The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is one of the leading umbrella bodies in the UK construction industry. Established in 1988 with five founder members, it has since grown in size and influence to become the largest pan-industry body concerned with all aspects of the built environment.

Today, CIC occupies a unique role, its members represent over 500,000 professionals working for, and in association with, the construction industry and more than 25,000 firms, predominantly in the professional services sector. It is the representative forum for the industry's professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations.

The breadth and depth of its membership means that CIC is the only single body able to speak with authority on diverse strategic issues which represent the demand for planning, designing, managing and maintaining the built environment; without being constrained by the self-interest of any particular sector of the industry.

The mission of the CIC is to serve society by promoting quality and sustainability in the built environment, to give leadership to the construction industry, encouraging unity of purpose, collaboration, continuous improvement and career development and to add value and emphasis to the work of members.

Together with the two other leading industry umbrella bodies (the Construction Confederation, representing contractors, and the Construction Products Association, representing manufacturers and distributors) the CIC hosts the Strategic Forum for Construction which acts as a single voice for the industry as a whole.

CIC is a partner in ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council for construction.

For further information about the CIC, please go to www.cic.org.uk.