National Club Day 23 Oct 07A regional perspective from Constructing

Excellence Wales (CEW)

Milica Kitson – Chief Executive

David Clague - Demonstration & Best Practice Director

A regional perspective from CEW

What do we do

Activities and Events

Demonstration Programme

Best Practice Clubs

C E Wales

Sponsored by WAG Promote/drive Egan agenda Improve working practices Sustainable future for industry in Wales Inclusive, no-fee organisation Small Team

Grant – Approved Purposes

Promote ‘Rethinking Construction’ Demonstrate Innovation Co-ordinate activities in Wales Disseminate Best Practice Establish communication network in Wales Establish Consultative Forum in Wales Task and Finish Groups Measure and monitor industry in Wales

C E Wales

Differences here in Wales:

FundingGovernment Policy – ‘One Wales’Building RegsWHQSSustainability Targets 2011

What does CEW do?

Promote construction best practice and knowledge especially the principles of collaborative working established by the Latham and Egan Reports

By providing a link between government, clients, industry and end users via projects, forums and networks

Focussing on: Demonstration Projects, Best Practice Clubs, Benchmarking, Public Sector Forums, Waste, Safety, special events and awards

The Welsh Demonstration Programme

What is a DemonstrationPerformance of DemonstrationsWhy Become a DemonstrationThe Welsh ProcessCurrent target areas

What is a Demonstration

A project, organisation or initiative which:

Introduces innovation or best practice which improves performance for the organisations involved

Which adds to the industry ‘knowledge bank’

That is willing to benchmark and share learning

Meets a particular industry need

Key statistics

468 Projects since 1998 with a Value of £12bn

1176 organisations,132 case histories, 60 publications

7700

Demonstrations outperform!More predictability on cost and time Greater productivity than the industry average Three times safer Twice the impact on reducing the effect on the environment

Fewer defects at handover Higher customer satisfaction scores

Why become a Demonstration?

Raise the profile of your organisation PR including press/media Use of CE Demonstration Logo Case study produced at close of project Get the opportunity to showcase project at CE events

Participate in a learning and sharing network of forward-thinking organisations

Main Demonstration themes 2007 Client driven H&S Whole life costs Ensuring delivery on time

and budget Early Contractor

Involvement Joint procurement Impact of MMC on resource

efficiency Construction Legacy Long-term strategic planning Improving Housing Stock

ValueIntegration and collaborative workingSustainabilityLeadership and people developmentFair paymentsCross-authority co-operationInnovation in the supply of new homesDesign and customer satisfactionPeople issuesSupply chain integration

The Welsh Demonstration Process

Application and interview with CEWPeer Reviews at Best Practice ClubsEndorsement by Assembly led PanelMeasurement – KPIs & workshopsJoin the Performance Improvement GroupCase StudiesAward certificates at ‘Annual Award Dinner’

Welsh Demonstration PrioritiesWelsh Assembly Aims:

Healthy – Hospitals Wealthy – Infrastructure Wise – Schools

Constructing Excellence principles to deliver: Improved performance on headline issues Reduced Carbon footprint Welsh Economy - jobs for the inactive & Work for SMEs Less Waste

Has to be measuredGood stories e.g. Porth

Best Practice Clubs

The Welsh ClubsHow’s it going in WalesLooking to the future

The Welsh Clubs

A Good mix of Client, contractor, consultant, education, private, public

South East Wales Chair – Andrew Bowen, Welsh Water

South West Wales Chair – Andrew Wedlake, Morrison Construction

North Wales Chair – Huw Williams Gwynedd Council

What works well

Having a keen and enthusiastic committeeUnique opportunity to network across the supply chain

Site visitsSupport from the region Speakers speaking the ‘language’ of the attendees

Social events

Examples of Successful Events

Question Time on Education in ConstructionBreakfast with Government MinisterDemonstration eventsVisit & Presentation on Sports Village Expert CDM presentationAnnual AwardsAnnual Ball

What doesn’t work

When key clients lose interestWhen the role of CE isn’t clearWhen too much reliance is placed on a very large project/client

When we don’t promote what we are doing

Looking to the Future

Build on the lessons to dateWe want our clubs to be :

The google/yellow pages for the industry A place where the barriers are broken down A knowledge bank for the industry Centres for learning how to work collaboratively A voice for SMEs

The Vision for the Welsh Clubs: To be the place where all members of the

construction team, irrespective of size can learn, share and network together

National Club Day 23 Oct 07A regional perspective from Constructing

Excellence Wales (CEW)

Milica Kitson – Chief Executive

David Clague - Demonstration & Best Practice Director