Annual Review 2019

Past successes and future aspirations

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Regional Members 1 3DReid Birmingham Ltd Greenacre Recruitment Salus Approved Inspectors Acivico GT3 Architects Sandwell Borough Council Reports Altran Hadley Group SCAPE

Chairman’s Report 2 ASD Asset Consultants Limited Harrison Clark Rickerbys SEC Group

CEO’s Report 4 Aspen Global Hays Plc Seddon Leadership Council Report 6 AW Safety Management Ltd Housing Futures Shropshire Council Clubs B & K Structures Ibstock Plc Site Diary Birmingham City Council ICE Staffordshire County Council Birmingham 8 Black Country Chamber of Commerce Innovaré Systems Limited Stepnell Ltd Black Country 8 Black Country Consortium KPMG Stoke & Staffs LEP Shropshire 8 Bouygues UK Kreo Software Ltd Stoke on Trent City Council

Coventry & Warwickshire (FORCE) 8 Butler & Willow Limited Leicestershire County Council Sustainability West Midlands East Midlands 9 CITB LHC Technical Design Services Group Herefordshire & Worcestershire 10 Content with Media Ltd Loughborough University Telent The Derek Evans Partnership LLP Constructing Staffordshire Excellence Forum 11 Corporate Architecture Ltd Midland Metro Alliance Coventry City Council Mobile Trade Totally Modular Ltd Forums Deeo Design & Engineering Morgan Sindall Construction Trowers & Hamlins LLP Construction Clients Group 12 & Infrastructure Ltd Dolman Timber Products Ltd Viewpoint Construction Software Ltd Mott Macdonald Quality & Compliance 14 DRG Interior & Building Solutions Virtechs Ltd MTC Sustainability & Innovation 16 DSP (Interiors) Ltd Warwickshire County Council National Federation of Builders Ltd Waterman Structures Ltd Procurement & Productivity 18 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council NFB West Midlands Combined Authority Marcoms 19 Efficiency East Midlands Ltd NHF Willis Consultancy

Digital & Offsite 20 Eiffage Kier Nottingham City Council Willmott Dixon

Mental Health & Wellbeing 20 EMH Group Nottingham Trent University WIP Events Environment Agency Pick Everard WM Housing Celebrating Construction Awards winners 21 Fishbone Solutions Quadrant Building Control Wolverhampton Council G.F. Tomlinson Building Ltd Rider Levett Bucknall Woodhead Group What is Constructing Excellence? 22 Galliford Try Roe Timberframe Limited Wright Hassall LLP National Members 24 Geldards LLP RPM Lean Ltd Xtratherm UK Ltd

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May I start by saying just CE is an organisation with great heritage First, Our Region Second, Our Industry Third, Our Talent Pool and tremendous potential; “by the body, and Knowledge Base how excited and honoured Our region is changing…rapidly fuelled Just over a year ago, I was involved in what I am to be part of the CE for the body”, as Andrew Carpenter put it recently at the Black Country launch event by infrastructure projects such as HS2, for I can only describe as a once in a 100 year We have a tremendous talent pool Midlands team during this attended by Andy Street, Mayor of the whom I happen to work, West Midlands experience. Everyone sort of expected it working out of some world class very interesting and no doubt West Midlands. Metro and, of course, Network Rail station and we sort of planned for it, but, when institutions based in the Midlands as challenging period…I look upgrades that improve accessibility and it happened, it was a real shock. I am, of clients, consultants, contractors and in forward to working closely Let’s just take a moment to reflect on this connectivity, as well as major events such course, talking about Carillion – it’s not colleges and universities. region, the West Midlands, and then touch as the 2022 Commonwealth Games and every day that the biggest player in your with the team, and will count With support and engagement from this on our profession and some wider external Coventry 2021 City of Culture. industry goes bust. In fact, I worked closely on Mark Wakeford and the breadth and depth of knowledge and influences, be they social, economic or, with a number of colleagues, and we If you want to know what this sort of talent in our region, we really can play an wider team’s support. Mark, dare I say, political factors that will impact must not forget the impact these things investment and events do to a region, important role. thank you for a sterling job so our industry over the coming months and have on people…sometimes, across 3 simply look at the Birmingham skyline and far, and I really appreciate you years. generations. In fact, you only have to look at the count the cranes, or the number of Costas, staying on to support. Thank quality of the entries in the Celebrating Starbucks, bars and restaurants that have And then, of course, there is Grenfell. That Uma Shanker Construction Awards to know that! you all so much for welcoming opened recently. happened in the wealthiest local authority Chairman, CE Midlands Our distinguished judges had a real me in the way you have done. in the UK – Kensington and Chelsea – • We have the fastest growing younger hard time choosing the winners! and, through the Hackitt report, is asking population in the UK some fundamental questions about Whether you are a client, consultant, • House prices are rising faster than our approach and culture to quality and contractor, supplier, manufacturer, college anywhere else compliance. or university, being part of CE means all that talent pool across the end to end • Inward investment is up CE has a huge role to play in shaping and supply chain is able to share knowledge, influencing our industry, not just to survive, network and drive change that is • More and more HQs are moving to but also to embrace change, collaborate desperately needed in our industry and Birmingham – Deutsche Bank, KPMG and thrive. and PWC to name a few recent ones region. We can achieve unprecedented Our industry is starting to adopt artificial levels of collaboration and transparency This really is an exciting time for the West intelligence – ‘smart construction’ through across the entire supply chain that enable Midlands and, with its interconnectivity to BIM, off-site, lean and collaborative new, integrated business models and the rest of the country, we can influence procurement... but not fast enough. We value chains to emerge and innovation to and shape the national agenda like no are only just starting to really embrace flourish. other region. wider initiatives on health, mental health So, here we are, ladies and gentlemen, and wellbeing, diversity, sustainability, in the most exciting and important region skills, education and employment. in the country, full of wonderful talent, working in the most interesting profession in the world, making a real difference to society at probably the most challenging period ever, but full of great possibilities… This is a once in a generation opportunity – and what a great time to be involved with CE Midlands to seize the moment, to shape and influence, not just our region, not just our profession, but also our country and future generations to come. Thank you!

