Osborne鈥檚 chief executive looks at 2016 from a contractor鈥檚 perspective
What are the challenges, key developments and government policies that look set to shape 2016? 黑洞社区 asked key industry insiders to make a call on what they think will become the major talking points of the next 12 months. Andy Steele, chief executive at Osborne, has a look at the year ahead from a contractor鈥檚 perspective.
Big issue:
鈥淲here we stand in the customers鈥� eyes is still the big-ticket question. A lot of customers struggle with completely trusting contractors, therefore there is a reluctance to engage with us early.鈥�
Big challenge:
鈥淪omehow we have the change perceptions, not only in the eyes of customers but also for attracting employees into the industry. We are typically seen as a slow industry in taking on board new initiatives and technology. This links into BIM: it should have helped us to transform the whole industry but the industry has been slow to engage with it so we are not going to hit the deadlines.鈥�
Big project:
鈥淔or the industry, it鈥檚 HS2: it鈥檚 going to be real testbed for how the industry can work. As a company, it would be the library resource centre at Royal Holloway (University of London).鈥�
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