join team Solomons Quantity Surveying practice Solomons Europe has ramped up its commitment to developing skills for the future by taking on a further two apprentices in its Cumbria team. Determined duo Rachel McSharry… Read more
Caption: Meet our apprentice: George Duxbury, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Cumbria (South Lakes) Serving in the University Officer Training Corps while studying a BSc (Hons) in Geography at Swansea University, George looked set for a career in the army before deciding to take a different path. … Read more