Readers may already be familiar with the role of the Construction Leadership Council in helping lead the industry’s response to the virus.

In March the UK government made the key decision to filter and focus its own response relative to construction via the CLC, where the construction minister, Nadhim Zahawi, sits as co-chair alongside Andy Mitchell, CEO from Thames Tideway. While a daunting challenge, I think this decision has helped mitigate what would otherwise have been a very fractured and siloed effort.

Two of our larger members – Saint-Gobain and Baxi – already sit on the council, but the CPA, alongside a number of other key trade bodies and organisations, was also asked to directly support a CLC task force where the issues are discussed daily and plans of action have taken shape. 

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