Building blocks for growth

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Building blocks for growth

Lessons from the downturn for construction companies

As growth returns to the construction industry, what business lessons can be drawn from the downturn to drive performance and resilience going forward?

When the sun is shining, fix the roof

At long last, the recovery has reached the construction industry, and as contractors race to capitalise on the rises in demand, it is important to reflect on the business lessons learnt during the downturn.

Having worked with many of the major contractors throughout the challenging market of recent years, here we offer some observations on the key insights that will bolster performance and resilience for construction companies going forward – the 'Building blocks for growth':

Lessons from the downturn for construction companies

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This is a cyclical sector – with more focus on reading the economic conditions and pipeline, could contractors have predicted and responded to the downturn more effectively?

Did they have the right controls, people, data and processes in place to manage as well as could be expected?

Coming out of the recession will pose its own challenges too, particularly around managing supply chain risk and as companies stretch to deliver order books won at competitive rates in the context of rising prices. 

The right mix for the construction market

Deloitte offers a comprehensive range of business advisory services for building contractors - from strategic and financial advisory to PPP bid support and operations consulting, as well as specialist contract and commercial risk management expertise.

With a deep understanding of the sector and extensive industry experience, our dedicated Contractors network brings together the very best of Deloitte’s leading expertise into practical, integrated solutions to address the challenges and opportunities of the construction market. 

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