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Series: Building ; 266(8188) 8 June 2001, 38-41(4)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the findings of a new report, "Standardisation and skills: a transnational study of skills, education and training for prefabrication in housing", by the University of Westminster, which reveals that the UK construction industry is the least innovative in Europe and that fragmentation, lack of training and poor investment threaten the Egan reforms. The report finds there are fewer skilled workers, that construction is slower and that efficiency is lower in the UK than in either Germany or Denmark. It also warns that increased emphasis on standardisation and prefabrication does not compensate for a poorly trained workforce. Tables, diagrams, graphs.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS64091 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 113257-1001 |
Discusses the findings of a new report, "Standardisation and skills: a transnational study of skills, education and training for prefabrication in housing", by the University of Westminster, which reveals that the UK construction industry is the least innovative in Europe and that fragmentation, lack of training and poor investment threaten the Egan reforms. The report finds there are fewer skilled workers, that construction is slower and that efficiency is lower in the UK than in either Germany or Denmark. It also warns that increased emphasis on standardisation and prefabrication does not compensate for a poorly trained workforce. Tables, diagrams, graphs.