Constructing Excellence and BRE

New Benchmarking Portal

30th January 2019

Constructing Excellence and BRE will shortly be launching a new benchmarking and KPI forum for the construction industry, based upon the BRE's SmartSite portal.  The new forum was previewed at CE's Members' Forum.  CE introductory presentation.

Rail Procurement Roadshow

Collaborative Behaviours and Procurement

22nd November 2018

Our PaulG was delighted to present to a packed audience at the Rail Procurement Roadshow, on 'Collaborative Behaviours and Procurement'.  The presentation was given on behalf of the Institute for Collaborative Working.  His presentation was followed by some invigorating Q&A on procurement behaviours across the sector.

CQI Milton Keynes

Improving Quality Through Collaboration

8th November 2018

Our PaulG was delighted to co-present on collaboration, trust and value in construction, on World Quality Day, to the Milton Keynes branch of the Chartered Quality Institute, in an event organised by the CQI's Construction SIG.

Greg Faria, of Heathrow Airport, also presented on a collaborative system for managing quality at Heathrow.  The presentations were followed by some robust and relevant interactions on the readiness of industry to collaborate and trust, and of peoples’ experiences of collaboration.

ISO TC286 Collaborative Business Relationships

Continued Development of the ISO 44001 Series

16th October 2018

We spent a hectic four days in Shenzhen, helping refine and/or develop additional components of the ISO 44001 series of standards and guides to collaborative business relationships.  The Technical Committee now consists of national standards body representatives and technical experts from Italy, Sweden, China, the United States and the United Kingdom.  For a detailed write-up, please see our News page.