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CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS EUROPEFULL MEMBERS' DIRECTORY

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTSEUROPE

MEMBERS' DIRECTORY

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INTRODUCTION

We have compiled this members’ directory as our contactdatabase is a valuable resource that can stimulate exchangesand strengthen our industry’s network. One of our priorities asan association is to encourage a greater coordination of all EUconstruction-related initiatives. We believe that we will onlybe able to achieve this as an industry if we reach consensusand create a unified voice that promotes ideas and dialoguewith the European Institutions and societal stakeholders. Thisdirectory is made with this objective in mind.

Through the details and information provided by ourmembers it is possible to see how wide our scope is, workingwith national associations and a wide range of sectors thatrepresent SMEs to world-leading companies spread across thewhole of Europe.

This directory is for full members of Construction ProductsEurope only, the complete members directory is available onour website as well as a directory for only associate members.You will find general information about each full memberassociation, such as presidency, location and their objectivesas well as their contacts details. Many profiles have factsabout the association’s industry or their representation aswell.

ABOUT US

To promote the free movement of constructionproducts in the internal market;

To establish the EU construction (product)industry as a crucial industrial sector able to meetsustainability and competitiveness challenges;

To support the EU Institutions in the developmentof stable and reliable construction-relatedstrategies, legislation and financial frameworkthrough the supply of expertise and vision.

Construction Products Europe has three main aims:

Construction Products Europe is the association thatrepresents European construction manufacturers.

PRESIDENT:Jean-Marie Vaissaire

VICEPRESIDENT:Heimo Scheuch

SENIOR VICEPRESIDENT:Libero Ravaioli

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Christophe Sykes

YEAR FOUNDED:1989

NUMBER OF MEMBERS:51

CONTENTS

Introduction...........3

WKO...........7

BMP-PMC...........9

CEMBUREAU..........11

CEI-Bois..........13

Cerame-Unie..........15

ECP - European Concrete Platform..........17

Eurima..........19

Finnish Association of Construction Product Industries..........21

DBI – Federation of Danish Building Industries..........23

AIMCC..........25

BBS..........27

ECSPA..........29

BMF – Building Materials Federation..........31

F.IN.CO..........33

METALS FOR BUILDINGS..........35

Construction Products Norway..........37

CEPCO..........39

Byggmaterialindustrierna..........41

ASAC..........43

NVTB..........45

IMSAD..........47

CPA..........49

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WKO is the legal representation bodyfor the Austrian constructionproducts industry on minerals. WKOalso has 500 overall co-managedcompanies.

WKO members represent1.08% share of GPD

WKO has 13820 Member-companies employees

Turnover of 3.35 billioneuros

WKO Fachverband SteineKeramikWKO Fachverband SteineKeramik

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CONTACTCOUNTRY: Austria

PRESIDENT:Manfred Asamer

VICEPRESIDENTS:Bernd Wolschner, RobertSchmid, Ursula Huber-Wilhelm

MANAGING DIRECTOR:Andreas Pfeiler

YEAR FOUNDED: 1947

NUMBER OF MEMBERS: 335

WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.baustoffindustrie.at

CONTACT EMAIL:[email protected]

PHONE NUMBER:+43 1 501 0535 31

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PMCBMP (Belgian ConstructionMaterials Producers)

As a representative voice ofconstruction materials producers inBelgium, BMP-PMC promotes theinterests of its members andcontributes in an influential,constructive and pro-active way tothe development of national policiesthat involve construction materials.This can include topics such asenergy efficiency, sustainable andaffordable housing and generalinfrastructure.

