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Posted 7th July 2008
Graham Watts, Chief Executive of the Construction Industry Council was presented with an OBE.
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Posted 12th May 2008
CIC is supporting the HSE Shattered Lives Campaign.
Posted 9th May 2008
DQI Manager invited to present work at a conference in Seoul, Korea.
Posted 8th May 2008
In April CIC moved the hosting of our two main web services,www.cic.org.uk andwww.dqi.org.uk to a new dedicated…
Posted 20th April 2008
DQI for Schools website being redeveloped in readiness for a re-launch later in the year.
Posted 4th April 2008
CIC have recently completed a review of the business plan for DQI.
CIC are set to release new DQI targets addressing three key areas.
Posted 1st March 2008
CIC have been overseeing the development work on the revision of the Surveying, Property and Maintenance NVQs
Posted 15th February 2008
CIC has co-ordinated a collaborative letter from leaders of the built environment professionals to the Prime Minister…
Posted 11th February 2008
Polish Construction and Infrastructure Minister, Olgierd Roman Dziekoński, visited CIC.
Posted 28th January 2008
Graham Watts, Chief Executive of CIC, is to receive an OBE in the New Year Honours list for his services to…
Posted 7th December 2007
On 10th December, CIC will publish the CIC Consultants’ Contract and Scope of Services.
