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Sir James Wates: ‘Construction needs total disruption’

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Former CIOB president Sir James Wates CBE is giving a thought-provoking speech on construction industry change in December.

In ‘Total disruption: There has got to be a better way for construction’, the chair of Wates Group (pictured) will look at why, despite plenty of innovations in construction, none have managed to change the way we construct the majority of buildings.

Wates will look at why sectors like IT, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals have revolutionised their processes, leaving construction in their wake.

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