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rethinkingconstruction
RETHINKING
CONSTRUCTION
T
RethinkingConstruction
ThereportoftheConstructionTaskForcetothe
DeputyPrimeMinister,JohnPrescott,onthescopefor
improvingthequalityandefficiencyofUKconstruction.
CONTENTS
ForewordbySirJohnEgan3
ExecutiveSummary4
CHAPTER1
TheNeedtoImprove6
CHAPTER2
OurAmbitionforUKConstruction11
CHAPTER3
ImprovingtheProjectProcess18
CHAPTER4
EnablingImprovement25
CHAPTER5
ImprovingHousebuilding32
CHAPTER6
TheWayForward35
ForewordbySirJohnEgan
ForewordbySirJohnEgan
DeputyPrimeMinister
“ItgivesmegreatpleasuretopresentthereportoftheConstructionTaskForceonthescope
forimprovingqualityandefficiencyinUKconstruction.
Asuccessfulconstructionindustryisessentialtousall.weallbenefitfromhighquality
housing,hospitalsortransportinfrastructurethatareconstructedefficiently.Atitsbest
theUKconstructionindustrydisplaysexcellence.But,thereisnodoubtthatsubstantial
improvementsinqualityandefficiencyarepossible.Indeed,theyarevitaliftheindustryis
tosatisfyallitscustomersandreapthebenefitsofbecomingaworldleader.TheConstruction
TaskForcewishestoseethedramaticimprovementsalreadybeingdemonstratedonclient-ledproj-
ectsspreadthroughoutUKconstruction.
Informulatingourproposalsforimprovingperformancewehavestudiedtheexperiencethat
hasbeengainedatthecuttingedgeofconstructionandinotherindustriesthathavetransformed
themselvesinrecentyears.Wehavelearntthatcontinuousandsustainedimprovementis
achievableifwefocusalloureffortsondeliveringthevaluethatourcustomersneed,andif
wearepreparedtochallengethewasteandpoorqualityarisingfromourexistingstructures
andworkingpractices.
Weknowthatitisnoteasytosustainradicalimprovementinanindustryasdiverseas
construction.But,wemustdosotosecureourfuture.ThroughtheTaskForce,themajor
clientshavecommittedthemselvestodrivingforwardthemodernisationoftheconstruction
industry.WelooktoGovernment,asthelargestclient,tojoinus.But,wearealsoissuing
achallengetotheconstructionindustrytocommititselftochange,sothat,workingtogether,
wecancreateamodernindustry,readytofacethenewmillennium.”
SirJohnEgan
ChairmanoftheConstructionTaskForce
3
ExecutiveSummary
ExecutiveSummary
•TheUKconstructionindustryatitsbestisexcellent.Itscapabilitytodeliverthemost
difficultandinnovativeprojectsmatchesthatofanyotherconstructionindustryinthe