- Construction Products Association
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Construction Products Association Abbreviation CPA Formation 2000 Type Trade association Legal status Non-profit company Purpose/focus Construction products industry in the UK Headquarters The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT Region served United Kingdom Membership UK construction products companies Chief Executive Michael Ankers Website CPA The Construction Products Association represents 85% by value, of all manufacturers and suppliers of construction products in the UK including the largest companies in the industry, as well as 43 sector trade associations representing around 30,000 companies across product manufacturing.
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History
It was formed on 1 January 2000 as a merger of the National Council of Building Materials Producers and the Association of Construction Products and Suppliers.
Function
The Association acts as a single voice to promote and campaign for construction product manufacturers and suppliers, in order to support a growing and profitable industry. Its growing credibility can be seen by the increasing influence it has with Government Departments and other industry and political bodies. It represents suppliers and manufacturers on the Strategic Forum for Construction.
The Association has four key areas in which it aims to influence:
- 1. Investing in the built environment
The Association aims to ensure that public sector investment in the built environment is maintained at a level that provides the vital housing, education, energy and transport necessary for rapid economic recovery and to meet environmental targets whilst creating jobs and maintaining skills necessary to deliver long-term economic growth
- 2. Creating a supportive business environment
The Association aims to ensure that the business environment in the UK provides a framework that encourages increased productivity, innovation and investment, does not place companies at an operational disadvantage and assists them in improving their competitiveness
- 3. Improving industry performance
The Association aims to help manufacturers and suppliers improve their performance in order to increase levels of productivity and profitability and through this, assist the whole of the construction industry to deliver better value construction projects to its clients
- 4. Delivering sustainable construction
The Association aims to work with the construction products industry in the development of products and processes that contribute to a more sustainable built environment
Publications
The Association publishes 24 economic publications[1] per year covering the construction and product manufacturing industries. The most widely covered in the press are the construction industry forecasts.
Structure
It is situated between both parts of the A400 in Bloomsbury, central London. Goodge Street tube station is to the west, and the office is next to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
See also
- Mineral Products Association
- Construction industry of the United Kingdom
- Strategic Forum for Construction
- Construction Industry Council
References
- Economic downturn rocks foundations as housebuilding slides to lowest since 1945 (Guardian)
- Worst of the banks crisis may be past. But for David Salt the crunch has just arrived (Guardian)
- Iron ore price deal sparks steel fury (Financial Times)
- Tell us where the school spending axe will fall, demand builders (Times)
External links
Categories:- London Borough of Camden
- Industry trade groups based in the United Kingdom
- Building materials
- Organizations established in 2000
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