Construction productivity: improving the way we build today and tomorrow

This month’s CROSS report again highlights the importance of a competent person fulfilling the role of Temporary Works Coordinator on a project and the need for suitable checking of designs.

In the third article in this series, Steve Williams of Network Rail presents a client's point of view on monitoring and supervision, drawing on three case studies to examine what can go wrong and what good practice looks like.

Cliff Smith of the Get it Right Initiative (GIRI) explains how the organisation is working to reduce error in the construction industry and offers some examples of approaches in practice.