The ACQP is established
The Association of Construction Quality Professionals was created with a clear purpose: to provide a dedicated professional home for people responsible for quality across construction and the built environment.
About the ACQP
Construction quality needed its own professional voice.
Established in 2019, the Association of Construction Quality Professionals brings together people who believe quality must be planned, managed, inspected and evidenced throughout the entire construction process.
Established 2019
A modern association with a clear purpose.
UK-wide
A professional community across the built environment.
Industry-led
Membership and learning grounded in real practice.
Member-focused
Personal support, recognition and development.
Why we were formed
Quality is more than the final inspection.
The ACQP was set up in 2019 in response to a simple but important need: the professionals responsible for construction quality deserved an association focused directly on their work, their development and the standards they uphold.
For too long, quality was often treated as something checked at the end of a project. The ACQP was founded on a different principle. Good quality begins with design, planning, competence and clear responsibility. It continues through procurement, installation, inspection, evidence, handover and the life of the building.
That belief continues to shape everything we do, from professional membership and post-nominals to practical training, CPD, structured learning and direct member support.
Our purpose is not simply to recognise construction quality professionals. It is to help them raise standards, strengthen competence and achieve better outcomes.
Our professional standard
Quality must be carried through every decision, not inspected in at the end.
Our story
From a clear idea to a growing professional community.
The ACQP has grown by staying close to its original purpose: giving construction quality professionals meaningful recognition, useful support and a voice within the industry.
Building a professional community
The association developed membership routes that recognised different stages of experience while bringing together inspectors, quality managers, site professionals, consultants and specialists around a shared commitment to better standards.
From recognition to development
Professional recognition was joined by practical CPD, specialist knowledge, member guidance and opportunities for people across the industry to learn from one another and progress in their careers.
Membership, training and a stronger voice
ACQP now combines professional membership with industry-led training, structured learning, digital member services and a dedicated Training Centre, while remaining focused on the people who plan, manage, inspect and evidence quality.
Our purpose today
Better quality. Stronger competence. Safer outcomes.
We support the people who plan, manage, inspect, evidence and improve construction quality. We recognise their professionalism, strengthen their development and encourage standards that go beyond the minimum.
View membership routesWhat guides us
Professional values with practical meaning.
Our values shape how we recognise members, develop training, support professionals and contribute to the wider construction industry.
Standards above compliance
Compliance is the starting point. We encourage professional judgement, accountability and an active commitment to better outcomes.
Practical professionalism
Our work is grounded in the realities of construction sites, project teams, inspections, technical decisions and professional responsibility.
Recognition with purpose
Membership should recognise genuine knowledge, experience and contribution while giving professionals a clear route to progress.
Knowledge shared
Better quality depends on people learning from defects, good practice, project experience and one another.
Independent thinking
We are prepared to question accepted practice, raise difficult issues and keep construction quality visible in industry conversations.
Members first
ACQP is built around responsive, personal support and useful benefits that make a genuine difference to professional life.
The people we represent
A professional home across the built environment.
Construction quality depends on many disciplines working together. ACQP membership is open across career stages and specialist areas, from developing practitioners to experienced professionals, senior Fellows and organisations.
What connects our members is not a single job title. It is their responsibility for achieving, inspecting, managing or improving quality.
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Construction quality management
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Clerk of Works and site inspection
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Building safety and compliance
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Fire safety and passive fire protection
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Health and safety
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Project and construction management
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Design, surveying and building control
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NHS estates and facilities
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Façades, cladding and external walls
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Quality assurance and specialist inspection
Membership and professional development
Recognition supported by practical learning.
ACQP’s work now extends from professional membership into short courses, qualifications, NVQs, structured learning and corporate training delivered through our dedicated Training Centre in Colchester and online.
Our programmes are developed and delivered by experienced professionals who understand the decisions, pressures and responsibilities found on real construction projects.
Registered office
71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ
Regional office and Training Centre
3 Mercantile House, 3A Sir Isaac’s Walk, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JJ
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