One month into 2014 and we already know that Welsh construction is better than the rest of the UK. The opportunities for all contractors, designers, specialists, engineers and suppliers are increasing and what’s more we have the facts to prove it now.

One of the characteristics of leaders, in business, politics and even in construction is self belief. But sometimes despite all your best instincts, you do begin to doubt yourself until your convictions are validated by data. 

Welsh civil engineering contractor Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd has teamed up with Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University to sponsor a Phd student to help them meet the challenges of embedding BIM within their organisation – in terms of both processes and culture.

The work will deliver the Welsh Government’s requirement for BIM Level 2 compliance on the Newtown bypass in mid Wales and other projects.

Welsh Government and RICS have reported in the past few weeks that the instinctive optimism within construction professionals in Wales is being backed up by official data.

In fact, the construction industry in Wales is outperforming the UK as a whole. The longer term trend for the Index of Construction for Wales shows an 8.7% increase when comparing 2013 with 2012 (whilst according to latest Office of National Statistics figures over the same time UK output fell by 1.3%) and the short term quarterly movements in the construction industry also show output increased in Wales by 2.8%.

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