OUR HISTORY

​2010-2011
 
Committee members:
Roger Bond (UEA) – Chair
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Rachel Johns (Morgan Ashurst)
Mike Britch (NPS)
John Chick (John Chick & Partners)
Andi Gibbs (Art Architecture)
Saul Humphrey (R G Carter)
Andrew Rush (Birketts)
Chris Heath (Haddon Heath)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 24
Fees ranged from £35 to £600
 
October
AGM with talk and site visit at Open Youth Centre
November
Leadership and Well Being – getting it and keeping it
December
Sustainability – offsite renewables in Norfolk
January
Avoiding contractual disasters – what went wrong and why
February
How to manage change
March
Green Bling
April
Awards Evening
May
Olympics – ready yet?
June
Summer site visit
 
After consultation with the membership at the AGM, a sub-group was formed to discuss how the club might effect the delivery of actual excellence in the local built environment.  In the belief that excellence is delivered through people taking action in the real world, the group designed a Learning and Development programme linked to the Club’s events programme.  It was the equivalent of a Masters – six months of focused learning followed by six months of project work within the candidates’ own organisations.  Unfortunately, due to the financial implications, the course did not materialise.
 
However, it did set the criteria going forward for events to be based on Leadership, Integration, Value, Innovation, Sustainability and Risk.
 
 
2011-12
 
Committee members:
Roger Bond (UEA) – Chair
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Mike Britch (NPS)
John Chick (John Chick & Partners)
Andi Gibbs (Art Architecture)
Saul Humphrey (R G Carter)
Andrew Rush (Birketts)
Chris Heath (Haddon Heath)
Andrew Warham (Ingleton Wood)
Alison Wring (Faithful + Gould)
Catherine Guelbert (Aqcuity)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 29
Fees ranged from £35 to £600
 
October
AGM at the Curve with Dan Ward – The Way Forward
November
Leadership – Catherine Guelbert
December
Integration – Simon Delf – Leading to Change
January
Value – Amanda Black of May Gurney – Redefining Values
February
Innovation – Mark Aspinall
March
Sustainability – Christopher Gaze – Can we afford to be Green?
April
Awards Event
May
Risk Management – Risky Business
June
Site Visit – Architecture – The Beauty and the Beast.  Photo competition at the UEA
 

2012-13
 
Committee members:
Roger Bond (UEA) – Chair
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Saul Humphrey (R G Carter)
Chris Heath (Haddon Heath)
Alison Wring (Faithful + Gould)
Catherine Guelbert (Aqcuity)
Teresa Rand (Admin Support)
Chris Williams (Mott MacDonald)
Tom Lefever (Mott MacDonald)
Rose Jenkins (NPS Group)
Liz Harris (NPS Group)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 33
Fees ranged from £35 to £600
 
October
AGM and presentation of Civil Works by Dan Dubowitz
November
Leadership – Tracey Lucas and Steve Pearce from May Gurney
December
Integration – How efficient are we with Darren Cox and Alison Wring of Faithful + Gould
January
Challenges for Leaders with Dr Andy Wood, CEO of Adnams
February
Building through Low Carbon Innovation with Simon Coward
March
Designing out Terrorism with Peter Hawkins of Norfolk Constabulary
April
Awards
May
What next for Sustainability?  Jonathan Smales of Beyond Green and Matthew Hunt of Royal Haskoning DHV
June
Site visit at City Academy Norwich with tour by Kier
 
2013-14
 
Committee members:
Roger Bond (UEA) – Chair
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Saul Humphrey (R G Carter)
Chris Heath (Haddon Heath)
Alison Wring (Faithful + Gould)
Catherine Guelbert (Aqcuity)
Teresa Rand (Admin Support)
Tom Lefever (Mott MacDonald)
Rose Jenkins (NPS Group)
Liz Harris (NPS Group)
Catherine Read (Read Spicer Architects)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 43
Fees ranged from £50 to £650
 
All events featured an update on The Enterprise Centre
This was the year we started inviting members to sponsor events and we are grateful to the following for their generous sponsorship:
Hays Recruitment, LSI Architects, Kier, Mott MacDonald, Faithful + Gould, Aecom, Read Spicer Architects and Barron + Smith Architects.
 
