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15 October, 2019

Excellent insight into business models from TCN+

We thoroughly recommend you read this short digest from the team at Transforming Construction Network Plus.  We at Constructing Excellence are all about transforming delivery models to improve performance and this short digest looks at the implications of changing business models for the construction industry. The digest is designed to act as a starting point … Continue reading “Excellent insight into business models from TCN+”

7 August, 2019

Further details on UKRI Transforming Construction Funding

Businesses are invited to bid in 2 competitions worth up to £36 million, funding collaborative R&D and demonstrator projects as part of the Transforming Construction Challenge.  The competitions will open on 28 August and close on 30 October. Competition 1: Transforming UK construction – Collaborative R&D Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will … Continue reading “Further details on UKRI Transforming Construction Funding”

29 July, 2019

CE member blacc launches ground-breaking Seismic initiative

NEW INNOVATIONS LAUNCHED FOR SCHOOL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION – HAILED AS TRAILBLAZER FOR TRANSFORMING CONSTRUCTION The results of a pioneering new consortium which set out to transform the way primary schools are designed, procured and built have been unveiled at a launch event in London and have been hailed as a trailblazer for transforming construction. … Continue reading “CE member blacc launches ground-breaking Seismic initiative”

29 July, 2019

Construction Innovation Hub invites firms to help develop new ‘kit of parts’ to transform sector

Construction’s largest ever government-backed initiative is offering innovative businesses the chance to be part of a programme which will create the next generation of new build projects. The Platform Design Programme, announced today through an Open Call at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, is a centrepiece of the Construction Innovation Hub, an initiative born … Continue reading “Construction Innovation Hub invites firms to help develop new ‘kit of parts’ to transform sector”

21 June, 2019

This industry is ready for disruption! It’s ripe with opportunity!

‘Not your average construction crowd’ was our instant reaction when we saw the photos from the G4C Conference Generation4Tech, Bigger, Faster, Stronger.  An amazing line up of speakers and panellists provided the focal point for an afternoon of stimulating discussions and debate.  It re-enforced our view that the future of construction is bright we just … Continue reading “This industry is ready for disruption! It’s ripe with opportunity!”

18 June, 2019

Generation4Tech: Bright young minds of construction explore how to make sector smarter, more efficient

The construction sector’s brightest young minds gather today in Leeds to explore how their generation is embracing new technologies to make the construction industry better, faster and stronger. This year’s Generation for Change (G4C) conference, themed Generation4Tech, is being delivered in partnership with the recently launched Construction Innovation Hub, which brings together the world-class construction sector expertise of … Continue reading “Generation4Tech: Bright young minds of construction explore how to make sector smarter, more efficient”

12 April, 2019

7 things to consider to maximise the value of manufacturing based construction

On 26 March Tata Steel hosted the Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Theme Group at their offices on Millbank.  The theme for the day was how do we engage better with the expertise, knowledge and innovation from the manufacturing sector.  The scene was set by a roundtable discussion including input from Adam Turk (Baxi Commercial), Rob … Continue reading “7 things to consider to maximise the value of manufacturing based construction”

12 March, 2019

CPA Call for Evidence on Product Information

Since the publication of the Hackitt Review in Spring 2018, the construction industry has, as you know, been working hard to meet the various challenges set for it. The Construction Products Association has been involved with several critical elements of this activity, and has established its own Marketing Integrity Group (“MIG”) to specifically address Chapter … Continue reading “CPA Call for Evidence on Product Information”