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has adopted It has been my privilege and I would like to pay tribute to Mark Much of the work in providing If the Thought Leadership Forums create In addition, we hope to replicate the very pleasure to have been Chief Wakeford, previously chair of the Built ‘deliverables’ will be done within the the knowledge, the vehicle to deliver successful Adopt a School campaign Executive of CE Midlands in our Environment Hub and now Vice Chair of Seven Thought Leadership Forums that the knowledge is through our Seven within the Midlands to promote CE Midlands, for his knowledge and good have been running since January 2019. Best Practice Clubs. Three of these, East constructionDate as a career within schools first year since morphing out www.cesw.org.uk humour as we’ve made the transition They have all agreed their ‘Terms of Midlands, Shropshire and Hereford & and improve the image of our industry of the Built Environment Hub. from BEH to CEM. Without his previous Reference’ and priorities and are now Worcester, were well established before at the same time. Within theSharing South Networking West Influencing Using the already tried and experience we would not have made the embarking on the ‘deliverables’ for the the formation of CE Midlands and they in the last academic year CESW worked tested formula that has been move so swiftly and smoothly. I would benefit of the wider industry. Our desire, continue to flourish. Two others, Black with 9,500 students in 52 schools across successful within CESW for also like to thank Uma Shanker of HS2 for through these Thought Leadership Country and Coventry & Warwickshire 27,000 hours of intervention. To enable us five years we have been able stepping up to the mark and becoming Forums, is to share ‘best practice’ and (FoRCE) required some assistance in to provide this service we need a sponsor to quickly put in place a strong our inaugural chair. His appointment accelerate the improvement agenda breathing new life into them and two and I’d be interested to hear from any Board, influential Leadership has proved a masterstroke and his by influencing change. I would like to more, Birmingham and Staffordshire, will interested parties. involvement, both personally and as congratulate their work to date and be aligned with CE Midlands this year. I We will of course continue to provide Council and seven active part of HS2, has been truly inspirational. look forward to seeing the fruits of their would like to pay tribute to the various the Celebrating Construction Awards in Thought Leadership Forums We have a very strong board of fourteen efforts throughout this year. chairs and their committees for the huge Andrew Carpenter the East and West Midlands but intend together with working closely people taken from across the East & West amount of work going on at the ‘coal face’ Chief Executive, CE Midlands Construction Clients Group to re-badge them as the Constructing alongside existing clubs in the Midlands construction supply chain that is in delivering the change agenda as below: Chair: Richard Whittaker, Citizen Housing Excellence Awards as they are across the East Midlands, Shropshire and providing expert leadership in our pursuit Black Country rest of the UK. Winners will of course go on of ‘best practice’ and our desire to improve Procurement & Productivity Hereford & Worcestershire. In Chair: Adam Frankling, ADI Ltd to represent the East and West Midlands the performance of the sector. I would Chair: Michael Hiscock, Wright Hassall addition, we have re-launched in the National CE Awards Final in London especially like to thank Keith Blizzard, Coventry & Warwickshire (FoRCE) clubs in the Black Country Quality & Compliance which takes place in November each year. Company Secretary, and Tom Woodhead, Chair: Catherine Windibank, and Coventry & Warwickshire Chair: Steve Green, Bouygues UK For 2019 I wish all our regional winners the Treasurer, for joining Mark and myself as Richard Jackson Ltd (FoRCE). Our aim in our second very best of luck on Friday 8th November named directors at Companies House. Marketing & Communications East Midlands 2019. We are taking responsibility for the year is to re-launch a strong Chair: Gemma Steadman, Hadley Group club in Birmingham and With the Board providing the direction, as Chair: Nicola Thompson, Pick Everard selling of category sponsorship in 2020 originally set out by the ground-breaking Digital & Offsite and any interested companies should establish links in Staffordshire. Hereford & Worcestershire Egan and Latham reports of the 1990s Chair: Rob Umphray, Deeo contact me please about the opportunities and more recently brought to light by Chair: Andrew James, HCR Law available. the Farmer and Hackitt Reports, our Innovation & Sustainability Shropshire Never has the need to drive a culture of Leadership Council, so expertly chaired Chair: Noel Street, 3D Reid Chair: Paul Moran, Paveways Ltd collaborative working through integrated by Sean Bowles of Morgan Sindall, is Mental Health & Wellbeing supply chain with lean processes been providing the detail required to implement Birmingham Chair: to be appointed more necessary and Constructing the ‘best practice’ across the Midlands. Acting Chair: Keith Blizzard Excellence is the organisation to provide He has a team of 50+ people made up Constructing Staffordshire the vehicle for change across the East and of CE national members, Industry Bodies Excellence Forum West Midlands construction sector. We’ve & Stakeholders, Universities & Colleges, Chair: Martin Brownsill had a fabulous first year and from here, Club & Forum Chairs and representatives with your help, it’s onwards and upwards. from CE Regional Members across During 2019/20 it is hoped to create a the supply chain. This is the group that strong G4C presence across the East and Let’s do this! provides the total integration of the supply West Midlands for those 35 and under to chain and epitomises the core principle share their thoughts on future needs and of collaboration within Constructing provide a network of young professionals Excellence. who will influence our direction of travel and become the leaders of tomorrow.

