Constructing Excellence

The Government’s Call for Evidence on a Strategy for the Built Environment Professions, Trades and Occupations closes on 12 August 2026 and will help inform a new national strategy aimed at strengthening skills, competence, accountability and professional standards across the sector. To inform its response, Constructing Excellence has worked with BRE Academy, a leading provider of built environment training and professional development, to gather evidence from across industry.

Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Constructing Excellence East of England Awards who are setting new standards in collaboration, innovation, sustainability and social value: ✨ Building Project of the Year – Bedford Academy New NZCiO Classroom Block ✨ Client of the Year – Oaklands College ✨ SME of the Year – Neville Special Projects Ltd ✨ Regeneration & Conservation – Market Place – Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council ✨ Social Impact- Chas Berger’s Stamford Hill Regeneration Scheme ✨...

We are pleased to welcome our latest member Constructing Change. Constructing Change is a dynamic initiative addressing systemic issues within the construction industry by fostering collaboration with the education sector, industry leaders, and key stakeholders, including contractors, consultants, supply chains, government, academia, and institutions.

This State of the Nation summary reflects insights shared by Constructing Excellence Regional Partners during the July 2026 Regional Partnership meeting and provides a snapshot of opportunities, challenges and emerging trends across the network. Sentiment across the regions is best described as cautiously positive.

We are pleased to welcome our latest member Planyard. Planyard provides construction cost control software for main contractors and specialist subcontractors. We connect budgeting, procurement, subcontractor payments and CVR reporting into one system that links to accounting software such as Xero, using automation and AI to remove manual data entry and monthly report rebuilds.

Health and safety excellence is not created by procedures alone. It depends on the everyday behaviours, commercial decisions and working conditions that allow people across a fragmented supply chain to succeed together. A recent Constructing Excellence discussion with Peter McGettrick, chair of the British Safety Council, explored how the sector can move beyond compliance and build cultures in which people feel able to challenge, report concerns and learn.

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As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in construction, the sector faces a critical challenge: how to harness its potential while keeping people, accountability and professional judgement at the centre of decision-making. AI offers major opportunities to improve productivity, safety and decision-making across construction, but adoption is moving faster than regulation and sector guidance.

We are delighted to welcome Government Commercial Agency as our latest national member. ‘Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is a trading fund, an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, and a constituent of the Government Commercial Function. Crown Commercial Service and several Cabinet Office Central Commercial teams combined to form GCA on 1 April 2026. We connect public and private sectors to achieve the best commercial and procurement outcomes for the UK and its citizens.

In collaboration with BRE Academy, we are delighted to announce that the Constructing the Gold Standard Training Course is now live. Visit the BRE Academy website to access the training. This online course provides comprehensive training on Constructing the Gold Standard, an independent review of construction frameworks by Prof David Mosey CBE, implementing Construction Playbook policy commitments, endorsed by Cabinet Office and over 50 industry bodies.