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Welcome back Gleeds!
We’re delighted to welcome Gleeds back for another year as #NotJustForBoysChampions ! Throwing it back to last summer when we welcomed Alison, Social Value Champion at Gleeds, to accept their certificate to celebrate another year of our wonderful partnership. Thank you, Gleeds, for your continued support — we’re proud to have you on board again!
Jan 61 min read


It's the final #ChampionTuesday of 2025!
As we wrap up the year, we’re incredibly proud and so thankful, to have so many amazing #NotJustForBoysChampions on board with us. Your support, belief, and commitment to challenging stereotypes and creating real opportunities for women and girls in our communities means more than we can say. Thank you for standing with us throughout 2025 and showing that trades and construction are #NotJustForBoys . We couldn’t do this work without you, and we can’t wait to see what 2026 br
Dec 30, 20251 min read


Merry Christmas from everyone at WOMEN’STEC!
As we wrap up the year, we want to say a huge thank you to all of our students for learning with us and being part of the WOMEN’STEC community. Thank you to our #NotJustForBoysChampions and funders for backing our work, to our Board for their guidance, and to our incredible team for their passion, commitment, and hard work throughout the year. And to everyone else who has been part of the journey in 2025 — thank you. We’re so proud of what we’ve achieved together and can’t w
Dec 25, 20251 min read


Working with Cancer Fund for Children
We were delighted to work on this special project with Cancer Fund for Children, with a very generous donation from #NotJustForBoysChampions JP Corry — a great project to end the year on a high! Click here to read more about this wonderful project!
Dec 23, 20251 min read


STEMstruct Celebration Event
We were delighted to be invited to the 2025 STEMstruct Celebration Event last week hosted by #NotJustForBoysChampions Construction Futures ! We had the pleasure of running workshops with both boys and girls, and we’re happy to report that ours was apparently one of the favourites… we’ll take that! We had such a brilliant time working with 145 students and seeing the STEM competition judged by a panel of experts from across the construction sector — including our very own CE
Dec 9, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday Shoutout to Farrans Construction
A huge congratulations to Farrans Sacyr JV for winning the Social Value and Community Impact Award at the British Construction and Infrastructure Awards 2025 for their incredible work on Belfast Grand Central Station with client Translink. We're so honoured to have you on board as #NotJustForBoysChampions and can't wait to see what comes of our partnership - thank you for helping us make a difference to the industry!
Nov 18, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday shoutout to Heron Bros!
We’re absolutely delighted to learn that Heron Bros have won the Social Value Partnership Award at this year’s Social Enterprise Awards! A huge congratulations to their team and a thank you, as usual, for their continued support to our #NotJustForBoysChampions initiative. Their support allows us to keep inspiring the next generation and breaking down barriers in the trades!
Nov 11, 20251 min read


CEF Excellence Awards!
What a night! Huge congratulations to all our #Champions who were successful at last week’s CEF Excellence Awards! Farrans Construction - Overall Winner Award - Infrastructure Project of the Year (above £10m) #FelixOHare GRAHAM - Multiple Occupancy Housing Project of the Year - GB & RoI Construction Project of the Year (above £50m) #WoodvaleConstruction - Social Value Project of the Year - Social/Community Buildings Project of the Year - Sustainable Company of the Year –
Oct 6, 20251 min read


WOMEN'STEC NorthWest with Braidwater Homes
A group of women from Leafair Community Association who are doing a 6 week DIY course with us, had the opportunity to visit Braidwater’s development site in Drumahoe. Kevin the site manager, gave our students a tour of the houses, all currently at different stages of completion. He took his time to explain everything and answered their questions with enthusiasm. Programme Co-ordinator Patricia said, "It was great to learn about the planning, preparation, co-ordination, and h
Sep 22, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday
Thank you NIE Networks for joining us for our Breakfast of Champions this summer! We were delighted to present Pamela and Kerri with their certificate for the year 24/25, and we are honoured that you are staying with us for another year as #NotJustForBoysChampions ! Your ongoing support really makes a difference, and we are so excited to see what we will do together!
Sep 15, 20251 min read


A Tour of WOMEN'STEC with #Champions Construction Futures!
A huge shoutout to #NotJustForBoysChampions Construction Futures for spending time with us over the summer and capturing what life is...
Aug 25, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday Shoutout to Translink!
This week we’re celebrating our fantastic #NotJustForBoysChampions Translink ! We were delighted to welcome Cara and Holly to our...
Aug 18, 20251 min read


Summer Schemes 2025 – That’s a Wrap!
What an incredible summer it’s been! From Kilkeel to Downpatrick to Belfast, our 2025 #NotJustForBoys Summer Schemes brought together an...
Aug 12, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday Shoutout!
A big thank you to our fantastic #NotJustForBoysChampions , Mineral Products Association, for their ongoing support! We’re so grateful to...
Aug 4, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday
We’re sending a big thank you to Clarke&Co. Accountants for their continued support as one of our #NotJustForBoysChampions — our...
Jul 21, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday
A big shout-out to the fantastic team at Deane Public Works , one of our amazing #NotJustForBoysChampions ! We’re so thankful for their...
Jul 7, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday - FLYNN!
Can you believe it’s been a whole year since we welcomed FLYNN - Maurice Flynn & Sons Ltd as official #NotJustForBoysChampions at our...
Jun 9, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday - Equans
We’re delighted to welcome Equans UK & Ireland on board as #NotJustForBoysChampions ! A few members of their team joined us last week to...
Jun 3, 20251 min read


The Countdown is on to our Breakfast of #Champions!
To all our #NotJustForBoysChampions - we hope you have received your invitations to this year’s Breakfast of Champions – it’s officially...
May 29, 20251 min read


#ChampionTuesday - Construction Futures!
We were delighted to welcome Fionnuala from Construction Futures to WOMEN’STEC this week for her Champions meeting – and to officially...
May 26, 20251 min read
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