Women in construction - Diana Hodges

I’ve worked with crushers and screeners driving a loading shovel, and on 360s. I’ve also worked on contracts in building sites, quarrys, large landscaping projects, new road builds, remediation and even spent three years in Australia operating an 80 tonne reach stacker in a container yard! Every day I come away with a sense of achievement and I’m proud of the level of standard I aim for every day… it wouldn’t be worth it otherwise. New challenges arise every day and even the job you were doing the day before can change significantly over night through a change in the weather. Health and safety has had a massive and positive impact over the years too — there’s a few stories I could tell you which, compared to how things are today, would make your hair stand on end!

I’ve been working for Lynch for over a year now as a 360 excavator operator, operating 8t – 30t excavators out of the Midlands depot and am very happy and impressed with the company. From meeting and working with fellow operatives out on site, to conversations with colleagues in the office over the phone, everyone has been helpful, friendly and courteous" - Lynch is a fabulous company to work for!