Trade supplier chief executive appointed to chair industry body
Geoff Cooper, the chief executive of trade supplier Travis Perkins, has been appointed non-executive chairman of the Construction Products Association (CPA).
The CPA鈥檚 membership includes all the largest construction products manufacturers and distributors - including Travis Perkins - and contributes around 拢50bn, or 4%, to UK gross domestic product.
Cooper has been a member of the CPA鈥檚 industry principals鈥� council for the past seven years.
He said the CPA鈥檚 input in the debate about the 鈥渃ountry鈥檚 future prosperity鈥� and the future of the construction industry would be 鈥渒ey鈥�.
Travis Perkins said the appointment would allow it to play a 鈥渓eading role in advancing the cause of the construction industry鈥�.
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