"British construction clients are missing out on savings of up to 30% because the UK supply chain is failing to fully embrace partnering.
"And some of the industry's leaders who claim to be pioneering the move towards lean construction and closer collaboration are merely paying lip service service to win clients," challenges Ron Edmundson, group chief executive of Waterloo Air Management.

These controversial topics and more will be the subject of debate at this year's Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) annual conference. The HVCA Summit 2001 is sponsored by Waterloo Air Management and will be staged at Le Meridien Hotel, London W1. The date for this industry event is set for 7 March.

Seven members of the HVCA/ECA Joint Major Contractors' Group have pledged their support to the Summit: Crown House Engineering; Drake & Scull; How Engineering Services; MITIE Engineering Services; MJN Contracts; Rosser & Russell; and Shepherd Engineering Services.