Stewart Milne Group Seek Greater Opportunity
The Stewart Milne Group has teamed up with the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) to better understand and
measure current site productivity, downtime and waste.
CSIC and GCU also have a longer term ambition of developing a user-friendly way for other housebuilders to measure productivity on the construction site, improving efficiency right across the sector. Existing methods of measuring productivity on a construction site are relatively complex, relying on time and motion studies and data analysis. This project will
gather data and better understand the site measurement process and means to analyse information, in order to improve Stewart Milne Group’s productivity. It will also inform a future simplified approach and methodology that can be used by housebuilders large and small, to help improve efficiency levels and business performance.
Stewart Dalgarno, Director of Product Development at Stewart Milne Group said:
As part of CSIC and Scottish Enterprise’s ‘Profit Through Productivity’ campaign for the construction sector, the productivity information, practices and processes will be shared across the wider housebuilding sector over the next year, in order to improve overall efficiencies. Other housebuilders will also have the opportunity to benefit from CSIC funding to support the
CSIC is funding the work of a research team from the Department of Construction and Surveying at Glasgow Caledonian University to carry out daily site monitoring, comparing existing timber frame construction methods with more advanced crane-erected offsite timber frame system. Detailed data, photo and video evidence is being captured and analysed, to unlock improvements that reduce material waste and labour downtime and increase productivity from a more advanced offsite timber frame system,
building a strong business case for change.
Stewart Dalgarno, Director of Product Development at Stewart Milne Group said:
“Site productivity is very important to the growth plans of the Stewart Milne Group and the future efficiency of our housing delivery approach. We have carried out previous research on our sites, identifying productivity opportunities and developed improved products and systems to exploit this. This project should allow us to take this to the next level, and also to share the findings, monitoring and benchmark our methodology with others in the sector. Improved productivity is good news for the industry, the end customer and the economy as a whole.”
As part of CSIC and Scottish Enterprise’s ‘Profit Through Productivity’ campaign for the construction sector, the productivity information, practices and processes will be shared across the wider housebuilding sector over the next year, in order to improve overall efficiencies. Other housebuilders will also have the opportunity to benefit from CSIC funding to support the