October
AGM at The Forum with Ben Humphries of Archetype giving presentation on The Enterprise Centre
November
Leadership – Do they Mean Us?  Vaughan Burnund, past Chair of Constructing Excellence UK.
December
Nigel Williams, Chief Fire Officer for Norfolk talked Diversity.
January
Whole Life Value – More Bang for your Buck with Andy Green of Faithful + Gould
February
Innovation – Mike Rhodes of Co-action Consultancy explained What it is and Where does it come from, Andi Gibbs of Art Architecture talked about how innovation comes through actual work and Simon Smith of Smith & Wallwork Engineers looked at Innovation past and present.
March
The Urgent and Remarkable Future – How Shall We Live? With Jonathan Smales of Beyond Green
April
Awards
May
Love taking Risk? – Construction Needs You!  Nick Catchpole, golf professional who has 30 years’ experience in encouraging teams and individuals to take risks.
June
Site visit to Pentney Abbey
2014-15
 
Committee members:
Roger Bond (UEA) – Chair
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Saul Humphrey (R G Carter)
Chris Heath (Haddon Heath)
Alison Wring (Faithful + Gould)
Catherine Guelbert (Aqcuity)
Teresa Rand (Admin Support)
Rose Jenkins (NPS Group)
Liz Harris (NPS Group)
Catherine Read (Read Spicer Architects)
Gavin Jones (Aecom)
Bryn Mainwaring (NPS)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 57
Fees ranged from £50 to £650
 
Thanks to the following members for their generous sponsorship:
Hays Recruitment, Clancy Consultants, Pentaco, Aecom, Studio Urban Blu, Whole House Energy, R G Carter, Morgan Sindall and Faithful + Gould.
 
October
AGM and tour of Hethal Engineering Centre
November
Insights on High Performance Leadership – John Bull of Tall Tree Performance Leadership.
December
Question Time – Interrogate the Great and the Good
January
Ever consider what it would be like to fly to the Moon?  Professor Julian Malins considers the use of service design thinking as a way of re-framing questions that can seriously affect the outcomes of a design project.
February
Innovation – Dragons Den event with real money!  Four members pitch their ideas and are grilled by the Dragons.
March
Have I Got Sustainable News for You?
April
Awards
May
Risk Management in the Construction Industry.  A Balloon debate on who are we safest with – Clients, Consultants or Contractors?
June
Site Visit – What’s been happening at County Hall
 
2015-16
 
Committee members:
Roger Bond (UEA) – Chair
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Saul Humphrey (R G Carter)
Alison Wring (Faithful + Gould)
Catherine Guelbert (Aqcuity)
Teresa Rand (Admin Support)
Rose Jenkins (UEA)
Gavin Jones (Aecom)
Bryn Mainwaring (NPS)
Jackie Richards (Whole House Energy)
Arron Easter (Morgan Sindall)
Mike Marsh (MLM)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 66
Fees ranged from £50 to £650
 
Thanks to the following members for their generous sponsorship:
NPS Group, Clancy Consultants, Kier, Pinnacle, Studio Urban Blu, Whole House Energy and Aecom
 
October
AGM followed by presentation and tour of the Enterprise Centre
November
Challenging and Changing the Way You Think – an MBA approach. Julian Campbell and Kevan Williams of the Norwich Business School.
December
Is BIM the Answer? With Terry Stocks of Faithful + Gould
January
How to Capture and Promote Value in Buildings.  Don Ward of CE was joined by Tony Poole of Sheppard Robson.
February
An Innovative Response to the Skills Crisis – Andrew Carpenter of CE South West on inspiring a new generation.
March
The Devil is in the Detail when it comes to Sustainability.  Norwich City Council, Barron + Smith Architects and R G Carter talk aboutplanned large scale passivhaus in the City.
April
Annual Awards – a more prestigious event held at OPEN
May
Risk and Reward with Elmar Kutsch of Cranfield School of Management
June
A site visit to Bowthorpe Care Village with Saffron Housing, R G Carter and Norse.
 
