A ground-breaking collaboration between Suffolk Chamber and Women in Construction Anglia aims to address the construction sector's skills shortage while increasing diversity in an industry where women currently make up only 15% of the workforce.
Clare Friel, owner of Ipswich marketing agency Friel, was among the recipients honoured at a prestigious House of Lords awards ceremony celebrating the UK's most influential women in STEM and construction.
A Christmas networking lunch has brought together more than 200 women from East Anglia's construction sector to help address the industry's gender imbalance.