Last week was the annual gathering of the 50+ national, regional, local and younger generation organisations that make up the UK Constructing Excellence movement. Peter Hansford, the government’s chief construction … Continue reading “Perfect storm or burning platform? Better together – excellence in 2014 and beyond”
In its 2011 Government Construction Strategy setting out how the public sector clients need to improve, the Cabinet Office proposed three new procurement models to be trialled in support of … Continue reading “Government trials, not tribulations”
Much has been written about the government’s new sector strategy Construction 2025 published in July. The summary document is a good clear read and well worth a few minutes to … Continue reading “Reach out to your local university”
Lord Deighton is always refreshing, and opened the summit by promising “it is not about new initiatives but getting stuff done”. Ironically he was followed onto stage by Michael Fallon … Continue reading “How did the Government Construction Summit move us forwards?”
So consider this a farewell message. Having been at Constructing Excellence for nearly nine years I’ve seen tremendous change in our sector. The industry, and how clients approach it, has … Continue reading “So consider this a farewell message…”
All members of our Japan study tour are safely back in the UK. The last three days of the Japan study tour were extraordinary, and of course the full horror … Continue reading “The March 2011 Constructing Excellence study tour to Japan”
The authors of this guidance document on Collaborative Procurement have identified the key forms of collaboration that are currently taking place within the industry, which are delivering real efficiencies and … Continue reading “Collaborative Procurement”
This is the first part of a two-parter on ethics in the built environment sector. This first part will look at where I believe the debate on ethics in the … Continue reading “Ethics and the Built Environment”
Today saw OFT’s announcement of fines averaging 1.5% of turnover for around 100 companies caught in its two-year investigation of ‘bid rigging’. The coverage raised some interesting issues for me: … Continue reading “OFT seem to think lowest price bidding is good competition?”
Last week I went to the regular meeting of the Herts and Beds Constructing Excellence Club. A big turnout, over 50 people, and a very good presentation by Renewables East. … Continue reading “Reverting to type”
