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Introducing the Built Environment Competence Hub to the CPA

The BSI has launched the Built Environment Competence Hub, developed in collaboration with the Industry Competence Steering Group and the Building Safety Regulator.

Warm Homes Plan: Big Ambition, Familiar Delivery Risks

The Construction Products Association (CPA) welcomes the government’s Warm Homes Plan and its renewed focus on incentivising the uptake of renewable energy products such as heat pumps and solar, but does not welcome its move away from insulation. The government has decided to generate more energy rather conserve it.

The Spending Review and Housing

The announcement of £39 billion over 10 years for the Affordable Homes Programme in the Spending Review was leaked to the press the day before. What will be critical is to what extent this directly funds social housing.

Consultation Nation: How Bureaucracy is Slowing Infrastructure

Since getting into government in July 2024, one of the key things that it has focused on is easing planning, through its National Planning Policy Framework, which was published in December 2024, and its Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is currently going through parliament..

Thoughts on Tariffs

The U.S. announced what it described as ‘reciprocal tariffs’ on all nations in April 2025. These could cause direct and indirect impacts in the UK, ranging from price inflation and volatility to a dampening of economic growth, investor and consumer sentiment. This report, updated weekly by the CPA’s Economics Team, analyses the latest news and data to provide a view of the impacts and risks ahead.

Industry Competence - Structure and Direction

The Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) has announced its new structure, its new relationship with the Industry Competence Committee under the Building Safety Regulator, and the new direction of travel.

Adam Turk Speech for the CPA Autumn Lunch

The attached file provides the remarks shared by CPA Chairman Adam Turk (CEO of Siderise Group) with assembled guests at the CPA Autumn Lunch in The Brewery, London on 14 Nov. 2024.

The Government's 1.5 Million Homes Target (and more achievable targets)

To what extent are the Building Safety Act (and Gateway 2 specifically) and the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) leading to delays on construction project starts for higher-risk buildings?