Press Releases

To contact the CIC Press Office please telephone 020 7399 7407 or email press@cic.org.uk.

All of the following press releases are in format
31 January 2008	Construction Professions Offer Support to PM in Tackling Climate Change
4 January 2008	Construction Industry Council Chief Awarded OBE
5 December 2007	Quality and numbers of professional recruits in decline warns Construction Industry Council
30 November 2007	CIC Launch the CIC Consultants’ Contract and Scope of Services
30 October 2007	CIC shows Commitment to Sustainable Construction
21 June 2007	CIC appoints Keith Clarke as new Deputy Chairman
11 June 2007	Design Quality Indicator Wins Tools of the Trade Award 2007
3 May 2007	CIC Endorses CDM 2007 Regulations
27 March 2007	Strategic Forum 2012 Construction Commitments Signups - 200 and Counting
23 March 2007	CIC Publishes 4th edition of the Model Adjudication Procedure
20 March 2007	CIC ConstructionSkills host ‘Think! Next Generation’
12 December 2006	Russian Constructors Group visit CIC
12 December 2006	CIC Registrar obtains new CSCS PQP Card
8 December 2006	Design Quality in The Big Apple
07 November 2006	Nationwide Consultation Revision and development of Built Environment Design Level 3, 4 & 5 NVQ/SVQs
23 October 2006	Keith Clarke appointed Chairman of CIC Health & Safety Committee The CIC Council, meeting on 18 October, has approved the formation of a high-level Health & Safety Committee, which is to be chaired by Keith Clarke, the Chief Executive of Atkins.
04 October 2006	Best Practice Guidance on Continuing Professional Development for the thinking professional
08 September 2006	CIC Publishes Scottish Novation Agreement
04 September 2006	CIC Publish Updated Occupational Standards online
04 September 2006	CIC announce re-launch of Standards Training and Education for Progression Manual
28 July 2006	CIC Chairman offers to help Ruth Kelly achieve the best possible implementation of the Home Information Packs
25 July 2006	The scrapping of mandatory Housing Condition reports is a deeply regrettable loss of nerve, says CIC Chairman.
30 June 2006	Comments invited on new CIC Consultants' Contract
28 June 2006	New Building Control Performance Indicators and Standards
8 June 2006	Nick Raynsford appointed as Chairman of CIC Speech to CIC Council Meeting 8 June 2006 The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, Chairman of CIC.
23 May 2006	Nationwide Consultation Update to Surveying, Property and Maintenance Level 3 NVQ/SVQS
3 May 2006	London property professionals to provide free consultancy to charities
27 April 2006	CIC proposes Energy Hierarchy in energy consultation response
3 April 2006	ConstructionSkills launches 2006 Positive Image campaign to attract young people to "Make their Mark" in the industry Read the press release
23 March 2006	CIC reaction to 2006 Budget
20 March 2006	CIC supports call for upfront design in PFI
8 December 2005	DQI for Schools Launched
12 October 2005	CIC publishes new Collateral Warranty
25 August 2005	Nationwide Consultation - Update to Built Environment Development and Control NVQ/SVQS
15 June 2005	New Higher Education Graduate Common Learning Outcomes
8 June 2005	CIC appoints Nick Raynsford as future Chairman
10 May 2005	Responses to Construction Act Consultation welcomed
21 April 2005	CIC-Constructionskills launches SiD - a major new health and safety initiative for designers.
20 April 2005	CIC continues to press for a restructuring of the way in which government interacts with the construction industry
6 April 2005	CIC calls for a better post-election structure for government to interact with those who design, create and manage the built environment
9 March 2005	CIC asks for amendments to EU Directive on Services
2 February 2005	Fourth Happold Medal Lecture to focus on the Regeneration Of Manchester
16 December 2004	Quantity Surveying Practice N/SVQS are updated Nationwide consultation January & February 2005
14 December 2004	CIC North West Construction Challenge
30 November 2004	First Lady Karen Turton has become the first female registered Approved Inspector
1 November 2004	DTI ignores construction in composition of new Technology Strategy Board
19 October 2004	CIC celebrates one year of the DQI online
13 October 2004	Research phase of CIC's Futures Group sets the scene for greater collaboration between the Professional Institutions
19 August 2004	Design Quality Indicator is Innovation Award finalist
19 July 2004	Safety in Design consultation
19 July 2004	CIC East launch CPD and Events Website
6 July 2004	New Chairman for the Construction Industry Council
17 June 2004	CIC launches new website The Construction Industry Council website has been redesigned and restructured to give better navigation and to communicate the work of the CIC more clearly.
22 April 2004	Results of the first major skills survey for the professional services sector published
11 March 2004	CIC's Futures Group Enters Research Phase
9 March 2004	CIC Publishes Novation Agreement
3 February 2004	Guidance on how to deal with online bidding is issued by CIC
19 January 2004	CIC Futures Group - Organisation and Procedures Announced
2003
11 December 2003	"Build on Existing Work": CIC's Response to the Egan Review of Skills for Sustainable Communities
15 December 2003	Egan Review of Skills: Response from the Construction Industry Council
8 December 2003	Another Construction Challenge for the North West!
30 October 2003	CIC East host Partnering and Contracts Event
23 October 2003	CPD - You need it - We've got it: www.cpdevents.org.uk Innovative way of delivering better, cheaper and more challenging CPD.
17 October 2003	A STEP towards integrating use of Occupational Standards
1 October 2003	The CIC with support from CABE, OGC and SFfC have today publicly launched the much anticipated DQI Online, the easy to use web based version of the Design Quality Indicator
1 October 2003	Construction industry calls on government to resist ‘stop-go’ investment policy
25 September 2003	ConstructionSkills becomes the new Sector Skills Council for Construction
15 September 2003	CIC Futures Group to examine the potential for closer working arrangements for the professional institutions
25 July 2003	CIC Publish Occupational Standards online!
18 July 2003	Construction Industry Council to launch DQI Online Tool!
10 July 2003	CIC Publish Collateral Warranty Contracts!
26 June 2003	Constructing for Sustainability as well as for profit
24 June 2003	CIC Elect new Deputy Chairman
19 June 2003	CIC Chairman expresses disappointment at Government reshuffle
20 May 2003	CSCS cards for construction professionals
20 May 2003	Transportation N/SVQs are updated
9 April 2003	Standstill Budget Sprinkled with New Reviews
1 April 2003	Harmonising Building Regulations
21 February 2003	Bringing improvement to the forefront of PFI Procurement: Involving SMEs, and Improving the Design Process
29 January 2003	It’s official the UK Construction Professional Services sector is worth £12.3 billion Click here to download a copy of ‘Survey of UK Construction Professional Services 2001/2002’ full report and summary
2002
22 November 2002	Construction is not all about 'mud and boots'
17 October 2002	CIC to progress industry Lifelong Learning
17 October 2002	CIC invite all to use free online IT Auditing Tool
11 October 2002	Building a Better East of England
1 July 2002	CIC call for clients to champion design
19 June 2002	Young Industry Professionals to become Video Stars

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