Eight industry leaders have joined Building’s editorial advisory board.

They include Deena Mattar, Kier’s finance director, Howard Shiplee, the ODA’s construction director, and Ian Tyler, Balfour Beatty’s chief executive. They will be joined by Bob Allies, partner in Allies and Morrison, Tom Bloxham, chairman of Urban Splash, Hanif Kara, director of Adams Kara Taylor, John Morgan, chairman of Morgan Sindall, and Rob Smith, senior partner in Davis Langdon. Existing members are Sir Michael Latham, Peter Rogers, Ken Shuttleworth, Jon Rouse and Stef Stefanou.