THREE women are taking the reins at the North East construction industry's independent training groups.

HELEN SNOWDON, 25, from Sunderland, has been appointed training co-ordinator for the North-East Roofing Training Group and VIKKI MUNRO, 38, of Gosforth, North Tyneside, has taken over as training co-ordinator for the Civil Engineering Training Group.

The new recruits join DAWN WILKINSON, who was appointed training co-ordinator of the Contractors Training Group North-East last year.

Collectively, the team work on behalf of more than 100 construction companies.

The Training Groups are independent and supported by industry body, CITB-ConstructionSkills.