Constructing Excellence North East is working for the future of the construction industry in North East England. We want to work with people and organisations from across the sector to drive positive change.
As a membership organisation we rely on the support of construction clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to enable us to deliver activity across the region.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME
“Constructing Excellence in the North East provides a range of benefits, support & opportunity for businesses including Hodgson Sayers. Promoting opportunities to network, enhance business knowledge, stimulate professional growth & acknowledge success. We have been lucky enough to receive recognition for business, individual & apprenticeship achievements, at both the G4C & Constructing Excellence in the North East Awards.”
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME
“Being part of CENE has allowed me to develop strong relationships with a network of likeminded people. Together we are committed to bring about positive sustainable change to the construction sector in the North East.”
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME
''We need effective, collaborative peer networks in construction so that we can all benefit from sharing knowledge and best practice, and support each other in what can be a challenging environment and industry. But we also need peer networks to challenge and horizon scan, and push us all to work for better construction outcomes so that we can all share in the built environment we create. That's why CENE is so important to me.''
'WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME
'Being part of the G4C committee and Constructing Excellence North East has hugely improved my personal development and given be opportunities to lead change in the region. I have made lifelong industry friends.''
WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME
''Constructing Excellence North East allows individuals and organisations to develop a collaborative regional approach to addressing the challenges that the North East construction sector faces. The members involved are all champions for promoting best practice within the industry and work together to improve the sector in topics such as sustainability, people & culture, innovation and procurement.''
Solutions
We are closely aligned to Constructing Excellence, part of BRE, enabling us to be connected to the most up to date advances in construction at both a national and regional level. Our work has developed close links with the Construction Leadership Council and we are instrumental in regional roll out of national initiatives including the Construction Innovation Hub – Value Toolkit.
Our sector theme groups focus on the Climate Emergency, Innovation and People, developing resources and events to support knowledge sharing across the sector. Examples of activity include monthly innovation webinars, the Decarbonising NEE Construction Programme, social media campaigns to promote careers and training opportunities in the industry etc.
Belonging
Construction is a fabulous, exciting and fast-paced sector and as such we celebrate our achievements together through the annual awards programme. The Constructing Excellence North East Awards celebrate the companies, clients and projects excelling in the region and the winners go on to compete in the Constructing Excellence awards to receive national recognition. The Generation for Change (G4C) Awards celebrate the achievement of our students, apprentices and young professionals, seeking our Future Leaders for the industry.
We also facilitate delivery of OneVoice, the North East England Construction Strategy aiming to build a successful, sustainable and inclusive construction industry, equipped with the people and technology to deliver a carbon neutral built environment. Join us to bring your voice into our OneVoice for industry.
Networking
We are the only organisation representing the whole construction sector, all professions, trades, contractors, clients, and consultants. By coming together, we can learn from each other, develop our knowledge and understanding and appreciate each other’s skills and experiences, leading to a better built environment for the future. Our broad range of events attract people from across the sector and are supplemented with monthly networking events include First Friday Club in Tyneside and Third Thursday in Teesside enabling you to meet new people and reconnect with others.
Generation 4 Change (G4C) our young professionals in construction network regularly meet, professionally and socially in both Tyneside and Tees Valley. For details of all these events, click here.
Skills
The industry is changing rapidly and ensuring your business is up to date is essential to remain competitive. All our events, webinars and workshops are CPD accredited and through these we work to raise the knowledge and skills of the regional workforce. We also have close working relationships with further education colleges, universities and other stakeholders enabling us to ensure education and training programmes are relevant to industry.
Constructing Excellence in the North East is a forum enabling people from across the construction industry to get together to learn and share best practice. Join today and help make a difference.