Tall Stories: Stephen Cummings & Claire Cummings

It’s a family affair in this episode of Tall Stories where Hannah Nansett, Projects Lead at the Institute of Building speaks with father daughter duo Stephen and Claire Cummings.

Stephen is a Quantity Surveyor with more than 35 years’ experience in the construction industry and is the Director of Pandion. At the time of recording Claire was just finishing up her construction management cadetship at Maycroft, she’s since been promoted to Project Manager at the company.

In their discussion they cover:

• Sticking to the family business of construction and being excited to go to work each morning
• The benefits of training through a cadetship – and how being a cadet works
• Positive changes in the industry around professionalism and diversity
• The balance of having a family and working in a demanding industry
• Looking forward to the future of construction.