Our mission
The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum was set up with the aim of bringing together the main construction trade and professional bodies to gather intelligence, share advice and speak directly with the Scottish Government on issues affecting members in the current crisis.
The CICV Forum currently includes representatives from the following 25 bodies:
- Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)
- Association for Project Safety (APS)
- British Constructional Steelwork Association (BCSA)
- Builders Merchants Federation (BMF)
- Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)
- Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT)
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA Scotland)
- Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA)
- DHF
- Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA)
- Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
- Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS)
- Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA)
- National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC)
- Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Scaffolding Association
- Scottish Building Federation (SBF)
- Scottish Contractors Group
- Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA)
- Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA)
- SELECT
- SNIPEF
- Stone Federation (GB)
In addition, the Forum benefits from the input of more than 35 other organisations who contribute their expertise to the seven sub-groups listed below.
What we’re doing
Whether merchant/wholesaler, contractor, or multi-million-pound building firm, Scotland’s construction sector is fighting to keep its people, businesses and livelihoods intact and, in turn, this Forum is fighting for them
By pooling expertise and knowledge, the Forum represents the interests of Scotland’s diverse construction supply chain with one consistent voice. Forum priorities include lobbying the Scottish Government to influence policy and to push for positive action, and to give expert focus to important sector issues including commercial, employment, planning for the future, skills, and health and safety.
Sub-groups
Within the main Forum, we have established four sub-groups to coordinate specific functions, in line with the recovery plan developed by Scottish Government and Scottish Construction Leadership Forum, and with input from representatives from a range of other organisations:
Skills and Workforce
| Fiona Harper | SELECT |
| Fiona Hodgson | SNIPEF |
| Gordon Nelson | FMB |
| Iain McCaskey (co-Chair) | BESA |
| Robert Candy | Scaffolding Association |
| Vaughan Hart (co-Chair) | Scottish Building Federation |
| Stephanie Lowe | SNIPEF |
| Pete Walker | BCSA |
| Dale Thomson | SNIPEF |
| Lisa Deane | CSIC |
| Douglas Morrison | CSIC |
| Anne Galbraith | SECTT |
| Gary Mees | CIAT CIC |
| Michael Lennox | CITB |
| John Keenan | CITB |
| Robert Girvan | CITB |
| Elaine Ellis | SDS |
| Rebecca Crosland (co-Chair) | BESA |
| Kevin Minton | CPA |
| Chris Cassley | CPA |
| Jim Brown | ESP |
| George Swann | FIS |
| Craig Hartley | McConnells |
| Paul Mitchell | Scottish Building Federation |
Transformation
| Iain McCaskey | BESA |
| Ian Honeyman (co-Chair) | Scottish Building Federation |
| John McKinney | FSS-Ltd |
| Len Bunton | Bunton Consulting |
| David Logue (co-Chair) | Gardiner & Theobald LLP |
| Martyn Raine | SNIPEF |
| Stephen Good | CSIC |
| Iain McIlwee | FIS |
| Stephen Slessor | Morrison Construction |
| Brian Thomson | JM Architects |
| Bill Ritchie | Atelier Ten |
| Ben Adam | David Narro Associates |
| Kevin Crawford | Crawford Architectural |
| Felicity Steers | ERZ |
| Malcolm Buchanan | Woolgar Hunter |
| Cathal Heron | Heron Bros |
| Dave Forrester | SELECT |
Pipeline and Commercial
| Gordon Nelson | FMB |
| Grahame Barn | CECA |
| Iain McCaskey | BESA |
| John McKinney | FSS-Ltd |
| Len Bunton (co-Chair) | Bunton Consulting |
| Hew Edgar (co-Chair) | RICS |
| Angus Pearson | Fortis Contracts |
| William Allan | Currie Brown |
| Ken Lewandowski | SECG Scotland |
| David MacDonald | SFT |
| Brian Minnis | SCQS |
| David Shearer | Scottish Property Federation |
| Stephen Slessor | Morrison Construction |
| Gillian Cameron | SDP |
| Danielle Pettigrew | Scotland Excel |
| Graham Collie | SPA |
| Brian Thomson | JM Architects |
| Andy Outram | Turner & Townsend |
| Cathal Heron | Heron Bros |
| Fiona Hodgson | SNIPEF |
| John Duncan | CVHA |
| Claire Lorimer | SRUC |
| Willie Watt | RIAS |
| Ysella Jago | RICS Scotland |
| Murray Warner | Hardies |
| Zoe France | South Ayrshire / SLGPF |
| Bridget Lambert | Renfrewshire Council |
| Matt Henderson | Johnston Carmichael |
Supply Chain Resilience and Capability
| Fiona Hodgson (co-Chair) | SNIPEF |
| Gordon Nelson | FMB |
| Iain McCaskey | BESA |
| John McKinney | FSS-Ltd |
| Len Bunton | Bunton Consulting |
| Brett Amphlett | BMF |
| Alan Wilson (co-Chair) | SELECT |
| Kevin Minton | CPA |
| Chris Cassley | CPA |
| Jim Brown | ESP |
| Stacey Dingwall | SFHA |
In addition, our Communications sub-group is responsible for the Forum’s social media, website and press, as well as the creation of all brochures, animations and other guidance:
Communications
- Iain Mason (Chair), Director of Membership & Communications, SELECT
- Michael Crawford, Blueprint Media
- Cara Hilton, CECA Scotland
- Helen Maguire, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
- Anne Vessey, Electrical Distributors’ Association
- Alicia Allen, SNIPEF
Conflict Avoidance Pledge
The Forum has signed up to the Conflict Avoidance Pledge, a joint initiative by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Institution of Civil Engineers and other major professional bodies in the built environment. The CAP aims to use early intervention techniques throughout the supply chain to try and resolve differences of opinion before they escalate into disputes. Find out more here.
