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Recovery is well underway
Build Back Better was the government’s post-Covid pledge ... and there’s no better poster boy for that than construction.
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The industry – always a key foundation of the UK economy – has seen a huge surge in demand, just as predicted. In fact, orders have increased every month throughout the last year, with construction on new homes growing at its fastest pace in 18 years.
Business is booming in every sector, from housing developments and refurbishments, to large infrastructure projects and sustainable builds. Recovery has been helped by the government’s ambitious investment programme, which is pushing growth – most significantly in ConstructZero developments – to help level up every part of the UK. And nowhere fits the bill better than our region.
We can’t hide from the challenges. There’s no doubt that construction faces challenges with materials and skills shortages, and price rises. But, according to the Construction Products Association, output is forecast to rise by nearly 14 per cent this year, and over six per cent next year.
Infrastructure and private housebuilding look set to be the key drivers of growth, and the outlook for housing outside big cities remains buoyant, thanks to changes in working habits.
Base Quantum to launch training centre in 2022
Spring 2022 will be an exciting time for Base Quantum, a chartered quantity surveying and expert witness consultancy. The opening of our training centre at our Kent regional office in Tunbridge Wells will offer a modern, engaging, and interactive learning environment. This facility will provide a conferencing space for presentations and collective learning for over 30 people, supported by the latest technology to capture and record insight, experience and technical knowledge.
We have already established popular training courses, covering topics such as the JCT and NEC suites of contract, commercial administration, and the role of the contract administrator. Our training addresses both the technical and practical applications that give individuals and companies greater confidence and understanding when performing their role in a construction environment. The new space will also allow us to further grow our thought leadership programme. The construction industry has been pivotal in providing economic stability and bounce back during the pandemic and yet its success is tarnished by disputes and contentious matters. We hope to be able to share our narratives and experience to provoke discussion and collective thought on some of the key barriers and issues often stunting our beloved industry.
With uncompromised access to technology, our professionals can demonstrate their expertise and support collaborative teaching and learning across the construction commercial sector. We see our new facility and our ambition as the catalyst for a number of other platforms that we will be announcing later in 2022. Over the next few months we will be developing our topics and programmes, so watch this space for sneak peaks and further announcements.
By Laura Hannan, Associate Director
For further information please contact us at:
training@base-quantum.co.uk +44 (0)1892 337800 www.base-quantum.co.uk
Protecting Our Planet
This is a subject close to Phil Cottrell, Managing Director of GCL’s heart…
If we follow the path that science is showing us, we still have the capacity to save nearly all habitat types across the world’s lands. That’s a huge win for wildlife, birds, plants, insects, and the diversity of life that makes our natural world such a treasure.
Urgent action is essential, and we must seize the unprecedented opportunities to change the course of history. The international community is preparing to make pathdefining choices for the future, with once-ina-lifetime agreements that have the power to stop catastrophic climate change and preserve biodiversity on Earth.
This could be the decade we save the planet. But we must follow through on the promises, policies, and collaborative effort needed to protect nature from collapse. Regenerative Farming and Targeted agricultural expansion, need to be considered when identifying areas where crops grow best to avoid destroying nature.
Produce food where it's most likely to thrive, which will use less water and less land.
Targeted fishing, use technology to catch only the right species. Refine our fishing methods to only take what the fish populations can tolerate now, so our oceans can be more abundant and healthier in the future.
Use already degraded land for energy development, shift 85% of the world’s energy supply to non-fossil fuel sources and invest in strategies like reforestation that capture carbon dioxide.
A more sustainable path is possible
GCL continually expand its portfolio of energy efficient and low carbon products and installations https://gcl.uk.com/ services/energy-saving to assist you to contribute to protecting our planet. We are expanding our team of electricians and data engineers to continue to influence and implement critical change. If you are as passionate as we are about protecting the planet from an electrotechnical perspective, we would be delighted to hear from you!
Phil Cottrell | Tel: 020 3906 6070 Email: philcottrell@gcl.uk.com Website: https://gcl.uk.com/
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