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From January 2009 until September 2015, the UK Contractors Group (UKCG) was the primary association for
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contractors operating in the UK. In September 2015, it merged with the
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History of UKCG

Established in January 2009, it succeeded the Major Contractors Group and the National Contractors Federation which had until that point represented the views of the leading UK contractors.


About the UKCG

The UKCG represented over thirty leading contractors operating in the UK on constructions specific issues. Between them, UKCG members accounted for £33 billion of construction turnover – a third of UK construction total output. UKCG's mission was to promote the UK construction industry and to support its members in delivering excellence by encouraging contractors to work together with their clients and supply chains to promote change and best practice. From the UKCG website: :"to work on its members' behalf to promote common interests on sector specific contracting issues. It will represent those interests in dialogue with Government and regulatory bodies and facilitate networking and the exchange of information and ideas. It will also endeavour to work closely with the CBI to ensure that the construction industry's voice is fully represented in its work on more general business issues...." It was one of two organisations that represented the views of contractors on the
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, along with the
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. UKCG also worked closely with the
Confederation of British Industry The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is a UK business organisation, which in total claims to speak for 190,000 businesses, this is made up of around 1,500 direct members and 188,500 non-members. The non members are represented through the 1 ...
(CBI) Construction Council to ensure that contractors' interests were properly reflected in the wider business agenda.


Activities and campaigns

UKCG commissioned the business consultants LEK to produce an independent report on the contribution construction makes to the UK economy. This report, "Construction in the UK economy: The Benefits of Investment", was updated in May 2012, and showed that spending on construction significantly benefitted the UK economy. It also claimed that construction was the best sector to stimulate employment. UKCG published in 2011 further research showing the contribution construction was making to the English regions,
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. The research, undertaken by the economic consultancy Cebr and Glenigan showed the pattern of construction activity to be variable across the UK. This campaign was followed by "Creating Britain's Future" launched in the Autumn of 2012, aiming to build on the industry's successful delivery of the London Olympics infrastructure by showing that the UK construction industry was: (1) important to the UK economy, (2) a driver of growth, (3) delivering excellent products, and (4) helping change lives. In November 2012, UKCG and
CITB The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is the industry training board for the UK construction industry. History The CITB was established on 21 July 1964 by the Industrial Training (Construction Board) Order 1964,Explanatory Note to The ...
ran the "Open Doors Weekend" – an initiative for contractors to invite the public to visit sites and to see what they entail in terms of technical aspects, employment/career opportunities and community involvement in order to promote and position the industry positively. Other partner organisations were the Specialist Engineering Contractors Group (since 2021,
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), the
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, the Considerate Constructors Scheme and ''
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''. In August 2014, UKCG and CITB launched the "Born To Build" campaign - a careers resource for young people to hear about the opportunities for young people in construction. The same Open Doors Weekend partners were sponsors.


Key industry standards

The UKCG was involved in the establishment of industry standards, including: * Health and Safety Charter and a supply chain charter * Health and safety training standard for directors, supervisors and operatives * Competition Law Code of Conduct * Anti-Bribery Code of Conduct * Statement on the procurement of materialsStatement on the procurement of materials
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Membership

The UKCG had three categories of membership: Contractor (full), Affiliate and Associate Members. Its Full members included
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, BAM Construct,
Bouygues Bouygues S.A. () is a French industrial group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Bouygues is listed on the Euronext, Euronext Paris exchange and is a blue chip (stock market), blue chip in the C ...
,
Carillion Carillion plc was a British multinational construction and facilities management services company headquartered in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom, prior to its liquidation in January 2018. Carillion was created in July 1999, following a ...
,
Clugston Group The Clugston Group was a privately owned business involved in construction and civil engineering, property development and logistics. The group was based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire in England. On 5 December 2019, the group and its constru ...
,
Galliford Try Galliford Try plc is a British construction company based in Leicester, England. It was created through a merger in 2000 of two businesses: Try Group, founded in 1908 in London, and Galliford, founded in 1916. Formerly involved in house-buildi ...
,
Interserve Interserve is a British construction and support services business based in Reading, Berkshire, which went into administration in 2019 and which is expected to be wound up in 2024. At that time, the group generated revenue of £2.2 billion and h ...
,
Kier Group Kier Group plc is a British construction, services and property group active in building and civil engineering, support services, and the Private Finance Initiative. Founded in 1928 in Stoke-on-Trent it initially specialised in concrete enginee ...
,
Lend Lease Group Lendlease is a globally integrated real estate company that creates and invests in communities, workplaces, retail, and infrastructure projects, headquartered in Barangaroo, New South Wales, Australia. History Founding The company was establ ...
, and
Skanska Skanska AB () is a multinational construction and development company based in Sweden. Skanska is the fifth-largest construction company in the world according to ''Construction Global'' magazine. Notable Skanska projects include renovation of t ...
. The Affiliate members (the
Electrical Contractors' Association ECA (formerly the Electrical Contractors' Association) is the main trade association for companies involved in electrotechnical and other technical engineering projects in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. In 2022 it had some 2600 registered me ...
, the
Building Engineering Services Association The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), until 2012 the Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association, and from then until 2016, B&ES, is the main UK trade association for companies that design, install, commission and maintain he ...
, the
National Access and Scaffolding Confederation The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) is a United Kingdom construction trade association representing companies involved in scaffolding and access work. Founded in 1945, the NASC represents its sector as a member of Build UK Bui ...
and the
National Federation of Demolition Contractors The National Federation of Demolition Contractors Ltd is a UK trade association representing businesses involved in demolition work, and is headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. It describes itself as the ''Voice of the Global Demolition ...
) represented specialist contractors. The Associate members were B&CE, Cogitamus,
Deloitte Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (), commonly referred to as Deloitte, is an international professional services network headquartered in London, England. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and number of profession ...
, Glenigan, Madano,
Pinsent Masons Pinsent Masons LLP is an international law firm which specialises in the energy, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. The firm ranks among the top hundred law firms in the world by tur ...
and
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain RPC (Reynolds Porter Chamberlain) is an international commercial law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a UK top 50 law firm and has been named Law Firm of the Year three times since 2014, and Best Legal Adviser every year since ...


References


External links


UKCG websiteBorn To Build websiteOpen Doors weekend website
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