The organisation, founded in 1961, became a Livery Company in 1977.
The Company promotes the profession by awarding grants to institutions related to building.
Its motto is Stat Fortuna Domus, Latin for The Fortune of the House Continues.
The Company's Chaplain is The Reverend Canon Roger Hall MBE[1] and its church is St Peter ad Vincula.
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