12 August, 2021
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector are developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ usually on the third Friday of every month to provide members with an opportunity to share ideas, best practices and seek advice around the key issues impacting our digital journey.
15 July, 2021
The pace and uptake of digital technologies in the sector are developing apace. The Constructing Excellence Digital Group will be holding informal ‘Digital Drop-Ins’ usually on the third Friday of every month to provide members with an opportunity to share ideas, best practices and seek advice around the key issues impacting our digital journey. Join … Continue reading “Digital Drop In Session July”
1 July, 2021
Creating an Innovation Culture “Construction is the most insanely exciting sector to work in at the moment!” This was the opening line of our recent Members Forum on Creating an Innovation Culture. This sector has always been innovative. It pushes boundaries, breaks records -the tallest, the longest, the quickest, the fastest! We have asked our … Continue reading “Creating an Innovation Culture: Key Takeaways”
10 December, 2019
Please support our members Pinsent Masons in their survey on digital transformation in infrastructure: You may be aware that we at Pinsent Masons have launched our inaugural global infrastructure survey. Given our work across the infrastructure sector globally, and as Who’s Who Legal leading global law firm in construction, we are asking professionals across the … Continue reading “Global Infrastructure Survey – Pinsent Masons”
25 November, 2019
Overview On 17th May 2019 Kier commenced work on site at the new build resettlement prison in Wellingborough, after being awarded the £253m contract by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The project is the first in a series of schemes to be undertaken as part of the MoJ’s wider Change, Strategy and Planning (CSP) Directorate … Continue reading “Case Study: Project Integrator Kier embraces DfMA and digital at the £253m new build Wellingborough prison”
29 July, 2019
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”
21 June, 2019
‘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 February, 2019
Constructing Excellence fully supports the move to a platform approach to building and we welcome this opportunity to have an impact on the process. Using government procurement to drive a platform approach has the potential to transform our industry and overcome some of the current market reluctance that exists. We particularly welcome the launch of … Continue reading “Response to Infrastructure & Projects Authority Proposal for a New Approach to Building”
30 May, 2018
The Offsite Manufacturing & Technology Theme Group visited Factory 2050 at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at Sheffield, to find out how their approach to manufacturing innovation is being applied to the construction sector. The group were particularly impressed by the AMRC’s approach to industrial digitalization and driving profitability through productivity, in particular the approach … Continue reading “AMRC Factory 2050 Tour”
5 March, 2018
On 21st February 2018 over 60 high level representatives of ECI were joined by colleagues at CII at the offices of Fluor in Amsterdam to debate Existential Crisis – Rethinking how capital programmes are delivered. Delegates were welcomed by John Fotherby, Chair of ECI and Arne Siewertsen, DM Project Controls & Estimating, Fluor our hosts … Continue reading “Rethinking how capital programmes are delivered – Event Report”