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Assistant site manager encourages more women into construction industry

Following International Women's Day this week, (March 8), an assistant site manager is encouraging more women to enter the construction industry.

Emily Langston, a 24-year-old Vistry Group employee from Evesham, is keen to highlight the vast number of roles that are available to women, in what has traditionally been a male-dominated field.

She is currently based at Vistry's dual-branded Oaklands development in Hardwicke on the outskirts of Gloucester, where she works at both the Bovis Homes and Linden Homes sites.

Emily Langston said: "To any woman considering a career in construction, I'd say go for it!

"There's a whole industry waiting with a scope of opportunities, from roles in land and planning to technical. There's nothing stopping anyone from achieving their dreams."

Emily joined Vistry - which includes Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Vistry Partnerships - in November last year.

She said: "Although it's a male-dominated environment, I'm never treated differently on site for being a woman. My team always show me respect, listen to what I have to say and value my opinions.

"As I grew up on a farm, working in this kind of environment comes naturally to me. I'm definitely not afraid to be the only woman in the room!"

Prior to joining Vistry, Emily spent five years at housebuilder, Taylor Wimpey, where she started her career on a two-year trainee assistant site manager scheme, before progressing to assistant site manager.

Emily said: "I had no experience of working in construction, but ever since I secured the trainee site management position, I haven't looked back.

"The next step up is site manager and, after that, area build manager. I want to get all the way to the top and I definitely feel as though I'm at the right company to achieve that.

"I get involved with all sorts on site, like ordering materials and monitoring health and safety regulations. What I love most about the job is seeing the daily progress of each house being built - and how much I get to be outdoors!"

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