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Another step on the long march to improving construction

Another step on the long march to improving construction

For those who still follow the path that leads to greater collaboration within the construction industry, last night’s launch of the Pinsent Masons-Constructing Excellence report Infrastructure in the New Era provided a welcome shot in the arm. This report in many ways leads on from Andrew Wolstenholme’s report, Never Waste a Good Crisis. In his report Wolstenholme promotes the view (crudely stated by me) that you don’t build to build a building or piece of infrastructure, you build for a…

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New KPIs show construction is getting more dangerous

New KPIs show construction is getting more dangerous

The construction industry is getting more dangerous as the recession bites. That seems to be one message from the latest industry Key Performance Indicators. The construction industry KPIs for 2010 were unveiled earlier this week and as a package they paint and interesting picture of how the industry is responding to the downturn in work. But it was the health and safety indicator that caught my eye. The results can be seen on the graph and it is worth noting…

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