How can the engineering and construction industry overcome fragmentation, external competition and inconsistent performance by reimagining its approach to governance, people and technology?
That is the question posed by KPMG in their Make it or Break it global construction survey.
Over the past decades, owners and contractors have made considerable strides in improving the delivery of capital projects. We’ve seen a host of advances in the form of new construction techniques, project delivery strategies, and enhanced processes and controls for safety, risk management, budget, scope and schedule.
70% track project performance based on original approved baseline project schedule and budget.
60% hold routine project review meetings with management, which trigger additional reviews — and if necessary, intervention — for any issues that could impair project performance.
47% say their organisations have separate systems for project reporting, yet a mere 8 percent have what they call “push one button, real-time, full project management information system (PMIS), capable of project and portfolio dashboard reporting.
31% report that their companies do have integrated systems for project reporting, which means that most project managers lack the capability to control all elements of the work.
30% claim to incorporate performance targets into all of their contracts, with a further 52% including targets on “some” of their contracts.
Schedule is ranked as the number one performance measure, followed by cost/cost sharing. Contract performance measures for output/ production, safety, subcontracting and schedule ranked considerably lower
40% of employees are Gen X and 37% are Millennials.
86% say that the “human element” significantly influences project delivery.
What are engineering and construction firms and project owners actually doing to optimise the human element?
As Baby Boomers approach retirement, new generations of workers are taking their place. According to the professionals participating in the global survey:
23% of their workforces are comprised of Baby Boomers (born 1945–1964)
40% of Generation X (born 1965–1979)
37% of Millennials (born 1980–1994).
What are the implications of this generational shift — especially for Millennials who’ve grown up in the digital age and, additionally, don’t always have the nurturing hand of Baby Boomers around their shoulders to help them learn the tricks of the trade?
Giving younger employees the skills, experience and confidence to manage major projects — and managing and motivating them in an appropriate manner is one of the most important tasks facing the sector. It’s also broadly the case that the younger the worker, the greater their digital skills and confidence. Millennials are attracted
by technology, and engineering and construction companies should recognise that investing in a digital workplace could increase their ability to attract and enthuse this demographic.
With exciting innovations like robotics, automation and drones, and powerful data analytics to improve design and project management, engineering and construction would seem to be a perfect stage for showcasing the technological revolution.
55% feel the industry is ripe for disruption
95% think technology/innovation will significantly change their business
74% believe such a change will happen in less than 5 years.
72% say that technology innovation or use of data plays a prominent role in their strategic plan or vision.
Which regions and industries are pioneering the adoption of technology? Our survey responses reveal some fascinating findings. For example, China appears to be leading the pack when it comes to advanced data and analytics and building information modeling, and shares top place with the UK for use of mobile platforms. Owners and contractors from the UK, meanwhile, are the most likely to be employing drones and virtual reality.
Despite a small improvement over the past 12 months, 57% of respondents to this year’s survey still consider themselves to be “followers” or “behind the curve”, and the proportion that view their organisations as “cutting edge” remains at 5%.
Robotic process automation and/or digital labor have a particularly exciting potential and are taking off in many other industries, with machines and computers replacing humans. Once again, engineering and construction lags behind.
83% say their organisation has not yet implemented such technologies, with most expecting a wait of 5 years or more before they become more common
John Herzog – Managing Director, Major Projects Advisory KPMG in the US says: The engineering and construction industry is no stranger to disruption. Over the last few decades we’ve seen the introduction of numerous new technologies, from fax machines to PCs, cell phones to email, and of course, internet to 3-D computer-aided design. Everyone in the industry should be making better use of the vast amounts of data collectedon construction sites. The respondents to this survey appear to have digital strategies, but it seems that many still need to further advance their digital/data road maps. I’m highly optimistic that, by following some or all of these recommendations, the industry can finally start to reap the huge benefits of the digital revolution.
Please go here to download the full report.
The Riverdene Place retirement living development in Bitterne
/0 Comments/in Projects /by joannevickersWe are delighted to announce another successful tender for Broadsword Residential LTD!
The Riverdene Place retirement living development in Bitterne will comprise of 36 one bedroom and 14 two bedroom apartments and will also feature a communal lounge for the residents to enjoy! Our work began on the McCarthy & Stone site in December 2017 with practical completion expected in early summer 2018.
