Constructing Excellence Sussex Club

Thank you to all those who joined us at the University of Brighton last night for a fascinating evening with our extremely knowledgeable panel discussing their experience to date with the Building Safety Act. We would particularly like to thank last night's panel of experts - John Smith MCIAT, Matthew Barker, William Armstrong, Andy Mullins and our panel chair Nicola Tilbury MRICS for sharing their experience to date with the room. We will be running a further evening next year when more people will have experience of reaching and getting through Gateway 3! #cesc #constructingexcellence #gateway3 #buildingsafetyact #collaboration #paneldiscussion #sussex

We are looking forward to seeing you all tonight for what will be a fascinating evening with our guest panel discussing the Building Safety Act. 🏢 If you have a colleague you would like to bring along please book them in using the link below as we still have a few places left. 🎫 https://lnkd.in/eu52Etb3 #buildingsafetyact #cesc #constructingexcellence

Have you heard about the Southern Wellness Action Group - SWAG. Our chair Sarra Hawes MCIOB is part of the dedicated SWAG committee who have arranged a festive fundraising lunch at The Walrus in Brighton on Friday 29th November. 🥂 We would love to see as many of you at this special festive event to help us raise funds to continue supporting men and women in the construction industry who may be struggling with their mental health. Your presence really can make a significant difference! 🎟️ Get your tickets now using the link below and be part of this meaningful cause. We look forward to seeing you there! https://lnkd.in/e7pzMTTR

All I seem to do is talk to people about the 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁 at the moment and it's requirements, (as I'm one of only a handful of registered Principal Designers for High Risk Buildings in the UK and I'm also on the Assessor Panel for Principal Designers), If you are interested in the Act, how it's impacting the construction industry and the design process, do come along to the next Constructing Excellence Sussex Club Event. It's going to be a good one looking at the impact on the design process (HRB and LRB), Golden Thread implementation, Experience of getting through the Gateways and a legal perspective of the Act. (Wednesday 30th October so book it in) https://lnkd.in/ePAVXD9a #buildingsafetyact #HRB #BuildingControl #Design #PDBR #PrincipalDesigner

Join us for a lively panel event on the new Building Safety Act and the impact it will have from a range of perspectives. John Smith MCIAT – Architecture and Sustainability Director, Cityzen Limited – Impact on design and BR PD both HRB and LRBs Matthew Barker – Technical Manager at Baxall Construction – Implementation of Oculo to the business to record Golden Thread and experience at Baxall. Will Armstrong – Director, Potter Raper. Impact on clients BR PD HRB and LRB Andy Mullins – Group Head of Quality, Hill Construction – Experience of getting through gateways so far Chair – Nicola Tilbury MRICS – Director, Potter Raper Each panelist will start with a 3-5 min introduction on their perspective and experience so far. The chair will ask some pre arranged questions and then we will open the floor for a general Q&A. Date: Wednesday 30th October Venue: Room 404, Elm House, University of Brighton,  BN2 4GJ Agenda: 4.30pm - Arrivals and Registration (Teas and coffees will be available) 5:00pm - Panel event & Q&A 6.00pm - Networking 7.00pm - Close Please book your tickets using the link below - this is free for CESC members. https://lnkd.in/eu52Etb3

Please join us for our upcoming SUMMER PARTY at ABYSS BREWERY + TAP  https://lnkd.in/eWw6EzGw. The event is being held on Wednesday 24th July, 6-10pm. There will be music, food and frivolities. Sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact Sarra on sarra@hawesconstructiongroup.co.uk to find out more details. We look forward to seeing you there! Event sponsors SUN-X & Lewis & Co Planning

The next event for the Constructing Excellence Sussex Club is coming up soon!   This will be a site visit to Moda Living at Hove Central kindly offered by Midgard Ltd, on 29th May, to see the work in progress as well as some of the completed units.   It is a really exciting development, breathing life into a prime piece of brownfield land on the Sackville Road Trading Estate, to create a thriving new rental community of more than 800 homes. It also represents the largest planning contributions deal Hove has seen from a private company in more than a decade.   It's sure to be a fascinating visit - find out more or book tickets at: https://lnkd.in/eEX8Z7QG

