British Gypsum is pleased to announce it has joined the Get It Right
Initiative (GIRI) in a move that reaffirms the company’s commitment to helping
raise standards across the construction industry.
British Gypsum has long been a supporter of raising performance
across the sector, firmly believing in sharing advice and tips regarding best
practice to eliminate errors on site. The company is also an ardent proponent
of the benefits of training and through its renowned site manager training
courses is helping to lead the industry towards a more productive tomorrow.
Formed in 2017, GIRI is an initiative looking to generate change
across the construction industry by reducing the amount of costly mistakes and
errors that happen on a day-to-day basis.
Broadly speaking, errors continue to cost global economies
significantly, with annual costs due to avoidable error estimated between
£10-25 billion. Working with its members, GIRI helps to identify construction
activities that generate the most losses through error, and develop tailored
strategies for error reduction as well as to address the cultural change
required to implement these strategies.
Speaking on the announcement, David Hall, National Technical Academy
Manager at British Gypsum commented: “We’re pleased to be part of GIRI and look
forward to working with the initiative, with the aim of reducing
the cost of mistakes within the construction industry, with courses that
deliver training to members that will make a difference. We’re looking forward
to setting up bespoke courses that make a difference in reducing costs on site.
We represent only one part of the construction process, and as such it’s
essential all members come together with a focused objective to change the
culture in our industry for the better.”
The construction sector remains one of the few industries that
believes snagging to be a necessary requirement. Error is currently a
culturally accepted part of the build process but the GIRI’s new
multidisciplinary approach will look to find solutions by bringing cross sector
representation to the table.
Together GIRI and British Gypsum, along with member organisations
will work to identify areas for synergy across the sector to reduce errors. As
a company that already delivers site manager courses around best practice,
British Gypsum will work with GIRI to identify issues with workmanship in
building its systems whilst on site. Additionally, working with GIRI, the
company will offer bespoke training designed to address these issues and to
help further raise standards and get tradespeople qualified in an effort to
address the nation’s skills gap.
As a member of the initiative, British Gypsum will also offer its
expertise when it comes to industry guidance, regular articles and reports on
best practice. The company will also welcome the opportunity to share knowledge
in the GIRI ‘Chatham House Rules’ context through its member only forums and
conferences.