Mark Wakeford

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Leadership Council Charts and statistics below are from a presentation given at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC, above) in April 2019 by Keith Waller, Programme Director, Construction Innovation Hub.

The Leadership Council We also benefited greatly from the Drivers of Change in UK convened for the first time presentation made by Keith Waller, 180 Programme Director from the Construction this year in April, under the 170 Innovation Hub, illustrating the scale Chairmanship of Sean Bowles. of transformation needed in the sector 160 The session took place at the and how this can be met through 150 Manufacturing Technology manufacturing technologies, and digital Centre in Ansty and delegates ways of working to improve productivity 140 were treated to a tour of and asset performance – themes that are 130 central to the Construction Sector Deal. the facility, illustrating 120 some of the latest advances It was acknowledged that many of us Productivityopportunity 110 in automation for the are currently subject to the echoes of manufacture and assembly uncertainty, and so the UK Economic 100 of buildings, and also how a Outlook briefing from Kush Purewal, 90 Sean Bowles connected digital environment Partner at KPMG, was very well received Chair, Leadership Council 80 can translate into mobile and left the group feeling positive about 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 the prospects for the economy and the manufacturing through their opportunities that lie ahead in the built Whole economy Construction Manufacturing Services Production ‘Factory in Box’ development. environment. Source: ONS/Transforming Infrastructure Performance, IPA, 2017 One of the principal roles of the Leadership Council is to be the movement that creates a collaborative culture from which we can deliver the CEM Board’s UK’s Construction Sector Deal vision, and ensure communication channels between our clubs and forums are open and effective, but also connected when conveying messages at a national level. £170m £250m Construction In the Midlands, we have a unique Government Matched industry Innovation Hub funding funding £59m opportunity to harness the breadth of Active Building experience that exists within our clubs and £72m Centre forums, and if this can be done effectively R&D Projects then we will be well positioned to drive forward transformation for the benefit of £36m our members, the industry and society as a whole. 4 years Sustainable We therefore move towards our next of funding long-term model session in October with great optimism, acknowledging there is more work to be done to achieve our objectives, but confident we have the commitment and resolve to make real progress.

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Birmingham Club East Midlands Club Birmingham Club East Midlands Club

We have a growing We are looking for enthusiastic and Every quarter we hold breakfast events And finally…there has been change within membership based around visionary people to complete a new inviting guest speakers on key topics and the committee of the East Midlands Club. Birmingham. We had hoped committee in order to put together a themes with networking opportunities for We are pleased to welcome M B Glass, programme that will showcase the all stakeholders including the supply chain, Richard Beckett from Nottingham City that an existing club would innovation and success that there is clients, contractors and consultants. The Council and Marc Preite from Nottingham join us as our Birmingham in and around Birmingham. only criteria we have is that attendees to Trent University. We would like to take this Club but it has had its our events must have a passion to share opportunity in thanking Scape Procure for I am currently the acting Chairman so difficulties recently so we knowledge and best practice enabling a their input and support of the club over if you are keen to get involved, please have decided to form a new positive, measured and sustainable impact a number of years. Unfortunately they contact me at [email protected] CE Birmingham Club. on the Built Environment across the East are unable to take an active involvement Midlands. within the Committee but remain fantastic advocators and supporters of our regional Our next event, to be held in a new events. location, is focussing on the impact of digitalisation on the Construction I am very much looking forward to working Keith Blizzard Nicola Thompson Sector, an important and influential with the Committee to grow the club Chair, Birmingham Club Chair, East Midlands Club topic within today’s environment. This further and putting together another year thought leadership piece will provide an of great events, growing our membership explanation as to what digitalisation is, and ensuring that we are well represented provide an insight into the opportunities at other events. The East Midlands Club and challenges faced by the construction continues to go from sector and the impact it could potentially strength to strength. The club have on organisations, its people and its Black Country, Shropshire and committee is made up of stakeholders. It will certainly be thought stakeholders including Pick provoking and I am looking forward to the Everard, MB Glass, Investors facilitated workshop afterwards! Coventry & Warwickshire Clubs in Excellence, Nottingham As always we have an ambitious City Council and Nottingham programme of events next year and Trent University all working we are currently at planning stage. Our collaboratively to improve intention is to work even more closely In February 2019 we successfully re- Windibank. We wish both clubs good business performance by with Alison Nichol, Head of Construction launched the Black Country Best Practice fortune as they provide a vehicle for the Excellence which will build upon the Club under the chairmanship of Adam learning and sharing of best practice driving innovation and successful relationship we currently have. Frankling of ADI Ltd. We were delighted across their respective areas. best practice in the Built Alison kindly put us in contact with experts that the West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street, Environment in the East in the digitalisation arena and they have We also have an active club in Shropshire showed his support of our organisation by Midlands. agreed to present at our next event. chaired by Paul Moran of Paveaways Ltd’. delivering the keynote address. Coventry & Warwickshire Going forward this network of CE Clubs Constructing Excellence Club Venue Re-launch Breakfast Best Western Plus Coventry Later in the year we had similar success will play a critical part in the drive to Windmill Village Hotel Golf & Spa Birmingham Road Allesley, Coventry CE Midlands is the single organisation charged with driving the change Warwickshire CV5 9AL with the re-launch of the Coventry & improve the performance of the Midlands agenda in construction across the East and West region and we form part Date of the Constructing Excellence Regional Partnership. Wednesday 10 July 2019 We exist to improve industry performance in order to produce a better built Time Warwickshire Best Practice Club (FORCE) Construction Sector through collaborative environment. We are a cross-sector, cross-supply chain, member-led organisation 8.00am to 9.30am operating for the good of industry and its stakeholders. Our chair is Uma Shanker of Cost HS2 and we have a further twelve board members made up of senior professionals £10 + VAT under the chairmanship of Catherine working. from across the region. Following the Grenfell disaster and Carillion debacle never For more information before has the need for change through collaboration been necessary within or to speak to the team construction. We build on the ground breaking Latham and Egan industry reports of please call 07553 347099 or email the nineties to provide the vehicle for change across the Midlands. Our national [email protected] chair is Mark Farmer, author of the influential Modernise or Die Report, that is How to book currently leading the national agenda within construction, so never has there been Book your place at Eventbrite here a better time to get involved with the CE movement.

