CABE’s new President inaugurated at the House of Lords

On 9 May 2025, incoming CABE President Zoe Cox PCABE FCABE C.Build E IEng was inaugurated by outgoing President Richard Flynn PPCABE FCABE C.Build E CEng CEnv at a prestigious ceremony in the House of Lords.

The day felt even more celebratory due to 2025 being CABE’s centenary year, with presenters and guests reflecting on this milestone throughout the afternoon.

Zoe Cox accepted the President’s Chain from Richard Flynn with loved ones and colleagues looking on, and went on to say: “The past few years have been challenging times for our industry, yet CABE has risen to the challenge… As your President, I will continue to support the great work being done by our staff and members, ensuring that our commitment to the highest standards possible are maintained and developed further.”

Zoe has spent over 20 years in the construction industry, including local authority building control and the academic and university sectors. Currently, she is employed as Technical Training Director at Socotec, leading the training in diverse subjects such as building pathology, building control, fire engineering and health and safety. Prior to that, Zoe also worked as Head of Training and Development at Quadrant Building Control, and at Sheffield Hallam University as Course Leader in the Department of Natural and Built Environment.

Zoe has always been an active member of CABE, first elected to the CABE Board as an Ordinary Board Member in 2007 and, having served her tenure, was then co-opted back onto the Board in 2020. She was awarded Fellow Chartered Building Engineer in 2014 and has since been a professional interview panellist for CABE, covering both professional membership applications and for CBICAS on all building types.

Board Members taking up their new roles in June 2025:

• Veronica Fiore FCABE C.Build E IEng – Vice-President
• Maria Caulfield FCABE C.Build E IEng – Ordinary Board Member
• Dominic Workman FCABE C.Build E IEng – Ordinary Board Member

The full CABE Presidential Team 2025/2026:

• Zoe Cox PCABE FCABE C.Build E IEng – President
• Paul Grinyer VPCABE FCABE C.Build E – Vice-President
• Veronica Fiore VPCABE FCABE C.Build E IEng – Vice-President
• Richard Flynn PPCABE FCABE C.Build E CEng CEnv – Immediate Past President

CABE welcomes Zoe and all new postholders to their roles and looks forward to the next successful 100 years for the Association.

About the CABE Board

The CABE Board is run by Association members and the role of President is a nominated position. Chartered Members can nominate, stand and vote for who they would like to see representing them and their interests on the Board. This link to the membership ensures that CABE continues to meet the needs of professionals within the built environment.

Celebrating 50 years

CABE is delighted to have 15 individuals celebrating 50 years of CABE Membership this year:

• Robert Lockey MCABE C.Build E
• George Thompson MCABE C.Build E
• Michael Easton FCABE C.Build E
• Colin MillwardFCABE C.Build E IEng
• Stephen Barker PPBEng FCABE C.Build E
• Colin Williams FCABE C.Build E
• Richard Coleman FCABE C.Build E
• Roy Cutt ACABE Retd.
• James Swift MCABE C.Build E Retd.
• Michael Embling MCABE C.Build E Retd.
• Michael Carter MCABE C.Build E Retd.
• Michael McGinty MCABE C.Build E Retd.
• John Shaw MCABE C.Build E Retd.
• Alan Barratt FCABE C.Build E Retd.
• Michael Larsen FCABE C. Builde E Retd.

It was CABE’s honour to be joined at the inauguration by Stephen Barker to receive his certificate in person. The other recipients could not attend unfortunately but the Association thanks each of them for their loyalty and dedication to the industry.