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August Overview 2024 – Chris Clarke
Welcome to our August Newsletter
A month into our new UK government’s term, it feels like our mission at Constructing Excellence Midlands is dead centre in enabling many of the outcomes aspired to in Westminster for our region.
From Kings Speech to Kings Heath
Our new government have set a pretty clear agenda for growth, but one which comes with many unspoken limitations in the public finances, but we can already see from the Kings Speech there is much for us as a community of passionate believers in a better Construction sector to get stuck into.
From Planning reform and the reinstatement of local authority housing targets, we know this government is committed to scaling up housing delivery; but can we do it without collaborative procurement, better pipelines, smarter working and adoption of “modern methods” of construction?
The commitment to accelerating our decarbonisation journey is vital, and the proposals for GB Energy and accelerating offshore and onshore renewables may be controversial for some but do seem to be moving at pace. How our regional businesses and sector as a whole ensure delivery of infrastructure and projects in a lower carbon way is vital, and why our climate emergency conversations as a group matter so much.
The Skills England bill promises cross sector action to match demand with supply for skilled workers. How do we build those homes if we retain a skills gap in our sector? Our own initiatives that foster skills from the green shoots of regional schools, through our own Diploma and the G4C movement in the region are all relevant contributions our community are making.
Go Well!
This is my last month as a serving member of the CE Midlands Board, but I am very pleased to say I am passing the baton (necessary Olympic connection made!) to my colleague Andrew Bannister for SCAPE, and that our commitment to the CE Midlands movement remains as strong as ever. I remain an active member of our community and I look forward to seeing many of you very soon. In the meanwhile, enjoy the summer and our newsletter.