The UK construction industry now has more than 1 million small businesses
/0 Comments/in Home Page news feed, News /by joannevickersThe number of small businesses operating in the construction sector across the UK has increased by 32,000 in the last year, meaning there are now more than one million of them.
Small businesses are generally defined as those with fewer than 50 employees. The latest set of government business population estimates shows that the number of construction companies with fewer than 50 employees has increased to 1,005,290 – up from 972,475 in 2016.
The data also indicates that these small construction businesses are responsible for turning over approximately £185bn a year, up from £172bn in 2016. The total turnover of all businesses operating in the construction sector reached £296.8bn in 2017, up from £271.9bn in 2016. Small businesses therefore account for 62% of the total.
The analysis of government data was conducted by software firm Clear Books, whose chief executive Phil Sayers said: “There are around 5.5m small businesses in the UK and the fact that construction firms account for one million of them is indicative of how essential it is for policymakers to ensure small construction firms continue to thrive. Be it a family-run construction business or high-growth housebuilder, small businesses play a huge role in society, acting as vital job creators but also contributing a significant amount to overall economic activity. Their role as essential service providers and genuine hubs in local communities and further afield is hugely valuable. Policymakers must ensure that small businesses are supported – their success and survival, in equal measure, is absolutely essential.”
The analysis is based on the latest set of government business population estimates for the UK, published on 30 November 2017. Business population estimates for the UK and regions provides the only official estimate of the total number of private sector businesses in the UK at the start of each year. These estimates produced by BEIS cover a wider range of businesses than Office for National Statistics (ONS) outputs, which report on VAT traders and PAYE employers.
Source: The Construction Index / Show House
McCarthy & Stone
/0 Comments/in Projects /by joannevickersWe are pleased to announce another successful tender for Broadsword Residential LTD!
Our work began in December 17 on the McCarthy & Stone 3 storey accommodation building for the elderly (29 two bedroom and 27 one bedroom apartments) with associated communal facilities. Our scope of works includes Dry Lining and Floor Screeding.
Construction and the digital age
/0 Comments/in Home Page news feed /by joannevickersBIM technology is revolutionary for construction, bringing together design, planning and infrastructure, and enhancing communication between contractors, sub contractors and supply chain.
Its influential nature has become a fundamental in the design, creation and development of public sector buildings, and is increasingly being applied to schemes across the UK.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition.
Uk Construction online spoke to Mark Norton, Head of BIM, and Simon Spink, Head of Visualisation, at ISG about the technology and how it has integrated itself into the AEC landscape.
Having joined the industry in the 80s as a Mechanical Engineer, and building an interest in CAD, Mark has been an advocate of digital construction ever since. Joining ISG nearly four years ago as the Head of BIM has led Mark into a technological crusade, working within a forward-thinking operation that is looking to use digital technology wherever possible.
“My scope has changed quite dramatically from when I joined,” he says “when we look at the variety of interfaces available within construction and where we can use that technology. BIM is all reaching now.
“Take up of the technology has become quite rapid, and ISG have found there are a number of applications. This has led to an investment in both people and state-of-the-art equipment. But where can the technology be applied?
“There are two areas that we look at in detail: Preconstruction and VR.” says Mark. A few years back, people were rendering models and walkthroughs with VR. What we’ve progressed to now is live walk-throughs – which are far more intuitive to clients and a prerequisite for a room. Clients can walk-through before buildings are even built, with the freedom of the building so to speak, whereas before you had a certain area or a pre-recorded area that Clients could explore, now you can go anywhere.
This feature has already shown significant benefits, with less or no changes to designs further down the line. Clients are given a spatial awareness not available previously, and new design options can be explored.
Simon agreed: “The decision makers on projects have changed in recent years. For example, we are seeing the HR director play an increasingly important role in the delivery of a company’s new workplace. As decision making devolves to people that are not real estate experts, VR and AR can help bridge the divide between technical documentation and the finished product.
“Our real-time visualisation app means that we can go to meetings with our client and guide them through their space. The client can look at any area of their building immediately and see the finished product without having to wait for renders from the architects. We can show them what the space will look like with different floor finishes or under different lighting conditions. This not only accelerates the decision-making process, but gives the entire project team piece of mind and the client confidence.”
