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
Sam Minett-Smith
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
Matt Leach
Vice Chair
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.
Jimmy Williams
Treasurer
Jimmy is the Associate Audit Director at Hazlewoods in Gloucestershire
I began my accountancy journey at Hazlewoods as an ACA trainee back in 2015. Prior to that, I had a successful career as a professional rugby player in the Championship, representing teams like Jersey, Rotherham and Plymouth Albion. My work now spans a wide range of clients, with a particular focus on the construction industry. Outside of work I play rugby for Cinderford Rugby Club and enjoy spending time with the family and playing cricket or golf in the summer. Once my rugby days are over, my plan is to swap the rugby ball for a surfboard.
Committee
Andy Bates
Gloucestershire College
Toby Goodman
Rappor
Emma Brown
Ward Williams
Kimberley Clay
EG Carter
Nikki Budding
Hartpury University & Hartpury College
Kevin Harris
CE South West
John Partridge
Goodhind Engineering
Toby Coombes
CE Architects
Mark Birt
Abbey Business Interiors
Andrew Griffin
Kier
Ben Thomas
HCR Law
David Jones
Evans Jones
Alex Frame
AFA Ltd
Thomas Nhachi
Kier
Jonathan White
Quattro Architects
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.
