2023

CPA Weekly Notes - 20th October 📝

20 October 2023

CPA Construction Industry Forecasts Webinar | Next Thursday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sign-up now to join our upcoming Autumn Forecasts webinar, hosted by CPA Economics Director Noble Francis. Noble will be looking at key elements from the latest Forecasts which will be published on Monday 23 October. Join us for this webinar to get more insight from Noble and have the opportunity to get your questions answered. Click here to register. CPA Trade Association Members are welcome to share this link with their respective members.

CPA Weekly Notes - 13th October 📝

13 October 2023

New Sponsor Announcement | CPA Autumn Lunch - We're happy to announce that one of our newest Affiliate Members EJ Group, will be sponsoring the CPA Autumn Lunch in a few weeks time. EJ is one of the leading forces in the design, manufacture and distribution of access solutions for water, sewer, drainage, telecommunications and utility networks worldwide. Thank you to EJ Group and Siderise for their ongoing support - our lunches wouldn't be possible without our sponsors.

CPA Weekly Notes - 6th October 📝

06 October 2023

CPA Response To Government Cancellation of HS2 The CPA Chief Executive responds to the Prime Minister's announcement of scrapping the Northern-leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester. Peter Caplehorn said: “The Prime Minister’s announcement today on scrapping the rest of the HS2 project is extremely disappointing and frustrating. With this decision, jobs, investments, and resources amongst UK manufacturers and construction businesses large and small will go to waste. Following so soon after the chopping and changing of net zero policies this will only serve to further undermine the decreasing confidence that industry has for this government. The Prime Minister’s suggestion that £36 billion will be redirected into transport projects across the North and Midlands implies that it is a case of either one or the other; however, the country clearly needs major investment in local, regional and national infrastructure all together as was done during HS1 and Crossrail." Read the full statement here.

CPA Weekly Notes - 29th September 📝

29 September 2023

CPA Autumn Lunch | Keynote Speaker Announcement For our upcoming Autumn Lunch, we are pleased to announce that we will be joined by former Housing Minister and Chief of Staff - Lord Gavin Barwell. Lord Barwell served as Chief of Staff under Theresa May from 2017 to 2019. He was intimately involved in the conduct of the Brexit negotiations, the development of key domestic policies such as the long-term plan for the NHS and the UK’s commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. He is currently a non-executive director of Clarion Housing Group and is an advisor to many established organisations such as Arcadis and Barratt. We look forward to welcoming Lord Barwell and all our guests on November 2 at The Brewery. #CPALunch23

CPA Weekly Notes - 22nd September 📝

22 September 2023

Fenestration and Product Data Templates webinar | Wednesday 27th September With legislation emerging highlighting the importance of digital product information to building safety, the need to create consensus-agreed product data templates (PDTs) is becoming ever more important. While the LEXiCON project is still in development, there are opportunities for trade associations and manufacturers to begin their journey towards creating PDTs following the LEXiCON methodology. In this webinar, we will highlight one such example from the door and hardware sector, in the hope that this might inspire others to begin their digitalisation journey. Speaking at the webinar will be: Hanna Clarke (Digital and Policy Manager, CPA) – Setting the scene, LEXiCON update Carl Collins (Head of Digital Engineering, CIBSE) – Golden Thread requirements and approach to creating PDTs Douglas Masterson (Technical Manager, GAI) & Kevin Underwood (Technical Director, BWF) – Establishing a shadow Relevant Authority and creating PDTs The webinar will be held Wednesday 27 September, 12.00 (GMT) and is open to both CPA members and non-members. Register here.

CPA Weekly Notes - 15th September 📝

15 September 2023

CPA Weekly Notes - 1st September 📝

01 September 2023

Our latest Survey for 2023 Q2 showed a mixed view on activity across the construction supply chain. New orders increased for civil engineering contractors and SME enquiries increased overall, but growth was driven by a sole sector. Meanwhile, costs moderated in Q2 but inflation remained broad-based, with issues related to finance and labour availability rising in prominence. Read the full Construction Trade Survey here.

CPA Weekly Notes - 8th September 📝