Members of the Strategic Forum for Construction are stepping in with plans to speed-up building projects because of the long-term nature of most of Chancellor George Osborne’s announcements.
Forum members will now identify work which can start quickly and lobby Government to fund the programme.
Strategic Forum for Construction chairman Lord O’Neill said: “The Autumn Statement rightly focused on our industry as a potential engine room for economic recovery, cutting through barriers to development and funding a range of strategically important projects”.
“But much of this investment will not kick in until 2013 and beyond.
“As a major contributor to the economic success of the UK, we believe that the construction industry could do more to fill in this gap, ramping up activity over the coming year. This will keep people in work and companies in business.
“It is vital that the industry as a whole comes up with robust proposals, and I am therefore pleased that members of the Forum have agreed to back this initiative.
“Having developed an action plan we look forward to engaging with government, working in partnership to boost output in the industry in 2012”.