Strategy

Scotland's Construction Industry Strategy 2013-2016

Building for the future is our Industry Strategy for 2013-2016. It sets out the ambition and priorities for coming years.

It recognises the need for change, and a committment to achieving growth. It also outlines Construction's contribution to the Scottish Government’s wider Economic and Low Carbon strategies.

PDF document The Scottish Construction Industry's Strategy Brochure (PDF 2.8 MB)

How the strategy was developed

First, a steering group was drawn from industry, to work closely with the Industry Advisory Group (IAG). This group oversaw the commissioning of independent research by Scottish Enterprise in 2011.

PDF document Baseline report (PDF 2.1 MB)

Industry workshops

In Spring 2012, 20 workshops were held throughout Scotland. These allowed businesses, stakeholders and public sector representatives to share their views on the strategy. An online survey ran at the same time.

While the draft strategy was refined, work began on an action plan, which was reviewed by further workshops. This extensive consultation process meant over 500 industry representatives helped develop the strategy.

  • Reports from the workshops are publicly available and can be obtained by contacting the Construction Scotland ILG on 0141 228 2025 or by Email