Adair founder takes up key role with national industry forum

The founder of chartered surveyors and construction consultants Adair has been made chair of a national industry forum.

Justin Sullivan has been inaugurated as the new chair of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), taking over from Stephen Hodder, who takes up the role of deputy chair.

CIC is the representative forum for the professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations for professional services providers in the construction industry.

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It provides a single voice for professionals in all sectors of the built environment through its collective membership of 500,000 individual professionals and 25,000 firms of construction consultants.

Justin is a chartered quantity surveyor with more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry and founded Adair in 1994.

He said: “It is a great honour and privilege to be appointed as chair of the Construction Industry Council.

“My priority will be to continue to build on our solid foundation and lead the organisation, especially during these challenging times.

“It is vital we have an organisation that is relevant for our members and professionals within the built environment.

“I have a clear vision of where I want CIC to be, delivering the ongoing changes we need to stay relevant and successful – and which capture the desires and needs of the market and the professions.

“What has become apparent over the last year is the need to work together, to facilitate collaboration and work with our members and others, utilising expertise to shape a built environment that delivers a better society and a better world.

“I look forward to taking CIC from strength-to-strength and delivering on behalf of our members and colleagues.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Stephen Hodder for helping to steer this organisation through very testing times and who will now continue as deputy chairman for the next year.”