Construction Management – Page 9

Effective leadership in construction – what’s needed?

Leaders in the construction industry carry a great deal of responsibility. They work with £bn budgets, oversee projects that impact thousands of lives, and ultimately decide the success or failure of a project based on their decision making abilities and management skills. And given what’s […]

Lowest cost tendering – the industry should know better

It’s a well-known saying that you pay what you get for intimating that cheapest is not always the best. Yet despite several leading industry opinions to the contrary and several reports to back them up, lowest cost tendering still seems to dominate the landscape for […]

Do we have enough skills for the building of future infrastructure?

Recent budget announcements have supported the need for a greater investment in infrastructure in the UK. A 2015 report by PWC[i] cited that spending in UK infrastructure was likely to increase to £110bn by 2025. While this is positive news for the industry, ensuring that […]

Why your bonus structure can make or break your company

Some companies believe that good financial incentives are the key to attracting and retaining top talent. While this may be true, how these bonuses are structured is just as important. It’s not very motivating for staff to hear they’re getting lower or no bonuses due […]

Cybersecurity in construction

When risks are accessed in the construction industry it typically brings to mind worker safety and the question of on-time delivery by subcontractors and supply chain vendors or payment by clients. However, with technology increasingly being incorporated into construction it has opened up the industry […]

Who will drive the innovation in construction?

Technology is driving change at a pace that many companies are finding hard to keep up with. Especially those entrenched in traditional modes of operating. There is no question that change is necessary and innovation is one way to go about it. But in corporate […]

Is there an upside to Carillion’s demise?

The collapse of Carillion has hit the construction industry hard on all fronts. There are many projects that may remain incomplete in the short term, including the construction of hospitals. Not only have employees found themselves out in the cold, but many businesses up the […]

Will digital technology be the game changer for the construction industry?

Between government budget cut announcements, questions surrounding highways maintenance and housing backlogs, as well as corporate collapses, the construction industry made plenty of news headlines in 2018. Now at the start of 2019 there are calls for improvements in all areas of the industry from […]