Constructing Excellence Gloucestershire
Constructing Excellence Gloucestershire Club (or CEGlos) is a regional hub of the Constructing Excellence South West and national Constructing Excellence group, which is delivered with BRE. Nationally, Constructing Excellence Gloucestershire was formed over 20 years ago and is a recognised and respected platform for industry improvement which aims to deliver excellence for clients, industry and users through collaborative working.
CEGlos is one of the most active Constructing Excellence clubs with over 100 member organisations and hosting at least 12 events each year.
The Club is run by a committee of volunteer members. We aim to provide a busy and varied events programme which includes site visits, multi-speaker events (inc. annual conference), discussion forums and social events.
As our members represent the full spectrum of stakeholders in the construction sector, from education providers to clients, main contractors, specialist sub-contractors, suppliers and professionals, we aim to ensure a range of events with appeal across our industry.
Our officers
Jonathan White
Chair
Jonathan, Director at Quattro Design Architects.
Jon works within the Education and Commercial Team successfully delivering a varied range of schemes from new build to refurbishment. Jon has developed considerable experience in the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and is keen to promote its value and maximise its benefits to clients and developers.
Jon sees his role as Chair of Constructing Excellence Gloucestershire as being part respected platform for industry improvement which aims to deliver excellence for clients, industry and users through collaborative working.
Sam Minett-Smith
Vice Chair
Sam is the Environmental, Health & Safety, Risk & Opportunity Manager at Speller Metcalfe
With experience gained from Environmental Consultancy, Oil and Gas and Construction, Sam works across pre-construction and project delivery, with a key focus on Environmental compliance, best practice and opportunity management for a Principal Contractor, Speller Metcalfe. His role benefits from his designation as a Chartered Environmentalist. Further Sam works within Health and Safety management, Social Value and document and procedure control to aid business operations for his employer within the Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality department.
Having recently joined Construction Excellence Gloucestershire, Sam is keen to aid in collaboration between industry professionals
Jenny McLoughlin
Treasurer
Jenny is the Finance Director and co-owner of McLoughlin Planning Ltd, an independent planning consultancy with its head office in Cheltenham.
Jenny trained as a chartered accountant with KPMG, working in audit, before moving into commerce and various voluntary roles including finance governor at a local school.
Construction has always been part of Jenny’s life, many of her family members work in construction and her husband is a town planner. She enjoys being part of the Constructing Excellence Committee, meeting the interesting members and using her accountancy knowledge to help.
Nikki Budding
Club Secretary
Nikki is Head of Business Relations at Elmrep, also the Sponsorship and Business Engagement Officer at Hartpury College and University.
Nikki brings with her a wealth of experience in building business relationships, therefore is well known within the local business community and loves to organise events aswell as supporting local charities. Nikki joined CEGlos in 2022 as a member then was asked to step in as Club Secretary since Feb 23, she is enjoying working with the committee and getting to know more about the Construction Industry, whilst organising the events and encouraging new members!
Katie Pickering
Club Secretary - Michelmores LLP
Katie is an Associate at Michelmores LLP. She is a member of the Specialist Real Estate Team and specialises is Construction Law.
Katie is experienced in the negotiation and drafting of building contracts, consultant appointments, collateral warranties, deeds of novation and various other important project documents. As well as the transactional experience mentioned above, Katie is experienced in providing advice to clients in respect of dispute resolution and litigation.
Katie enjoys being a part of Constructing Excellence Gloucestershire and finds that it helps to bring her legal experience into practice and is advantageous when advising clients. She is also a Committee Member of the G4C Committee.
Committee
Andy Bates
Gloucestershire College
Brendan Quinn
Rappor
Tyrone Vincent
Kier
Kimberley Clay
EG Carter
Jonathan Cook
Ridge & Partners
Kevin Harris
CE South West
John Partridge
Goodhind Engineering
Toby Coombes
CE Architects
David Marks
Ward Williams Associates
Will Steel
Barnwood
Ben Thomas
HCR Law
David Jones
Evans Jones
Alex Frame
AFA Ltd
FAQs
How do I join the committee?
Committee elections are held at our Annual General Meeting which takes place in May each year. Members of the club are eligible to stand for election to the Committee. If, during the course of the year, the Committee considers that it requires additional members in order to carry out its functions and duties, then the Committee may choose to co-opt up to an additional 4 members. If you would like to put yourself forward to join the committee, please contact the club secretary
When does the committee meet?
The committee meets on the first Friday of every month at 8am.
I would like to raise an issue or question to the committee. How do I do this?
Please send an email to our chair, Jonathan White.