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A message from the Master.

Fellow Constructors 

It is an enormous privilege to have been elected as your 41st Master, following as I am in the footsteps of some of the giants of our fantastic Construction Industry.

I thank Ian for his excellent year as Master, and for his particular guidance and encouragement to me over the past year.

He has put so much energy and enthusiasm into the 'job' and has, I know, enhanced our standing and profile within the Livery and the City.

I really enjoy the Livery, which gives this fantastic platform to help the more needy amongst our industry and wider society, as well as adding value to young people, which has always been been one of the overriding principles in my professional life.

Our Scholarship and Awards scheme in particular is unique within the whole of the Livery movement, and marks us out from the field.

I have a number of personal aims as Master for the year ahead:-

These include the continued fostering of fellowship within the Company, and harnessing the talents and aspirations of our ongoing and many new members, we will introduce a 'buddy system' under the guidance of CA Michael Rigden.

I will be focusing on trade and professional apprenticeships within the wider construction industry, which are so relevant to what we do as Constructors.

My own humble roots lay there.

The latter theme is effectively a continuance of Master Ian's own initiative, and which was a 'happy coincidence' when we both simultaneously adopted the theme a couple of years ago. There is as always, still much to be done.

I will encourage the wider membership to 'get involved' in the workings and the management of this Company, through its committees, where much excellent work is constantly being done. This includes the work of our Charitable Trust, and the distribution of our financial support to the many scholars and other recipients. New ideas for funding are always welcomed for consideration.

This is in my view, the fundamental aspect of our Livery existence, and the very heart of our desire 'to give something back' to the industry that has supported all of our working lives. It's a theme I hear repeatedly from prospective new members.

My final focus will be on raising funds for the Lord Mayor Treloar's College in my 'adopted county' of Hampshire, and which is close to my heart.

I intend to have a fundraising campaign towards this, and am aiming high!

I will be supported by my wife Jan, my 'Mistress' during the year ahead, and we are both looking forward with great anticipation to the huge programme of events that we know awaits us. We have planned what I hope you will find to be a varied and interesting programme of social events, the highlights of which include the Masters Weekend in Bath....18th, 19th and 20th of May, and the SCW Banquet at Mansion House on the 7th of June.

Thank you all. I am conscious of the trust that you have placed in me, and I truly hope that I will live up to that in my Masters Year ahead.