Applications for virtual reality are wide ranging, and Simon sees one of the most useful applications is in training. “One of the most pressing opportunities for VR is as a health and safety training tool.” He says, “It can be used for site inductions and as part of an ongoing training programme to make people aware of hazards and teach them how to respond to risks in a controlled and measured way.
As well as scenario planning, it can also help with employee orientation. A virtual induction means that employees can walk around the site to familiarise themselves with fire exits or facilities, which again helps to mitigate risk. It can be used like the hazard perception test in a driving examination. We are now using VR to supplement the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS), but as it becomes more widely used across the industry we should look towards accreditation for VR training schemes.
Construction is seen as a bit of a dinosaur and slow moving to take up new technologies. Whether digital construction will be embraced by the industry or dismissed as a gimmick remains to be seen. – that’s why we’re going down the smart phone and tablet route because, everybody has them says Mark. “If you look at the smart helmets, they’re a great bit of equipment, but they’re quite expensive and quite niche, maybe in five to ten years time when the price drops. But everybody has a smartphone or tablet, they are easy to use and relatively inexpensive and the technology fits with them very well.
Source: UK Construction Media
Government publishes ambitious infrastructure plans
/0 Comments/in Home Page news feed, News /by joannevickersThe National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, which sets out projects for the next 10 years, has published details of over £460 billion of planned infrastructure investment across the public and private sectors, of which over £240 billion will occur in the next four years. This amounts to a projected total of public and private investment in infrastructure of around £600 billion.
According to the report, this should give industry, and all parts of the supply chain, the confidence they need to support government and businesses with the delivery of future projects.
Since 2010 over 4,500 infrastructure projects across the UK have been completed successfully. These range from major, nationally significant projects such as Birmingham New Street Station and extending access to superfast broadband across the UK, to smaller local schemes that have made a huge impact on the communities they serve, such as the Nottingham Trent left bank flood alleviation scheme.
Over 1100 transport projects have been completed since 2010, with 13 priority rail projects completed or under construction, and 29 priority road projects completed or under construction. There is over £135 billion of transport investment in the pipeline and over 240 planned transport projects and programmes.
Modern transport infrastructure is essential to ensuring that the UK remains a competitive and strong economy. As well as improving capacity and relieving congestion, good transport infrastructure unlocks opportunities for regeneration and new housing development. The Government is committed to a 50% increase in transport investment from 2015 to 2020, enabling the largest rail modernisation since the Victorian times and the biggest road investment programme since the 1970s.
Over 1900 energy projects have been completed since 2010. Construction of the first new nuclear project in a generation is now underway at Hinkley Point C, and since 2010, over 30GW of new capacity has been added to the electricity grid, around 75% from renewable sources. Over 100 renewable projects are currently under construction across the UK, which will provide 5.6GW of new capacity and over £57 billion of energy investment is in the pipeline between 2017/18 and 2020/21. This summer, more than half of the UK’s electricity came from low carbon sources, making 2017 the “greenest” summer ever recorded by the National Grid, helping the government to meet its long-term climate change commitments.
Over 370 social infrastructure projects have been completed since 2010, and more than 735,000 additional pupil places have been created, with over 1.1 million homes delivered.
Andrew Jones MP, exchequer secretary to the Treasury, said: “We are backing Britain with a record amount of infrastructure investment as we build an economy fit for the future. That’s why we’re working with the industry to skill up and scale up for the challenges ahead. Investing in infrastructure boosts productivity for the economy as a whole. The scale of the investment we are talking about here will deliver a step change for our country.”
Transport secretary Chris Grayling said: “We’re undertaking the most ambitious improvements in our transport network this country has seen for decades. But we must also drive forward plans to ensure these infrastructure projects are completed on time and on budget.
“World-leading projects such as Crossrail, the Ordsall Chord and the huge investment programme in our major roads show that Britain can deliver on time and on budget, boosting jobs and growth and creating new opportunities across the nation. But we want to do better. This strategy shows the way and sets out our standards for how we will do more and better in future.”
Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) chief executive, Nelson Ogunshakin, said: “In the run-up to the Budget we asked the government to support our sector by making a long-term commitment to infrastructure. We are delighted that they have responded to our call. The ten-year investment pipeline will help bring certainty to the industry and encourage our members to invest in their own skills and capabilities in order to meet this demand.
