‘Step change’ in productivity needed to build government’s infrastructure ambitions, industry told

By Tom Lowe2021-05-17T05:00:00

IPA chief says 40% improvement in productivity needed as ‘prerequisite’ to build £600bn pipeline

The construction industry will not be able to deliver the government’s ambitions on infrastructure without a “step change” improvement in productivity, the government’s chief infrastructure advisor has warned.

Nick Smallwood said that infrastructure in the UK had “languished” compared to other sectors and that major projects “look the same today as they did 40 years ago”.

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