CONSTRUCTION: CONSIDERATE CONSTRUCTORS SCHEME
Improving our
image and our future
Thousands of construction sites, companies and
suppliers voluntarily register with the Considerate
Constructors Scheme each year making a commitment
to care about appearance, respect the community,
protect the environment, secure everyone’s safety
and value their workforce.
The Scheme encourages the construction industry
to continuously strive for excellence by providing
guidance, sharing best practice and recognising the
UK’s most considerate constructors.
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Scheme, the organisation
established by the
construction industry to
improve its image. Mike is
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Mike Petter
working in the construction
industry, and has monitored
over 1000 construction sites
registered with the Scheme.
Mike began his career at
Geoffrey Osborne Ltd,
working on a variety of
construction projects
before becoming Managing
Director. He was also
Regional Director at
Alfred McAlpine Civils.
Prior to joining the
Scheme in 2008, Mike was
Managing Director for Five
Dimensional Management
Ltd, a well-established
consultancy firm
specialising in construction.
Mike also holds nonexecutive roles within
health and housing.
The next generation
The Scheme plays a vital role in making construction
an exciting, challenging and rewarding place for the next
generation of employees. The Scheme developed the
industry mascot, Ivor Goodsite, a costumed character for
construction companies to use to engage with a younger
audience to encourage safety on and around construction
sites and to promote all that is positive about the UK
construction industry.
The Scheme also works directly with secondary schools,
colleges and universities to speak to young people to get
the message across that the industry offers great career
opportunities - whether its skilled technical careers on site
or across fields including surveying, architecture, planning,
finance, HR, marketing and management.
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Sharing best practice
With over 18 years of monitoring construction sites, the
Scheme has collected a vast library of examples of best
practice which exceed the requirements of the Scheme’s
Code. Examples come from a range of organisations and
project sizes, covering huge billion-pound projects right
through to small scale building works. Earlier this year, the
Scheme introduced the Best Practice Hub to share these
examples with the industry . Any organisation can use the
Hub and, once registered, can update it with their best
practice examples, case studies and tips.
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The advice and guidance provided during site visits has
been instrumental in helping construction sites to become
more efficient, whether it’s in how they communicate
with their workforce through to developing stronger
relationships with their supply chain.
Through the cycle of considerate construction, the
industry will become progressive and inspirational,
attracting and retaining the skilled and diverse
workforce required for its ongoing success.
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For further information about the Considerate Constructors Scheme
visit: ccscheme.org.uk.
* Construction industry: statistics and policy, House of Commons, 2015.
** Construction Skills Network Forecast, CITB, 2015.
To find out more call 0800 783 1423
or visit www.ccscheme.org.uk
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