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The government has announced five new members of the Construction Leadership Council - responding to industry criticism of the recast body by widening its representation from tier one contractors to suppliers, architects, consultants and housebuilders.

The new members are David Cash, chairman of architect BDP, Mike Chaldecott of supplier Saint Gobain, Brian Morrisroe of Morrisore Construction, Simon Rawlinson, representing consultant EC Harris and industry group the the Strategic Forum and Stephen Stone (pictured) of housebuilder Crest Nicholson.

The first meeting of the newly-formed Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is scheduled for next month.

In July the government announced it was relaunching the CLC, which was downsized from 30 members to just 12. The government also announced it will not renew the role of chief construction adviser - currently held by Peter Hansford - whose tenure ends in November.

Announcing some of the new CLC members, Hansford said the government 鈥渧ery much supports this streamlining鈥� of the council.

He added: 鈥淲e started with some 31 members, and this was important in 2013. But as anyone who has chaired a group of over 30 members will know, large groups do not make for the most effective action.鈥�

Hansford was speaking at the Construction Industry Summit in London, which gathers leaders from across the construction industry to network and share ideas to deliver the Construction 2025 strategy.

Answering a question on the lack of materials representation on the CLC, Hansford said it鈥檚 the CLC members鈥� responsibility to get the whole industry involved.

He said: 鈥淲hat I presented was the leads of the six workstreams. It鈥檚 for the work stream leads to gather the people around them to make it happen.

鈥淭his is an opportunity for more people to be involved, not less.鈥�

Welcoming the new members, skills minister and CLC co-chair Nick Boles said: 鈥淭he renewed Construction Leadership Council will provide more business-focused change for the industry, and I鈥檓 pleased to be joined by some of its leading figures.

鈥淔rom small but ambitious firm Morrisroe to major housebuilder Crest Nicholson and international architects BDP, the new Council brings together the expertise we need to help UK Construction build on recent growth as the foundation for future success.鈥�

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