2016-17
 
Committee members:
Catherine Guelbert (Aqcuity) - Chair
Roger Bond (UEA)
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Saul Humphrey (R G Carter / Morgan Sindall)
Teresa Rand (Admin Support)
Gavin Jones (Richard Utting Associates)
Danny Branson (Morgan Sindall)
Jack Caswell-Dodds (R G Carter)
Warren Salmons (MLM)
Paul Kelly (Canham Consulting)
Richard Postance (Real Consulting)
John Nortcliffe (Hudson Architects)
Chris MacDonald (Morgan Sindall)
Chris O’Connell (Norfolk County Council)
Sophie Taylor (Build-Insight)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 68
Fees ranged from £50 to £650
 
Thanks to the following members for their generous sponsorship:
NPS Group, Clancy Consulting, Harrison Group, Richard Utting Associates, Studio Urban Blu, Mott MacDonald, Aecom and MLM
 
October
AGM and How Should Norfolk Grow with Mike Rigby at Norwich Castle.
November
Building Futures / Career Pathway with educational experts.
December
Innovative Companies with EHabitation, Lanpro and Extremis.
January
Modernise or Die – traditional v modular.  Bryn Maidman of Taylor Wimpy and Andrew Savage of Broadland Housing debate the pros and cons.
February
Delivering Infrastructure in Norwich with David Allfrey of Norfolk County Council and Giles Perkins of Mouchel.
March
Building Growth – What is it and What is it Doing with Mark Pendlington, Chair of New Anglia LEP plus presentations from Building Growth sub-groups.
April
Awards Night – building on the success of the previous year.
May
Shaping the Future of Norfolk – A Political, Economic and Project Perspective with Alan Waters, Leader of Norwich City Council, Jonathan Cage, Chair of Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and David Hebborn, Programme Manager at RAF Marham for Aecom.
June
Site Visit to Earlham Hall and the Quadram Institute.
 
2017-18
 
Committee members:
Catherine Guelbert-Thick (Aqcuity) - Chair
Roger Bond (UEA)
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Saul Humphrey (Morgan Sindall)
Teresa Rand (Admin Support)
Gavin Jones (Richard Utting Associates)
Danny Branson (Morgan Sindall)
Jack Caswell-Dodds (R G Carter)
Warren Salmons (MLM)
Richard Postance (Real Consulting)
John Nortcliffe (Hudson Architects)
Chris MacDonald (Morgan Sindall)
Chris O’Connell (Norfolk County Council)
Sophie Taylor (Build-Insight)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 70
Fees ranged from £50 to £695
 
Thanks to the following members for their generous sponsorship:
Harrison Group, Smith of Honingham, Aecom, Morgan Sindall, Clancy Consulting, MLM and Bidwells.
 
October
AGM at The Assembly House and Doug Field, Chair of New Anglia LEP talking about his new role.
November
Who are the Agents of Change?  Dan Riley of Spearhead Interactive demonstrated how Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality can provide innovative and disruptive solutions to business challenges.
December
How does Norfolk Connect and What are the Blocks?  Chris Sargisson, CEO of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Julian Munson, Head of Enterprise Zones and Innovation at New Anglia LEP shared their insights.
January
Flexible Working and the Gig Economy.  Ali Clabburn, CEO of Liftshare showcased a great local example of it in practise.
February
Politics, Philosophy and Economics with Tim Pike, Deputy Agent for the Bank of England, Chloe Smith MP and Catherine Guelbert-Thick who facilitated a discussion on trust in society.
March
PPE – Barry Dell of BRE discussing Yellow Jacket and SMARTWaste technologies.
April
Awards Night at OPEN Norwich
May
High Buildings – What have we Learned?  James Bessey, partner at Blake Morgan, shared the lessons they have learned as a result of the tragedy at Grenfell Tower.
June
Summer event at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.  We held a member consultation and had a presentation from Iain Hill of Bidwells on the Oxford – Cambridge Corridor and its implications for Norfolk.
 
