Construction Consultancy: 4 ways we can help grow your business

Construction Consultancy: 4 ways we can help grow your business

Carl Lillico

Written By Carl Lillico

The construction sector is an essential and valued part of society. However, high demand increases the pressure on construction businesses to complete projects whilst managing finite resources, ambitious time schedules, and limited budgets. 

Thankfully, with the proper support from specialist consultants like Jigsaw, your business can overcome these obstacles to operate successfully and improve continuously. 

Our team of specialists, with hands-on experience in the construction sector, are ideally placed to understand your business challenges, drive transformational change, and secure long-term success in this competitive industry.  

Discover four impactful strategies we offer to improve project management, enhance safety, and drive business growth. 

1 – Project Management 

While project management might seem straightforward, modern technological evolutions and increased digitisation have left many construction businesses struggling to adapt.  

Failing to keep up can lead to miscommunication, mistakes, and other project management issues that impact your bottom line.  

With in-depth knowledge and experience in project management consultancy, the Jigsaw team can support your business with productive project management strategies and help improve your processes.  

Our high-quality, bespoke services for various construction projects deliver impressive results for our clients – on time, within budget, and always to the highest industry standards.   

We can set solid foundations for growth and maintain high-quality outcomes for you, too, by helping you:  

  • Manage costs and timelines 
  • Improve team communication and collaboration 
  • Increase the quality of work  
  • Achieve project goals.  

Read this case study to see how we prioritised workstreams to reduce stock by 62%, mapped out a best-fit SIOP process, and delivered our client an expected annual benefit of £250k per year. 

2 – Supply chain 

The impact of global events has led many construction businesses to examine their supply chain for potential frailty and fragility.  

With real-life industry experience, our expert construction consultants can help you identify and mitigate any potential risks and issues that could arise across the sector.  

Our bespoke supply chain management services are designed to adapt your business processes to new developments, ensuring you are always one step ahead and have a sense of security in the face of uncertainty.  

Our scalable services for implementing a secure, structured, and cost-efficient process include:  

 

Logistics optimisation  

We help you establish a straightforward, controlled construction process from plan to completion so you can focus on operations and be confident of supply continuity. 

Risk and failure mode analysis  

We provide methods, tools, and training to enhance your team’s critical evaluation, risk analysis, and contingency planning skills. 

Inventory Management and Control  

We help you gather data, analyse it, and develop an action plan for achieving excellence and increased profitability. 

Supply chain development 

We work with your suppliers to ensure their capabilities and capacity match or exceed your manufacturing needs. 

Supplier sourcing  

We take the hassle out of your procurement team’s hands with a bespoke full-sourcing service that includes finding, locating, evaluating, and ranking potential suppliers. 

 

3 – Business Improvement/Support  

Jigsaw’s industry experts have unrivalled construction industry knowledge, supplemented by a network of over 70 highly skilled practitioners worldwide.   

This knowledge allows us to meet the needs of our construction clients quickly and effectively in several different countries. We can drive sustainable results and change through multi-disciplinary services such as business consultancy, recruitment, sustainable solutions, and digital solutions

Our experts will:  

  • Develop and deploy value-adding business systems 
  • Perform a business excellence health and produce an improvement plan 
  • Redesign your warehouse processes 
  • Implement a project management office 

These steps help you maintain consistent high standards across your business.  

 

4 – Business Training and Development 

The construction industry faces increased specialised and technical demands, challenging managers and employees who maintain businesses while growing as individuals.  

We understand these challenges. That’s why our industry practitioners and trainers will work with you to perform organisational diagnostics and create tailor-made programmes that reach individual and company-wide objectives.   

As bespoke business training and development specialists, our proven programmes help increase business performance, improve retention and reduce the shortage of specialised skills.  

Our flexible packages let you choose from stand-alone programmes, needs assessments, coaching, mentoring, or specific assessment and training solutions, including: 

  • Coaching & Motivation 
  • Change management & stress and time management 
  • Leadership & Teamwork 
  • Planning and organisation 
  • Specific knowledge transfer 

With the expertise and support of our business development consultants, your staff will be equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to reach their potential and drive business results. 

Why Jigsaw?  

Unique construction industry challenges require bespoke business solutions, which Jigsaw’s experts always deliver.   

Whether you need support with construction recruitment, improving your supply chain, implementing sustainable solutions, or other business improvement services, Jigsaw can meet your requirements.   

We ensure your construction business reduces unnecessary costs, achieves turnaround, and, crucially, delivers results that exceed your expectations.   

Need help with your next construction project?  

Book a free consultation with a Jigsaw Business construction consultant to discover how we can help you get the results you need.  

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