A new study by PlanRadar, a leading platform for digital documentation, communication and reporting in construction, facility management and real estate projects, reveals a clear contradiction at the heart of quality management. Companies rank quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) ...
Read More »Complete record
Rob Norton, UK Director at PlanRadar argues that traditional recordkeeping practices in construction are causing FMs operational headaches Around the world, the construction industry is haemorrhaging money. RIBA’s comprehensive review highlights the shocking reality that every year billions of dollars ...
Read More »Funding secured to tackle £21bn quality crisis in construction
A major funding package has been secured to help the UK construction sector address the estimated £21 billion in losses each year from poor workmanship. Regeneration specialist, Equans, has secured £193,000 in Industry Impact Funding from the Construction Industry Training ...
Read More »How construction firms can manage heat stress on site
By Lee Mills (pictured above), Service Director, Citation With the UK having experienced one of the hottest summers on record, and temperatures rising year-on-year, it’s vital that construction firms build this into their long-term plans and proactively manage heat-related risks ...
Read More »London’s evolving Skyline misses opportunity to support a more circular economy
The record-breaking demolition of St Helen’s tower, the tallest building to be demolished in the capital, highlights London’s missed opportunity to reuse 49,000 tonnes of demolished concrete to permanently store and remove hundreds of tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere. ...
Read More »New guide published on measuring and reporting waste across the built environment
The Supply Chain Sustainability School today launches a vital new guide, Measuring and Reporting Waste in the Built Environment: A Practical Guide, which reveals the scale of built environment waste and what the industry must do next. The UK construction ...
Read More »Gleeds construction market report reveals industry caution
The latest Market Report from construction consultancy, Gleeds, has revealed that almost three quarters of construction professionals in the UK feel the current economic and political climate is negatively impacting contracts. Contract conditions and heightened risk profile were common factors ...
Read More »Free programme launches to tackle net zero skills gaps across the construction supply chain
Berkeley Group, in partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, has launched the Net Zero Skills in Construction Programme – a practical initiative aimed at equipping the built environment sector with the skills needed to meet the UK’s net-zero goals. ...
Read More »Construction launches Skills Mission
Senior leaders from across construction and Government Ministers will today (26 June) launch the construction sector skills mission, to ensure the sector has the workforce it needs to deliver. The Construction Skills Mission Board will meet to set a strategy ...
Read More »An acute data quality crisis may be costing UK construction companies far more than expected.
A new report from carbon and margin-saving ConTech platform QFlow (Qualis Flow), has revealed a shocking 91 per cent of construction-related documentation continually fails to meet basic quality standards. The “State of Data Quality in Construction” report, based on over ...
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