Dr Bryn Wilde has been elected president to lead the Association for Project Safety from 2027, and SCAPE group chief executive, Mark Robinson has been appointed co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC)’s Building and Places workstream
As co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC)’s Building and Places workstream, Mark will work with the Government to identify how public and private sector investment in infrastructure, buildings, and regeneration can best serve communities.
Robinson, commented: “The Construction Leadership Council plays a vital role in helping to implement more efficient, sustainable and integrated approaches to construction.
“Encouraging collaboration and reaping the benefits of public-private partnerships is something I have been focussing on for years during my time at SCAPE. I look forward to working with the CLC to bring these practices forward more widely.”
Re-established in 2023, the workstream aims to promote effective placemaking, efficient and sustainable construction practices, and investment in innovation to enhance the industry’s capacity for future development.
In 2024, the workstream focused on key areas such as achieving net zero construction, improving private sector construction productivity (for which it developed a playbook), and enhancing payment practices.
Current activities include responding to the Government’s consultation on the infrastructure levy, reviewing policies and best practices that support the industry’s net zero targets, and collaborating with the building safety workstream to improve onsite safety practices.
APS elects Dr Bryn Wilde as president
Dr Bryn Wilde will assume the role of president of the Association for Project Safety after the current president, Mark Snelling, completes his term in February 2027.
A chartered civil engineer (FICE) by profession, Dr Wilde has been a member of the APS for over 20 years and is also a fellow. He has served on the regional committee and council and, most recently, as a board director.
As an active board member, he has participated in both the membership and standards committee and the education and training committee, and he currently sits on the finance committee.
Additionally, he represents the APS on the construction industry council health & safety panel and the health and safety Wales consultation panel.
Commenting on his appointment, Dr Wilde said: “APS is at a key point in its history with the introduction of the new building safety act and accompanying regulations, the various responses to the post-Grenfell recommendations in the devolved nations, and the new requirements being placed around competence and organisational capability. APS works hard to be a major stakeholder in the decisions being made which will impact upon the built environment.
“Moreover, I want to ensure that we continue to be at the forefront of consultations on the impact of new and existing legislation, raising the concerns and views of our membership with our presidential team lobbying for the best outcomes for the built and occupied environment and society at large.
“To this end, APS will continue to work with Parliamentarians at Westminster and the devolved governments in Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Belfast to ensure our members’ collective voice is heard. I am committed to build on the good work that’s been done in recent years, and I will work tirelessly to represent the views of our membership.
“I believe the Association for Project Safety can help make construction and buildings in occupation and use healthier and safer. I will work tirelessly to help APS maintain its place as the premier health and safety risk management and regulatory compliance body working closely with partners across the whole construction field.”
APS president Mark Snelling added: “Bryn has been a great support to me in my first year as president. We are aligned in our vision for the APS. I very much look forward to working with him over the next few years.
“APS aims to improve and promote professional practice in design and construction health and safety risk management helping members, including architects and technologists, manage risk and implement building regulations effectively and proportionately.”
