The report was written by Mark Farmer, the founding director and CEO of Cast Consultancy[1] and an expert with 25 years' experience in the construction industry.
[2] It had been commissioned through the UK Construction Leadership Council at the request of the departments for Communities and Local Government (CLG) and for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
[2] On the latter issue Farmer stated that the available workforce would decrease by 25% over the following ten years, a scenario that would be significantly worsened by the impact of Brexit.
They committed to a reform of the CITB and its levy and stated that there was support for greater use of off-site manufacturing in an existing housing white paper.
[5] Farmer commented that he was happy that the government had agreed to implement the vast majority of his recommendations and that it was working to bring about a "modern and fit for purpose construction industry".
[6] The review was described in the press at the time of its release as a "damning report" that warned that the industry faced "inexorable decline" unless it reforms.