We look forward to welcoming forward-thinking professionals to the re-launch of Below: Andrew Carpenter our Coventry & Warwickshire Best Practice Club.

Agenda 08.00 Registration, Breakfast and Networking 08.30 Catherine Windibank, Chair, Coventry & Warwickshire Club 08.35 Andrew Carpenter, Chair, CE Midlands 09.00 Refreshments and Networking 09.30 Close

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In September we had a more local based We also had a presentation from Trudi Our Spring 2019 event majored on ‘New Our Autumn event (soon to be event looking at a project which has been Sully, Associate Director for Construction Trends in Residential Development’. Stoke- announced) will include a detailed promised for many years and at last is now and Infrastructure, of the Manufacturing on-Trent City Council’s Assistant Director of examination of North Staffordshire’s taking shape which will greatly increase Technology Centre, Coventry, on how Private Sector Housing, Development and exciting Green Energy and District Heating rail connectivity for Worcestershire and manufacturing technology is set to transform Regeneration’s presentation stimulated Network currently at pilot project stage. the surrounding areas, namely the how we procure, design, supply and install lively discussion on the long decline and We also intend to engage in the Local construction of the new Worcestershire buildings and other structures in the not too potential rise in Local Authority housing Industrial Strategy and make our members Parkway railway station. We heard from distant future. stock as a result of: fully aware of CITB funding opportunities. Samantha Uren, Engineering Director at Environmental issues are vitally important • affordable housing initiatives funded by SLC Rail, and she explained some of the Our officers (below), and our wider and following up from presentations in private institutions; challenges and opportunities which this dedicated committee, are passionate previous years on ecological issues, we had project had given rise to. Fingers crossed, • the lifting of the LA borrowing cap for about the generation of growth in the an entertaining and informative presentation the new station will be completed by the housing; Staffordshire construction industry and from Howard Gray of Green Blue Urban on end of 2019 and this will improve access assisting the Staffordshire construction sustainable urban drainage and particularly • and LA investment in PRS housing which to the north and the south west. community respond to new business Andrew James the correct use of tree planting in urban Martin Brownsill the City of Stoke is leading the way in. opportunities. Chair, HAWCE Club The use of Building Information Modelling environments which can greatly contribute Chair, CSE Forum The event was concluded with a legal view and other technologies has been a key towards not only mitigating flood risk, but Chair – Martin Brownsill The Herefordshire and The Constructing Staffordshire of ‘Dealing with Defects’ presented by theme for HAWCE over the last few also the appearance of our urban landscapes (Poole Dick Associates) Worcestershire Constructing years. In April we heard from Kier Group and even mental wellbeing. He highlighted Excellence Forum (or CSE for Myers & Co solicitors. Deputy Chair – Adrian Moss Excellence Club (HAWCE) has on the steps they are taking to embrace the way that trees were frequently planted short) holds events 3 or 4 Our Summer event, titled ‘Unlocking (Lane End Developments) had another busy 12 months technology on construction sites and as part of building projects was wholly times per year at our adopted Development in Staffordshire’ focussed with seminars generally every we heard from Thomas Nhachi who inadequate and led to many trees not home of Stoke-on-Trent on some of the common (if not entirely Treasurer – Hannah Kennedy other month to promote is leading BIM implementation in Kier thriving or even dying away. He highlighted College. The College provides unique) challenges associated with (Myers & Co) Central. Through the BIM process, Thomas the need for early involvement of urban developing in Staffordshire. Whether best practice and continuing a venue and administration Secretary – Duncan Maydew is a leading influencer on collaborative landscapers in construction projects and those challenges are associated with development. Some of working environments amongst project how to properly implement and design tree support to the forum which (Stoke-on-Trent College) the highlights include the helps us provide free events geology, previous land uses or low sales/ stakeholders, based on lean and accurate planting schemes. rental values it can sometimes be difficult Admin support – Louise Crookes following… design managed efficiently through the to our growing membership. Looking forward, our next event is a joint one to get projects away. We had a double (Stoke-on-Trent College) project life cycle. Lessons to be learnt from Grenfell – last with the CIOB involving a tour of a new cyber headed presentation from: Hydrock on summer we had an event focussed on We also heard from Jason Whittall, an security centre being constructed by the the risks and opportunities associated this difficult topic with two great speakers. award winning BIM specialist at One Worcestershire headquartered contractor, with brownfield sites; and Stoke Council First, we had David Payton from the West Creative Environments (who is also Speller Metcalfe. We hope to do further on Investment, Planning & Regeneration Midlands Fire Service giving a fire fighter’s a HAWCE committee member) on joint events with the CIOB going forward initiatives to promote development. perspective of dealing with fires in high rise the practical applications of BIM. He and have previously done joints events with buildings and how the design and layout of demonstrated how virtual mock-ups can other bodies such as RIBA. buildings is so critical. It was both fascinating be cheaper, faster and more accurate We also plan to have a presentation by and frightening to hear about how fire than physical prototypes. He also shared the Environment Agency on flood risk fighters have to tackle such incidents. the outcome of an R&D project that he management, an increasingly topical undertook with BESA to allow useable Our second speaker was Terry Stocks of event with climate change and a matter of planned maintenance schedules to be SNC Lavalin – Faithful & Gould, who was considerable local interest with the River delivered directly from a model, in order appointed by the Ministry of Housing, Severn flowing through Worcester and other to provide a valuable hand over for clients, Communities and Local Government to county towns. almost as a bi-product of the BIM process. put in place a team that could immediately Finally, we are also planning a presentation support the response surrounding affected In terms of products, we heard from on the ‘Get it Right’ initiative, linking up buildings and building owners, post the Andy Goodwin, the Managing Director with committee member Steve Green Grenfell Tower fire. Terry talked about how of B&K Structures, about the use of cross of Bouygues who chairs the Quality and we must use the Grenfell disaster as a laminated timber (CLT), its advantages Compliance Forum for Midlands CE. catalyst for change in the way we specify, and disadvantages, and where it is Improving the quality of construction is design, deliver, operate and manage appropriate to use it in construction. clearly a key issue for the industry to address. buildings.

