Block Podcast Episode 5 - The Procurement episode - lots of great chat around procurment in the construction industry

Block Podcast

English - March 01, 2012 01:01 - 64.9 MB
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Previous Episode: Block Podcast Edition 4 - Working from home vs the office - The work/life balance and much more...

Next Episode: Block Podcast Episode 6 - Social media in the construction industry, what you could, and should, be doing

These Episodes were recorded on the 27th February - here are the participants:

Evelyn Laurie, Principal, Red Marketing

Gill Joy, Director, Intend Development

John Stobbs, Director of Operations, Sap Service UK

Also on the podcast we have Kenneth Martin, Managing Director, Block Architects and Gordon White, Managing Director, fatBuzz Ltd

EPISODE 5

We discuss lots of different aspects of procurement in the construction industry, here are some of the key topics:

The complexity of the process

Are SME's getting their fare share?

BBA Accreditation and the cost of being registered

Quirky.com and crowd funding for product development

Are the contracts profitable or, are companies buying the work?

How good id you bidding?

Do you review and fine tune failed bids?

The Glasgow Construction Forum

Scottish Procurement Construction Linked In Group

There's lots of great chat in this Episode and lots of useful information for anyone involved in the procurement process, it's well worth a listen.