The Construction Leadership Council has today welcomed Minister Sarah Jones MP as she takes up the position of Co-Chair, alongsideMark Reynolds.

The Minister – appointed as Minister of State for both the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – will join the Construction Leadership Council Board, and will work closely with Mark Reynolds and Richard Robinson to ensure the construction sector is a key part of supporting the government’s mission to kickstart economic growth, and get Britain building again.

Industry Minister Sarah Jones said: “The construction sector is vital to our economy, supporting thousands of jobs in every part of the UK, and will be at the heart of our mission to deliver growth and get Britain building again. “I look forward to working closely with the Construction Leadership Council to champion the sector as it builds the infrastructure we need, and ensure its net zero ambitions deliver for both the workforce and our economy”.

Mark Reynolds, CLC Co-Chair and Chair and Chief Executive of Mace Group, said: “This Government has already been very clear about its scale of ambition around infrastructure delivery and growth – and the construction industry clearly has a crucial role in realising those ambitions. The CLC, working in partnership with Government, provides crucial leadership to the sector. We’ve already had some productive and insightful conversations with the Minister, and I look forward to working closely with her over the coming years.”

FIS CEO Iain McIlwee has already been in contact with Sarah Jones MP.  In this correspondence, FIS has welcomed the new Construction Minister and urged the Government not to waste the opportunity of change and to take a holistic approach to “Getting Britain Building”.  FIS suggested Government lean on the principles outlined in the FIS Blueprint for Better Constructionhttps://tinyurl.com/yckpre7k and reform procurement, contractual, and payment practices to drive commissioning of projects to support the much-needed investment in training and modernisation that will ensure they deliver full value to our economy and communities.

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