Apparently Winston Churchill first declared, in 1934, that we should “never let a good crisis go to waste”. And in 2009 Constructing Excellence published their report “Never Waste A Good … Continue reading “Have we wasted a good crisis?”
As Collaborative Working Champions we often hear people say “there is so much to this Collaborative Working, if only someone could tell us the few things that will make a … Continue reading “Collaborative Working Top 10 Tips and Benefits”
The October meeting of Constructing Excellence’s Sustainability Theme Group covered the critical issue of achieving behavioural change for sustainable construction. Three speakers shared their experiences and passed on some invaluable … Continue reading “Behavioural change for sustainable construction – how to achieve it”
It has been my mission over many years to help construction organisations to be more effective in their work-winning activities and enhance their win rates, which play a significant role … Continue reading “2014 Bid Cost Survey”
The latest meeting of our sector-specific theme group was hosted at the world-leading Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Rotherham on September 23rd. Our hosts are the world’s biggest specialist R&D … Continue reading “Constructing Excellence in Nuclear #CEnuclear”
We launched the 2015 Construction Industry KPIs report at BIS this week with Glenigan and CITB, the main partners these days. Download the report here, if you only have time … Continue reading “Thoughts from the 2015 Construction Industry KPI report launch”
Without clients, there would be no architecture and no design teams. Without brave and able clients our civilisation would be a poor place. To be effective, clients need a wide … Continue reading “New Book: Being an Effective Construction Client: Working on Commercial and Public Projects”
The Construction Industry Summit this week flagged up skills shortages again, but I worry that the focus is too short-term and addresses today’s skills, not what we need in the … Continue reading “The capability gap”
Digitising the supply chain To many in the construction industry, late payment is a necessary evil. We almost take it for granted that some companies – often main contractors – … Continue reading “Late Payment – a guest blog from Textura Europe”
Did you want to know the latest thinking on some of the key challenges facing the built environment as a result of climate change are being tackled? Well the Constructing … Continue reading “Creating and Maintaining a Resilient Built Environment”