‘We’ve not had any engagement from the Labour leadership – and we’ve tried’: The CPA’s new chair on the need for a positive products strategy

By Daniel Gayne2024-06-10T06:43:00

It was not that long ago that Adam Turk was knocking on doors for the Tories. Now he says the construction products sector needs a change. But Labour is proving a tough nut to crack

Adam Turk and I agree completely. As I take my seat in the Construction Products Association’s well-appointed Bloomsbury office space, I nod in firm concurrence as the organisation’s chair gives his verdict. “My best guess is October,” he declares as we discuss the likely date of this year’s general election.

A week is a long time in politics. The phrase has become cliched for a reason, and, needless to say, our confident mid-May verdict quickly fell victim to the vagaries of British politics.

It’s only the latest twist in what has been a turbulent few years for the construction products sector, with regulatory reform, huge supply chain shocks, runaway inflation and general economic malaise.

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