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Posted 14th January 2021
By Graham Watts OBE
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Posted 10th November 2020
and Engineering still possible in the Covid-19 era?
Posted 27th October 2020
By CIC Chief Executive, Graham Watts OBE
Posted 13th October 2020
challenges of introducing a new Infrastructure Levy need to be addressed
Posted 29th September 2020
By Kevin Wellman, CEO, Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering (CIPHE)
Posted 15th September 2020
A post by CIC Chief Executive Graham Watts OBE
Posted 17th August 2020
Gordon Masterton, Past Chairman of CIC and now the Master of the Worshipful Company of Engineers.
Posted 3rd July 2020
Newly appointed deputy chair of CIC, Justin Sullivan, talks about how he intends to lead the body, and his vision for…
Posted 2nd July 2020
The first smoke control scheme accredited to UKAS. Blog written by Allan K Hurdle, Smoke Control Association.
Posted 4th May 2020
Graham Watts, Chief Executive, Construction Industry Council
Posted 24th March 2020
Posted 20th February 2020
Martin Burns, Head of ADR Research and Development, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
