Performance Measurement

27 February, 2020

Fine Margins – Delivering financial sustainability in UK construction

Strong alignment with the core Constructing Excellence messages around collaborative procurement, engagement with supply chains, procuring for value and a focus on long term planning.  Great to see reference to our KPIs as we kick off our programme around performance measurement and work through the Construction Innovation Hub to look at long term value-based metrics. … Continue reading “Fine Margins – Delivering financial sustainability in UK construction”

17 January, 2020

Presentations and Poll results from #CE2020Focus

Introduction Alison Nicholl Constructing Excellence Clients Procuring for Value Phil Wilbraham Heathrow Keith Waller CIH Anne Bentley RLB Isolda Agusti CIH Performance David Whysall Turner & Townsend Becky Dodds Agri-TechE Nick Leach Sir Robert McAlpine New Delivery & Funding Structures Marcus Harling Burges Salmon Manufacturing & Technology Mark Farmer Cast Lorraine McMorrow McAvoy Group Prof … Continue reading “Presentations and Poll results from #CE2020Focus”

26 September, 2019

Measuring Excellence – an appeal for project performance data

Constructing Excellence has a 20-year track record in performance measurement through our industry KPIs which were originally devised to track the implementation of the Egan review. As output measures these are still broadly fit for purpose for showing improvement in project performance (on time, on budget etc), but in the past haven’t always been explicitly … Continue reading “Measuring Excellence – an appeal for project performance data”

6 February, 2019

Performance Measurement Forum: Delivering value through performance measurement

Thank you to all who attended the Constructing Excellence Member’s Forum hosted by Burges Salmon on performance management. The afternoon saw a productive session, giving Constructing Excellence a clear plan to reboot our work on performance measurement, KPIs and benchmarking, using our new Sitesmart KPIs portal, and align with other industry initiatives. Alison Nicholl opened, … Continue reading “Performance Measurement Forum: Delivering value through performance measurement”

2 November, 2018

2018 UK Industry Performance Report published – comment from Don Ward

My colleague Colm Quinn gave an overview of our new SmartSiteKPIs portal at UK Construction Week in Birmingham ahead of the launch of the annual Industry Performance Report. I’d like add a few points. First of all, let me place on record our thanks to Salford University who produced the first KPI engine as a … Continue reading “2018 UK Industry Performance Report published – comment from Don Ward”

19 October, 2018

SmartSite KPIs – a new performance management and productivity tool from Constructing Excellence and BRE

If you were at UK Construction Week you may have noticed the announcement of our new KPI and benchmarking tool, SmartSite KPIs. Modern technology lets us capture more data than ever about our projects, but it is important to know what information matters. Our new tool will combine the authority of Constructing Excellence’s tried and … Continue reading “SmartSite KPIs – a new performance management and productivity tool from Constructing Excellence and BRE”

13 November, 2017

Future of benchmarking and data in the Construction Industry – workshop report

Constructing Excellence ran a workshop for members on September 8th, 2017 which provided some insightful feedback on the industry’s perspective on benchmarking and CE’s role in this area. You will be aware of Constructing Excellence’s track record on benchmarking stretching back nearly 20 years to the establishment of the Construction Industry KPIs. Under the new … Continue reading “Future of benchmarking and data in the Construction Industry – workshop report”

17 September, 2015

2015 UK Construction Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Annual Report published

The construction industry has returned to growth, with profits and productivity up, according to a new report from industry analysts Glenigan, funded by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and supported by Constructing Excellence. The 2015 UK Construction Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Annual Report, published today (17 September), shows that the median profit margin rose … Continue reading “2015 UK Construction Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Annual Report published”

13 November, 2014

New Construction KPI Data Released

Construction KPIs find industry profitability at 15-year low. Construction margins have plummeted to their lowest level for 15 years, according to research released today (13 November) by industry analysts Glenigan. The 2014 UK Construction Key Performance Indicators Annual Report found industry profitability has dropped to 2.1% – the lowest level since the Construction KPIs were … Continue reading “New Construction KPI Data Released”