About us

Working together for the county’s building industry

We are proud to be one of the most active Constructing Excellence clubs with over 50 member organisations and hosting at least 12 events each year.

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 reflects the aims and values of our national parent organisation and brings together stakeholders from across the construction sector to network together and educate each other.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Andy Bates

Gloucestershire College

Brendan Quinn

Brendan Quinn

Rappor

Tyrone Vincent

Tyrone Vincent

Kier

Kimberley Clay

Kimberley Clay

EG Carter

Jonathan Cook

Jonathan Cook

Ridge & Partners

Kevin Harris

Kevin Harris

CE South West

John Partridge

John Partridge

Goodhind Engineering

Toby Coombes

Toby Coombes

CE Architects

David Marks

David Marks

Ward Williams Associates

Will Steel

Will Steel

Barnwood

Ben Thomas

Ben Thomas

HCR Law

David Jones

David Jones

Evans Jones

Alex Frame

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.

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