Construction Products Association
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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 association
s representing around 30,000 companies across product manufacturing.
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:
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
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
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
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
, central London. Goodge Street tube station
is to the west, and the office is next to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
.
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
s representing around 30,000 companies across product manufacturing.
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 constructionConstruction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
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
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
Departments and other industry and political bodies. It represents suppliers and manufacturers on the Strategic Forum for Construction
Strategic Forum for Construction
The Strategic Forum for Construction is a United Kingdom construction industry organisation established in 2001 as the principle point of liaison between UK government and the major construction membership organisations...
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The Association has four key areas in which it aims to influence:
- 1. Investing in the built environmentBuilt environmentThe term built environment refers to the human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from personal shelter and buildings to neighborhoods and cities that can often include their supporting infrastructure, such as water supply or energy networks.The built...
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 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 BloomsburyBloomsbury
-Places:* Bloomsbury is an area in central London.* Bloomsbury , related local government unit* Bloomsbury, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA* Bloomsbury , listed on the NRHP in Maryland...
, central London. Goodge Street tube station
Goodge Street tube station
Goodge Street is a London Underground station on Tottenham Court Road. It is on the Northern Line between Tottenham Court Road and Warren Street, and is in Travelcard Zone 1.-History:...
is to the west, and the office is next to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a drama school located in London, United Kingdom. It is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1904.RADA is an affiliate school of the...
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See also
- Mineral Products AssociationMineral Products AssociationThe Mineral Products Association is the United Kingdom trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, lime, mortar, and silica sand industries. With the addition of The British Precast Concrete Federation , it has a growing membership of 405 companies and is the sectoral voice...
- Construction industry of the United KingdomConstruction industry of the United KingdomThe construction industry of the United Kingdom contributed gross value of £64,747 million to the UK economy in 2004. The industry employed around 2.2 million people in the fourth quarter of 2009. There were around 194,000 construction firms in Great Britain in 2009, of which around 75,400 employed...
- Strategic Forum for ConstructionStrategic Forum for ConstructionThe Strategic Forum for Construction is a United Kingdom construction industry organisation established in 2001 as the principle point of liaison between UK government and the major construction membership organisations...
- Construction Industry CouncilConstruction Industry CouncilThe Construction Industry Council is the representative body for the professional bodies, research organizations and specialist business associations in the construction industry in the United Kingdom...