Bruce Hawes ACIOB
Managing Director
Bruce is a conscientious and professional Managing Director with extensive experience in the construction industry. He is highly motivated, efficient and his thorough and precise approach to projects has yielded excellent results.
Quality is of paramount importance to Bruce and his goal for the business is simple
– “to be the best at what we do”.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of construction
- Dedication to execute the company’s business strategies
- High standard of management skills
- Efficient delegator
- Problem solver and strategic client advisor
- Standard setter and leader by example
Experience
- Managing Director – Hawes Building Ltd
- Project Manager – Balfour Beatty Construction (freelance)
- Contracts Director – Protech Construction (UK)
- Site Manager / Contracts Manager – Walter Llewellyn & Sons
- Bricklayer – Self-Employed
Skills Training
- City & Guilds Advanced Craft Bricklaying
- Bridge Course in Building Studies
- HNC in Building Studies
- CIOB Member parts 1 & 2
- SMSTS CSCS Black Contract Managers
- UKATA Asbestos Awareness
Sarra Hawes
Company Director
Sarra Joined Walter Llewellyn & Sons Ltd in 1988 as a Management Trainee and after completing her training became a Site Engineer/Manager, running a wide variety of contracts all over the South East of the UK.
Alongside starting a family in 1999, Sarra worked as a part-time Tenant Liaison Officer, based on site, up until 2003. Sarra then worked at David Johns Associates as a Surveyor/Office Assistant until 2005.
Following a family career break, Sarra founded Hawes Building Limited, alongside her husband Bruce Hawes (Managing Director), in April 2013. At Hawes, Sarra has the responsibility of overseeing financial matters, Business Development, Staff Training, and contract co-ordination.
Experience
- Director – Hawes Building Ltd
- Surveyor/Office Assistant – David Johns Associates
- Site Engineer/Manager – Walter Llewellyn & Sons
- Management trainee – Walter Llewellyn & Sons
Skills Training
- Skills Training
- OND in Building Studies
- HNC in Building Studies
- First aid at work
- Ukata Asbestos awareness
- White CSCS Professionally Qualified Person card
- SMSTS
- NVQ7 Senior Construction Management
Faye Warren
Office Administrator
Faye Warren
Office Administrator
Married with five children Faye began her working career later in life as she decided to raise a family first. She has many years’ experience within office administration roles which included two prominent taxi companies in Eastbourne.
Faye joined Hawes Building in 2016 and helps Sarra with the financial side of the company, the running of the busy office and setting new administrative systems to ensure the smooth operation of the business. Faye has now embarked on her accountancy qualifications to polish of her skills.
Nick Newton
Contract Manager
Nick Newton
Contract Manager
With over 30 years’ experience in the industry, Nick brings specialist insight to all levels of fit out and refurbishment projects. He is both industrious and customer focussed ensuring all projects are run to a high standard, meeting the client’s expectations and maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
With most of his career spent within the specialist fit out sector, Nick is an essential team here at Hawes Building where he brings a good humoured but professional approach to his work.
Nick has a vast knowledge of the fitout sector and how to achieve the best results. With an eye for detail, Nick is adaptable in his approach and ultimately customer focussed.
Experience
- Contracts Manager – Hawes Building Ltd
- Contracts Manager – Trott Interiors
- Site Manager – Integra Interiors Ltd
- Partner Interior – Systems Fit Out Specialist
Skills Training
- SMSTS
- CSCS GOLD Supervisor
- Asbestos awareness
- First Aid
- PASMA
Keith Robertson
Surveyor
Keith Robertson
Surveyor
Born in Jamaica in 1964, moving to Greater London with his family aged 7, Keith started his 34 year construction industry career as a construction management trainee experiencing and learning the aspects of contracts management, site management and quantity surveying, eventually choosing to pursue the latter and completing qualifications along the way.
He has commercially managed some very prominent, interesting and varied projects such as a 3 year PSA measured term contract in the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew valued at £3 million, a H4H Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court valued at £9 million, a maintenance term at the Royal Courts of Justice valued at £3 million, as well as many others across the commercial and residential public and private sectors, with credit and success.
