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- One year on: Progress on the Accord Transformation Plan 2022-2025
- Government agency commitments on special conditions in contracts
- Contractual guidance due to severe weather and flooding events
- Improving health and safety through better design practice
- Construction sector contracts review
- Meet the Transformation Leads
- New operating model for Construction Accord
- Construction Sector Accord launches $37 million transformation plan
- Diversity and inclusion – the right thing and the smart thing for construction
- Panel of recognised Engineers to the Contract launched
- New industry leaders and sector reference groups to guide Accord transformation plan
- Accord is ‘go to’ forum for industry-govt dialogue – independent evaluation
- Departing Accord co-chairs ‘hand over the keys’
- Funding supports new construction sector Transformation Plan
- Immigration Rebalance welcomed by Construction Accord
- Accord publishes 2021 Progress Report
- Accord Steering Group – call for new members
- Construction MIQ closes after helping hundreds
- Accord Environment Roadmap released
- Farewell to 2021 from the Accord Steering Group co-chairs
- Strong pipeline forecast shows industry can prepare for future
- New broader outcomes guidance published
- Accord proposes construction vaccination protocols
- New Plymouth District Council wins Beacons Award
- Review of NZS3910 construction contract launched
- Finalists announced for inaugural Construction Accord Beacons Awards
- Building for the Future report released
- Construction Sector Accord supply chain research issued
- Launch of Accord Network
- Accord funding towards better business performance in specialist trades
- ConCOVE – Women's Advisory Group announced
- Diversity in Construction initiative “great news” for women in construction
- Have your say on three MBIE consultations on Building Act reforms
- Critical workers entering New Zealand under Covid-19
- World Safety and Health at Work Day
- Construction Sector Accord partnership builds sustainable workforce
- Construction Sector Accord partnership helps resourcing for suicide prevention
- Accord Steering Group welcomes two new members
- Government and industry collaborating to improve good business practice
- Planning for a post-COVID construction sector
- 2020 Construction Sector Progress Report shows benefits of Accord
- Constructive Forum brings Government and industry together
- Accord welcomes new members to lead transformation delivery
- Construction Sector Accord part of the consortium to lead Construction Centre of Vocational Excellence
- Construction and Infrastructure Workforce Development Council making progress
- More help to keep and employ apprentices
- Accord welcomes new residential construction sector support
- Save the date: Rapid Mobilisation Playbook webinar
- Rapid Mobilisation Playbook to support fast-tracking of construction projects
- Managing Risk Webinar
- New Contract Partnering Agreement launched
- Accord's first Beacon Project: Reducing carbon in construction – Watercare
- NZ Infrastructure Commission publish the Lifting Our Gaze report
- Mates in Construction
- New Construction Procurement Guidelines to promote better practices
- Mental Health in Construction
- Construction contracts under the microscope
- Innovate, Partner, Build – a better way to work with industry
- Accord set to change 'rules of the game' in construction industry
- Launch of the Construction Sector Accord
Accord funding towards better business performance in specialist trades
The Construction Sector Accord is funding the development of a benchmarking scheme to improve business performance for construction specialist trades, as part of its work to lift business performance in the construction and infrastructure sector.
"Promoting better business practice is a key goal of the Accord Transformation Plan. We know it's difficult for businesses – especially smaller ones – to access information on how to run a successful and high-performing construction-related business," said Construction Sector Accord Director Dean Kimpton.
"These new measures will greatly benefit the mostly small or medium businesses that deliver our specialist trades - electrical, plumbing & gas-fitting, roofing, scaffolding, steel, concrete & ventilation," said Mr Kimpton.
The Registered Master Builders Association will adapt measures already developed for lead contractors in the vertical construction sector, which include around 60 financial, operational and commercial metrics.
Businesses will upload metrics into a web-based system and they will receive reports on their business and wider industry trends.
"The business performance metrics framework will allow businesses to benchmark themselves against their peers and identify opportunities leading to higher performing and more resilient businesses," said David Kelly, Master Builders Chief Executive.
"We know this approach works from our work with the Vertical Construction Leadership Group, and we know from listening to our members that smaller businesses need this sort of support," said Mr Kelly.
The project's delivery will be supported by the Specialist Trade Contractors Federation.
"SME construction businesses make up the majority of the sector and are sensitive to economic cycles. Improvements for this sector will have a significant impact on lifting the overall construction sectors performance and resilience," said Federation President Graham Burke.
The development phase of the project is scheduled for completion in November 2021.
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Government and industry collaborating to improve good business practice