Construction Leadership Council Announces New Strategy

A NEW strategy was published today by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), along with its priorities for the next three years.

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the CLC has worked in partnership with government to support companies through the crisis. It has also responded to short-term challenges while setting a plan for change.

In June, Mark Reynolds (Mace Group Chairman and CEO) took over as the CLC’s new Industry Co-Chair, supported by Richard Robinson (Atkins CEO, UK and Europe) as the new Deputy Co-Chair.

The announcement of the new strategy sees an invitation from the CLC to the whole industry to get involved to drive the delivery of its priorities. The CLC has published its strategy in brief here.

Ambitions for Change

The CLC says it will focus its efforts on four long-term ambitions for change:

• Net Zero and biodiversity
• Next Generation Delivery
• Building Safety
• People and skills

The Council says the aim of these ambitions is to boost productivity and create a more resilient industry – one that has the capability and capacity to deliver future growth.

It will also recognise more immediate challenges with focused work on:

• Mitigating impacts of inflation
• Confidence in the forward pipeline to invest
• Managing delivery risks
• Business sustainability & insolvency

The CLC will soon appoint a new board to provide direction to the Council and ensure CLC, government and industry are set up for delivery.

The CLC Task Force, which drove forward the CLC’s work in response to Covid-19, will now be formalised as the CLC Council, acting as the engine room of the CLC’s day-to-day work.

New Strategy

Mark Reynolds, CLC Co-Chair

CLC Co-Chair Mark Reynolds said: “The last two years have been momentous for the construction industry, and the CLC has helped to guide and support the sector through a very complex time, saving countless jobs and still delivering the homes and infrastructure our communities need.

“We now want to build on that success to enable a new era for delivery, strengthening collaboration across construction and speaking to government with a single voice.

“We must work together to overcome the challenges we face and leverage the opportunities available. I’d encourage everyone across the sector to step forward and engage with the new strategy.”

CLC Deputy Co-Chair Richard Robinson added: “The CLC’s work during the Covid-19 pandemic was critical to keeping construction open and heralded new levels of collaboration across the industry. “We now want to build on these foundations – and the momentum gained over the last couple of years – working in partnership with the sector to deliver on our key priorities.”

Industry Sponsors

The CLC will be recruiting industry sponsors and young ambassadors. It says the industry sponsors will enable the CLC to increase its engagement with senior business leaders, working in partnership to bring greater change.

The young ambassadors will be young professionals currently in the sector, at an earlier stage in their careers. They will act as a voice for their peers across the sector, and support the CLC’s succession planning.

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