In this video, Jamie Barrett takes a look at four current challenges having the biggest impact on the construction industry at the moment and shares his thoughts on ways to overcome them.

Jamie explains why he believes that, although there isn’t a quick fix for many of the biggest challenges, good communication, honesty and transparency can be an underpinning theme with the potential to transform the industry.

Topics covered include:

Poor productivity: causes and solutions
How Modern Methods of Construction and technology can contribute
Inflation: including a staggering statistic about steel prices that might surprise you!
Why it might be time for a return of fluctuation clauses
Quality issues
The importance of testing and inspection
Skills shortages
Why construction needs to change its image as a career of choice

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:20 Causes of poor productivity from pre-construction to delivery
01:28 Productivity solutions
02:55 The full impact of inflation
03:49 How to protect your budget from the impact of inflation
05:40 Why poor performance isn’t just the contractors problem!
07:23 How early contractor engagement reduces risk and increases innovation
08:00 The value of testing and inspecting
08:34 Skills shortages
09:14 Why construction needs a image overhaul
10:11 Why retention is just as important as attracting new talent

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