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CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE MIDLANDS Construction Clients Group

Welcome to Constructing This year Those in bold type will be the immediate The future We have members who are delivering Excellence Midlands, the priorities to drive the CCG forward. modular construction faster than traditional Since the first meeting of the CCG attendance has Willmott Dixon have kindly agreed to construction, to a high standard delivering networking and knowledge Our terms of reference (we believe) grown by 80%, we have had presentations by: host our first meeting of the new year EPC A rated new homes. This is an area sharing vehicle that identifies are the building blocks of change: where will have the opportunity to explore Steve Ward of Gilbert & Goode Construction, that is stimulating and exciting we will be best practice, development their BIM cave solution for new build delivering a thought-provoking presentation on a) We acknowledge the need for change looking to learn from in the next year. and refurbishment works, Catherine areas and recognises the best ISO18404: A Model for Lean Transformation in within the UK construction industry. Manning has also accepted an invite to We are planning to complete an exercise in terms of industry experts the Construction Sector. and performance, of which b) We recognise the responsibility that deliver a presentation on Social Value in terms of what ‘Becoming an Informed and sustainability. These are two great client’ means in the eyes of the client, there are many to be found Daniel Musselwhite of Beyond Consulting who clients hold to deliver that change. shared his expertise on delay analysis, contract opportunities to witness innovation at contractor, supply chain and end user. as you explore the various c) We identify Constructing Excellence dispute resolution and how best to avoid getting work and understand the culture change principles as the direction of travel we construction disciplines that in that position. journey the construction industry is are in place. need to take to achieve the necessary pursuing. Jonathan Skipp and Ben Atkinson of Greenacre change. Richard Whittaker The construction industry within the UK recruitment who presented the current position of A current CCG member, Natalie Cropp d) We seek out best practice in the areas Chair, Construction Clients Group produces and delivers the most fantastic the market in relation to skillsets, availability and is pulling a case study together in of change we identify as required. projects which are globally recognised. routes to successfully attracting/appointing the conjunction with a colleague in skills Furthermore, in the more modest right staff. e) We demonstrate and communicate development based on previous affordable housing sector, where I have said best practice. experiences that won the People worked for many years, we change Our terms of reference have been agreed, Development Award at the Celebrating people’s lives through the high-quality reviewed, re-prioritised and are set out below, f) We use that knowledge to influence Construction Awards new homes WM Housing Group provide, hopefully to tweak your interest, only you can change and support our supply chains. promoting ever longer more sustainable decide if we have got our priorities right, only you tenancies and contributing to developing can change those priorities by getting involved: cohesive communities where people are a) Getting the brief right proud to live and work. b) Understanding the needs of the supply chain But why is it such hard work? Why is it so (especially with regards to offsite) With the construction industry being So why join the CCG? Clients have a Hope you can join us at: slow? And why is it so unattractive that recognised as slow to change, working responsibility to drive change, they also www.cemidlands.org/members/join-today fewer and fewer people join the industry c) Identifying ‘what is’ a Project Manager in silos, reluctance to ‘fix what’s not have a duty to recognise and celebrate year after year? There are many reasons We look forward to seeing you d) Digitalisation (BIM) requirements broken’ and ‘do what we have always the efficiencies introduced by contractors/ and many solutions and that is why I’m in the near future. done’ mainly in an insular uncollaborative developers, the sub-contractors, academic proud to be chair of the Construction e) Offsite Construction fashion, it makes you wonder how bodies and all the other supply chain Clients Group (CCG), a group of like- f) Quality Management/Compliance the disparate project delivery of such heroes that dispel the myths or realities of minded people sharing solutions, sharing complexity produces anything. Unless of my first paragraph. Therefore, we need you frustrations and sharing their pride in being g) Explain the meaning of ‘behavioural change course behind the above picture there to help steer us in successfully influencing part of the UK construction industry which incorporating procurement & risk’ is a determined drive to the change and delivering change. is both rewarding and cathartic. h) Becoming an ‘informed client’ agenda that will and is improving industry performance to produce an outstanding i) Provide a ‘learning and sharing’ network built environment. to include, in the first instance, best practice procurement initiatives j) Support client members through the change agenda to achieve excellence k) Low energy and sustainability l) Space and design standards m) CDM compliance

12 Annual Review 2019 Constructing Excellence Midlands 13 Forum Reports Quality & Compliance Forum CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE MIDLANDS Quality & Compliance

