From national ambition
to practical delivery.

01

The context

Transforming Construction brought a national innovation ambition into a programme of activity across the construction sector. My work covered two distinct responsibilities: establishing the Construction Innovation Hub and subsequently managing the collaborative research and development portfolio.

02

Establishing the Hub

I established the £72m Construction Innovation Hub. This was programme implementation: taking responsibility for putting a major part of the initiative into place.

03

Managing the R&D portfolio

I subsequently managed the £38m collaborative R&D portfolio. My contribution was at programme and portfolio level, supporting the delivery of collaborative innovation activity.

The research and development itself was carried out by the participating project teams. The £72m and £38m figures describe the funding associated with the Hub and portfolio respectively.

04

The perspective it brings

This experience adds a programme delivery perspective to my founder and commercial background: understanding how ambitious innovation initiatives are put into practice, and how the work of multiple organisations connects to a wider purpose.

Alongside Transforming Construction, my innovation experience also includes Assured 5G.