Why government and industry must accelerate construction reforms for the sector to deliver on ‘build back better’ ambitions.
The government and industry must work together to spur an improvement in construction buying habits if the industry is to successfully underpin the country’s long-term net zero and levelling-up ambitions.
The CBI’s paper New Foundations, published this week, looks at how the construction landscape has been altered by the pandemic, new political priorities, and policy developments – most notably the launch of the government’s Construction Playbook.
It argues that these all play into the need to address issues with procurement which are well-known and longstanding, and which build on the CBI’s 2020 report Fine Margins.
New Foundations highlights the importance of procurement and contracting in creating a more stable and secure operating environment for an industry with a key role to play in bringing ‘build back better’ aspirations to life.
Building on the spirit of collaboration shown throughout COVID-19, the report contains 17 recommendations for action which hope to see the adoption of the Construction Playbook accelerat
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