Until he retired early in July 2004, David was Business Improvement manager for the Construction Services Division of Mowlem plc. He is a Chartered Civil engineer with 39 years experience, and following periods in both design and construction, managed the development and implementation of Quality, Safety and Environmental Management Systems, and the introduction of Investors in People and the Business Excellence Model. David is now an independent management consultant, advising several prestigious clients on a number of aspects of business performance improvement, actively applying the principles of Constructing Excellence.

Martin Lynch Director of Ferson’s is a Chartered Builder & Quantity Surveyor. Before moving recently to SWL Construction he was with Ferson’s for 12 years and has 25 years experience within the construction industry.

Martin has been responsible for steering Fersons into the field of Specialist Contracting focusing on Masonry, Brickwork and Blockwork, Carpentry, Joinery and Fitout Packages and is continually developing the potential Specialists can offer to the industry.

He firmly believes for Best Practice to truly work it must be developed and encompassed within all levels of the supply chain.

Simon has 10 years experience working in the civil and building sectors of the construction industry, both nationally and internationally, and is currently working as a Construction Manager for LloydsTSB. Simon is responsible for the management and delivery of projects throughout the LloydsTSB property portfolio, who operate and procure with a termed partnering supply chain.

After 28 years with the CRH Group in a number of sales, marketing, PR, Business Development, Event Management and Best Practice Management roles Andrew left at the end of 2005 to take up the new and exciting position of Business Development Director for Constructing Excellence nationally in February 2006. Previously Andrew had been instrumental in setting up the Bristol Club in 2000 and responsible for a complete Culture Change Management Iniative within his previous company, Forticrete Ltd, which had led to him being asked to be the inaugural chairman of the national clubs steering group and a board member of Constructing Excellence from 2003.

Andrew is responsible for the drive for members as Constructing Excellence moves from a Government sponsored organisation to one which is membership funded. Andrew has been greatly encouraged by the strong brand that CE enjoys across the UK and the desire for it to succeed. It is acknowledged that for the Construction Industry to improve the only cross cutting organisation that is able to achieve this improvement is CE, and it is the club network that will ensure the message is disseminated within local regions and to the local practioners.

In his spare time Andrew and his wife Liz run a very successful disco business and in addition to Andrew himself, they have a further 18 DJs working for them. Full details may be found at www.andrewstjohn.co.uk

In 1998 Stewart opened the Bristol Office for Northcroft, which has grown with workload from a range of sectors. The responsibility of promoting Best Practice and innovation within the firm coincided with providing advice to funding bodies on good practice and joining the BCBPC. Stewart has worked on a number of Landmark projects in the area as well as many smaller projects. He has been treasurer of the club since inception and leads the Best Practice task group within Construction Excellence South West.