When Andrew asked the This Year We held our first ever event in June of The Future Our last objective is to understand, define Leadership Council which this year, which was a little ambitious, and then promote the business benefits I am pleased to say that in the case of CE Having seen the success of the ‘defects Thought Leadership Groups given the fledgling state of the group. of clearly defining Quality to all parties Midlands there was no need for concern. confessional’, we agreed at our last we should have in CE Midlands, However, we attracted over 40 delegates concerned. In the last meeting we brain We now have 16 members on board with including organisations such as Balfour meeting that we would have a similar stormed the various ways in which we do I was adamant that we needed a healthy balance of Clients, Consultants agenda item at all our future Q&C TLG a Quality & Compliance Group. Beatty, Bouygues UK, MACE, Midland currently define Quality and the next six and Contractors. We do have a sad Metro Alliance, Morgan Sindall, Wates, meetings. Operating strictly under months will be spent on promoting this We have all seen construction in absence of Supply Chain Partners and Chatham House rules, all attendees are the spotlight of the press for all Waterloo Housing Group, WM Housing aspect and the business benefits of doing that will be one of our recruitment focuses and Wolverhampton City Council. to give a brief overview of an error/defect it well. the wrong reasons – Edinburgh for the coming 12 months. they have encountered, its implications Schools, Grenfell and defects The event was built around a number and how it is being prevented from Finally, at out last meeting Deborah Although a couple of ‘exploratory’ in new build housing. However, of the Groups Objectives for the year, occurring in the future. We then look to Lawley shared a strapline from a previous meetings were held in 2018, the full group whilst I have a personal passion so included presentations on; how we capture this and share it with the employer that we all liked, so felt obliged met for the first time in February 2019 and to drive improvement in this wider industry. to share it here ‘Remember, today’s • The Clients response to Hackett area, I had not really thought rapidly agreed our purpose which was to; quality is tomorrow’s safety’. Following on from the CQI Consig work Steve Green through, how we were going to • Capture best practice in delivering • An Introduction to the Get It Right on common defects, we have now Chair, Quality and Compliance Forum rally enough support to make Construction Quality and to avoid Initiative agreed that the Contractors in the group the Q&C Thought Leadership reinventing any new wheels! • Chartered Quality Institute Consig work will circulate their quality management Group viable! All too often the • Take a holistic view of Quality through on avoiding recurring defects (ITP, WIR etc.) forms currently used for industry bemoans the quality we design, manufacture, installation, testing Fire Stopping, as an example of a high produce but then don’t want to • The use of digital tools to manage and commissioning to the handover of risk trade. The group will then investigate on site quality get involved in trying to improve the built asset. the opportunity to standardise the things. The event was well received by all that format of the forms for this trade, with • Actively encourage collaboration across attended, particularly the introduction a view to creating a ‘best of’ format that all parties involved in a project, to to the Get It Right Initiative delivered could be used throughout the industry. develop a mutual understanding of by Emma McNab. Emma’s interactive This consistency of format would be how we can collectively help to deliver session included a 5 minute slot where a major step forward in establishing a a quality end product. the audience turned to the person next clear understanding of the key quality to them to share an error or defect that deliverables on a project and how they had caused them particular ‘pain’. Emma are to be managed. did very well to return the room to order The group also hope to issue their first after the 5 minutes as it appeared as if publication later in the year, which is a many could have gone on talking about guide to using digital tools to manage the issues for the rest of the day. This is quality on site. There was a lot of interest exactly the open and honest sharing of in the Field View software that was knowledge, that the group is encouraging. demonstrated at the June event and this guide will support those new to this approach, in making the right choice on the software they select.

14 Annual Review 2019 Constructing Excellence Midlands 15 Forum Reports Sustainability & Innovation Forum CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE MIDLANDS Sustainability & Innovation

While most other industries have This Year undergone tremendous changes Our starting point is good. The Midlands over the past few decades and has a strong and thriving sustainable have reaped the benefits of construction sector and this is where the process, product and service Sustainability and Innovation Group of CE innovations, the construction Midlands comes in. Starting with a series sector has been hesitant of exploratory meetings in January, April to fully embrace the latest and June with a strong balance of Clients, sustainability and innovation Consultants, Academics, Contractors and opportunities open to it. This collaborative research and innovation can be attributed to various organisations, we have agreed a series of internal and external challenges: key aims and objectives to help address the persistent fragmentation the barriers and gateways to innovation of the industry, the ‘race to the and sustainable practices in the industry. Noel Street bottom’ culture largely driven by Sustainability & Innovation in the Chair, CEM Sustainability public procurement, inadequate Construction industry for public and private & Innovation Forum collaboration between the clients: players, the sector’s difficulty in adopting and adapting to • Definition & de-risk new technologies, decades of • Demand led innovation under-investment in training, the difficulties in recruiting • How to form part of procurement a talented and future-ready • No more theory – just implementation workforce and insufficient knowledge transfer from project • Challenge the ‘normal’ and maximise the to project, among others. opportunity Having been in the Industry for over 30 • Cost benefit years I believe the Construction Industry’s • Sustainability & Innovation mentoring success will be to identify how it can Innovate and adopt Sustainable practices Our first event is to be held at the end The Future We will be undertaking to reach out and Workshop 1: to address these challenges and to of July with ‘Energy Systems Catapult’ connect with the wider construction Construction Educating Energy understand that incremental change is not to focus on Transforming Construction Looking forward, we are currently industry across the Midlands to ensure (energy sector learns from construction) an option. Instead, far-reaching challenges - accelerating the transformation of discussing the opportunity to work with our Discussions, Events and ‘Innovathons’ Workshop 2: or radical goals need to be defined the UK’s energy system to capture the ‘Innovation UK’ to undertake a series of provide a world class line up of keynotes Energy Educating Construction that demand disruptive out-of-the-box opportunities for clean growth – Smart ‘Innovathons’ which are Hackathons or speakers, panel discussions, networking (construction sector learns from energy solutions and execution. So, can this be Systems & Homes. cross-sector day workshops to achieve sessions, live interviews, innovation achieved? Innovative solutions to issues facing the The attendance list is strong and we will spotlights and much more. Workshop 3: industry. Details to be issued. Engaging Key Stakeholders The CE – Midlands, Sustainability & be reporting the event outcomes in a Finally, it could be said that we stand at (share actual implementation examples) Innovation Forum, seeks to provide separate correspondence. The Forum will be working towards our an industrial revolution in construction. a platform to help open the door to first publication later this year entitled Automation and data exchange – cross-sector collaboration encouraging ‘Route Map to Zero Carbon’ which will be the fourth industry revolution – has sustainable and innovative new materials a guide to help simplify approaches and transformed other industries such as retail and energy, design approaches, as well practices both on and offsite to implement and manufacturing. New technologies are as advances in digital technology and big zero carbon. This will be undertaken with revolutionising the speed and efficiency of data. a key sponsor and will be in parallel to construction projects. The Forum will be the ‘Major Contractors Group’ of the NFB part of this journey of innovation towards a who are currently researching a similar sustainable industrial transformation. publication focused on Contractors.