Keith’s interests include:
- West Indies cricket and Liverpool football
- Jamaican history and culture
- Bob Marley and reggae music
- Cooking and baking
- True crime
- 20th century and war history
Skills Training
- BTEC ONC Building Studies
- BTEC HNC Building Studies
- CIOB Part 1
- CSCS registered
Keith’s approach is to:
- Be collaborative and establish good working relationships
- Be efficient and competent in all he does with integrity
James Allen
Estimator
James Allen
Estimator
From a young age James found he had a very practical mind, liked being hands on in tasks and had a natural mind state to be logical and methodical in his approach. He began to learn about construction of buildings spending many weekends watching His father renovate their house. Spending most of his childhood building R/C models & Technic Lego fed his appetite in learning how things work and go together.
James began education after school on a design path but quickly realised he wanted to be constructing and making the elements he was designing, so he completed his HND in 3D design. From there he began an apprenticeship in carpentry with Bellway Homes, which led onto 10 years as a Carpenter working on a wide variety of domestic and commercial projects.
With his experience of working on the tools the next natural progression in his career was to move into management so he moved into a management role and completed his HNC in Construction and the Built Environment. He has now naturally progressed using his industry experiences and identifying his strengths as a person into a career as an Estimator.
James interests include:
- Driving and working on my retro car.
- Going out on my Mtb.
- Socialising with my family & friends
- Working on my house and garden.
- Most of all I enjoy spending time with my young family.
Experience
- Estimator – Hawes Building Ltd
- Estimator – Pace Interiors Ltd
- Assistant Estimator – Kier
- Assistant Estimator – Pace Interiors Ltd
- Assistant Site Manger – Caldera Construction
- Director – Sandalwood Carpentry
Skills Training
- HNC Construction and the Built Environment.
- HND 3D Design
- CITB SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme)
- Advanced Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery NVQ Level 3
Richard Knight
Site Manager
Richard Knight
Site Manager
Richard has been involved in the building industry all his working life, throughout this country and abroad. Initially as a time served carpenter progressing to a senior site manager.
Management and co-ordination of all aspects of construction activities and a comprehensive knowledge of all associated trades within a building project from fruition to completion within set times, dates and constraints.
Richard has worked with budgets ranging from £100,000 to £15m and managing up to 100 workers depending on size and stage of programme.
Richard has worked on a variety of projects for Whitbread ranging from the preservation of an 18th-century cottage and farm buildings to form a new bar-restaurant on the isle of Wight to building a new five storey hotel and ground floor restaurant in Southend.
Experience
- Site Manager – Hawes Building Ltd
- Site Manager – Ellis Building
- Senior Site Manager – Carter Lauren Construction
- Site Manager – Bell Frampton Ltd
Skills Training
- HND Building Studies
- CSCS (PQP)
- CITB SMSTS
- City & Guilds and advanced in Carpentry & Joinery
Alvar Forrest
Site Manager
Alvar Forrest
Site Manager
Alvar is a self-motivated and energetic construction site manager that has managed jobs up to £1m or larger projects as part of a site management team up to £5m.
Involved in the day to day managing of all areas of a project from pre-start to handover. He is an effective planner and studies the information flow in detail to ensure site works progress in a timely and efficient manner.
Fully versed in the procedures and requirements place upon contractors within the modern construction industry, Alvar’s can do attitude and professionalism can only be considered an asset to any project.
Experience
- Site Manager – Hawes Building Ltd
- Site Manager – Assistant Site Manager
- Bricklayer Foreman
- General Operative/Bricklayer Improver
- Ellis Building Contractors
Skills Training
- NCFE Level2 Diploma in Team Leading
- SMSTS
- NVQ Level 4 Diploma construction Site Supervision
- NVQ Bricklaying Intermediate Level Merit
- CSCS GOLD Supervisor
- Asbestos awareness
- First Aid at Work
- PASMA