With a 44% difference between the most and least productive UK cities, a new report suggests that the lack of focus on how the built environment contributes to local productivity … Continue reading “Call for greater productivity focus in planning and design”
Is google your go-to source for construction industry knowledge, or do you find the answers you need on your company’s in-house knowledge management system? Are you frustrated by documents that … Continue reading “Construction Knowledge Task Group – Call for input. Do you have access to the knowledge you need?”
My colleague Colm Quinn gave an overview of our new SmartSiteKPIs portal at UK Construction Week in Birmingham ahead of the launch of the annual Industry Performance Report. I’d like … Continue reading “2018 UK Industry Performance Report published – comment from Don Ward”
Insurance has a key role to play in industry change. We’ve been working with our insurance specialist Marcus Saunders of Stackhouse Poland to create a common dialogue between the insurance … Continue reading “Collaboration & Insurance – Outputs from our recent Insurance Roundtable”
On 27 September our Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group were delighted to visit the Explore Manufacturing Centre near Worksop. This pioneering facility has been at the forefront of the application … Continue reading “Explore Manufacturing – Excellent example of manufacturing in construction”
Check out the New Civil Engineer coverage of our initiative with Balfour Beatty to get more women in construction to director level and beyond. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/business-culture/initiative-launched-to-get-women-to-the-top-in-construction/10035288.article We’ll be having a web … Continue reading “NCE coverage of our initiative to help women get to the top”
On 20 September the Constructing Excellence Client Forum held a webinar on the topic of New Models of Procurement. The session chaired by Phil Wilbraham had 2 excellent presentations from … Continue reading “New Models of Procurement – Client Forum Webinar Outputs”
The answer to the title’s question is an un-equivocal yes! The how is not so easy to explain, as its more than just a tick box exercise of saying that … Continue reading “Can your business use the United Nation’s sustainable development goals to drive better performance?”
Our Autumn Members Forum took place on 12 September at the London Offices Burges Salmon focussed on the research, innovation and skills needed to achieve our vision. The room was … Continue reading “Behaviours & Psychology, Business Models and Collaborative Innovation – Research, innovation & skills needed to achieve our vision”
There are unprecedented drivers for change in the UK construction sector. Systemic failures over the past 12 months have forced the industry to take a long hard look at its … Continue reading “Can construction finally redefine itself?”
