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Issue 18 September 2003 CBP E-News
Welcome to CBP E-News.
Monthly Focus Winner of the CBP Website Survey Prize Draw Many thanks to all those who provided us with feedback through the Construction Best Practice website survey. The winner of the prize draw is Mr Adrian Dean of Leeds City Council, who will be presented with his Palm Tungsten C (donated by IDNet) in the near future. Redesigned Kpizone KPIzone.com gives you rapid access to Key Performance Indicators for the Construction Industry, and easy access to the main UK based benchmarking organisations. Use the unique search facility to retrieve performance graphs, charts and toolkits to measure and improve your performance. View the redesigned Kpizone Discussion Forum The latest topic comes from David Harrison, one of our Best Practice Advisors in the West Midlands. He asks for your views on the industry's enthusiasm, or lack of it, for adopting Best Practice. Have a look at his specific questions - your answers could really help. More Information Integrating the Industry The Strategic Forum Toolkit , improved as a result of feedback from the May consultation, and with new sections added, has now been launched on its second round of consultation. See what you think of it and add your feedback. More Details Learning By Doing - The construction industry's most in-depth and interactive training These unique workshops are designed to ensure you and your businesses can identify specific steps and real actions to take back and implement into the workplace. This is real 'training' and includes follow up mentoring as an 'after care' service. We guide delegates through the change process and help with any problems that may occur. The Learning by Doing series is aimed at senior decision makers in all types of construction firms - and their clients - and covers key issues currently challenging the industry. More Information
What's new
1	Top Ten Case Study Downloads for August 2003
2	Case Study: Implementing an off-the-shelf intranet solution to improve document management process - (ITCBP)
3	Case Study: Integrating the design and procurement process through the use of IT - (ITCBP)
4	Case Study: Collaborative working in construction and FM using IT solutions - (ITCBP)
5	Local Government Task Force Newsletter - September Issue
Selection of Forthcoming Events
Learning by Doing Workshops
1	An Introduction to Lean Construction - London 2nd October (CITB/CBP)
2	Developing an Integrated Supply Chain - Manchester 7th October (CITB/CBP)
3	Key Performance Indicators Workshop - Cardiff 15th October (CITB/CBP)
4	Best Value & Construction Procurement - Southampton 16th October (CITB/CBP)
5	Making Partnering Work - Birmingham 21st October (CITB/CBP)
Construction Best Practice Club Events
1	The Great Debate: Compelling Reasons to Engage in Best Practice - Birmingham & Wolverhampton West Midlands CBPC 16th October
2	Lean Construction - Surrey CBPC 22nd October
Partner Events
1	Enabling Technologies in Construction: can you afford to ignore them? - London 16th October (ICE & ITCBP)
2	Waterloo Air Management - Kent 2nd October (IUKE Visit)
3	Benchmarking for Strategic Advantage - Sheffield 21st October (CPN & BSBP)
4	Sustainable PFI Contracts and Incentives - London 28th October (CIEF)
Other Events
1	Beacon Open Days: Middlesbrough Council - 2nd October Norfolk County Council - 6th October St Helen's Metropolitan Borough Council - 31st October
2	Living Diversity - from Policy to Practice - Newcastle 3rd October
3	Housing Quality Indicators - one-day courses - Watford 7th,8th & 9th October
4	Time to Dig A Little Deeper: Rethinking Construction Centre for Wales Annual Conference - Cardiff 8th October
5	Getting Paid: How to ensure prompt payment from your clients and what to do when they cannot pay - London 9th October
6	South Yorkshire Construction Industry Exhibition: A Celebration of Success - Sheffield 14th October
More Events
Items of Interest
1	The Planning Portal (The Planning Inspectorate)
2	Sustainability Lessons from PFI and Similar Private Initiatives (BRE)
3	Planning your Project (FMB)
4	Improving Site Conditions: The Construction Manager's Perspective (CIOB)
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