CIOB member in New Year Honours list

Amos Simbo, founder of BPIC Network, received an OBE in the King’s New Year Honours for his work in construction.

Simbo, pictured, set up the built environment membership network for ethnic minority representation, and is a working group member at CIOB’s external affairs advisory board. He was a finalist at the 2022 CIOB Awards in the EDI individual award category.

Simbo said he was “truly humbled”.

“It’s the honour of my life being in construction, promoting inclusion for individuals and small businesses.”