Fresh site scan data of skills card-carrying workers shows the workforce is getting younger and better qualified, challenging long-held fears about an ageing site workforce.
New figures from the Construction Skills Certification Scheme reveal that now more than one in four CSCS cards is held by workers under 30.
It is the first tangible evidence that the industry is successfully attracting young talent after years of concern about a looming greying workforce time bomb.
The figures mark an eight-