10 April, 2018
Technologies are changing the traditional approaches to building projects. But Business systems and processes are ripe for change, especially in the pre-construction sector. A recent survey discovered that construction businesses expect to gain over 3% per annum in cost reductions over the next three years by implementing a digital strategy. The investment of time and money into digitisation is essential.
5 April, 2018
Roger Burton, chair of Constructing Excellence, explains how only a modernised and efficient construction sector can deliver the public estate of the future.
20 March, 2018
Manchester’s ambition is to become one of the leading green cities in Europe. Following a series of consultation events, those ambitions will be debated at the Mayor’s Green Summit this week, more details here. Housing is responsible for 27% of our carbon emissions and by 2050 Manchester wishes to see all our new and existing stock with very low or zero output and running on clean energy.
12 February, 2018
The Farmer Review highlighted the issue of workforce and skill shortages, recently echoed by the Federation of Master Builders who expressed particular concerns about Brexit.
If we are to deliver the housing target of 300,000 pa with the same or reduced workforce and skills we need to make radical changes in what and how we deliver. The adoption of Lean Construction is going to be essential.
Our speakers will explain the challenges and opportunities this represents, discussing both the supporting evidence and the practical solutions to achieving this on a large scale.
5 February, 2018
Constructing Excellence in the Northwest, The School of the Built Environment at the University of Salford and the Centre for Construction Innovation are delighted to announce that the applications process for … Continue reading “Entries now open for the 12th Annual North West Regional Construction Awards.”
22 January, 2018
Retrofit of existing housing – the key to Manchester’s Carbon Challenge
14 December, 2017
MC Construction is celebrating victory at a national awards ceremony for its approach to staff training and development. The Salford-based company, which has 70 staff, won the Commitment to People … Continue reading “MC Construction Wins National Business Award”
24 November, 2017
The awards are Constructing Excellence’s annual showcase for excellence in the built environment sector across England and Wales, and bring together the nine regional winners in each of thirteen categories … Continue reading “North West successes at the Constructing Excellence National Awards 2017”
13 October, 2017
We team up with the CIOB for this presentation by Don Ward, Chief Executive of Constructing Excellence and Colin Harding, past President of the CIOB. Both our speakers are no … Continue reading “New Models of Construction Procurement – latest developments in integrated and collaborative approaches”
7 September, 2017
Now in its fourth year, the largest property and construction event of its kind outside of London will connect 400 delegates with some of the biggest names in the industry … Continue reading “4th Annual Construction Summit North”
