Presentation by Sebastian Chambers, Managing Partner at CIL Management Consultants at the SPRA Conference 2018 held at Eastwood Hall, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire on the 20th June 2018. More information: https://spra.co.uk/events/spra-conference-awards-2018/

1. Private & confidential
CIL Management Consultants
30 King Street
London
EC2V 8EH
T. +44 20 3829 2700
W. cilconsultants.com
20 June 2018
Workforce health, wellbeing
and diversity. A proven key to
a successful business.

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CIL is a management consultancy that helps companies grow
profitably and get investment.
Intro
CIL

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What drives success in UK construction?
Method
 We surveyed 140 firms from manufacturers
to contractors.
 We divided the firms between market share
winners, neutral and losers
 We looked at what might drive market share
winners vs losers

4. 4
What drives success in UK construction?
Answer
12%
41%
Key Market share winners Market share decliners
Team
engagement
10%
29%
Subcontractor
loyalty
16%
31%
On-site
efficiency

5. 5
What drives team engagement?
Leader-
ship
12%
41%
Team
engagement
 Recruitment, training &
development
 Respect for the team,
health and life beyond
work
 Transparency including
sharing in success
“Millennials want to work hard, with people they like
on something that is socially useful…”

6. 6
Do you have difficulty in recruiting?
Skills
shortage
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
2005Q3
2006Q1
2006Q3
2007Q1
2007Q3
2008Q1
2008Q3
2009Q1
2009Q3
2010Q1
2010Q3
2011Q1
2011Q3
2012Q1
2012Q3
2013Q1
2013Q3
2014Q1
2014Q3
2015Q1
2015Q3
%answering‘Yes’
Key
Bricklayers
Quantity surveyors
Other professionals
Trades

7. 7
Recruit-
ment
13%
27%
“We have a well-
structured apprenticeship
scheme”
Key Market share winners Market share decliners
7%
24%
“We recruit from
higher-education
institutions”

8. 8
Women
16%
36%
“We are actively working
to improve the work
environment for women”
Key Market share winners Market share decliners

9. 9
Training
20%
51%
18%
39%
17%
35%
“We provide regular
on-site training”
“We provide qualifications
based training”
“We provide regular
off-site training”
Key Market share winners Market share decliners

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What drives team engagement?
Leader-
ship
12%
41%
Team
engagement
 Recruitment, training &
development
 Respect for the team,
health and life beyond
work
 Transparency including
sharing in success
“Millennials want to work hard, with people they like
on something that is socially useful…”