Back turned group of young workers or engineers with yellow and white helmets standing in construction site, lighting effect THE National Federation of Builders (NFB) has found that the ‘vast majority’ of its contractors have implemented a digital transformation. Furthermore, a ‘substantial majority’ found that the digital transformation delivered sustainable business improvements. The findings come from a digital straw poll conducted at the organisation’s Construction Summit conference and feature in the NFB’s new research briefing entitled Technological Transformation and Cyber Security Insights from Construction Contractors. It also revealed that contractors have embraced digital transformation, found it successful, invested in digital-training, and are motivated by the business case to do so. Furthermore, it highlighted that contractors are taking cyber security seriously – with half of all those asked having an appointed person to lead their cyber defences and a third assessing their cyber risk on a monthly basis. However, the NFB said there is still work to do. The survey found that there is a lack of strategic leadership for digital transformation and a lack of general awareness of cyber security policies and procedures within the company’s asked. The findings: Digital Transformation 8 in 10 contractors say they have implemented […]