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13 September 2012
The UK building industry is blighted by a culture of blame and adversarial relationships. John Birch argues that the way forward is simpler supply chains
A recent report by the Engineering Construction Industry Association found that trading relationships in the sector have become more adversarial. Compared with the results of a similar survey in 1996, 27 per cent more companies experienced an increase in adversarial relationships against only 16 per cent that saw a reduction.
Almost half the respondents said...