Please come along to our next event this Wednesday 28th February - link to Eventbrite to book your place https://lnkd.in/dUcBQgtF In June 20223 the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT as its more commonly referred to) announced the launch of a new suite of contracts that would be updated in early 2024. Changes include modernisation, changes to the extension of time provisions, a new target cost contract, and legislation and case law updates. The presentation by Ben Coombs, joint Managing Director at MacConvilles will detail the new features in the 2024 editions of the JCT suite and set out some features that arguably could have been included, covering also what impacts this will have for both Consultants and Contractors. Date: Wednesday 28th February Agenda: 5:00pm - Registration 5.30pm - JCT 24 Presentation & Q&A 6.45pm - Networking 7.30pm - Close Access: The car park is directly behind the building (turning is next to footbridge) and Moulsecoomb Station a 2 minute walk. The campus map can be found here Moulsecoomb campus (brighton.ac.uk)

We’re now less than two weeks away from our Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2024 entry deadline (8th March).   This is a gentle reminder that we’d love to see you involved this year. With 15 refreshed categories, you can enter as many as you want for free – to maximise your chance of being recognised for excellence in the London and South East region and Constructing Excellence Community. Find out more about the categories here: https://lnkd.in/emADqycp   Finalists will be able to showcase their success of surviving our tough shortlisting process and will face our rigorous judging panel interviews with high profile construction industry professionals (all of which ensures our entrant’s successes are assessed, valued and showcased equally, no matter how big or small). Our finalists receive extensive promotion across the region and a great chance to engage organisations and customers with our special People’s Choice Award (if you’re shortlisted).   We do all we can to make the submission process as easy as possible, click below and let us help you:   Understand the Entry Form - https://lnkd.in/dwH38SqB Entry Guidelines - https://lnkd.in/dRaactVA Top Tips for entering - https://lnkd.in/dWHyMU8A Gain valuable insights from our 2023 winners to enhance your submission - https://lnkd.in/dPMpKP6p   The Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards recognise and celebrate the very best companies, collaborations and projects from across the London and South East region. Totally inclusive, these construction awards are open to the whole sector from buildings to infrastructure, all parts of the supply and demand chain, all disciplines, professions and trades. Eligibility below:   Submissions must relate to work primarily carried out during 2023 OR where most of the effort/impact took place in 2023. AND submissions must relate to activities in London & the South East (project location, office location, direct impact felt etc): Greater London, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, IOW, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Sussex. Entries from CIOB members in Jersey and Guernsey and serviced by the Southampton Hub are also considered eligible.   Click below to sign in or register and let us know if you have anything in mind to enter, we’re here to help. Sign in here: https://lnkd.in/evJYqqMN Register here: https://lnkd.in/ekhQyNCw

Join us for our annual breakfast meeting! Friday 26th January 2024 8.00am - 10.00am Focus Group Lounge, Amex Stadium, Village Way, Brighton, BN1 9BL Members welcome once you have renewed membership for the year, non-members available to attend for a small fee. The event will start from 8.00am with registration, coffee and networking. We will then sit down at 8.30am and enjoy a full English breakfast at one of Brighton’s premier venues, during which we will start the voting on 2024 events. We will hear from speakers, to be confirmed nearer to the event, and aim to finish by 10.00am. A selection of suggested topics to get you in the mood will be circulated to attendees two weeks before the breakfast. If you wish to present a case study or panel discussion please contact Sarra Hawes, sarra@hawesconstructiongroup.co.uk Book here - https://lnkd.in/eFB3wPB4 Sponsorship Opportunities There are sponsorship opportunities for all our events from just £250 - please contact Sarra Hawes for more information sarra@hawesconstructiongroup.co.uk.