Prater has announced its commitment to the Offsite Management School, the aim of which is to make supply chain processes leaner, more efficient and more sustainable.
As the first specialist contractor to join the initiative, Prater says that it will bring a new perspective to the discussions and will take part in a number of key events going forward.
The Offsite Management School has been developed to allow the supply chain in the construction industry to address the challenges set by the UK Construction Strategy 2025. The three key challenges are to construct infrastructure, buildings and homes that use 50% less CO2, deliver projects in half the time and reduce the cost of these assets over their operating lifetime by 33%.
The aim of the school is to foster a process of Construction Industrialisation to increase efficiency through digital design, offsite manufacturing, logistics, onsite assembly and best in class maintenance.
Prater says that it is now making the necessary commitment to helping its own supply chain partners develop and meet the challenges the industry will face over the next five years.
Prater’s sales director Kevin Smith and design and technical associate director Stuart Whiting have already both been invited to speak at the School’s events that have been designed for members wanting to adopt the principles of standardisation, industrialisation and offsite construction into their own businesses.
Gavin Hamblett, managing director at Prater commented: “Effective supply chain partnerships are absolutely integral to address the challenges facing the construction industry.
“Early collaboration with our supply chain partners, digital engineering and offsite manufacturing are all playing a fundamental role in the successful delivery of many of our most complex projects.
As such, supporting The Offsite Management School is a logical step for us and as the first specialist sub contractor to join – we are able to bring a unique perspective to discussions around best practice. We are committed to sharing knowledge and continually work on supply chain excellence.”
