Increased productivity demands data-driven approach

Executive Managing Director, Buildings, Grant Findlay, writes in Construction Management magazine about data and productivity in construction.

In a sector where productivity gains have long lagged behind other industries, the call for a data-driven transformation is louder than ever.

In this compelling piece for Construction Management magazine, Grant Findlay, our Executive Managing Director, Buildings, outlines why construction must not only adopt data-centric practices but also collaborate around data to unlock real value.

Key highlights from the piece include:

  • 95% of project data was historically unused – a missed opportunity we can no longer afford.
  • AI and analytics are only as powerful as the quality of data they’re fed.
  • Structured, accessible, and reliable data is now essential to meet the UK’s ambitious infrastructure goals.
  • Cross-team collaboration and upskilling are vital to turning data into actionable insights.

"To streamline the sector, collaboration and shared learning are crucial. Sector-wide initiatives, like the Construction Productivity Taskforce, were established to improve UK construction productivity through data-driven analysis of live projects and to offer a better future by encouraging contractors to define a new way of working with data," Grant writes. 

Read the full article in Construction Management.

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