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Investigation into the Key Barriers to Achieving UK “Construction 2025” Strategy Targets

Dziekonski, Krzysztof; Mascarenhas, Francis; Mahamadu, Abdul Majeed; Manu, Patrick; (2023) Investigation into the Key Barriers to Achieving UK “Construction 2025” Strategy Targets. Engineering Management in Production and Services , 15 (4) pp. 116-127. 10.2478/emj-2023-0032. Green open access

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Abstract

The “Construction 2025” is a United Kingdom (UK) Government Strategy introduced in 2013 to improve the construction industry in the United Kingdom by meeting outlined performance targets by 2025. However, with only a few years left to reach the targets, it is unclear how much industry is advancing to meet them. This paper reviews the progress to achieve the Strategy targets. The data collected from 96 UK construction professionals was utilised to assess the key barriers to achieving the UK “Construction 2025” Strategy targets. Results indicate that industry professionals are uncertain about reaching the reduction in overall cost and time targets by 2025. However, they are more positive about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the trade gap. In terms of the key barriers, the results revealed a reluctance to adopt change, lack of implementation of new technology, fragmentation in the industry, and failure to adopt modern construction methods as the key barriers to the Strategy targets. The research is the first attempt at a comprehensive assessment of the progress and barriers to the UK “Construction 2025” Strategy. The results reinforce the call for government initiatives to transform the industry.

Type: Article
Title: Investigation into the Key Barriers to Achieving UK “Construction 2025” Strategy Targets
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.2478/emj-2023-0032
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/emj-2023-0032
Language: English
Additional information: © 2023 K. Dziekonski et al. This work is published under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 License.
Keywords: United Kingdom, construction industry, Construction 2025, strategy, barriers
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10184904
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