“We’re pleased to see a focus on productivity and encouraging the adoption of new digital and manufacturing technologies. As a sector we look forward to working closely with the IPA which will co-ordinate infrastructure delivery across disparate Whitehall departments. However, we need to reiterate our message to government that we cannot allow the final 15 months of the Brexit negotiations to derail delivery of this Investment pipeline. We need the current focus on infrastructure to remain, even if Brexit looms ever larger over Westminster.”
Please go here for the full report.
Source: Infastructure Intelligence
Project Update – Decorean
/0 Comments/in Projects /by joannevickersBroadsword are not far from completion on the £27 million Decorean development to covert a business park to residential units.
This extensive project is one of the largest office to residential conversions to date and consists of 107, one and two bedroom apartments! Our scope of work has included Partitions, ceilings, smoke shafts and floor screeding. Works are set to complete early in the new year.
UK construction hits 5 month high
/0 Comments/in Home Page news feed, News /by joannevickersThe construction sector activity in the UK economy rebounded sharply in November and came in at the highest levels in five months, according to a new report from Markit Economics.
The latest monthly survey of construction purchasing managers indicates that new orders and employment numbers also increased more than they had done in recent five months. However, the improvement in construction growth was largely confined to residential work. Commercial and civil engineering activity continue to decline. Business optimism has picked up from October’s near five-year low to its strongest rate since June.
Tim Moore, Senior Economist at IHS Markit and author of the Markit/CIPS Construction PMI®, noted: “UK construction companies experienced a solid yet uneven improvement in business conditions during November. Once again, resilient house building growth helped to offset lower volumes of commercial work and civil engineering activity. “Survey respondents noted that residential projects underpinned the rebound in total new order growth to its strongest since June, helped by strong demand fundamentals and a supportive policy backdrop.”
Construction companies indicated a moderate rebound in new orders in November, with the rate of expansion the fastest for five months. Anecdotal evidence cited a general improvement in client demand after the soft patch this summer. Higher levels of new work helped to support a moderate rise in staff numbers and input buying in November.
Duncan Brock, director of customer relationships at the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, said: “At last the construction sector, has picked its feet up with the biggest overall improvement in five months, underpinned by a moderate rise in new orders, but the strongest since June. It appears that policy support and a small recovery in the UK economy has boosted sentiment and encouraged clients to come out of their shells and start building again. The housing sector was the primary driver of growth increasing at the fastest rate for almost half a year. However it is private sector companies that need to commit to big ticket spending, with commercial development still underperforming as persistent Brexit uncertainty continues to bite. Concerns over civil engineering in particular are also prevalent with its downward course the longest since 2013 and linked to a shortfall of new tender opportunities. Across construction supply chains, delivery times have been under pressure, as materials were in higher demand, while stocks remained in short supply. Lead-times from vendors have now deteriorated in every month for over seven years. Overall, the sector showed an incremental improvement, but business optimism was on the rise and up from last month’s five-year low. Perhaps the darkest days are behind the sector with fresh impetus on the horizon for the New Year.”
For the full report please go here
What does the 2017 budget mean for construction?
/0 Comments/in News /by joannevickersThe Chancellor Philip Hammond has today delivered a ‘budget for builders’ that should allow small builders to deliver more of the new homes Britain so badly needs, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Housing was at the centre of Philip Hammond’s autumn budget speech this month. The chancellor revealed plans to commit a total of at least £44 billion of capital funding, loans and guarantees over the next five years to ‘support the housing market to boost the supply of skills, resources, and building land and to create the financial incentives necessary to deliver 300,000 net additional homes a year on average by the mid-2020s’.
Commenting on the Budget 2017, Brian Berry Chief Executive of the FMB said “The Government has set itself a new target of building 300,000 new homes a year by the mid-2020s. And today the Chancellor has put small and medium-sized builders at the heart of ambitious plans to tackle the growing housing crisis. The Chancellor appears to be putting his money where his mouth is with the announcement of £44 billion of capital funding, loans and guarantees. In particular, a further £1.5 billion for the Home Building Fund to be targeted specifically at SME housebuilders can play a significant role in channelling crucial funding to this sector. A £630 fund to prepare small sites for development and proposals to require councils to deliver more new housing supply from faster-to-build smaller sites will provide opportunities to boost small scale development.”
