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Construction
Ministers have announced the appointment of Paul Morrell as Chief Construction Adviser.
An initial priority for the CCA is to lead the Construction Innovation and Growth Team announced by Lord Mandelson on 17 September and due to report its initial findings in spring 2010. This is part of the challenge to bring the industry together to identify how best to deliver the 2022 carbon reduction commitments, to meet the broader challenges of the low carbon future, and to capture the many new opportunities it will bring.
The UK construction industry consists of over 250 000 firms employing 2.1 million people in a multitude of roles. The sector is defined as one which embraces the construction materials and products; suppliers and producers; building services manufacturers, providers and installers; contractors, sub-contractors, professionals, advisors and construction clients and those organisations that are relevant to the design, build, operation and refurbishment of buildings.
The UK construction sector contributed 9.2% of the nations GVA (Gross Value Added) in 2007. UK designers, civil engineers, contractors, component & product manufacturers have a worldwide reputation for working overseas, providing high-tech solutions to environmental, transport & building projects. (Statistics on the sector are available from the Construction Statistics and Economics pages.)
With the support of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) the British Standards Institution (BSI) is embarking on a new project to develop a specification for pre-qualification criteria in the construction industry.
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