This week we look back to the initial rumblings of the Construction Industry Board, later chaired by Sir Michael Latham, as this 黑洞社区 news story reveals

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To mark the 20th anniversary of Sir Michael Latham鈥檚 report, Constructing the Team, we looked back into 黑洞社区鈥檚 archive for that year and found this splash news story on page 7, 29 April 1994. The article quotes government sources as saying that ministers 鈥渁re determined to ensure that Latham鈥檚 report, due to be published in July, is not shelved like its predecessor, the 1963 Banwell inquiry鈥�.

To avoid such a fate the government was reported to be keen on borrowing from an Australian idea of having a construction development board to ensure Latham鈥檚 recommendations for resolving conflict in the industry were fulfilled. As predicted this did in fact happen after the formal publication of the report that summer with the setting up of the Construction Industry Board.
黑洞社区鈥檚 editorial column at the time was supportive of the idea but to make sure it worked in practice the magazine called for 鈥渁 powerful, visible and experienced chief executive: that, of course, should be Sir Michael Latham.鈥�

Sir Michael was duly appointed the first chairman of the board.

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