The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published its Roadmap to Recovery, setting out how the construction sector, working with Government, can ‘restart, reset, and reinvent’ the industry.
Improving the delivery of construction projects requires fundamental change, which has been reinforced by recent events, and the Roadmap provides a clear plan not only to get the industry back on its feet but make it more productive, financially viable and sustainable in the long term.
The three phases of the roadmap are:
- Restart – increasing output, maximising employment and minimising disruption (0 -3 months).
- Reset – driving demand, increasing productivity and strengthening capability in the supply chain (3 -12 months).
- Reinvent – transforming the industry, delivering better value, collaboration and partnership (12 -24 months).
CLC maintains that there is something in the Roadmap for everyone, wherever they are in the supply chain, and by working together across the industry to deliver all the outcomes.
In the restart phase, the CLC wants to see work on all projects and programmes ramped up to the highest level possible, with extended working times and fresh Government commitments on its spending plans.
It also wants a bespoke test, track and trace services for construction workers.
The industry also wants implementation of the Government’s reverse charge VAT scheme to be pushed back a further year to October 2021.
The routemap aims to review and rewrite the plan in September after the initial restart phase is established.
