The
Considerate Constructors Scheme - the organisation established to improve the
image of construction - has expanded to offer professional service
organisations the opportunity to register with the Scheme.
Eligible
organisations providing professional services to the construction industry,
such as architects, engineering consultancies, surveyors, accountants and
lawyers, are now able to join the 7,000 plus construction sites, companies,
suppliers and clients of construction projects who register with the Scheme
each year.
Professional
services account for around 11% (£186 billion) of the UK’s Gross Value Added
and employ around 13% (4.6 million) of the UK’s population.*
This
exciting development comes at the request of those already registered with the
Scheme to ensure their entire supply chain is part of the Scheme, as well as an
increasing number of professional service organisations wishing to be part of
the Scheme to help improve their standards in considerate construction.
Edward
Hardy, Chief Executive of the Considerate Constructors Scheme said: “We are
delighted to welcome eligible professional service organisations to the Scheme.
This is a significant development for our entire construction industry, as
professional services form an integral part of the industry’s supply chain.
“The
impact such organisations can have in becoming part of the Considerate
Constructors Scheme to improve their standards will no doubt have a significant
influence on improving the overall image of our industry.”
