Rethinking Construction

Abstract

The Egan report Rethinking Construction is commonly held to be a watershed in the UK construction improvement debate. The report was characterised throughout by a relentless focus on modern management techniques. The need for the construction industry to change was justified on the basis of recurring client dissatisfaction. The report's enthusiasm for instrumental management techniques seemingly knew no bounds. The construction industry was exhorted to adopt ‘tried and tested’ techniques developed in the automotive sector. Rethinking Construction also provided a coded message from the newly installed New Labour government that there would be no return to the interventionalist policies previously associated with Labour governments. The enterprise culture was here to stay.

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