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00:00 28 Jun 2000
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Women in the fast lane
Who says that women can't hold their own when competing in the fiercely competitive world of the predominantly male construction industry?
At a recent corporate go-karting event organised by CJ and attended by industry figures from plant companies such as HE Services, RMD, Thwaites and Earthforce, the fastest woman on the track proved to none other than CJ's own Glenda Thisdell.
Despite - or should that be thanks to - being a diminuitive five foot two, and weighing only eight stone, Glenda shot around the track at Cambridge's Kartsport, leaving larger male opponents trailing in her wake.
"The odds are stacked against us," moaned a disconsolate, rotund male. "The person with the best chances of winning is an anorexic twelve year-old."
On yer bike, John
Last Tuesday (20 June) the shadow environment team were out in force to show their support for National Bike to Work Day. Archie Norman, Bernard Jenkin, Tim Loughton and Andrew Robathan were among MPs who dusted down their old two-wheelers to enjoy a ride through London's smog!
One Welsh MP, Alun Pugh, went one stage further and cycled 240 miles from his North Wales constituency to the assembly building in Cardiff, albeit not all in one day.
However, among the notable non-attendees was a certain deputy prime minister John Prescott. We suppose it is because of his busy schedule, rather than the fact that no-one was able and willing to lift his bulky frame into the saddle.
Waste not, want not
When Lafarge invited the world to look round its new research facilities near Lyons last week, it showed off its revolutionary Ductal material - a blend of cement, sand, straw, metallic fibres, plastic fibres and goodness knows what else.
Apart from predictable applications in tunnel liners, wall panels and pipes, it could be used for garden furniture and sculptures. How long before they get a commission for a life-size bust of Rick Haythornthwaite? It would sell in the millions to Blue Circle shareholders.
Who says that women can't hold their own when competing in the fiercely competitive world of the predominantly male construction industry?
At a recent corporate go-karting event organised by CJ and attended by industry figures from plant companies such as HE Services, RMD, Thwaites and Earthforce, the fastest woman on the track proved to none other than CJ's own Glenda Thisdell.
Despite - or should that be thanks to - being a diminuitive five foot two, and weighing only eight stone, Glenda shot around the track at Cambridge's Kartsport, leaving larger male opponents trailing in her wake.
"The odds are stacked against us," moaned a disconsolate, rotund male. "The person with the best chances of winning is an anorexic twelve year-old."
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On yer bike, John
Last Tuesday (20 June) the shadow environment team were out in force to show their support for National Bike to Work Day. Archie Norman, Bernard Jenkin, Tim Loughton and Andrew Robathan were among MPs who dusted down their old two-wheelers to enjoy a ride through London's smog!
One Welsh MP, Alun Pugh, went one stage further and cycled 240 miles from his North Wales constituency to the assembly building in Cardiff, albeit not all in one day.
However, among the notable non-attendees was a certain deputy prime minister John Prescott. We suppose it is because of his busy schedule, rather than the fact that no-one was able and willing to lift his bulky frame into the saddle.
Waste not, want not
When Lafarge invited the world to look round its new research facilities near Lyons last week, it showed off its revolutionary Ductal material - a blend of cement, sand, straw, metallic fibres, plastic fibres and goodness knows what else.
Apart from predictable applications in tunnel liners, wall panels and pipes, it could be used for garden furniture and sculptures. How long before they get a commission for a life-size bust of Rick Haythornthwaite? It would sell in the millions to Blue Circle shareholders.
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