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Jersey Construction Awards 2016 Toolkit Jersey Construction Council 2016 The Jersey Construction Council is made up of a number of different committees, each with a dedicated function to ensure that we are able to meet the needs and expectations of our members. I would encourage you all to contact the board members and co-opted members listed below if you need assistance or simply want to find out more about what we do. We are all working in the interests of the construction industry and we want to see your businesses thrive. Membership and Communication Policy 2016 Awards Ian Wilson - Chairman Michael Cotillard - Chairman Andy Fleet Steve Jewell Colin Tadier Steve Jewell Stewart Rowney Andy Fleet Colin Tadier Andy Fleet Martin Holmes Marc Burton Stephen Lilley Invited Members Daren Malorey Brian McCarthy - Le Masurier Nina Benest - Benest & Syvret Training and Development Health and Safety Brick Foundation Phil Le Claire - Chairman Nigel Blandin - Chairman Steve Jewell - Chairman Colin Russell James Naish Andy Fleet Colin Tadier Invited Members Phil Le Claire Marc Burton Tammy Fage - H&S Inspectorate John Allo Scott Le Breton - Scott Le Breton Ltd Invited Members Stuart Penn - Trackers Caroline Harrington - Executive Secretary Tony Tyrer - Highlands Standards & Conduct Johnny Moffett, Treasurer Simon Chard - Normans James Naish - Chairman John Davis - Company Secretary Martin Holmes JeCC Chairman Welcome to your 2016 annual Construction Awards. This toolkit is your This year we have introduced three levels of Project of the Year to guide to making a submission and, for those familiar with the process, encompass the scope of projects that are being undertaken within the you will notice we have some significant changes to the categories. industry. In particular we will be acknowledging smaller businesses who They reflect a renewed optimism in the industry with a recognition of may not have been involved in larger projects but, through the quality innovation and the continuing importance of training, professional of their work, have helped shaped the built landscape of our Island. development and celebrating that with the Rising Star category. Given the number of firms that can be involved in the larger projects we are also making the award to the project team and not just one Perhaps the greatest challenge for the industry is the proposed particular company. For each of these three categories the entrants will introduction of a new levy on development. This will saddle the need to include full details of their Health & Safety procedures as this Construction Industry, and individual home owners, with significant, award will be extracted from the project submissions. increased costs. We also believe it will lift house prices and make new homes in Jersey less affordable and that has implications for the wider The judging panel will be chaired by Graeme Smith of Jersey Business sector, from small to large developers and the support services on and he will be joined by Tammy Fage and Ed Sallis with two new which they all rely. judges: Mo Roscouet, Director of Building Control and Graeme Hutchison, past winner of the JeCC Lifetime Achiever Award. We value The announcement by the Minister for Social Security that she greatly the independence of the panel. Once submissions have been plans to force companies to pay for staff sick leave and introduce received the panel will select particular sites to visit and will interview all workplace pensions is a real concern for all businesses but it will those who will have entered the Star of the Future award and Industry present a significant hit for small to medium enterprise in Jersey. Achiever Category. Potentially something to further stifle our confidence. We look forward to continuing our discussions with government about their intentions and Good luck to all entrants and I look forward to welcoming you to the representing our members’ needs. Awards Ball. Over the year we have continued to work well with government training schemes and this, coupled with a greater recognition of high quality projects, forms the basis of our category changes. JCA 2016 Steve Jewell Andy Fleet Colin Tadier Marc Burton Caroline Harrington Committee – Event Manager As well as being entertained and inspired at last year’s Gala event in Best use of Innovation: October, we saw many first time winners which demonstrated that the This category makes a welcome return having not been contested Jersey Construction Council’s reach has widened. To continue in this since 2010, and gives us all a chance to show the wider community vein, we have brought in some new award categories, modified some, how we as an industry are leading the way with technology and and we welcome some new judges with a return to having a Chairman efficiency in the built environment. of the panel. We are very grateful, that one of last year’s