Leading Northern Ireland fit out and joinery specialist has affirmed its commitment to industry change by joining the exciting new Future Innovation Group (FIG).

The group aims to identify reasons construction fails to attract young talent and will also look to harness the power of information, working towards making the sector more data driven.

Some of construction's biggest names are backing the group including Morgan Sindall, Pagabo, Pick Everard, Wates, ISG and Faithful+Gould. The group is led by a steering group of placement students but is open to any construction related business sector. However, delegates must be under the age of thirty.

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Rebecca Rennie, placement engineer and site manager at Morgan Sindall on the groups steering panel said: "Our main goal in launching the Future Innovation Group is to bring likeminded young people from any area within the construction industry together, to discuss how we can make it a more attractive place for future generations. We hope the group will be a springboard for change, identifying why junior recruitment has become such a pervasive issue, and how we can rectify it to build a better industry for all stakeholders."

Mivan is preparing to send delegates to FIG, with the group's first meeting set to take place in Hull this week. The meeting will focus on ways to help improve understanding and formulate ideas to attract younger talent to the industry.

Mivan has lots of experience in attracting younger talent with eight new entrants on the Graduate and Student Navigate Programmes and a further 10 Joinery Apprentices starting in August.