Globe Group

Programme float is the buffer built into a construction schedule to accommodate the small variances that inevitably occur across a live site. A trade that takes a few days longer than planned. A material delivery that arrives late. A weather event that costs a week....

Portfolio developers managing multiple concurrent housing schemes across a region have specific expectations of their major suppliers that differ from single-scheme developer expectations. A supplier that serves single-scheme developers well may not serve portfolio...

Interface failures between trades on live construction sites are one of the most common causes of programme drift and cost overrun. A scaffold contractor believes their handover is complete; the roofers arrive to find boards moved. A groundworks package appears to be...

Cash flow predictability is one of the underestimated commercial benefits of consolidating construction procurement with a single specialist group rather than tendering each package separately. The mechanism is not obvious at tender stage but becomes visible across...

Value engineering on a construction project is one of the more misunderstood commercial activities. The version that gets done at cost-plan stage, focused on line-by-line specification substitutions, produces marginal savings and often marginal defects. The version...

Portfolio developers, those running multiple concurrent housing schemes across a region, occupy a specific position in the construction supply chain. Their commercial value to specialist contractors is greater than any single scheme. Their operational complexity is...