Construction Future Wales

Construction is the UK’s biggest industry, the 2012-2016 CITB Report highlights that the industry, like the economy is looking at an extended recovery period, construction output in 2016 predicts to be 95% of its 2007 peak. Wales spends on average £3,059M on Construction projects every year. Most Welsh construction projects could be completed more economically, more quickly, with fewer quality issues and reduced impact on the environment. There are considerable opportunities for your company to win local contracts, improve performance and capitalise on latest technology to grow and thrive.

Construction Futures Wales is here to help by providing companies with the opportunity to learn about improved business practices that can increase a company’s turnover and profit, and can provide a competitive advantage when tendering for future work. CFW aims to help you:

• improve customer satisfaction
• reduce defects
• reduce cost
• improve safety
• improve supplier relations and enhance collaborative working
• reduce negative impact on the environment.

Support is provided through:

Supply Chain Networks

The Construct Futures Wales Supply Chain Networks programme provides support at each key stage of a construction project. At the design stage, our practitioners can support the minimisation of costs through the use of ‘value engineering’ tools and techniques. Our specialists work with clients and their supply chain partners to provide:

• an introduction to collaborative approaches for performance improvement;
• diagnostic tools to examine current working relationships between clients, main contractors and sub contractors to pinpoint areas for change;
• help in identifying performance improvement targets in terms of project cost, quality and/or timescales;
• risk management advice to support the identification of project risks, and measures to minimise their impact on project costs, quality and speed of completion.

One-to-One Support

Construct Futures Wales provides support specifically designed to meet your company’s needs including:

• business diagnostic – establishing the practical needs of your company
• continuous improvement, best practice and pre-accreditation support
• use of ‘Lean Construction’ tools e.g. site planning; process mapping; Inventory control
• support in PQQ and Tendering techniques
• understanding your costs including “Open Book”
• data collection and analysis
• health, safety and environmental standards assistance.