Peter George Hansford is an English

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. He served as the 146th President of the

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(ICE) (2010-2011) and succeeded

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as the UK government's chief construction adviser in November 2012.

Career

Hansford studied civil engineering at the

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, and then worked at Amey Roadstone Construction and Maunsell Consultations Asia in Hong Kong. He later joined the Nichols Group, working as engineering manager for

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City extension and Beckton extension projects (1989-1992). He also has an

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from

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. Hansford is a Fellow of the ICE and of the

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, and chaired the ICE's expert panel contributing to the UK government's Low Carbon Construction IGT report (2010), a key building block of the industry reforms started by Morrell. He was appointed

Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(CBE) in the

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for services to innovation in civil engineering.

Infrastructure Steering Committee

Hansford, ICE Past President, chaired the Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC), a group of leading clients, consultants, contractors and academics who were a focal point for industry input into the work of the IUK Infrastructure Cost Review implementation programme. This Industry Standards Group report was prepared in response to the 2010 Infrastructure Cost Review programme. Involved with the Infrastructure UK cost study, Hansford has also worked on various strategic reviews including ones for the

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, the

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and

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Chief Construction Adviser

On 2 July 2014, construction minister

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announced that Hansford's term of office would be extended to November 2015. In July 2015, the Government announced that "the role of the Chief Construction Adviser will not be continued after the incumbent Peter Hansford’s tenure ends in November 2015."

References

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