It was interesting to read that Thames Tideway Tunnel chairman, Sir Neville Simms, is calling for principal contractors to collaborate to drive innovation for his forthcoming project (NCE, 9 January). Surely, years after the Egan Report, this should be a given? Why are clients still engaged in this sort of rhetoric? Well, of course, the reality is that our industry is still highly fragmented and we are, for the most part, focused on projects that involve short term relationships. The challenge for the industry is for the industry to challenge itself and to either integrate more fully or genuinely collaborate.
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