Reports abound of the detrimental effect of the construction skills crisis on the performance and futuredevelopment of the UK construction industry. The industry’s continued growth in output, coupled with itsunpopularity as a career choice, has led to extreme pressure on its labour market...

In 1998, a government‐sponsored review of the UK construction sector called for the adoption of initiatives from manufacturing industry in order to increase productivity and reduce costs. Subsequent research has focused on how supply chain management practices could be implemented effectively...