{"id":68243,"date":"2019-11-28T10:01:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T10:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=68243"},"modified":"2019-11-28T10:02:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T10:02:10","slug":"embrace-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/embrace-digital-transformation\/68243\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction SMEs must embrace digital transformation, says report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>According to a recent report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zen.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zen Internet<\/a>, SMEs within the UK construction sector risk being left behind if they do not embrace the digital transformation journey<\/h2>\n<p>Zen\u2019s &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zen.co.uk\/bricksandmortar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bricks, Mortar and Digital Transformation<\/a>&#8216; report found despite traditionally being slow to adopt new technologies, that almost all (94%) of large construction organisations have already started on a digital transformation project.<\/p>\n<p>However, just seven in ten (72%) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/smes-construction-sector\/52120\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SMEs within the construction sector <\/a>said they were on their digital transformation journey, and 8%, representing over 270,000 SMEs in the UK, was not planning to implement a digital transformation project at all.<\/p>\n<h3>What are the benefits of digital transformation?<\/h3>\n<p>Although\u00a0some SMEs within the construction industry have been slow to implement a digital transformation project, there is no shortage of understanding the benefits it could bring, particularly to business processes, the supply chain and employees.<\/p>\n<h4>Business process benefits:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve efficiencies (60%)<\/li>\n<li>Help reduce costs (60%)<\/li>\n<li>Security (48%)<\/li>\n<li>Customer experience (46%)<\/li>\n<li>Streamline processes (42%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Supply chain benefits:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce supply chain costs (58%)<\/li>\n<li>Increase collaboration with supply chain partners (52%)<\/li>\n<li>Increase supply chain efficiencies (50%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Employee benefits:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Remote working (46%)<\/li>\n<li>Flexible hours (44%)<\/li>\n<li>Enabling more effective systems that improve access to information (42%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>James Albiges, general manager, network and communications at Zen Business, said: \u201cThe construction industry has fallen behind other sectors when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/construction-new-technology\/53578\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">embracing digitalisation<\/a> \u2013 and the issue is particularly acute among SMEs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;However, SMEs can work to their strengths \u2013 being smaller and more nimble means they are well placed to embrace change. Digital transformation opens up access to new technologies that these businesses will not have experienced before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These technologies can help develop new insights on customer usage that frame future projects and boost productivity, helping to put them on a level playing field with larger rivals in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Albiges added: &#8220;The key is to understand what you\u2019re trying to achieve and then get the right technology and culture in place to deliver this. 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