One of the last acts of the CLG will be the completion of its work on integrated supply teams within the Strategic Forum for Construction (see page 23). "The conclusion of the work of the Forum at the end of June is an appropriate time for the CLG to cease," said a CLG statement.
In its ten-year existence, the CLG has been active in representing the joint interests of its two members: the Specialist Engineering Contractors' (SEC) Group, which includes the ECA and the HVCA; and the National Specialist Contractors' Council (NSCC).
The SEC Group and the NSCC have recently conducted an in-depth review of their separate and mutual agendas. They have concluded that the majority of challenges they and their members face over the next three to five years can best be addressed by each body individually. "On matters of mutual interest, they will continue to work closely together and will act in partnership whenever appropriate," said the CLG statement.
The CLG will perhaps be best remembered for its role in the adoption and implementation of the recommendations contained in 1994's Constructing the team report from Sir Michael Latham and the Construction Industry Task Force's Rethinking construction in 1998.
Recently, the CLG has been instrumental in the campaign to abolish retentions, drafting proposals for the successful adoption of integrated supply teams and lobbying on security of payment for specialist contractors.
Detailed future priorities for the SEC Group and the NSCC will be announced shortly, including those matters of mutual interest.
It remains to be seen whether two separate specialist sector bodies will provide such effective lobbying as the CLG. However, the Government is unlikely to make room for two specialist contractor organisations at the top table so the loss of a unified voice for the sector must be seen as a blow.
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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor
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