The industry 'formerly known as construction': an industry view of the Fairclough Review

Introduction This paper is written from the viewpoint of the Chairman of the Reading Construction Forum (RCF), a think tank of clients, consultants, contractors, specialists and academics formed in 1995 after Sir Michael Latham’s Review. The RCF introduced partnering to the UK, contributed centrally Sir John Egan’s Report (1998) and assisted Sir John Fairclough’s Rethinking Construction Innovation and Research: A Review of Government R&D Policies and Practices (2000) by convening key industry R&D directors to meet him. A vision for transforming the construction industry is presented. In this context, Fairclough’s Review is assessed for its potential to fulŽ l the industry’s emerging agenda.