UK Construction Sector Flashcards
1
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Definition
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General construction and special trade construction for buildings and civil engineering, building installation and building completion.
2
Q
composition of UK construction sector
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contracting:
- construction of building
- civil engineering
- specialised construction activities
Services:
- architectural and quanitity surveying activities
- wholesale of wood, construction and materials
- wholesale of hardware, plumbing, heating equipment
- renting & housing of construction equipments
Products:
manufacture of construction products and material
- eg. bricks, tiles, cement, concrete products
- metal structures, doors, windows etc.
3
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characteristics of the UK construction industry
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operations take place outside:
- insitu construction
- process influenced by elements/loacation
- process involves sit set-up
Fragmental Workforce:
- multi-disciplined/ skilled workforce
- unskilled/skilled/advisory/proffesional
- sub-contraced work/indirect labour
- few barriers to entry
Client involvement:
- design starts with blank sheet
- construction to order (client to contractor)
- speculative building (contractor to client)
- enlightened client
- novice client
- rpocurement
Third party influence:
- regulations
- planning permission/building warrant/ HSE legislation
Timescales:
-Design phase, contruction phase
Geography:
- localised trends
- global trends
Project complexity:
- repair and refurbishment
- new housing
- large property developement
- one off projects
Culture
Government:
- framework agreements
- private public partnerships (ppp)
- private finance initiative (PFI)
4
Q
key challenges facing the UK construction sector
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Economic and business models industry profitability skills (capability and capacity) workplace diversity standardization modularization offsite production project integration BIM Industry structure fragmentation sustainability ethics
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