2018-19
 
Committee members:
Catherine Guelbert-Thick (Aqcuity) - Chair
Roger Bond (UEA)
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Saul Humphrey (Morgan Sindall / Saul D Humphrey LLP)
Teresa Rand (Admin Support)
Gavin Jones (Richard Utting Associates)
Danny Branson (Morgan Sindall)
Warren Salmons (MLM)
John Nortcliffe (Hudson Architects)
Chris MacDonald (Morgan Sindall)
Sophie Taylor (Build-Insight)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 75
Fees ranged from £52 to £710
 
Thanks to the following members for their generous sponsorship:
Harrison Group, Senior Architectural Systems, MLM, Clancy Consulting and Smith of Honingham.
 
October
AGM and presentation from Jan Davis on his work with Register of Engineers for Disaster Relief at The Assembly House
November
Return of Tim Pike – deputy agent for the Bank of England.
December
Ed Gillespie, writer, futurist, campaigner and entrepreneur – It’s the Climate Stupid – The Extinction Rebellion has begun.
January
What effect will the changing retail environment have on property in Norwich? with Stefan Gurney from Norwich BID and Minnie Moll of Jarrold Retail.
February
Garden Communities with David Ames of Letchworth Garden City and Chris Leeming of Lanpro.
March
Building the Next Generation with presentations from Helen Clements from Morgan Sindall, Corrienne Peasgood from City College Norwich with updates from Natasha Waller and Glen Todd from New Anglia LEP and Rachel Kirk from West Suffolk College on the Institute of Technology.
May
Awards Night at OPEN
June
Site Visit to Award Winning Water, Mills and Marshes site at Strumpshaw Fen where we enjoyed a tour of the Pump House and a delicious hog roast courtesy of The Broads Authority.
 
2019-20
 
Committee members:
Catherine Guelbert-Thick (Aqcuity) - Chair
Roger Bond (UEA)
Tony Palmer (Norfolk County Council) – Treasurer
Saul Humphrey (Saul D Humphrey LLP)
Teresa Rand (Admin Support)
Danny Branson (Morgan Sindall)
Warren Salmons (MLM)
John Nortcliffe (Hudson Architects)
Chris MacDonald (Morgan Sindall)
Sophie Taylor (Build-Insight)
 
Number of Corporate Members – 75
Fees ranged from £53 to £725
 
Thanks to the following members for their generous sponsorship:
Plandescil, Harrison Group, Clancy Consulting, LSI Architects and Lanpro.
 
October
AGM and update from Alison Nicholl of CE National at Blackfriars Hall
November
Addressing the Housing Crisis with David McQuade of Flagship Group
December
A return visit from Ed Gillespie – carrying on where he left off last year with his vision to rebuild Britain.
January
Mental Health – it may not be your fault but it is your problem.  Tom Oxley of Bamboo Mental Health showing us how to support employees and colleagues with real stories and practical ideas.
February
Tim Pike, retired deputy agent at the Bank of England returned with his views on the macro economy and the global impact of a pandemic.  He was joined by Tim Boucher of Oxbury with his research on the micro economy within construction.
 

Sadly, we had to take a break from events as just prior to our March event we were in lockdown because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

 

The 2020 Awards were cancelled and all entries to be considered in the 2021 Awards.

 

This is not the end.  We are working hard and will be back!

