‘The industrial strategy for
construction: construction 2025’
Peter Hansford, Government Chief
Construction Advisor
A Vision for 2025
Credit: King's Cross Redevelopment: John McAslan + Partners, Architects ; photograph by courtesy of Hufton + Crow
Midlands Highway Alliance - Medium Schemes Framework 2 Launch
Our Joint Ambitions for 2025
Lower costs
Faster delivery
33%
50%
Lower
emissions
Improvement
in exports
50%
50%
Construction 2025 - Key Themes
People
Smart
Sustainable
Growth
Leadership
Greater Manchester Labour Forecast 2013-17
Questions?
Greater Manchester Construction Pipeline Analysis
Figure 18: Average Forecasted Skills Requirements for
Structural/Building Envelope Trades between 2013 and 2017
400
350
300
SOC23 Civil engineers
SOC21 Civil engineering operatives
nec*
250
SOC16 Steel erectors/structural
200
SOC15 Plant mechanics/fitters
150
SOC14 Plant operatives
SOC06 Building envelope specialists
100
50
0
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Greater Manchester Skills Gaps
Issues for the Wider Public Sector
Industrial strategy relevant to all construction
BIM benefits local authority schemes
Need for wider public sector pipeline
Client skills improvements - across central
and local government and private sector
Procurement efficiencies, including
standardisation of prequals
Desire to engage more with the wider public
sector
Questions?