Berry continued: “A second major challenge to getting new homes built is the skills crisis we face. In the long run, the only real solution to chronic skills shortages will be a major increase in the training of new entrants into our industry. We are therefore pleased to hear the Chancellor has today committed extra resourcing to training for construction skills. With Brexit round the corner the next few years will bring unprecedented challenges to the construction sector. The Government will need to make sure that the sector continues to have access to skilled EU workers, but we are pleased that the Chancellor has today listened to the needs of SME builders”.
Stamp duty is to be abolished for first-time buyers on properties up to £300,000. This represents a cut for 80% of first-time buyers. And those spending between £300,000 and £500,000 on their first home will save £5,000 in stamp duty. The controversial help-to-buy scheme is also to be extended despite widespread concern that it contributes to ballooning house prices. The budget confirmed that an extra £10bn will go into the scheme to extend it to 2021, a measure previously announced in October.
David Thomas, chief executive of house-builder Barratt Developments, said: “We welcome the government’s continued focus on housing, the stamp duty cut will help more young families get a foot on the property ladder and further planning reform is vital to increasing housing supply – overall this is a positive budget putting housing front and centre where it belongs.”
Shares in house-building companies fell after Hammond failed to announce the ambitious programme the markets had anticipated. The chancellor said he planned to commit £44bn in capital funding, loans and guarantees to support the UK housing market. He claimed this would help deliver 300,000 new homes a year. And small building firms would get a share of £1.5bn for new homes. But planning reform was punted into the long grass again. Hammond announced a review by Oliver Letwin on how to close the gap between planning permissions being granted and houses being built.
Tom Shaw, director of consulting engineer firm Ramboll, said: “There were a number of new positive measures announced for housing in the budget, but what was disappointing was the lack of specifics that would encourage the construction industry to embrace offsite techniques. Increasing housing supply to 300,000 per year requires offsite construction methods – without it we have no chance of meeting these targets by 2025.”
However, supporting documents released later revealed the extend of the government’s commitment to promoting offsite construction: “The government will use its purchasing power to drive adoption of modern methods of construction, such as offsite manufacturing. Building on progress made to date, the Department for Transport, the Department of Health, the Department for Education, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Defence will adopt a presumption in favour of offsite construction by 2019 across suitable capital programmes, where it represents best value for money.”
Time will tell as to whether the new policies have a positive impact on the construction industry.
Global Construction Survey 2017
/0 Comments/in Home Page news feed, News /by joannevickersHow can the engineering and construction industry overcome fragmentation, external competition and inconsistent performance by reimagining its approach to governance, people and technology?
That is the question posed by KPMG in their Make it or Break it global construction survey.
Over the past decades, owners and contractors have made considerable strides in improving the delivery of capital projects. We’ve seen a host of advances in the form of new construction techniques, project delivery strategies, and enhanced processes and controls for safety, risk management, budget, scope and schedule.
70% track project performance based on original approved baseline project schedule and budget.
60% hold routine project review meetings with management, which trigger additional reviews — and if necessary, intervention — for any issues that could impair project performance.
47% say their organisations have separate systems for project reporting, yet a mere 8 percent have what they call “push one button, real-time, full project management information system (PMIS), capable of project and portfolio dashboard reporting.
31% report that their companies do have integrated systems for project reporting, which means that most project managers lack the capability to control all elements of the work.
30% claim to incorporate performance targets into all of their contracts, with a further 52% including targets on “some” of their contracts.
Schedule is ranked as the number one performance measure, followed by cost/cost sharing. Contract performance measures for output/ production, safety, subcontracting and schedule ranked considerably lower
40% of employees are Gen X and 37% are Millennials.
86% say that the “human element” significantly influences project delivery.
What are engineering and construction firms and project owners actually doing to optimise the human element?
As Baby Boomers approach retirement, new generations of workers are taking their place. According to the professionals participating in the global survey:
23% of their workforces are comprised of Baby Boomers (born 1945–1964)
40% of Generation X (born 1965–1979)
37% of Millennials (born 1980–1994).
What are the implications of this generational shift — especially for Millennials who’ve grown up in the digital age and, additionally, don’t always have the nurturing hand of Baby Boomers around their shoulders to help them learn the tricks of the trade?