PMC-BMP represents 11sectors of constructionmaterial

PMC-BMP accounts forover 30 000 direct jobs inBelgium

Consolidated turnover of11 billion euros

BMPPMC (Belgian ConstructionMaterials Producers)

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: Belgium

PRESIDENT:Johan Van Der Biest

VICEPRESIDENT:Patrick Balemans

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Phillippe Callewaert

YEAR FOUNDED: 1989

NUMBER OF MEMBERS: 11federations

WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.bmpmc.be


PHONE NUMBER:+32 2 645 52 08

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In Europe, the production ofcement provides an estimated61 000 direct skilled jobs

Over 305 000 people areemployed in concreteproduction

In 2012, 228.4 milliontonnes of cement wasconsumed in CEMBUREAUMember countries

CEMBUREAU The EuropeanCement Association

CEMBUREAU, the European CementAssociation, is the representativeorganisation of the cement industryin Europe. The Association acts asspokesperson for the cementindustry before the European Unioninstitutions and other publicauthorities and communicates theindustry’s views on all issues andpolicy developments with regard totechnical, environmental, energy andpromotional issues.

CEMBUREAU The EuropeanCement Association

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CONTACT

INDUSTRY: Cement

OFFICE LOCATION: Belgium

PRESIDENT:Peter Hoddinott

VICEPRESIDENT:Daniel Gauthier

CHIEF EXECUTIVE:Koen Coppenholle


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.cembureau.eu


PHONE NUMBER:+32 2 234 10 11

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The industry generates anannual turnover of 204billion euros

CEI-Bois represent 185 000companies

The industry employsaround 2.1 million workersin EU27

CEIBoisThe mission of CEI-Bois is to furtherthe interests of the European woodsector. It is the main bodyrepresenting and defending theinterests of the Europeanwoodworking and furniture indust-ries towards the European Union.The day-to-day management of CEI-Bois is performed by the secretariatin Brussels, supported by a numberof working groups dealingwith sustainability, competitiveness and construction issues.

CEIBois– European Confederationof Woodworking Industries

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CONTACTINDUSTRY: Wood


PRESIDENT:Marc Michielsen

VICEPRESIDENT:Ladislaus Döry

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Philip Buisseret

YEAR FOUNDED: 1952


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.cei-bois.org


PHONE NUMBER:+32 2 556 25 85

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CerameUnie – EuropeanCeramic Industry Association

The European ceramicsindustry represents anannual turnover of around25 billion euros

The ceramic industry isreported as gatheringabout 2 000 companies inEurope

The ceramic industrycontributes around 4billion euros to the EUtrade balance

Cerame-Unie is the voice of theEuropean ceramic industry. It createsand maintains a constructive dial-ogue with the EU institutions,international partners and the socialand environmental stakeholders byproviding expertise in such impor-tant fields as: environment andhealth & safety, climate change andenergy, trade, construction, researchand innovation, raw materials andstandardisation.

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CONTACTINDUSTRY: Ceramics


PRESIDENT:Alain Delcourt

VICEPRESIDENTS:Alfonso Panzani, HeimoScheuch

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Renaud Batier

YEAR FOUNDED: 1962

WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.cerameunie.eu


PHONE NUMBER:+32 2 808 38 80

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ECP EuropeanConcrete Platform

The ECP is a European associationincorporated as a non-profitassociation under Belgian law. Itsobjective is to study and promote allaspects of concrete for construction.The ECP aims to promote concrete asthe material of choice providingbuilding solutions for sustainabledevelopment and sustainableconstruction.

ECP is made up of 4European associationsfrom the industry

These are: BIBM,CEMBUREAU, EFCA andERMCO

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CONTACT

INDUSTRY: Concrete


PRESIDENT:Jean-Paul Méric

YEAR FOUNDED: 2007


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.europeanconcrete.eu


PHONE NUMBER:+32 2 234 10 41

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EurimaEurima is the European InsulationManufacturers Association andrepresents the interests of all majormineral wool producers throughoutEurope. Eurima was established topromote improved standards andregulations for the use of insulationmaterials. More recently, it hasdeveloped to reflect the growingenvironmental concerns of Europe.

Eurima members employover 21 000 people acrossEurope

The Mineral Wool industryhas a total of 58production facilities inEurope

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CONTACTINDUSTRY: Mineral WoolInsulation


PRESIDENT:Pascal Eveillard

VICEPRESIDENT:Claus Bugge Garn

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Jan te Bos

YEAR FOUNDED: 1 959


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.eurima.org


PHONE NUMBER:+32 2 626 20 90

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Finnish Association of ConstructionProduct Industries RTT

The Finnish Association ofConstruction Product Industries RTTis part of the Confederation ofFinnish Construction Industries RT(CFCI). CFCI represents the entireconstruction sector and focuses itsactivities on business and industrialaffairs and labour markets. Its aim isto advance the cooperation ofindustrial players so as to promotegood construction and tostrengthen the supervision of theinterests and importance of theconstruction industry.

