{"id":9522,"date":"2025-03-06T11:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T10:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=9522"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T10:47:19","slug":"hjk-constructions-elli-kiely-champions-female-careers-in-construction-as-the-decline-in-housebuilding-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=9522","title":{"rendered":"HJK Construction\u2019s Elli Kiely Champions Female Careers in Construction as the Decline in Housebuilding Grows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With women making up only 14% of the 2.1 million people working in UK construction and just 2% of SME housebuilding businesses owned and run by women, HJK Construction is helping to make the industry more accessible to women.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elli-Kiely-HJK-Construction-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9523\" style=\"width:216px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elli-Kiely-HJK-Construction-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elli-Kiely-HJK-Construction-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elli-Kiely-HJK-Construction-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elli-Kiely-HJK-Construction-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elli-Kiely-HJK-Construction-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elli-Kiely-HJK-Construction-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elli-Kiely-HJK-Construction.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Elli Kiely<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Elli Kiely, Design &amp; Innovation Director, at HJK Construction has been appointed a Might Nine Mentor with the \u2018I Am a Housebuilder\u2019 campaign. This national initiative, launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for SME Housebuilders, aims to break down barriers for women in the construction sector and increase female representation in SME housebuilding businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the initiative, Elli Kiely said, \u201cAcross the North West during the last financial year, 17,910 properties were completed, down from 18,910 in 2022\/2023. Labour has promised to deliver 370,000 homes annually across the UK, yet we\u2019re falling significantly short. We need more skilled professionals to meet this goal, and women are key to making this happen. By increasing visibility, providing mentorship, and improving recruitment strategies, we can ensure that housebuilding becomes a more inclusive and thriving sector.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elli continues, \u201cUnlocking the potential of the fantastic female talent is essential to driving innovation and boosting housing supply. HJK Construction fully supports this initiative and is committed to creating a workplace culture where women can thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u2018I Am a Housebuilder\u2019 Campaign&nbsp;aims to showcase successful women within the sector to inspire and attract more female talent, create a strong mentoring network to help women progress into leadership roles and work with trade bodies and recruitment organisations to promote careers in construction for women of all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the I Am a Housebuilder campaign, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/i-am-a-housebuilder\/\">www.linkedin.com\/company\/i-am-a-housebuilder\/<\/a> and HJK Construction, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hjkconstruction.co.uk\/\">www.hjkconstruction.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>With women making up only 14% of the 2.1 million people working in UK construction and just 2% of SME housebuilding businesses owned and run by women, HJK Construction is helping to make the industry more accessible to women. <\/p>\n<p> Elli Kiely <\/p>\n<p>Elli Kiely, Design &amp; Innovation Director, at HJK Construction has been appointed <\/p>\n<p>Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=9522\">HJK Construction\u2019s Elli Kiely Champions Female Careers in Construction as the Decline in Housebuilding Grows<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1312,4,1313],"tags":[608,25,417,26,264,4293,3608,4395,4155,310,416,422,1995],"class_list":["post-9522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-central-government","category-construction-engineering","category-politicians-political-parties","tag-construction","tag-government-public-sector-journal","tag-government-journal","tag-gpsj","tag-gpsj-magazine","tag-hjk-construction","tag-homes","tag-housebuilding","tag-labour","tag-public-sector","tag-public-sector-journal","tag-public-sector-magazine","tag-women","odd"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HJK Construction\u2019s Elli Kiely Champions Female Careers in Construction as the Decline in Housebuilding Grows - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpsj.co.uk\/?p=9522\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HJK Construction\u2019s Elli Kiely Champions Female Careers in Construction as the Decline in Housebuilding Grows - Government &amp; Public Sector Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With women making up only 14% of the 2.1 million people working in UK construction and just 2% of SME housebuilding businesses owned and run by women, HJK Construction is helping to make the industry more accessible to women. 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