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CONSTRUCTION NEWS: Gateway 3: how private sector could help prevent bottlenecks
With Gateway 3 on the horizon, the sector must learn from Gateway 2’s challenges. Director of Civil & Structural Engineering at McBains, Lee Wingate, highlights how smarter collaboration with accredited third-party specialists can help prevent new bottlenecks and keep vital projects moving.
As higher‑risk building projects begin to move through Gateway 3, the construction industry faces the risk of a new regulatory bottleneck - this time delaying occupation rather than construction. Drawing lessons from the challenges experienced at Gateway 3, Lee's article in Construction News argues that targeted use of accredited private‑sector expertise could help the Building Safety Regulator prevent avoidable delays, while maintaining the integrity of the building‑safety regime.
His perspective very much echoes the McBains ethos of utilising specialist expertise to provide practical, collaborative solutions to issues.
Read the full article here: Gateway 3: how private sector could help prevent bottlenecks | Construction News
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