It has been agreed by both the GCF Committee and the GBTEA Council that the construction industry would be better served with an amalgamation of the GCF into the GBTEA acting as one of its sub-committees responsible for government liaison. Therefore, the Guernsey Construction Forum has been dissolved with immediate effect.

This will further strengthen our consistent approach and provide a singular representative voice on behalf of the construction industry. The GBTEA has been in existence for over 100 years and has over 120 of the island’s construction companies as its members. By amalgamating the GCF under the GBTEA the industry will have a democratically elected and representative body, to act on its behalf, as its government liaison resource.

The new GBTEA Government Liaison Sub-committee is headed up by John Bampkin, who was previously the Chairman of the GCF, will be supported by 4 ex-committee members of the Guernsey Construction Forum. So, this will be very much business as usual in terms of the continuity of relationships that the GCF has built up with the States of Guernsey over the last 4 years.

The principal aim of the Government Liaison Sub-committee will be to represent the GBTEA and its members to support the construction industry as a whole and work with the States politicians and civil servants in order to ensure there is great cohesion between government and one of its most crucial industries for the betterment of all on the island.

The GCF would like to thank everyone who has been involved over the last 4 years in the success that has been achieved by working together and forging strong and effective relationships to move Guernsey and its construction industry forward.

For any questions or on-going enquiries regarding any of the work previously carried out by the GCF please contact me on johnb@np-group.com, or the Secretary of the GBTEA on secretary@gbtea.gg.