HVCA chief executive Robert Higgs was one of many recognised for services to the construction industry.
Construction and regeneration professionals featured heavily in this week鈥檚 New Year honours list, with CBEs for representatives from Midas, the Tulloch Group and the public sector.
Midas group chairman Steve Hindley, who is a member of 叠耻颈濒诲颈苍驳鈥�s advisory board, was awarded the CBE for services to the construction industry.
Hindley said he was 鈥渄elighted鈥� with the honour, but claimed he had no idea how his name had been put forward. 鈥淚t was a surprise, as these things always are,鈥� he said.
鈥淏ut the most important thing is that it reflects on what all the guys and the girls at Midas have been trying to do for the last few years, in terms of building long-term relationships and products.鈥�
CBEs were given to John Savage, executive chair of Business West for his contribution to business and regeneration in the South-west, and Alistair Arkley, former chair of the Tees Valley Partnership, for services to regeneration in the North-east.
David Sutherland, chair of the Tulloch Group, and Anthony Edwards, head of buildings and estates management at the Home Office, gained the honour.
Marcus Binney, the founder and president of lobbying group SAVE Britain鈥檚 Heritage, also became a CBE for services to conservation of the built environment.
OBEs were also handed to industry figures. Robert Higgs, chief executive of the Heating and Ventilating Contractors鈥� Association was honoured for services to the environment.
Redrow executive deputy chairman Paul Pedley was recognised for services to business in Wales, while Servite Houses chair Marta Phillips gained the title for services to social housing.
Other OBE recipients included Peter White, former secretary of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, for services to heritage and Laing O鈥橰ourke executive director Roy Adams for services to economic development and community relations in Northern Ireland.
MBEs went to Pankaj Patel of Patel Taylor Architects for services to architecture and Angus Macleod, head of the School of Construction at Inverness College, for services to education in Scotland.
