Giving Construction A Voice.
Brand new episodes available to watch & listen EVERY Wednesday at 12pm.
Join founder of Construction Sport, Steve Kerslake, as he welcomes all sorts of guests to dive deep into the world of the construction industry and its faults, problems, strengths and controversies. Accompanied by the significant subject of mental & physical health, with the notion of sports & exercise being explored fully. Oh and we don't mind having a few laughs while we're at it too. So sit back, relax, and prepare to be entertained & educated.
Watch on YouTube: https://shorturl.at/kd7Km
Listen on Spotify: https://shorturl.at/01uEq
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Our website: https://constructionsport.com/
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Giving Construction A Voice.
Brand new episodes available to watch & listen EVERY Wednesday at 12pm.
Join founder of Construction Sport, Steve Kerslake, as he welcomes all sorts of guests to dive deep into the world of the construction industry and its faults, problems, strengths and controversies. Accompanied by the significant subject of mental & physical health, with the notion of sports & exercise being explored fully. Oh and we don't mind having a few laughs while we're at it too. So sit back, relax, and prepare to be entertained & educated.
Watch on YouTube: https://shorturl.at/kd7Km
Listen on Spotify: https://shorturl.at/01uEq
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://shorturl.at/Xap4X
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Our website: https://constructionsport.com/
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Episode #052 | Mark Anthony
In this eye-opening, one-year anniversary podcast episode, we welcome Mark Anthony of Demolition News who dives deep into the heart of the demolition & construction industries.
Mark speaks very openly about the politics of the industries, mental health negligence, the shocking 2016 Didcot incident, huge multi-million pound scandals and even his own personal anecdotes around suicide, trauma & mental health.
Prepare to be educated in this thought-provoking 2-hour special where nothing is off the table.
šµ Connect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-anthony-998458b/
š“ Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/9cgCbaTm-6Y
š¢ Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Y1D5K1JanZI7LVIIIi8Ve?si=7sOiwGksTXiuhapk5ff7xw
š£ Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/industry-secrets-from-major-scandals-to-fatal-incidents/id1778487912?i=1000734036869
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ā²TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro: How the pair met, the effect of Covid Lockdowns & Markās Career Path
05:36 Why Mark gravitated towards Demolition & Construction + Are they different sectors?
12:37 Political side to the sectors - Will we get to āzero emissions by 2050ā?
17:02 Didcot Incident 2016 - What went wrong? + Consequences of Incompetence
25:20 The impact of Mental Health negligence in Construction + āSocial Valueā
34:04 Women in Construction, Diversity in Workplace, & Calling out Tick-Boxing
41:50 Shortage of workers: Brexit & Migrant Workers + Apprenticeships & CITB issuesā¦
50:01 Construction āLack ofā Leadership Councilā¦ + Weird rules working through Covid
01:02:12 Markās insights on CMA investigation into Demolition Colluding Scandal
01:09:56 The reality of constant badgering & pressure in Construction
01:15:23 Exhibitions: ConExpo, Bauma, & Mark talks going to Utility Expo in Kentucky
01:20:05 Grenfell Tower: Reached Demolition stage but why Mark wonāt report on it.
01:23:39 Markās Story: Personal reasons for his passion towards Mental Health.
01:40:40 The benefits of opening up, + Witnessing suicide trauma & Learning from mistakes.
01:53:49 Ending Light-heartedly: Supporting West Ham & Grassroots Profanity!
01:58:19 Outro
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