Report from industry analyst Glenigan on how the industry may look up to 2020

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Now in its fifth edition, The Construction Media Index is the only impartial research report for the construction industry on traditional and digital communication channels. It provides evidence based guidance for developing communication strategies to Architects, Main Contractors, Housebuilders, Builders Merchants and Offsite Manufacturers.

Each Construction Media Index report in the compendium takes a comprehensive look at online and hardcopy journal readership, digital readership, usage of social networks for work, sources of product information and ideas, sources of technical information, use of product directories and CPD.

The Construction Media Index is published by Competitive Advantage Consultancy and sponsored by MRA, Ridgemount PR and CIB and is available to purchase online at: www.cadvantage-knowledge.co.uk

Construction Market Report: UK Education Sector

This report presents the construction education sector’s structure and the opportunities following Chancellor's Spending Review and Autumn Statement issued in November 2015.

The objectives of the report are to:

•    Contribute to the marketing strategy of businesses wishing to supply the Education construction sector
•    Provide an impartial overview of Education opportunities for the construction industry
•    Identify key decision makers and influencers in the Education sector, including clients, architects and main contractors

Along with the report we include a listing of architects’ practises identified as designing education projects in 2015.

More information can be found here.

Adoption of BIM by Architects 2015 will inform your BIM strategy so that you can provide effective technical support and engage with architects. The report is vital reading for any manufacturer about to develop a BIM offering, or already offering BIM content, and will provide impartial advice on subjects such as format of BIM content and where to host objects.

The report indicates how leading architects’ practices are implementing BIM, their requirements in terms of proprietary software, COBie, Product Data Templates and the use of Industry Foundation Classes or IFC. There is also feedback on the stage of the design process that they change from placeholder to manufacturer object.

It also lists the building product manufacturers they say provide the best support, providing the opportunity to imitate those organisations who are getting it right. In addition to the report we provide a listing of the practices interviewed and the level of BIM adoption, software used and preferences for BIM content.

More information can be found here.

Construction intelligence providers Barbour ABI have collaborated with the Construction Products Association to bring you a forward-looking report, analysing UK construction activity by region and by sector.

The report highlights ‘hotspots’, areas which have had the highest reported annual growth based on the value of construction contracts. For example East Sussex CC had the highest growth in construction value for 2015, with an annual change of 645%. There is also a breakdown of each region, detailing towns construction growth, unemployment rate, gross value added per head just to name a few.

Barbour ABI/CPA joint report

Recent UK construction industry reports have signalled greater focus on the methods of Offsite construction. Offsite Manufacture for construction promises to deliver greater build efficiencies in the areas of: costs; build standards and sustainability; reliability; health & safety; labour and speed of construction.

The soon to be released Construction Market Report – UK Offsite Manufacture provides an impartial overview of market influences, market size, sector trends and lists key members of the decision-making unit. The report aims to help inform business strategy for construction manufacturers seeking to establish or grow their business in this sector.

The purpose of the report is to provide manufacturers and other suppliers with an understanding of the Offsite Manufacture construction market and the background information in a marketing plan format, looking at Political, Economic, Social, Technological factors.

Offsite Manufacture for construction promises to deliver greater build efficiencies in the areas of: costs; build standards and sustainability; reliability; health & safety; labour and speed of construction.

Recent industry reports have signalled greater focus on the methods of Offsite Construction. Last October’s Farmer Review, “Modernise or Die”, challenges construction to do things differently, “to reduce the reliance on building in the same way that we have for decades if not centuries, with its heavy demand for on-site labour.”

More recently the government white paper into “Fixing our Broken Housing Market” seeks to encourage Modern Methods of Construction in house building, to boost productivity. The report “Tackling the under-supply of housing in England” also champions Modular Construction as the answer to meeting housing demand, during an ever-increasing skills shortage. Indeed, these reports all present Offsite as a potential answer to meeting demand, overcoming skills shortages and encouraging innovation.

Offsite Manufacture has a track record of delivering efficiencies. Use of ‘flying factories’ by Skanska and Costain for phase one of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment resulted in 44 per cent cut in cost, 73 per cent less rework and a 60 per cent reduction in time. Laing O’Rourke meanwhile says that 80 per cent of the Leadenhall Building was constructed Offsite, resulting in a 50 per cent reduction in deliveries to site, as was Vinci’s Circle Health building in Reading, resulting in a 20 per cent programme reduction and a 28 per cent cost saving.

Research by Arcadis shows Brexit could see British construction miss out on 215,000 workers, they say that “The likes of robotics and off-site manufacturing have never been taken as seriously as they should, but they could well make a sizeable difference.”

Often a tipping point is referred to when adopting new techniques, a point when it makes more sense to adopt the method in question and adapt, rather than remain. Surely now is the tipping point for the adoption of mainstream Offsite Manufacture? Or as the Farmer Review would say now is to time to ‘Modernise or Die’.

Editors Notes:

More about the Construction Market Report – UK Offsite Manufactureresearch:

Competitive Advantage Consultancy Ltd has produced this research, “Construction Market Report: UK Offsite Manufacture” in response to growing interest. The purpose of the report is to provide manufacturers and other suppliers with an understanding of the Offsite Manufacture construction market and the background information, all in a marketing plan format.

Qualitative and quantitative data provides a comprehensive review of Offsite Manufacture, identifying market influences, market size, sector trends and lists the key members of the decision-making unit. The report aims to help inform business strategy for construction manufacturers seeking to establish or grow their business in this sector.

The report will save you time by providing you with:

• A thorough understanding of how Offsite Manufacture has evolved.
• Analysis of market size, with projections for Offsite Construction, to help you identify opportunity size.
• An understanding of how Offsite Manufacture is used by key construction sectors: Accommodation, Health, Education and Residential, to help target the sectors most relevant to you
• Ideas on how each of these construction sectors could potentially use Offsite Manufacture, considering design process and routes to market, to inform your approach to gaining market share
• Detailed analysis of the trends in the residential sector to help you identify opportunities and threats in this growth sector. This is complemented with feedback from leading housebuilders.
• An overview of the key market influences in Offsite Manufacture, so you can identify the positive and negative influences on this market and plan accordingly

The report costs £500 + VAT and is available to purchase online at www.cadvantage-knowledge.co.uk 

Pre-orders are now being taken, offering a £100 off list price. Order now to obtain the report 24hrs before public release for just £400 + VAT!

The report is due to be released on the 14^th March 2017.

The report was compiled in February and March 2016 by Competitive Advantage Consultancy Ltd.

The report to be launched on the 14th March 2017 has been prepared using the researchers’ unique expertise in the UK construction sector and references extensive desk research and detailed telephone interviews with key construction decision makers.

For further information please contact:

Helen Johnstone

Competitive Advantage Consultancy Ltd

01276 378053

Helen@cadvantage.co.uk

AMA Research are UK leaders in building and construction market research and the leading publisher of off-the-shelf market reports. The building products, distribution and hire report bundle offers companies with a wider interest across a number of product sectors within the building industry the opportunity to subscribe to all published reports in this area for a fraction of the cost of buying each report individually.
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Designing for Health & Wellbeing: New research explores opportunity in specification

Designing buildings with the Health & Wellbeing of occupants in mind, is moving up the agenda. New research launched during World Green Building Week, explores the issues of importance to Architects when specifying to meet Health & Wellbeing criteria. With findings highlighting the need for manufacturers to provide the Architect with more information about how their products can contribute to Health & Wellbeing design criteria.

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