# Construction is Losing a Generation: Why is it so hard to find Work? | Steve Gearing Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/construction-is-losing-a-generation-why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-work-steve-gearing Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/construction-is-losing-a-generation-why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-work-steve-gearing.md Podcast: [Construction Sport Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626) Published: 2026-06-17T11:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://constructionsport.com/ Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/672cb69d1e4926b519bc2cb3/e/6a2c3be9cd02369494e56210/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/episodes/construction-is-losing-a-generation-why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-work-steve-gearing Duration seconds: 4773 ## Resource Episode #085 | Steve Gearing Today construction recruiter Steve Gearing joins us for a brutally honest conversation about the issues holding the UK construction industry back. From the apprenticeship crisis and recruitment struggles to mental health, leadership, and why so many good ideas never make it beyond the boardroom. Steve also opens up about living with a vestibular disorder and the role sport & exercise has played in his life. 🔵 Connect with Steve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-gearing-mep-meica-civil-water-recruitment?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios đź”´ Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/AczJhKDFjAc?si=Bzo1wX_SUeEo1R_S 🟢 Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7xXZzFr57cSvR3RjYc6Syh?si=f949e9fa22354cc6 🟣 Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/construction-sport-podcast/id1778487912?i=1000773107833 ---------------------------------------------------------- ⏲TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Pre-intro waffle: Clarkson’s Farm & Future of Automation 03:56 Intro! How Steve got into Construction Recruitment + New tech in the M&E World 10:41 Construction Sport’s first ever event 10 years ago with Costain! 16:05 Steve talks about his Vestibular Disorder + How Sport can impact your life 25:31 Kerslake’s dream of being able to run for 4 hours. Is it possible..? 31:58 Steve’s water industry work + Apprenticeships: Why can't young people find work? 46:19 Demographics, Ex-army, Age of Steve’s recruits + Why’s everyone happier up north? 50:35 Finding peace in random things… the tip run..? Solutions to Alleviating Pressures!  01:03:15 Construction Sport Industry Alert System: Why aren’t tier 1s listening??? 01:14:07 Final comments (on golf) & Outro Hosted on… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/episodes/construction-is-losing-a-generation-why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-work-steve-gearing/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/construction-is-losing-a-generation-why-is-it-so-hard-to-find-work-steve-gearing.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.