16 Annual Review 2019 Constructing Excellence Midlands 17 Forum Reports Procurement & Forum Reports Productivity Forum CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE MIDLANDS CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE MIDLANDS Procurement & Productivity Marketing & Communications

After a positive start with a As a result of that, the group organised The Marcoms Forum has met 1 Demonstrate, communicate and showcase meeting in Birmingham hosted a procurement breakfast in Nottingham three times this year, and it is ‘best practise’ examples and knowledge in February by Bouygues, the in April at which the meeting heard pleasing to explain that we have created by the other CE Midlands Thought steering group agreed terms from several fascinating examples of a gained momentum along the Leadership Forums procurement strategies and experience of reference to recognise the way. The forum now includes a 2 Promote CE Midlands ‘Benefits of including speakers from Dudley College importance of collaborative great assortment of Contractors, membership/involvement’, outputs Alliance, Eiffage Kier, LHC, and Turner & procurement, assist buying Manufacturers and Supply Chain and events decisions throughout the sector, Townsend. with a strong discipline in the 3 Grow membership of CE Midlands share knowledge, and essentially The forum has focussed on procurement Marcoms and Communications and its clubs make procurement strategies but recognises the importance of arena. Within the forum, the work for the industry, not try productivity and efficiency in the sector so passion is high to support 4 Promote CE Midlands members via to fit the industry into a limited we are encouraging contributions in that improving the image of the PR and marketing events and activities number of standard contract risk area too. Construction Industry, a major methodologies. focus is therefore to support 5 Manage and promote the CE Midlands We have the opportunity to influence Michael Hiscock Gemma Steadman increasing the CE Midlands Adopt a School Scheme the market and provide valuable support Chair, Procurement & Productivity Forum Chair, Marcoms Forum to the industry through the knowledge membership. 6 Improve the image of the construction industry through delivering diversity, sharing culture embedded in Constructing The key priorities are to provide a relevant inclusion and improved knowledge in Excellence so we invite everyone to join monthly newsletter, provide a monthly mental health and wellbeing the forum on 22 October 2019 to take this blog and compile and deploy a social forward. media strategy. 7 Be at the forefront of the digital media The terms of reference have been clearly 8 Manage CE Midlands regional events defined to focus the ambitions: e.g. Annual Summit, Events and Awards Social media activity is growing, and members are asked to engage with us through our Twitter and LinkedIn networks.

18 Annual Review 2019 Constructing Excellence Midlands 19 Digital & Offsite Full list of finalists and winners from the Celebrating Construction Awards can be found here: Forum Reports West Midlands: http://west.celebratingconstructionawards.org/2019-results Forum East Midlands: http://east.celebratingconstructionawards.org/2019-results CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE MIDLANDS Digital & Offsite Celebrating Construction Awards

