Board, Council and Committees
The Federation’s Board and its representative Council and Committees meet regularly in order to discuss the issues that are of most relevance and concern to members, with the aim of finding solutions that can benefit the entire industry.
Board
The Federation's Board comprises the President, Vice-President, Immediate Past President, Treasurer and the Managing Director. The Board are the statutory directors of the Federation.
John Tracey – CEF President, May 2020
Martin O'Kane - CEF Vice President, May 2020
Ray Hutchinson - CEF President 2018-2020
Bryan Vaughan - CEF Honorary Treasurer, April 2018
Federation Council
The Federation Council is the policy making body of the Federation. Members of Council are elected through direct nominations from the Federation's four specialist sector committees. The Federation Council determines the future strategy for the Federation and the operational details are then carried out through the sector committees.
The Council also nominates representatives to other outside bodies associated with the construction industry including the Construction Industry Training Board, the CBI and the Joint Council for the Building and Civil Engineering Industry (NI).
Current Membership
| Office | Name | Company |
| President | John Tracey | Tracey Brothers |
| Vice President | Martin O'Kane | Heron Brothers |
| Past President | Ray Hutchinson | Gilbert-Ash |
| Treasurer | Bryan Vaughan | Vaughan Developments |
| Freddie Patterson | Lagan Specialist Contracting Group | |
| John Wilson | Farrans | |
| David Hamilton | Martin & Hamilton | |
| Aidan Mullan | Whitemountain | |
| Keith Nixon | Deane Public Works | |
| David Magee | Antrim Construction | |
| Martin Lennon | O'Hare & McGovern | |
| Andrew Bill | Graham Construction | |
| John Greig | MSM Contracts | |
| Aidan Flynn | Maurice Flynn | |
| Aaron Hughes | GEDA Construction | |
| Connaire McGreevy | CTS Projects | |
| Joe McGinnis | Braidwater Group |
General Contractors Committee
The General Contractors Committee represents the interests of Federation members involved in general and commercial contracting in the private sector and in the delivery of public infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, and office accommodation.
This Committee liaises regularly with major government clients including the Department of Education, CPD Health Estates and the Central Procurement Directorate of the Department of Finance. These Liaison meetings involve discussion on procurement methods and workload programmes.
Current Committee Membership
| Name | Company |
| Freddie Patterson (Chair) | Lagan Specialist Contracting Group |
| Andrew Bill | Graham Construction |
| John Wilson | Farrans |
| Ray Hutchinson | Gilbert-Ash |
| Aidan Flynn | FLYNN |
| Gareth Mackey | MSM Contracts |
| Noel Mullan | Heron Brothers |
| Gerard McClelland | Ganson UK |
| Gareth Loye | Mascott Construction (Europe) |
| Peter Maguire | Tracey Brothers |
| Colin McKee | Moss Construction |
| Liam Murphy | Glasgiven Contracts |
| Gerry Gray | Felix O'Hare |
| Cathal O'Hare | O'Hare & McGovern |
| Ken Glass | Mannings Northern |
| Darren McKelvey | RJ McKelvey |
Private Housing Committee
The Private Housing Committee represents the interest of Federation members involved in the construction of private houses. The Committee liaises regularly with government agencies and statutory undertakers and other bodies that directly affect the provision of private houses, including the local councils, Transport NI, NI Environment Agency, NI Water, NHBC, the Law Society and many others.
Current Committee Membership
|
Name |
Company |
| Conor Mulligan (Chair) | Lagan Homes |
| James Fraser | Fraser Houses |
| Andrew Dunlop | Dunlop Homes |
| Bryan Vaughan | Vaughan Developments |
| David Magee | Antrim Construction |
| Gareth Wilson | Farrans |
| Conor Lavery | Charles Lavery & Sons |
| Noel Young | P Young & Sons |
| Trevor Kennedy | Hagan Homes |
| Archi Rowan | Carvill Developments |
| Joe McGinnis | Braidwater Group |
| Paul O'Rourke | Lotus Homes |
| Johny McKaigue | P&K McKaigue |
| Daniel McConkey | Rosemount Homes Ltd |
| Martin Mallon | South Bank Square |
Civil Engineering Committee
The Civil Engineering Committee represents the interests of Federation members involved in civil engineering works. The Committee liaises regularly with Transport NI, Translink, NI Water, Rivers Agency, the Central Procurement Directorate and the Strategic Investment Board through the Civil Engineering Consultative Committee.
Current Committee Membership
| Name | Company |
| Leo Martin (Chair) | Graham Construction |
| Seamus Devlin | McLaughlin & Harvey |
| Neil Sturdy | Farrans |
| Gareth Telford | Northstone |
| Martin Lennon | O'Hare & McGovern |
| Sean Brennan | Whitemountain |
| Manus O'Kane | Deane Public Works |
| Barney McEldowney | BSG Civil Engineering |
| Ian Lowry | Lowry Building & Civil Engineering |
| Patrick Harney | Lagan Specialist Contracting Group |
| Ian Alexander | William & Henry Alexander |
| John Kearney | McQuillan Companies |
| Allan McMullan | Dawson-Wam |
Social Housing Committee
The Social Housing Committee represents the interests of Federation members involved in the construction of social houses. The committee liaises regularly with the Housing Associations, Northern Ireland Housing Executive and the Department for Communities.
Current Committee Membership
| Name | Company |
| Mark Kelly (Chair) | Kelly Brothers |
| Brian Fox | Bann |
| Damian Murray | GEDA Construction |
| Kevin Watson | Kevin Watson Group |
| Gerry McEvoy | Mascott Construction (Europe) |
| Mark Gilmore | EHA Group |
| Conor Connolly | Connolly & Fee |
| Marie Ferguson | Braidwater Group |
| Connaire McGreevy | CTS Projects |
| Joe Keenan | Combined Facilities Management |
| Johnny McKaigue | P&K McKaigue |
| Darin McKeown | Engie |
| Adam Lowry | Lowry Building & Civil Engineering |
Health & Safety Committee
The Health & Safety Committee represents the interests of Federation members in the industry wide area of health and safety.
The Committee liaises regularly with the Health & Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) and issues guidance and resources to assist members with keeping their workforce safe.
Current Committee Membership
| Name | Company |
| Declan McLogan (Chair) | McAleer & Rushe |
| David Wallace | Henry Brothers |
| Caroline Hughes | Heron Brothers |
| Anthony Robb | Antrim Construction |
| Martin McCann | FORRME |
| Damian McErlain | Combined Facilities Management |
| Donna McCullagh | Adman Civils |
| Jerome Hamill | MSM Contracts |
