Build UK will drive sustainable growth in construction by:

  • Developing a truly collaborative supply chain that takes responsibility for the delivery and performance of projects
  • Presenting business models that deliver improved performance and manage risk through the supply chain.

Current projects

Delivering Zero Retentions

Cash retention – the withholding of a percentage of payment on construction work until it is completed free of defects – is intended to provide security to the industry’s clients that any defects will be rectified appropriately. However, retentions are problematic for all parties in the supply chain and generally do not provide an appropriate or proportionate mechanism for ensuring quality and fair payment. The Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter, introduced by the Construction Leadership Council, sets out an ambition to move to zero retention by 2025.

Benchmarking against the Duty to Report

Build UK believes that fair and transparent payment practices are essential for a successful construction industry and it has been a key issue for the organisation since it was formed in 2015. Government legislation introduced in April 2017 – Duty to Report on Payment Practices and Performance – requires large companies to publish information on their payment practices every six months. Identified as a specific action within the recently published Construction Sector Deal, Build UK members collectively agreed for Build UK to benchmark them on both the average time they take to pay invoices and the percentage of their invoices paid beyond terms.

Creating a Stronger Industry Post-Brexit

As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, Build UK members have identified their main areas of concerns for the industry: Secure project pipeline Future access to skills Impact on material and product imports and exports Uncertainty over changes to the regulatory regime.

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Training Standard

Build UK’s Training Standard ensures those working on site have the correct card for their construction occupation