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2020/2021

 

Committee Members:

Warren Salmons – Chair – Morgan Sindall

Teresa Rand – Club Administrator

John Nortcliffe – Treasurer – Redhead Architects

Michelle Chambers – Clancy Consulting

Sophie Taylor – NPS

Joe Goldie – Goldie Consulting

Danny Branson – Morgan Sindall

Tony Palmer – Norfolk and Waveney CCG

Saul Humphrey – Saul D Humphrey LLP

Catherine Guelbert-Thick – Aqcuity

Roger Bond – UEA

John Dixon – Ingleton Wood

 

No of Corporate Members - 74

Fees were waived this year

 

Due to the Covid pandemic, we switched our events to online and held them at lunch time.  They proved very popular and we had great attendance figures.

 

Thanks to the following members for their sponsorship:

XL Werks, Redhead Architects, Clancy Consulting, One Planning and Create Consulting Engineers

 

October

AGM followed by a presentation from Professor Alistair Gibb and Dr Wendy Jones from Loughborough University - Early Lessons for a New Normal.  They presented their findings of their research which provided a rapid snapshot on the effects of Covid 19 on the Construction Industry.

November

Hannah Corlett of HNNA Architects. Hannah used Greenwich Design District Masterplan as a case study to open up discussion on the physical and economic scale of future cities, broader ways of encouraging innovation by challenging design guidance, and the need to engage with long term sustainable big picture strategies

 

December

Ed Gillespie came back for a third time to talk about Beyond “Building Back Better” – Re-imaging Construction Post Covid 19

January

Modern Methods of Construction with Steve Murphy – CEO of Net Zero Buildings.  Steve demonstrated how using forward thinking innovative technology to create high quality, energy efficient, off-site manufactured buildings, can reduce construction time, cost and environmental impact.

He was joined by a panel comprising Daniel Key of Richard Utting Associates, John Dixon of Ingleton Wood and Adam Simpson of Clear Consulting and Design.

February

Mike Burrell the Greater Norwich Planning Policy Team Manager updated us on the Regulation 19 Publication for the Greater Norwich Local Plan and Discussing the Planning for the future White Paper

Mike was joined by a panel of local professionals to discuss the implications this publication will have on our region.

 

March

A year on from our pre-covid talk on the economy, we were delighted to welcome Patrick Campbell, Deputy Agent at the Bank of England. Patrick shared his insight into the economy and the impact on our industry. 

He was  joined by Tim Boucher from Oxbury Chartered Surveyors with the results of their Annual Contractors Survey looking back at the last 12 months and into the future. 

 

April

Our Awards sadly had to be held online this year but it was important to celebrate the projects from the past two years that had, against all odds, completed during the Covid era.

 

May

The Awards winners were invited to give short presentations.

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In July 2021 we held our first Summer Garden Party at The Georgian Townhouse.  Guests across the industry who had helped the Club through the difficult season were invited.

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2021/2022

 

Committee Members:

Warren Salmons – Chair – Morgan Sindall

Teresa Rand – Club Administrator

John Nortcliffe – Treasurer – Redhead Architects

Michelle Chambers – Clancy Consulting

Danny Branson – Morgan Sindall

John Dixon – Ingleton Wood

Tim Boucher – Oxbury

 

Ambassadors:

Roger Bond – Retired

Catherine Guelbert-Thick – Aqcuity

Saul Humphrey – Saul d Humphrey LLP

Tony Palmer - Retired

 

No of Corporate Members - 79

Fees ranged between £53 and £725

 

Thanks for the following members for their sponsorship:

 

R G Carter, Ingleton Wood LLP, Morgan Sindall, Redhead Architects, Lanpro, Oxbury, Saul D Humphrey LLP and LSI Architects.

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October

AGM was held via Teams at lunch time and in the evening members were invited to NUA for a presentation on the new Dukes Street Residences by Hudson Architects and Norfolk County Council’s proposals for the new riverside walk. 

November

Tom Oxley of Bamboo Mental Health and Colin Stuart of Baker Stuart came along to present and give a platform for discussing wellbeing in the workplace.

January

A return for the fourth time by Ed Gillespie - What if we stopped building anything that wasn’t fit for the future?

February

Catherine Guelbert-Thick presented the findings from her research which was focused on our collective understanding of the Housing Crisis in England and the impact of policy and strategic leadership in influencing change in the provision of housing.