CFCI is a centralfederation, through whichabout 2 700 companiesare organised

The turnover of thesecompanies is over 4 billioneuros

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: Finland

PRESIDENT:Jaakko Tuominen

VICEPRESIDENT:Anssi Klinga

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Juha Luhanka

YEAR FOUNDED: 1993


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.rakennusteollisuus.fi/english/


PHONE NUMBER:+358 50 414 0084

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FDBI – Federation of DanishBuilding Industriesma

FDBI is one of DI's eight multi-tradecommunities that aims o provide thebest working conditions for Danishindustry in order to improve it'scompetitive edge. FDBI in particulardeals with market conditions, withactivities ranging from actionsconnected to the market to influenceon the framework conditions thataffect companies.

DI has over 100 members,as well as it's eight multi-trade communities.

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CONTACT

OFFICE LOCATION: Denmark

PRESIDENT:Mogens Nielsen

GENERAL SECRETARY:Elly Kjems Hove


WEBSITE ADDRESS:http://byg.di.dk/english/Pages


PHONE NUMBER:+45 3377 3378

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AIMCC – French Association ofConstruction Products Industries

AIMCC works on common issues thatinfluence the future and competitive-ness of the construction productindustry. The association has twomain objectives. The first is tofacilitate a permanent consultationbetween the diverse industrialbranches related to constructionwith the administration and agenciesof any nature that are involved in thisfield. The second is to be an effectivefacilitator for discussions betweenadministrators and industry.

AIMCC's representationcovers around 7 000manufacturers

Turnover of Frenchmarket during 2010 -2011was 45 to 47 billion euros

430 000 workers (servingthe building markets:280 000 workers)

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: France

PRESIDENT:Jean-Marie Vaissaire

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Patrick Ponthier

YEAR FOUNDED: 1971

NUMBER OF MEMBERS:About 100 manufacturerstrade unions & federations

WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.aimcc.org


PHONE NUMBER:+33 1 44 01 47 80

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BBS German BuildingMaterials Association

BBS is the umbrella association ofthe German building materialsindustry; its members represent thedifferent sectors. BBS is member ofBDI, the association of Germanindustry. BBS promotes acompetitive business environmentfor the building materials industry.Further-more, BBS advocates betterinvestment incentives in the housingconstruction sector and for energy-saving restorations as well as thedevelopment of infrastructure in linewith actual needs.

BBS represents around4 000 enterprises

The turnover is roughly 30billion euros

Their representationcovers around 135 000employees

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CONTACTCOUNTRY: Germany

PRESIDENT:Andreas Kern

VICEPRESIDENTS:Erwin Kern, Peter Nüdling

CHIEF EXECUTIVE:Michael Basten

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:Berthold Schäfer

YEAR FOUNDED: 1948


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.baustoffindustrie.de


PHONE NUMBER:+49 30 72 619 99 0

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ECSPA European CalciumSilicate Products Association

ECSPA promotes and isinvolved in commonresearch and developmentactivities.

The European Calcium SilicateProducers Association (ECSPA)represents national organisationsand producers of calcium silicatemasonry from EU and EFTAcountries. ECSPA is actively involvedin developing and promoting thedeployment of innovative, efficientand environment-friendly buildingmaterials and structural solutions inEurope, contributing to low-energyand sustainable construction.

