The Construction Products Association (CPA) has appointed Peter Caplehorn as its new policy director and deputy chief executive. 

Formerly technical director at the award-winning design practice Scott Brownrigg, Mr Caplehorn has been involved in many industry and government programmes, particularly on the technical and health and safety side of the industry. 

He is deputy chair of the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) and currently chairs CB (the British Standards Institution’s strategic committee for construction). His main focus recently has been the new CDM Regulations, application of Building Information Modelling within construction regulations and future building regulations. 

He is a Chartered Architect with 33 years’ experience and has worked largely in the commercial sector.