March

We were delighted to welcome Patrick Campbell, Deputy Agent at the Bank of England. Patrick shared his insight into the economy and the impact on our industry.  He was joined by Tim Boucher from Oxbury Chartered Surveyors with the results of their Annual Contractors Survey looking back at the last 12 months and into the future. 

 

April

Annual Awards held at Dunston Hall

May

Phil Courtier from Broadland and South Norfolk Councils and Iain Hill from Bidwells discussed Collaboration in the planning system - what has the Council ever done for you? Inevitably there were a lot of questions about Nutrient Nutrality.

June

For our final CPD event of the season we invited Al Collier from Norfolk County Council and Andrew Bannister from Scape to talk about Procurement for Value.

 

In December 2021 we held our first Christmas event with drinks and food at Dragon Hall.  We were treated to music from the Salvation Army Band and all proceeds from the event were donated to the Salvation Army Tins and Toys appeal.

 

In July we held our second Summer Garden Party at the Georgian Townhouse.  This year it was open to all members.

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2022/2023

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Committee Members:

John Dixon – Chair – Ingleton Wood LLP

Tim Boucher – Treasurer – Oxbury

Teresa Rand – Club Administrator to end of May 2023

Louise White – Club Administrator

Michelle Chambers – Chaplin Farrant

Danny Branson – Morgan Sindall

John Nortcliffe – Redhead Architects

Warren Salmons – Morgan Sindall

Christian Cardiss – Lanpro Services

Rob Panter – Canham Consulting

Jon Barnard – Greyfriars Project Management

Stephen Wells – Director of Estate UEA

 

Ambassadors:

Roger Bond – Retired

Catherine Guelbert-Thick – Aqcuity

Saul Humphrey – Saul d Humphrey LLP

Tony Palmer - Retired

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No of Corporate Members 83 as at 19.01.2023

 

Fees ranged between £50 and £350 – there was a radical shake up in fees in recognition of a large proportion of large organisations paying a high membership fee with few employees attending events. There was a limit put on the number of tickets each membership category could be booked with the ability to pay for extra tickets.

 

Thanks for the following members for their sponsorship:

 

Redhead Architects, Richard Utting Associates, Canham Consulting, Aqcuity

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November

The AGM was a live event for committee members on 1st November with members dialling in.

Later in the month, Ed Gillespie visited for the fifth year in a row and gave a riveting talk on Reimagining the ‘Hot Mess’ of construction in unprecedented times.

December

A line up from Construction East gave us their views on the challenges faced by the Norfolk construction sector on recruiting, training and retaining construction professionals with the focus on training provision, or lack of, in Norfolk.

January

Hannah Wooller of MOP-Architecture and Jonathan Cage of Create Consulting Engineers presented on decarbonisation and traditional buildings.

February

Norfolk Infrastructure – Joining up the Dots.

March

Patrick Campbell from the Bank of England and Tim Boucher from Oxbury.

A macro and micro look at The Economy and the results of the Contractors’ Survey

 

April

Annual Awards held at Sprowston Manor

Attended by 240

 

May

How can Modern Methods of Construction help us build back better

Paul Inch of Better Delivery and Andrew Savage of Boadland Housing Association talked us through what they have learned over the years and expanded on their experiences including the do’s and don’ts when it comes to successful MMC implementation.

 

June

East Coast Focus with Wayne Hemingway, Partner at HemingwayDesign.

Wayne talked about what is often said is their unorthodox approach to coastal regeneration (First Light Lowestoft) and the reimaging of town centres (Charity Super.Mkt) and how they helped secure over £90m (almost 5%) of the recent levelling up fund grants for projects that they play significant roles in.

 

July

Annual Summer Party held at The Georgian Townhouse Norwich

A fitting end to a fantastic programme of events.

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G4C continued to hold social events throughout the year and finished off the season with a joint Matrix Summer Barbeque at The Oaklands Hotel for thirty people.