About Constructing Excellence
Constructing Excellence is a membership organisation that drives a better construction sector. Our thought leading members from the entire supply chain – clients, industry and users – share a vision to deliver a better built environment through innovation and collaboration.
Constructing Excellence aims to bring about a better construction industry that delivers better outcomes through:
- Using procurement as an enabler for outcomes and value
- Unlocking the benefits of technology and innovation through long-term programmes and continuous improvement
- Delivery models that support collaboration, an inclusive culture and better delivery
- Insight
- Inspiration
- Implementation
We provide members with insight into how emerging technologies
or legislation can impact their future businesses.
We work with our members to demonstrate the art of the possible,
showcasing where are members are pushing boundaries
on better delivery.
We look at how others are practically implementing best
practice in their own organisations and projects.
Our Focus
A Thriving Culture
Upscaling Technology & Innovation
Commercially Thriving Industry
Membership
Our members set our agenda and are the driving force behind our movement.
Members use our groups and forums to explore key issues impacting the industry right now and to drive change across construction. We provide regular opportunities for members to to share, learn from and network with each other and encourage engagement with the varied events we host.
View our Membership Document to find out more, or visit our Membership page.
Who we are
Constructing Excellence is a national movement, supported by Regional Partners across the UK. We work collaboratively towards a common purpose and ensure inclusivity with support from the CE Behavioural Framework.
Alison Nicholl
Head of Constructing Excellence
Antoinette Campbell
Membership Coordinator
Sophie Bloye
Insight and Engagement Coordinator
Governance
Strategy Board: provide strategic leadership and direction for the overall Constructing Excellence Movement.
Constructing Excellence Board: bring together the core elements of the movement and drive the strategy across the movement.
National Members Steering Group: an online forum to bring national members together to share views and issues that impact them.
-The Constructing Excellence Groups, ECI, Gold Standard Task Group and Value Toolkit Steering Group feed into the Members Steering Group.
CERP (Regional Partnership): drives consistency and continuous improvement across regional delivery.
-The CE Local Clubs feedback through CERP.
G4C: a committee of national and regional G4C reps aiming to drive forward G4C movement.
Our History
We have a strong heritage dating back to the 1990s Latham and Egan reports and our more recent publications Never Waste a Good Crisis and Infrastructure in the New Era, We have been delivering best-practice and knowledge transfer for more than 20 years.* In August 2016 we became part of the BRE group of companies.
*Constructing Excellence was formed in 2003 when the following bodies merged: Reading Construction Forum, Design Build Foundation, Construction Best Practice Programme, Movement for Innovation, Local Government Task Force, Rethinking Construction, BE, Construction Clients Group.