How do we make construction 4) We will showcase/communicate/ 2) RIBA Plan of Works to be used to digitally ready for the next demonstrate the business benefits identify how/where digitalisation fits and generation to attract tomorrow’s the benefits contained therein. 5) We will educate and support the entire construction professionals and a ) Brief supply chain as they adopt digital and deliver a smart built environment? b ) Design offsite technologies c ) Construct Terms of Reference 6) We act as the forum for those interested d ) In use and/or involved in the digital and offsite 3) Secretariat to be provided by One Note 1) We acknowledge that digital & offsite sector across the Midlands solutions will play a vital role in driving the 4) Podcast/Vidcast on ‘Why join CE Priorities change agenda. Midlands’ to be explored 1) Education of business benefits 2) We recognise that a change in culture is 5) Share knowledge / minutes with CESW required to successfully deliver the digital a ) Why change? and offsite agenda. b ) What to change? c ) How to change? West Midlands East Midlands 3) We will identify and define the benefits d ) When to change? It was a night full of celebrations People Development Award Client of the year People Development Award of digital and offsite technologies e ) Where to change? at this year’s West Midlands Midland Metro Alliance Nottingham City Council Butler & Willow f ) Who must change? Celebrating Construction Awards. Preservation and Digital Construction Project Preservation and Over 500 industry leaders Rejuvenation Award / Initiative of the Year Rejuvenation Award gathered at the ICC, Birmingham whg Waldeck JMS Engineers on Friday 12 April 2019, to Warewell Close Whole-lifecycle Asset Holy Trinity Church, Leicester celebrate and acknowledge the Management Solution best in the region’s innovative Project of the Year Project of the Year construction projects and – Building Projects Health and Safety Award – Building Projects talented individuals. Central Learning J Tomlinson Interserve Construction Partnership Trust Cripps Health Centre Client of the Year Innovation Award Heath Park School Art Regal Property Group Waldeck Project of the Year and Media Centre for The Bank Digital Reality Capture Solution – Civil Engineering Mental Health & Project of the Year Aarsleff Ground Engineering Forum Reports Innovation Award Integration and – Civil Engineering Rochdale Riverside Wellbeing Forum Innovaré Systems Collaborative Working Cundall CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE MIDLANDS i-FAST the Next Generation Award SME of the Year Larkhill Service Families of SIP Technology Woodhead Group Anderson Green Accommodation Project National Space Centre Integration and Sustainability Award SME of the Year Launch Pad Collaborative Working Woodhead Group Probuild360 Award Offsite Project of the Year Research Acceleration and Mental Health & Wellbeing Midlands Metro Alliance Sustainability Award EOS Facades Demonstration (RAD) Building ‘Transforming the West Wates Construction Sarah Swift Building, Value Award Midlands through alliancing The Bank University of Lincoln and collaboration’ Woodhead Group Young Achiever of the Year National Space Centre Offsite Project of the Year The latest addition to the CE The ever-growing concerns over mental Some excellent examples of best practice Wesley Belle Launch Pad IDP Midlands Thought Leadership Forum health issues within the construction from HS2 and Morgan Sindall have already WM Housing Group St Clair Gardens – Recovery is the Mental Health & Wellbeing sector made this group an essential been recognised for others to share. At the Mental Health Centre for Mind Group that was launched in July 2019. addition to our Thought Leadership time of writing we are looking for a chair to Forums. take on this vital work.

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CE Midlands

Creating an Industry of Opportunity Benefits of Membership National Members Club Members Constructing Excellence is a not-for-profit Objectives Forums Clubs Constructing Excellence Midlands provides Membership can be broken down into Club Membership within the Midlands think tank and best practice organisation practical support by providing members three levels; National, Regional and Club. falls into two categories: charged with improving the performance • Sharing • Construction Clients Group • Birmingham with the following benefits: Any national member of Constructing 1 Clubs managed from the Midlands of the UK construction industry for the • Influencing • Quality & Compliance • Black Country • Your chance to influence the change Excellence has access to all regional centre i.e. Black Country Club. benefit of its clients and all stakeholders. • Networking • Marcoms • Coventry & agenda / industry / government activities and events and clubs managed It is a platform for industry improvement Membership Fees: Warwickshire (FoRCE) from the Midlands centre, i.e. Black to deliver better value for clients, industry • Procurement & Productivity • Networking Organisations £220.50 • East Midlands Country Club. This means that personnel and users through collaborative working – • Innovation & Sustainability Individuals £115.25 from a national member of CE enjoy the Excellence through Collaboration. It does • Hereford & Worcester • Learn and share best practice • Digital & Offsite principles same privileges, in terms of discounted 2 Self-contained clubs i.e. Birmingham, not receive funding from any government • Shropshire • Mental Health & Wellbeing events etc., as regional membership. Coventry & Warwickshire (FoRCE), source and is therefore self-funding. For • Knowledge transfer • Staffordshire East Midlands, Hereford & Worcester, many parts of Constructing Excellence Regional Members Shropshire and Staffordshire. the main form of income is received via • Enhance profitability / productivity Any regional member of Constructing membership. • Improve understanding Excellence Midlands has access across Membership fees are set by each the Midlands events, activities and clubs individual club. • Access to tools managed from the Midlands Centre (i.e. Midlands Clubs are encouraged to • Peer intelligence Black Country Club). Within your regional membership is an entitlement for one publicise their events and activities • Increased business opportunities individual from your organisation to also through the CE Midlands website to join the individually administered Club of ensure as wide an audience as possible. • Discounted access to conferences, their choice. seminars and workshops In Summary Membership National Members receive Forum • Raise profile in the region Membership rates start at £220.50 membership and national, regional and • Influencethe change agenda / and are set according to industry spend Black Country Club discounts as though industry / Government (clients) or business size (contractors/ they are regional and club members. suppliers/consultants). Membership Overview Regional Members receive Forum membership and regional and Black Outcome led Development In essence the entire Constructing When members join (National or procurement finance Country Club discounts as though they are A common sense A best practice Legal guide Excellence network is looking for Regional) they are asked if they would like approach to guide to lending to off-site individuals and organisations who to become members of a forum/group. club members. construction manufacturing procurement want to ‘improve the performance of These various groups are: Club Members only receive discounts for the UK construction industry’ through Construction Clients Group their OWN clubs. collaborative working and an integrated Quality & Compliance supply chain and all that brings. Those All membership monies become payable Marcoms on 1st July each year. Constructing Excellence Midlands A who truly believe in this will value it and be Procurement & Productivity prepared to pay into the CE pot to ensure Digital & Offsite Technology it happens as is proved by those already Outcome led Innovation & Sustainability procurement engaged. Your contributions will allow us The view from Construction Mental Health & Wellbeing the supply chain Mediation to provide deliverables that will positively Guide and Protocol improve our industry with documents like our Development Finance Guide and Legal Guide to Offsite Manufacturing and our Adopt a School campaign which sets out to promote construction as a career of choice and improve our image at the Constructing Excellence South West A same time.

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