Giving younger employees the skills, experience and confidence to manage major projects — and managing and motivating them in an appropriate manner is one of the most important tasks facing the sector. It’s also broadly the case that the younger the worker, the greater their digital skills and confidence. Millennials are attracted
by technology, and engineering and construction companies should recognise that investing in a digital workplace could increase their ability to attract and enthuse this demographic.
With exciting innovations like robotics, automation and drones, and powerful data analytics to improve design and project management, engineering and construction would seem to be a perfect stage for showcasing the technological revolution.
55% feel the industry is ripe for disruption
95% think technology/innovation will significantly change their business
74% believe such a change will happen in less than 5 years.
72% say that technology innovation or use of data plays a prominent role in their strategic plan or vision.
Which regions and industries are pioneering the adoption of technology? Our survey responses reveal some fascinating findings. For example, China appears to be leading the pack when it comes to advanced data and analytics and building information modeling, and shares top place with the UK for use of mobile platforms. Owners and contractors from the UK, meanwhile, are the most likely to be employing drones and virtual reality.
Despite a small improvement over the past 12 months, 57% of respondents to this year’s survey still consider themselves to be “followers” or “behind the curve”, and the proportion that view their organisations as “cutting edge” remains at 5%.
Robotic process automation and/or digital labor have a particularly exciting potential and are taking off in many other industries, with machines and computers replacing humans. Once again, engineering and construction lags behind.
83% say their organisation has not yet implemented such technologies, with most expecting a wait of 5 years or more before they become more common
John Herzog – Managing Director, Major Projects Advisory KPMG in the US says: The engineering and construction industry is no stranger to disruption. Over the last few decades we’ve seen the introduction of numerous new technologies, from fax machines to PCs, cell phones to email, and of course, internet to 3-D computer-aided design. Everyone in the industry should be making better use of the vast amounts of data collectedon construction sites. The respondents to this survey appear to have digital strategies, but it seems that many still need to further advance their digital/data road maps. I’m highly optimistic that, by following some or all of these recommendations, the industry can finally start to reap the huge benefits of the digital revolution.
Please go here to download the full report.
Drones could pave the way for big change in the construction industry
/0 Comments/in Home Page news feed /by joannevickersThat is according to a survey named Drone Technology within the construction industry conducted by ProDroneWorx, one of the leading UK companies for ariel mapping, inspection and surveying.
They believe that drones are going to be a major disruptor in the construction industry in the coming years – and effective implementation of the technology will give companies a significant edge in a very competitive market.
They asked senior figures within the construction industry, including surveyors, architects, engineers and construction firms, about their perception, usage and understanding of drone technology. 160 companies responded.
The survey highlighted the following key points:
A third of respondents (33%) are currently using drone technology in their operations. These early adopters understand the benefits it brings to their organisations.
The majority of respondents (67%) are currently not using drone technology. However, most plan to do so in the future.
Of the 33% that are currently using drone technology:
The majority (60%) have been using it for less than a year
11% of this sub-group have been using the technology for the last three to five years making them very early adopters.
The three main reasons firms are using the technology are:
Even though a large percentage (67%) of firms are not currently using drone technology, there’s huge pent-up demand as 77% of this group plan on using the technology in future.
Only a small proportion of firms have no plans to use the technology in the future.
Construction firms have two options when it comes to deciding how to incorporate drone technology into their business models and workflow: creating an internal drone unit/function; or using a 3rd party specialist.
Overall, the vast majority of firms (67%) plan to or currently use 3rd party specialist companies on their projects rather than having an internal drone function within their company.
Issues such as regulation, licensing, insurance, hardware, software and data processing are factors putting firms off an internal function.
Many find it easier, cheaper and less risky to use a professional drone solutions company on projects.
Awareness of drone technology and the various benefits it brings is high within the industry; 75% of respondents understand how the technology can be used within their business.
Although drone technology has many applications within the construction industry, currently its primary use is in photography & video, surveying, asset inspection and progress monitoring.
27% of respondents were from the construction sector, 19% architecture, 18% surveying, 12% other (ecology, agriculture, consultancy etc) and 7% engineering.
Source: ProDroneWorx / UK Construction Media