About
Following research conducted by Nottingham Trent University, in partnership with Morgan Sindall Construction, the CITB have invested in the roll out of this exciting, new scheme to improve the industry through innovation.
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The Challenge
Supply chain procurement generally doesn’t provide sufficient opportunity for value-based collaboration between Main Contractor and Sub-Contractor and Sub-Sub-Contractor or Sub-Contractor Operatives.
Supply chains are locked in a cycle of low margins, dysfunctional relationships and variable quality of training (ICE, 2018)
Productivity in the construction sector has plateaued whilst the service sector has improved output by 30% and manufacturing by 50%
The Aim
Strengthen the working relationships between parties
Provide an enabling environment for supply chain to develop better processes and solutions for improved productivity
Provide benefit to all parties with particular focus on subcontractors
Sub-Contractor Operatives, Sub-Sub-Contractor, Supply Chain (Tier 3)
Main Contractor (Tier 1)
Sub-Contractor (Tier 2)
The Solution
Four short training modules co-designed with the sector to provide insights into collaboration and innovation and how these can be used in the workplace. Each module is approximately 20 minutes.
The IDP initiative is also offering an opportunity for construction businesses to address productivity challenges and benefit from up to 12 hours of free consultancy support, coaching and inhouse training by experts as part of an innovation challenge projects call.
“We are excited by the opportunity to work with the CITB on a sector challenge, and to build on our strategic relationship with Morgan Sindall Construction. We’re looking forward to working across the supply chain to show how innovation and an integrated value-based procurement approach can affect cultural and behavioural change, and impact on productivity.” - Dr Andrew Knight, NTU’s Dean of the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
“We believe that value and innovation benefits are created at every level within the construction industry, and we’re therefore excited about working with our partner NTU to identify and realise these benefits.” - Sean Bowles, Morgan Sindall Managing Director
Training
Four training modules co-designed with the sector to provide insights into collaboration and innovation and how these can be used in the workplace.
The Innovation Challenge Project
An opportunity for construction businesses to address productivity challenges and benefit from up to 12 hours of free consultancy support, coaching and inhouse training by experts.
The IDP in Action
NTU and Morgan Sindall Construction have been co-delivering the IDP project on live construction sites in the Midlands on a pilot scheme to improve procurement practices on a public sector build. The procurement approach has been focusing on an integrated and early stage collaboration between the three tiers in the supply chain and innovate processes and practices to improve productivity.
We are now moving onto the next stage of the project to roll-out the training and the Innovation Challenge Project online, nationally, in the spirit of true collaboration.
Our on-site experiences have helped design on-line training.
Click here to read about a dry-lining contractor’s experience and how the training and early engagement challenged thinking and led to a better and safer approach to on-site delivery.