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King’s Birthday Honours: who in the built environment is on the list?

Close up of an OBE medal. Here's a list of the people in the built environment who received an award at the king's birthday honours.
Nine individuals in the built environment received awards at this year’s King’s Birthday Honours (Image: Flickr)

More than 1,000 people across the UK have been recognised for their “immeasurable impact on the lives of people across the country” in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours List.

Nine of these individuals are from the built environment:

Who
Role and organisation
Honour awarded
Contribution
Suzannah Nichol MBE
CEO of Build UK
OBE
For services to the construction industry
Kate Tinsley
CEO of MKM Building Supplies
OBE
For services to the construction sector and to diversity
Angela Forbes
CEO of BuildForce
MBE
For services to the construction sector
Francois Samuel
Retired head of building regulations at the Welsh Government
MBE
For services to the construction industry in Wales
Gillian Kiy
Lately building safety legislation lead at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
MBE
For services to building safety
Clara Bagenal George
Founder of the Low Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI)
MBE
For services to the built environment and to climate change
William Joseph Young
Project manager at South West College, County Tyrone
MBE
For services to civil engineering education
Dervilla Mitchell CBE
Arup Group director
DBE
For services to engineering
Dr Fiona Spencer
Advisory director at the Infrastructure and Project Authority
CBE
For public service

The full King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 can be accessed here.

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