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The chair of housebuilder Berkley Group and boss of engineer Buro Happold have been awarded CBEs as part of the New Year鈥檚 honours.

Tony Pidgley, chair of developer Berkeley Group, was given the award for services to the housing sector and the community while Buro Happold chief executive Paul Westbury was also honoured with the title for his services to engineering and construction.

In addition, QS David Bucknall, chair of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors鈥� professional group and former boss of consultant RLB, was awarded an OBE.

Those who had helped realise the London Olympics figured heavily in the list with Paul Deighton, former chief executive of LOCOG, receiving a KBE.

David Hickey, head of Olympic Park venues and infrastructure delivery at LOCOG, also received an MBE.

There were also OBE鈥檚 awarded to Capita Symonds鈥� John Nicholson, client project director for the Olympic and Paralympics Village on the Olympic Park and the Aquatic Centre and Aquatics Zone; David Peacop, the head of logistics at project delivery firm CLM; and James Bulley, the director of venues and infrastructure at LOCOG.

Further construction industry figures recognised included David Baker, chief executive of Robust Details and building scientist Dr William Bordass, who both received OBEs.