Welcome to the Constructing Excellence Bristol Club

Britain's construction industry is world class - but it could be even better. One of the most effective ways to reach this objective is through the acceptance and application of Best Practice. Constructing Excellence was launched to make this happen by providing a nationwide support service to all individuals, companies, organisations and supply chains in the construction industry seeking to improve the way they do business. Its effects are felt right across the industry - among clients, contractors, design consultants, specialists, suppliers large and small, public or private.

The essence of Best Practice is communicating and sharing experience for mutual benefit. This is why Constructing Excellence in the South West, Bristol Club, is so important. The club brings the benefits of Best Practice to a practical, personal and local level. We encourage a stronger appreciation of Best Practice principles, spreading the culture of continuous improvement throughout the industry. The Bristol Club site benefits members by providing information on all aspects of the club - from meeting times and locations, to officers' contact details and key industry information both locally and nationally. Please bookmark this page and return often to see how you can benefit from what's new.

Committee details

14 December 2009

December 2009 Committee Meeting Minutes

Author: Steve Griffiths

Please find attcahed a copy of our Committee meeting Minutes from 9 Dec 09

01 December 2009

Bridging the Gap

Author: null

An investigation into the means to engage specialist contractors and suppliers in the Rethinking Construction/Constructing Excellence agenda.

11 November 2009

Never Waste a Good Crisis

Author: Steve Griffiths

Since Sir John Egan's Task Force published its report Rethinking Construction in 1998, there has been some progress, but nowhere near enough. The attached Report sets out to review progress since Rethinking Construction and the principles behind the Egan agenda.

Committee Biographies

Resources

Sustainable future dawns for construction

Forthcoming events

09 September 2009

BCEC / CCG - Achieving Better Value through smarter working

If you would like to establish how the smarter clients in the region are procuring and managing their construction projects to maximise their value and the value to the end user, and also learn more about how the construction clients commitment best practice guides are enabling clients to deliver more successful developments. Presentations attached for download.

21 October 2009

Here to Learn Workshop - Frameworks

A forthcoming event in the Bristol Constructing Excellence Club calendar. Make sure you put the date in your diary! Download the event information sheet for more details.

18 November 2009

BCEC Sustainability Event - Bristol

Unfortunately this event clashes with the Faculty Dinner. We had been contacted by many people who told us they would otherwise have liked to attend. Therefore we have decided to reschedule the event in April 2010. We apologise for any inconvenience this may caused.

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