At the forefront of every aspect of business planning in the UK at the moment are the short- and long-term effects of the referendum result to leave the European Union. … Continue reading “Brexit, BIM and lessons from the Great Recession”
Rio has been a fantastic success for team GB, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching the ‘gold rush’ from multiple events while trying to work out what on earth the Keirin and … Continue reading “From Rio to the construction site – How can Team GB inspire construction?”
Ron Edmondson at Waterloo Air Products plc explains how closer collaboration with suppliers can take the sting out of construction costs. The issue of collaborative working in construction has been … Continue reading “The Supply Chain is a Key Part of Successful Collaboration”
Built assets are typically the largest investments made by both public- and private-sector clients. In the past Constructing Excellence (CE) has made a priority of examining how outcome-value can be … Continue reading “New Report: Delivering built asset operational excellence”
Productivity is difficult to improve in a complex supply chain. One thing impacts another in the intertwined network. Trying to make any single big thing happen proves a challenge. Generally, … Continue reading “Increase Productivity Easily”
The UK government is focused on economic growth through productivity. But the productivity puzzle in our sector, as set out by Brian Green in the CIOB’s excellent new report Productivity … Continue reading “Unlocking Productivity – “It’s still all about collaboration!””
Last year we launched our top 10 series with our top tips for achieving Collaborative Working. Many people found it a useful memory jogger and we received a number of … Continue reading “CW Champions Latest Top 10’s”
The construction industry has a history of delayed payment and late payment. The way in which the industry has evolved over a number of decades so that prime contractors sub-contract … Continue reading “The Payments Minefield – A review of payment practices within the UK Construction industry”
On the 24th June 2016, it was announced that the British public want to leave the European Union. Or, if you prefer (and I don’t), that we want to ‘Brexit’. … Continue reading “Brexit – the Younger Generation Speaks Out”
The members forum on June 8th was attended by 25 members and 15 guests from universities and colleges. Our agenda was to improve collaboration and the value that industry and … Continue reading “Improving collaboration with universities and colleges”