It is the platform forexchanging technicalknow-how among itsnational experts

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CONTACTINDUSTRY: Calcium SilicateMasonry Products

OFFICE LOCATION: Germany

PRESIDENT:Frederic Dörlitz

VICEPRESIDENT:Boudewijn van den Brink

SECRETARY GENERAL:Antonio Caballero González

YEAR FOUNDED: 1989


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.ecspa.org


PHONE NUMBER:+49 (2408) 599 6207

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BMF services as a linkpoint between membersand those with an interestin the Irish buildingmaterials sector

The Building Materials Federation(BMF) is a business associationwithin IBEC and represents over 35 ofthe largest manufacturers of buildingmaterials in Ireland. BMF companiesproduce the following productgroups in Ireland - Adhesives; Bricks;Cement; Chimney Systems; CladdingProducts; Concrete Products;Insultation Products; Plasterboard;Plastic Pipes; Roofing Products.

BMF – BuildingMaterials Federation

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: Ireland

CHIEF EXECUTIVE:Mark McAuley

YEAR FOUNDED: 1969


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.ibec.ie/bmf


PHONE NUMBER:+353 1 605 15 72

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F.IN.CO Federation of INdustries, products,systems and services for COnstruction

FINCO is an Italian generalFederation of industries for products,systems and services for construct-ion. FINCO operates on behalf of itsassociations in various ways:Parliamentary lobbying; Strengthen-ing of the division’s identity;Involvement in working groups onMinisterial issues; Collaborationswith organisations in the infrastruct-ure sector; Organisation andmanagement of the Working Groupto solve issues; Events which allowsthe market to be expanded.

FINCO represents almost8 000 companies throughits associations

FINCO represents almost200 000 workers

The industries turnover isabout 20 billion euros

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CONTACTCOUNTRY: Italy

PRESIDENT:Tomasi Carla

VICEPRESIDENTS:Brivio Fabio Sergio, Chiarotto Dona-tella, Gherardi Gabriella, PiacentiniDino, Pontalto Sergio, Ravaioli Libero

DIRECTOR GENERAL: Artale Angelo

VICEDIRECTOR: Anna Danzi

YEAR FOUNDED: 1994


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.fincoweb.org


PHONE NUMBER:+39 347 0784428

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METALS FOR BUILDINGSrepresents more than 100billion euro turnover in EU28

METALS FOR BUILDINGS–European metals alliance forrecyclable & sustainable buildings

METALS FOR BUILDINGS is the newalliance of European MetalsAssociations active in the buildingsector whose objective is to promotethe unique strengths of metalproducts for recyclable andsustainable buildings. METALS FORBUILDINGS calls on EU legislators toaddress the unique attributes ofmetal building products and theirinherent value for future generations,by including end-of-life recycling inall studies.

Metal products manufacturersare employing more than500 000 people in Europe

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CONTACTINDUSTRY: Metals

OFFICE LOCATION: Luxembourg

PRESIDENT:Patrick Le Pense

VICEPRESIDENT:Bernard Gilmont

GENERAL SECRETARY:Christian Leroy

YEAR FOUNDED: 2012


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.metalsforbuildings.eu/


PHONE NUMBER:+352 47922604

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Byggevareindustriens Forening Construction Products Norway

Construction Products Norwayrepresents Norwegian manufactur-ers of construction products comp-onents and fittings. It acts as thevoice of the construction productssector representing the industry-wide view of its members. TheAssociation acts as a single voice topromote and campaign for theconstruction product manufacturersand suppliers, in order to support agrowing and profitable industry.

Construction Products Norwayhave 200 member companiesrepresenting 7 000 employees

The products sector has anannual turnover of more than20 billion NOK

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: Norway

PRESIDENT:Trond Hagerud

VICEPRESIDENTS:Arne Haldorsen

MANAGING DIRECTOR:Oyvind Skarholt

YEAR FOUNDED: 1969


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.byggevareindustrien.no/


PHONE NUMBER:+47 2308 75 00

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CEPCO Spanish Confederation ofConstruction Product Producers’Associations

CEPCO is the European Associationof Construction Products Manufact-urers in Spain. The association ismade up of associations for all kindof construction products. The goalsof the association are the improve-ment of the construction productsindustry and to lead the commoninitiatives of the members. The maintopics of the association are:regulations, environment, waste,health and safety, statistics, R+D andinternational markets.

