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Welcome to the July 2024 newsletter.

I hope you are all well and that you are all finding ways to enjoy a rather soggy summer!

Constructing Excellence Midlands is so many things to so many people. For some is how close the final product is to the original design, for some the practices on site, for others may be the materials used and their provenance, sustainability measures or how once completed the building is enjoyed by its users, whether a home, hospital, cultural venue or anything else.

I believe all the above is true and I am sure many of you could add onto this list, but for me Constructing Excellence Midlands is all about our people. The experts that make accurate calculations and sweat over the design, the leaders that conduct huge operations in ways that seem effortless (is there such a thing?), our finance people that are able to keep our industry going overseeing millions of transactions, our business development colleagues who are the glue that keeps us all connected, our HR colleagues who make it their life’s work to attract, retain and develop talent and many admin people that are the backbone of our industry.

I am passionate about championing the people of our industry and planning for its future, the skills, the people, the technologies, the materials, the methods, the places, the communities. It is wonderful to work with so many talented people who keep us all humble with their intelligence, skills and wisdom. I am looking forward to working with everyone to support the future of our sector.

Finally, on behalf of all of us, I would like to extend a warm welcome the newly appointed government ministers responsible for shaping our industry in the next few years and we are all looking forward to working with them, the combined authorities and our many dedicated local councils to support constructing excellence in our region which is seen by many as the beating heart of the UK industry.

Have a good rest of the summer all and don’t forget your umbrella!

All the best