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30 June, 2020

Care Leaver Covenant procurement toolkit

Introduction: care leavers and the “whole council approach” Long-standing members of Constructing Excellence and City-law firm, Trowers & Hamlins LLP have been working with the Care Leaver Covenant (the Covenant) to put care leavers at the forefront of procurement practices by several trail blazing local authorities following the launch of a new Social Value Toolkit … Continue reading “Care Leaver Covenant procurement toolkit”

18 June, 2020

Learning in Lockdown; Inspiring a generation

Mark Robinson, CEO at Scape Group discusses how Scape and its supply chain partners have been supporting young people to gain work experience during lockdown. In May, 2,000 year 10/S4 students from 300 schools in England, Scotland and Wales came together to take part in an accredited digital design and construction work experience programme, during … Continue reading “Learning in Lockdown; Inspiring a generation”

8 June, 2020

Construction tech newcomer Buildots joins Constructing Excellence

Constructing Excellence is delighted to welcome on board its latest member Buildots. Buildots was founded in 2018 with the visionary plan to turn construction sites into fully digitized environments. The company has grown from a team of three in October 2018 to a 30-person business with offices in Tel Aviv and London by June 2020, … Continue reading “Construction tech newcomer Buildots joins Constructing Excellence”

1 June, 2020

Construction Leadership Council Roadmap to Recovery

The Construction Leadership Council has launched the Roadmap to Recovery. We very much welcome this document which sets out how we can get our industry restarted again and move to a better future. The document is available from the Construction Leadership Council Website. Constructing Excellence has produced a Greenpaper. This document is designed to get … Continue reading “Construction Leadership Council Roadmap to Recovery”

29 May, 2020

Constructing Excellence joins the UK BIM Alliance Affiliate Programme

Both Constructing Excellence and the UK BIM Alliance believe that industry improvement will be driven by all sectors sharing, learning and working together by focusing on digital transformation to enable a better performing built environment. Alison Nicholl, Head of Construction Excellence “We are delighted to be working with UK BIM Alliance. Our mission is to … Continue reading “Constructing Excellence joins the UK BIM Alliance Affiliate Programme”

19 May, 2020

Hear from our 2019 Outstanding Future Leader

Ben Pritchard our 2019 Outstanding Future Leader talks about the role G4C and Constructing Excellene has played in his career development. Last year at the CE national awards I was lucky enough to receive the Outstanding Future Leader Award. It was a pleasure to be recognised by my peers for the work I have undertaken … Continue reading “Hear from our 2019 Outstanding Future Leader”

19 May, 2020

CCS Construction Works Framework and meeting note from CE Procurement Group

Meeting Note CE Procurement Group 22 March 2020 – Zoom Meeting Crown Commercial Service Sam Ulyatt and John Welch provided an overview of the Crown Commercial Service Construction Works Framework a £30 billion, 7 year programme. The framework is open to every public body. A core element of the framework is to drive better procurement … Continue reading “CCS Construction Works Framework and meeting note from CE Procurement Group”

18 May, 2020

Construction Innovation Hub launches Construction Quality Planning consultation

The Construction Innovation Hub is inviting clients and businesses to input into the first of a series of new processes which could spark a game-change in the sector’s approach to quality planning. The Hub’s Construction Quality Planning (CQP) process is inspired by Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), which is already used widely across leading … Continue reading “Construction Innovation Hub launches Construction Quality Planning consultation”

18 May, 2020

Collaboration – The Sensible Way Forward

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and its effects on global Engineering Construction projects, I have held the view that the only sensible way for project stakeholders to address and resolve the challenges confronting them as a result of this pandemic is by collaborating together to find solutions that provide the most effective, productive and economic … Continue reading “Collaboration – The Sensible Way Forward”

11 May, 2020

How will COVID19 impact Offsite Manufacturing & Technology?

Output from the Constructing Excellence Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Group Online Discussion 30 April 2020 We are dealing with a new normal. Changes in lifestyle, increased home working and a massive increase in uptake of digital tools and platforms are having profound impacts. Social distancing is not going away soon so how can we go … Continue reading “How will COVID19 impact Offsite Manufacturing & Technology?”

Constructing Excellence statement on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)