Paints, specialist coatings, printing inks, wallpaper. They are all around us but often overlooked; they are essential but often taken for granted; they help power manufacturing, the economy and society, yet are often undervalued.
Read moreThe BSI has launched the Built Environment Competence Hub, developed in collaboration with the Industry Competence Steering Group and the Building Safety Regulator.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreSince 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..
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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.
Read moreThe 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.
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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.
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