the benefits for clients to engage with constructing excellence 21st march 14
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Gren Tipper, Operations Director for Construction Clients' Group (CCG) shows the benefits for Clients of the UK Construction Industry of engaging with Constructing Excellence.TRANSCRIPT
•Who are we?•What we do?•How do we do it?
Construction Clients’ Group
Construction Clients’ Group
It’s a complicated business, “We’ve all been there”
Construction Clients’ Group
• The industry’s only dedicated client body
• Representing private and public sector clients
• We exist to realise best value for clients by demonstrating strong leadership
• Leadership that enables and encourages the supply side to perform at their full potential
• Promotes best practice and industry improvement
• Provides a collective client voice with government, stakeholders and the supply side.
• Sitting at the heart of Constructing Excellence – the Movement dedicated to supporting and promoting best practice in construction
“So how can we help” ????
80 national members9 regional Centres35 best practice Clubs
Construction Clients’ Group
Deputy Chairman - Simon Diggle, Highways Agency - Clive Johnson, Land Securities
Chairman - Robert Knight, igloo regeneration
CEO - Gren Tipper, Construction Clients’ Group
Construction Clients’ Group
Board and sub-group representation include:
Land Security
Heathrow Airport
Highways Agency
Igloo Regeneration
Crossrail
Health Service – (Procure 21)
Environment Agency
Royal MailYorkshire WaterBritish Property FederationSandwell MBC ScapeMagnoxLondon Underground
Construction Clients’ Group
The wider membership includes:
• BAE Systems• Bath and North East Somerset
council• BBC• Birmingham City Council• East Riding of Yorkshire Council• EDF Energy • London Borough of Lambeth• Manchester City Council
• Nationwide Building Society• Northumbrian Water • Rochdale Borough wide Housing• Royal Mail Group • Westfield Group Worthing Homes • Yorkshire Water Services• Transport for London
UK construction improvement can be charted by a number of key reports
1994......1998.........2006….....2010…..2013
What the customer really needs
Source: Royal Academy of Engineering
200
Business Costs
51Construction
Operation and Maintenance
Process Push
User Pull
250 – 2,500 ?Design 0.1
Organisational Value
Representation
Construction Clients’ Group
CCG key work streams 2013/14
Strengthening client leadership and influence through:
• Formulating a client umbrella group from existing client bodies “one client voice leading and enabling better performance from the industry”
• Promotion of the Client Commitments
• Promoting Whole Life Value as a business imperative
• Representation at the Construction Leadership Council and Delivery Group supporting Construction 2025
• Promoting health in construction
Construction Clients’ Group
CCG key work streams 2013/14
Strengthening client leadership and influence through:
Leading the client work stream of the CDM 2007 review
Equipping clients to be able to specify BIM to best advantage
Benchmarking where clients feel there is best business advantage
Membership of and influencing the Strategic Forum for Construction
Representation and influencing all ConIAC working groups
Construction Clients’ Group
Other areas where the CCG play an active role
to promote best practice:
Construction Skills Certification scheme
Constructing better Health
Considerate Constructors Scheme
Chartered Building Companies and Chartered Building Consultancies (CBC)
Introducing the Clients’ Commitments
Client Leadership – the most successful projects:
• Have fully engaged “informed” clients• Have clear financial objectives, programme
and definition of success• Lead by example• Understands value and importance of
whole life value in the decision making process
• Engage competent people• Create an environment where all can work
efficiently
Client Commitments
Procurement and Integration – focus on:
• Transparent decision making• Selection on best value not lowest
cost – Whole life value is evaluated• Integrated and collaborative working
principles• Using fair payment policies• Use risk management principles and
processes• Non-confrontational mechanisms to
manage out disputes • Fair employment practices
Client Commitments
Health and Safety – getting involved in ensuring:
• All projects have a risk register inclusive of health and safety key risks
• Your projects aspire to being incident and injury free
• Occupational health support is available to anyone who works on site
• All professional and site staff are Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent registered
• Promote membership Constructing Better Health (CBH) or equivalent
Client Commitments
Design Quality – demanding more:
• The client will produce a clear brief before design commences and include as appropriate:
• Performance criteria• Standardisation• Prefabrication• off-site manufacture• Adopting modern logistics principles
• Designers will be selected according to ability and quality
• The design must meet both the client’s and users’ needs
• Ensure that whole-life value is delivered
Client Commitments
Sustainability - strong client leadership and pro-active involvement:
• Addresses environmental, social, economic and wellbeing aspects of projects
• Addresses resource use, waste minimization, low- carbon performance
• Employment, training and local community engagement• Enhances, creates and protects the local natural
environment• Enhances the environment of the local community• Financially stable and technically competent supply
chains• The creation of healthier buildings, neighborhoods and
stronger communities• Helps clients formulate and demonstrate corporate social
responsibility
Client Commitments
Commitment to people – fits with client’s corporate social responsibility agenda
Using supply chain partners that value their people leads to a more productive and engaged workforce, facilitates recruitment and retention whilst engaging the local community positively in construction projects. Commitment to People includes:• Local community involvement• Training and development• Equal opportunities• Project specific agreements• Considerate sites• Adopting collaborative behaviors
Client Commitments
• Our focus is to grow the reach and influence of CCG
• Enable clients to obtain best value from investment in the built environment
• Support Construction 2025 by promoting best practice and supporting occasional clients specifically:
Whole Life ValueIntelligent application of BIMClient leadershipFocus on health
Looking ahead
If you like what you see, join us and be part of shaping the future!
Contact:
Gren Tipper 07831 387293 [email protected]
Or
Deborah Hynes 0845 605 5556 [email protected]
Join us