Caption: Meet our apprentice: Rachel McSharry, Assistant Quantity Surveyor, Cumbria (West Lakes) Rachel had her sights set on becoming a teacher. But a lack of opportunities led her to seek out a completely new and different career in an industry where she could apply her skills and experience. … Read more
Quantity Surveying and our MSc apprenticeship ‘plus’ programme explained One thing you notice very quickly on joining Solomons Europe – we never stand still! After recruiting our first cohort of four to undertake our specially developed MSc in Quantity Surveying… Read more
Caption: Spotlight on our People & Performance team's response to pandemic Like so many SMEs, Solomons Europe had to adapt overnight in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. And, like so many SMEs, the effectiveness and success of our response was down to… Read more
What is the Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service? The Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service aims to create partnerships between SMEs in the supply chain and like-minded companies bidding for Key Delivery Partner contracts for the… Read more
in-Cumbria profiles Swimming with the Big Fish SME Matchmaker Service Hot on the heels of hitting the headlines in Project Control Professional magazine, Swimming with the Big Fish and the newly launched SME Matchmaker Service has made the pages of in-Cumbria Business… Read more
Caption: Swimming with the Big Fish features in ACostE’s official publication We passionately believe SMEs are true wealth creators and deliverers of social impact that really makes a difference to the lives and prospects of people. It’s why we’ve developed the Swimming with… Read more
Caption: Alliance of Teesside SMEs to take on the "big boys" A new alliance of Teesside-based small and medium sized businesses is aiming to create 200 new jobs by offering developers an alternative to major contractors. TeesSMEs brings together 10 companies… Read more
The story behind the TeesSMEs alliance The TeesSMEs alliance officially launched in March with an ambition to create 200 new jobs and help deliver Teesside’s economic renaissance. Alliance founder and Managing Director of Solomons Europe,… Read more
Solomons Europe’s Strategic Director stars in “Minute to win it” video Rushed for time but eager to find out more about Solomons Europe and what it does? Then help is at hand! Our Strategic Director Kerry Doig produced a swift yet detailed video overview of the… Read more
Caption: Why I joined Solomons – Project Quantity Surveyor James tells his story James Peacock joined Solomons Europe as a Project Quantity Surveyor in our North West Process and Engineering division in October 2020. With a couple of prestigious awards under his belt and… Read more
Caption: Solomons Europe strengthens senior team with double appointment Solomons Europe has made a double appointment to its senior team as it forges ahead with its ambitious growth plans for the North East and wider region. Chris Pratt joins as North East Regional… Read more
Confronting Goliath: our bold response to tackling the skills shortage The challenge is clear: tackle the skills shortage and prevent what is described in Building Magazine this week as the "existential threat to some British construction firms". The call to arms is… Read more