As a dedicated group of construction professionals and leaders in the local 
market, we are collaborating, lobbying, researching, and influencing change.

We promote construction, communicate a clear education pathway to students and highlight the region's opportunities.

The objectives of Construction East:
• To raise awareness of the different construction professions.
• To inspire young people in Norfolk, to become construction professionals.
• To promote construction education pathways in Norfolk.
• To raise awareness of different routes to becoming construction professionals.
• To ensure a pipeline of construction talent exists in Norfolk.
• To encourage Educators and Industry to work together.
• To encourage other organisations committed to improving the skills crisis to collaborate.

Every business working in the construction sector in Norfolk will find recruitment a challenge. 

Construction East aims to organically improve this, so that our talent pool can grow in a sustainable way.

This journey must be sustainable. We propose the pathway starts in schools, through colleges and further education, and into higher education. Construction East has a strategy to drive each element of this journey through industry-backed engagement, support of education, and increased visibility of our industry and the various professions that operate within construction.

The Construction East team consists of the following construction professionals providing excellent coverage across professional roles within our industry:


Rob Panter Eur ING CEng FICE FIStructE
Managing Director 
Canham Consulting 

Jerene Irwin BA (Hons) Dip Arch
Director/Architect
Chaplin Farrant 

David Henry MCIOB
Director
MJS Projects

Saul Humphrey MSc PhD FRICS FCIOB FIB MCIArb FRSA CEnv
Managing Partner
Saul D Humphrey LLP

Jon Nelson FRICS
Partner
Richard Utting Associates

Steve Nash MCIBSE
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Ingleton Wood

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