Looking ahead to the future

What are the main challenges faced by the construction industry?

What challenges is the
construction industry facing?

Security:

Protect your data & supply chain

As digitisation increases and globalisation extends networks into new markets, sensitive data is increasingly vulnerable and supply chains are under threat.

Deployment speed:

Hitting the ground running

Construction work is easily delayed, so new projects have to hit the ground running. This means activating and connecting new sites ASAP. We achieve this in days rather than months for our clients by deploying 4G and SD-WAN solutions.

Easy accessibility:

Share & access vital documents to speed up projects

An inability to access information quickly can slow on-site work down. The drawings and documents required are often too large to share by email or store.

Talent:

Attracting and retaining the best

A high percentage of the industry’s workforce is reaching retirement age; to retain the high level of expertise desired by growing firms, fresh talent must be attracted – and this means demonstrating openness to modern working methods and newer technologies.

DAVID JONES

Director, Digital Ways of Working

With over 30 years’ experience in various roles, Dave Jones has been instrumental in delivering Digital Transformation at a number of multinational organisations, and has worked throughout Europe, USA, South America, Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Respected across the industry, Dave shares with us his advice for succeeding as an AEC firm and embracing Digital Transformation.

“One thing that is common in the Construction industry, is that it’s usually not the technology that prevents successful Digital Transformation. Such initiatives are much more likely to fail if an organisation has not defined a clarity of purpose, with a shared, clear vision and is met by lack of support from the Executive Committee and Board, as well as issues around people and culture.

Digital Transformation should be a team game - and that means organisation-wide. It shouldn’t be up to either an individual or department to deliver it. Get this right and watch your organisation realise the benefits and outperform the competition.

Learn quickly or fail fast. Find out which of the technologies bring the most benefit to your organisation. Find the pockets of excellence and innovation that exist in most organisations and empower them to deliver change.”