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The earlier, the better ✅
Bringing the contractor in too late can mean the client is already committed to a design, planning strategy or budget that may not be fully aligned with what’s achievable 👇🏻
When a contractor with the scale and experience of Balfour Beatty plc has been pushing for Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) for nearly 20 years, it’s clear there is a need for change.
Hear from Andrew Nash and download your FREE copy today: ccbp.org.uk/early-contractor…
We’re on the Construction RESET Main Stage at UK Construction Week Birmingham!
Join our session on Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), 1st October | 11:30–12:15: ccbp.org.uk/from-research-to…
Is contractor appointment timing affecting your project outcomes?
The evidence is in ✅
See the data for yourself, download Constructing Certainty today for free: ccbp.org.uk/early-contractor…
Construction across the Liverpool City Region is entering one of the most exciting periods of growth in a generation.
Earlier this month, we brought together senior leaders to have an open and honest conversation about the opportunities ahead 👇🏻
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Lowest-price procurement feels safe. But when contractors bid against incomplete designs, they price what's defined and manage the unknowns later.
Pat Fitzgerald of @WatesGroup shares why ECI changes that: ccbp.org.uk/the-case-for-ear…
"Early engagement is not a procurement preference. It is a fundamental requirement."
Our latest research analyses 400+ public sector projects and finds that late contractor appointment is costing the public sector billions.
Download Constructing Certainty, free:
Construction can't deliver without people!
Yet workforce and skills shortages remain one of most cited long-term threat facing the industry. So, what can we actually do about it?
2 July 2026 | 08:00–13:00 | The Spine Building, Liverpool | Tickets £120: ccbp.org.uk/event/state-of-t…
Since launching Constructing Certainty at The Bridgewater Hall earlier this month, the response has been remarkable, and sparked a conversation that is long overdue!
Download the report here: lnkd.in/ezD3UmSHhttps://ccbp…
Can development and sustainability genuinely go hand in hand, or does one always compromise the other?
It's one of the most pressing questions facing construction right now, and it's the focus of our next event: ccbp.org.uk/event/state-of-t…
Yesterday, we officially launched our white paper on Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
For decades, the construction industry has known that bringing contractors in too late creates risk. Now, we have the evidence to prove it
Download your copy: ccbp.org.uk/early-contractor…
Join us on 16th June for a free webinar where you'll hear how greater local control of funding and closer industry collaboration can improve skills development and retention in construction: eventbrite.co.uk/e/unlocking…
Earlier this month, we explored one of the built environment’s biggest challenges: how to put Whole Life Carbon Assessments (WLCA) into practice.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing key insights and clips from the session, follow us so you don’t miss them!
Is your infrastructure project actually buildable?
In this clip, Robbie Blackhurst, Chair Centre for Construction Best Practice (CCBP), sets out exactly why infrastructure projects are among those that stand to benefit most from Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
We've analysed over 400 public sector projects and the data points in one direction…Bring Contractors in earlier!
This is the evidence base the industry has been waiting for!
🎟️Secure Your Ticket: 3rd June, Manchester | £120: ccbp.org.uk/event/the-cost-o…
What does genuine early engagement actually look like in practice?
...This 👇🏻
Join us on 3 June in Manchester, where we'll be launching national findings from 400+ public sector projects into the Cost of Late Procurement: ccbp.org.uk/event/the-cost-o…
“We have carbon targets on some projects, but only report at completion. There’s no teeth in it.”
Our latest WLCA roundtable shows they’re still too often a tick-box exercise, not shaping design, procurement or delivery.
Read more: ccbp.org.uk/roundtable-tick-…
What does a successful regeneration project actually look like?
In our Early Contractor Involvement webinar, Christopher Lewis (@OldhamCouncil) shares how the Spindles Town Centre redevelopment evolved and why collaboration was key to its success.
Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) isn’t new, but doing it well is.Panel 2 dives into delivery reality:
✅ How ECI works on live projects
✅ What good early engagement looks like
✅ Where it falls short
✅ What must change for consistent, meaningful ECI
ccbp.org.uk/event/the-cost-o…
