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<p>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.</p>
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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.

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

Engineering Management in Production and Services

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The “Construction 2025” is a United Kingdom (UK) Government Strategy introduced in 2013 to improve the construction industry in the United Kingdom by meeting...

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

Data publikacji: 29 gru 2023

Zakres stron: 116 - 127

Otrzymano: 05 lut 2023

Przyjęty: 30 wrz 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2023-0032

Słowa kluczowe
United Kingdom, construction industry, Construction 2025, strategy, barriers

© 2023 Krzysztof Dziekonski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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

Data publikacji: 29 gru 2023

Zakres stron: 116 - 127

Otrzymano: 05 lut 2023

Przyjęty: 30 wrz 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2023-0032

Słowa kluczoweUnited Kingdom, construction industry, Construction 2025, strategy, barriers

© 2023 Krzysztof Dziekonski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
United Kingdom, construction industry, Construction 2025, strategy, barriers