New FIEC president announced

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Philip Crampton, owner of the Ireland-based construction business G&T Crampton, has been announced as the new president of the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC).

Philip Crampton, new president of FIEC

The announcement was made on May 13, at FIEC’s General Assembly in Limassol, Cyprus, where a new steering committee for the mandate 2022-2024 was also elected.

Crampton succeeds Professor Thomas Bauer, formerly chairman of the supervisory board at the Germany construction and engineering firm Bauer.

An industry stalwart, Crampton has represented the interests of the construction industry for more than 25 years, chairing policy committees in Ireland before becoming president of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) in 2013.

He became vice president in charge of communication at FIEC in 2015, then first vice president of the association in 2021.

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