judges Graham Smith has taken up this role and has assisted us in bringing Best Training & Development Programme: together another impressive lineup of “captains of industry”. As well as having the two popular “Achiever” awards again, in a time when we are competing with other industries to recruit and develop With more changes than we’ve had in many years, we needed a Jersey’s young talent, we will be recognizing those businesses excelling strong organising committee, and as you can see above, we have the in this area. same experienced team this year, with new committee member Marc Burton joining us. At the launch, we will also outline how we have modified the judging, and specifically towards some of the award categories, all of which is Notable changes for this year are the new categories below and at the contained in this toolkit. launch of this year’s award we will be outlining in detail these changes and reasons: Once again we now invite you to select the finest work, people and aspects of your business to enter a submission to win the respect and Projects of the Year: recognition that is deserved. Good luck to all the entrants and we look We remain with “Projects up to £1m”, but have introduced a higher forward to celebrating the industry’s success at the Gala Dinner on value project. Therefore, we will now also have “Projects between £1m - Saturday 15 October 2016. £3m” and also “Projects over £3m. Sponsors and Gold Sponsor Partners Benest & Syvret is a leading local firm and a longstanding supporter of the JeCC. Benest & Syvret act for a wide range of builders and developers. Their Property Group headed up by Philip Syvret has represented clients in the establishment of some of the Island’s largest private housing developments. Philip Syvret who is now recognised as one of the Island’s most experienced property lawyers regularly advises developer clients in respect of complex land options and conditional site purchases. He also assists in the advancement of Planning Applications and appears before the Planning Application Panel and Ministerial meetings. He drafted the Island’s first Planning Obligation Agreement. Philip Syvret is also Chair of the Health and Safety Tribunal. The Litigation Group headed up by Advocate Nina Benest is well versed in all aspects of Building Disputes and Planning Appeals. Their expertise in defending charges under the Health & Safety at Work Law, particularly in complex matters, is widely recognised. Benest & Syvret prides itself as an exclusively local firm and is a keen supported of the JeCC having previously sponsored awards and events such as the JeCC annual debates. Benest & Syvret is delighted to sponsor the Project of the Year – Over £1 million. Gold Sponsor Gold Sponsor Comprop is a Jersey registered company that primarily undertakes Jersey Electricity plc is the sole supplier of electricity in Jersey, serving property developments within the Channel Islands. We are delighted to almost 50,000 domestic and commercial customers. We are a fully once again be involved in the Sponsorship of the Jersey Construction integrated utility operating across all activities in the energy supply Awards. chain, dealing in the importation, generation, transmission and Comprop operates as a small team of skilled individuals who have distribution of electricity. Providing affordable, secure and sustainable considerable experience within the property development and energy is our core objective. investment sector. We meet over a third of the Island’s total energy requirements and 2015 was a very successful year for Comprop. In Jersey, we around 95% of the electricity we supply is imported from low carbon, completed the ex-Southampton Hotel (now renamed Weighbridge hydro (35%) and nuclear (65%) sources in France through two undersea House) creating a restaurant and four floors of office accommodation supply cables. The remainder comes from local generation at La on a difficult site. A project also commenced to construct circa 8000 Collette Power Station, Queen’s Road and the States-owned Energy sq. ft. of office accommodation at Centenary Court, St Peter which from Waste Plant. Jersey Electricity has been instrumental in the Island’s completed in Spring 2016. In Guernsey the company also completed success in decarbonising the energy system by around one third since a project for the Co-op and Fox International with the construction of a 1990 despite a 40% increase in the consumption of electricity. petrol forecourt, retail unit and storage warehouse. A third cable, known as Normandie 1 (N1), is scheduled to be installed In February 2016 Comprop also signed construction contracts to build in 2016 and will replace our first interconnector that came to the end 20,000 sq. ft. of offices with car parking in Seaton Place and a high of its life in 2012. N1 will enable us to meet the Island’s full demand specification 34 unit residential scheme in Guernsey.