The industry had 39 377enterprises in 2012

The industry provided328 882 jobs in 2012

The industry exported 17.9billion euros in 2012

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: Spain

PRESIDENT:Rafael Sarasola Sánchez-Castillo

SECRETARY GENERAL:Luis Rodulfo Zabala

YEAR FOUNDED: 1991



WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.cepco.es

PHONE NUMBER:+34 91 535 1210

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Byggmaterialindustrierna SwedishBuilding Material ProducersAssociation

Byggmaterialindustrierna's four foc-us areas are: To strengthen the role ofthe materials industry in buildingprocesses and to increase cooper-ation with the other actors within thesector. To make sure rules and sectoragreements take account of materialindustry interests. The implement-ation of the Construction ProductRegulation. To influence authoritieson how to achieve the climate andenergy targets of 2020 & 2050. Topromote relevant environmentalassessments of building products.

The association represents800 companies

They representapproximately 80% of thetotal turnover of thematerials industry

The industry employs53 000 persons in 2 800companies in Sweden

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: Sweden

PRESIDENT:Fredrik Winberg

SECRETARY GENERAL:Monica Björk

YEAR FOUNDED: 1966


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.byggmaterialindustrierna.se


PHONE NUMBER:+46 8 783 84 21

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ASAC – Association of SwissAggregate and Concrete Industry

The principle objectives of ASAC are:To represent the interests of theSwiss industry of gravel and concrete.To ensure a Swiss supply of productsthat is based on the principle ofsustainability. To inform the public ofthe advantages of concrete andgravel. To offer services tailored tothe Swiss industry of concrete andgravel.

ASACs run courses andtraining specific to theindustry

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CONTACTCOUNTRY: Switzerland

PRESIDENT:André Renggli

VICEPRESIDENT:Martin Weder

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Ernst Honegger

YEAR FOUNDED: 2003


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.fskb.ch/de/


NUMBER:+41 31 326 26 26

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NVTB Dutch Association forConstruction Supply

NVTB represents the buildingmaterial industry and trade in theNetherlands. The association unites12 Dutch building materialsconfederations.

Innovation, sustainabilityand added value are keyissues for the dutchbuilding materials industry

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: Netherlands

PRESIDENT:Michiel Dankers

VICEPRESIDENT:Bob Evers

DIRECTOR:Peter Fraanje

YEAR FOUNDED: 1988


WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.nvtb.nl


PHONE NUMBER:+31 30 850 97 00

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IMSAD – Association of TurkishConstruction Material Producers

IMSAD is structured as an umbrellaorganisation with the participation ofsectorial associations as members aswell as manufacturers. IMSAD has theaim of providing sectorial growth,sustainable development and coop-eration both in and out of thecountry. IMSAD represents the sectorat both national and internationalplatforms. In order to reach exporttargets in target markets, develop-ments related to the sector areclosely followed by IMSAD.

IMSAD’s members cover 60%of the material producersmarket

Members of IMSAD employapproximately 1.25 millionworkers

Construction materialssector has 15.3 % share intotal exports of Turkey

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CONTACTCOUNTRY: Turkey

PRESIDENT:Dundar Yetisener

VICEPRESIDENTS:Hakan Gurdal, Nuri Bulut

DIRECTOR GENERAL:Aygen Erkal

YEAR FOUNDED: 1984

NUMBER OF MEMBERS: 75company, 29 association, 10associate members

WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.imsad.org


PHONE NUMBER:+90 216 322 23 00

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CPA – ConstructionProducts Association

The Construction ProductsAssociation represents the UK'smanufacturers and suppliers ofconstruction products componentsand fittings. We act as the voice ofthe construction products sectorrepresenting the industry-wide viewof its members.

CPA represents approximately85% of the industry by value

The UK construction productsindustry contributes over 1/3of total UK constructionoutput

The construction productsindustry provides jobs for over300 000 people, across morethan 20 000 companies

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CONTACT

COUNTRY: United Kingdom

CHIEF EXECUTIVE:Diana Montgomery

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:John Tebbit

YEAR FOUNDED: 2000

NUMBER OF MEMBERS:20 000

WEBSITE ADDRESS:www.constructionproducts.org.uk


PHONE NUMBER:+44 207 323 3770

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