Construction Products Association

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Construction Products Association
AbbreviationCPA
Formation2000
TypeTrade association
Legal statusNon-profit company
PurposeTo represent the construction products industry in the UK
Headquarters The Building Centre,
London, WC1
Region served
United Kingdom
Membership
UK construction products companies
Chief Executive
Peter Caplehorn RIBA
Website CPA

The Construction Products Association (CPA) is a UK construction industry trade association. It represents and champions manufacturers and suppliers of construction products. As well as representing some of the largest construction product manufacturers in the UK, the CPA also acts as the 'umbrella' trade organisation for dozens of sector and product-specific trade associations, which themselves represent thousands of companies, mostly SMEs and family-run businesses.

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History

It was formed on 1 January 2000 as the result of a merger of the National Council of Building Materials Producers and the Association of Construction Products and Suppliers, and officially launched on 1 March 2000. [1]

Function

At its launch, the first CPA President Roy Harrison said:

"The CPA has been formed to act as the focal point for government consultation and its objectives include informing and empowering its membership, complementing the work of sector trade bodies and exerting influence at regional, national and international levels." [1]

The CPA says it "acts as a single voice to promote and campaign for the construction product manufacturers and suppliers in support of this major UK industry." [2] It represents suppliers and manufacturers on the Strategic Forum for Construction, and is a member of Construction Products Europe. [2]

The CPA outlines its functions as focused on three areas: Improving the productivity, profitability, and outcomes of the construction products sector and the wider construction industry; driving the adoption of digital technologies and processes to make for a smarter, more efficient construction industry; and advising government and manufacturers on solutions for lowering emissions and increasing resource efficiency.

Members and structure

The CPA has four membership categories: [3]

The work of the CPA is also supported by various committees covering: technical, economic research, sustainability, and external affairs.

Publications

The CPA publishes numerous economic publications each year covering the construction and product manufacturing industries, [4] with its construction industry output forecasts widely quoted in both industry publications - e.g. Building , Construction News [5] - and mainstream media.

Following the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire and subsequent revelations of malpractice by certain construction product manufacturers and their employees, plus flaws in product testing, the CPA developed a Code for Construction Product Information, published in 2021. [6] However, the CPA was criticised by Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove after its cladding and insulation manufacturer members failed to commit to paying for post-Grenfell safety measures on buildings; Gove accused the CPA of "coming up with excuses to do nothing slowly". [7] CPA chief executive Peter Caplehorn said the government needed to look at a "complex" and "broader picture" and extend liabilities to include contractors and architects. The CPA was not being obstructive, he said; it had undertaken a “significant amount of proactive comment, proactive action", but CPA members had been unable to reach a consensus because of insufficient data on the amount of work required on buildings. [8]

Location

The CPA head office is situated in The Building Centre, on Store Street in Bloomsbury, central London.

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References

  1. 1 2 Tarmac chief heads new construction industry body, AggNet, 1 March 2000. Retrieved: 15 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "What we do", Construction Products Association. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 Our Members, Construction Products Association. Retrieved 15 January 2015
  4. ↑ Economics publications Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Dennis, Sarah (2014), "Construction output forecasts: Construction Products Association – spring 2014", Construction News, 28 April. Retrieved: 15 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Cousins, Stephen (8 October 2021). "Voluntary product code aims to prevent another Grenfell". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Morby, Aaron (13 April 2022). "Gove turns on suppliers as 35 developers sign safety pledge". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Lowe, Tom (20 April 2022). "Contractors and architects should pay up for cladding costs too, products chief says". Building. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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