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ARRESTING THE DECLINE OF THE UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 THE NEED FOR LATHAM 1 3 THE HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRY'S DEMISE 2 4 PRESSURES FOR DISPUTES IN CONSTRUCTION 2 5 THE LATHAM REPORT 3 6 THE EGAN REPORT 4 7 ARRESTING THE DECLINE 5 7.1 DECLINING CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSION 5 7.2 TRAINING OF ENGINEERS 6 7.3 CULTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 7 8 CONCLUSIONS 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 ARRESTING THE DECLINE OF THE UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 1 INTRODUCTION A civil engineer can be defined as "an engineer who designs and maintains roads, bridges, dams and similar structures"1. The industry as a whole is driven by the needs of the project promoters and financiers, who may be either private or public, with an ultimate objective to formulate and develop cost-effective solutions. Although civil engineers have the intention to deliver value for money, the industry itself has a reputation for financial mismanagement. This reputation has been built by years of extra costs, delays, disputes etc. In 1994, the Department of the Environment formed a group of industrial professionals who commissioned Sir Michael Latham to produce a report "Constructing the...

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