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22/03/2002
BRE welcomes Fairclough Report into construction industry
The Building Research Establishment Ltd (BRE) has welcomed the report of Sir John Fairclough’s root-and-branch review of how to secure the right construction research skills and facilities for the future.
The Fairclough Report calls on the construction industry to develop a new vision for its future, through the provision of a framework for improving the effectiveness of research and development (R&D) in construction.
The review formed part of a joint commission from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) to assess the understanding, knowledge, skills and facilities in construction research that are likely to be needed to meet future government and industry needs, and to advise on how and where these would best be supported.
BRE Chief Executive Dr Martin Wyatt said: "We very much welcome Sir John’s report and back its key recommendations. But if the industry is to secure effective implementation by government, it must respond positively." Dr Wyatt went on to highlight severaI points which he felt were of vital importance to the practical implementation of the report's recommendations. He said that industry should welcome the proposal that the sponsorship research strategy become industry - rather than government - led, and to show its support by providing real industry engagement at the most senior level.
He also stressed the need for industry to support the report’s contention that construction has historically been ‘under-funded’ by government when compared to other industry sectors.
Finally he spoke of the report's recommendation that the government should, in future, procure the research needed to support the new industry-led strategy and government policy, primarily through long term multi-disciplinary contracts - so developing stable networks and centres of excellence.
He added: "This recognises the need to provide a contractual environment where skills are maintained and grown and investment in underpinning facilities can be justified. This is not a ‘natural’ procurement process for government and will need strong industry endorsement if short-termism is not to re-appear." (CL)
The Fairclough Report calls on the construction industry to develop a new vision for its future, through the provision of a framework for improving the effectiveness of research and development (R&D) in construction.
The review formed part of a joint commission from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) to assess the understanding, knowledge, skills and facilities in construction research that are likely to be needed to meet future government and industry needs, and to advise on how and where these would best be supported.
BRE Chief Executive Dr Martin Wyatt said: "We very much welcome Sir John’s report and back its key recommendations. But if the industry is to secure effective implementation by government, it must respond positively." Dr Wyatt went on to highlight severaI points which he felt were of vital importance to the practical implementation of the report's recommendations. He said that industry should welcome the proposal that the sponsorship research strategy become industry - rather than government - led, and to show its support by providing real industry engagement at the most senior level.
He also stressed the need for industry to support the report’s contention that construction has historically been ‘under-funded’ by government when compared to other industry sectors.
Finally he spoke of the report's recommendation that the government should, in future, procure the research needed to support the new industry-led strategy and government policy, primarily through long term multi-disciplinary contracts - so developing stable networks and centres of excellence.
He added: "This recognises the need to provide a contractual environment where skills are maintained and grown and investment in underpinning facilities can be justified. This is not a ‘natural’ procurement process for government and will need strong industry endorsement if short-termism is not to re-appear." (CL)
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