Our decades in the industry have shown that people and relationships make the difference between good and great project delivery.
At HG Construction, we have established a culture driven by simple principles: a desire to do things differently, agile decision making, a flat structure with accessible directors, and empowering our people. Our culture does not only benefit our people, but also leads directly to better results for our partners.
We work hard to never lose sight of what we are doing, operating as one team with a mindset to succeed and build strong trustworthy relationships bound by friendship and personal involvement across the business.
CREATING VALUE THROUGH PEOPLE
As an Investor in People company, we promote equality, fairness and opportunity to all across our business. With a major emphasis on learning and development, we support the full spectrum of career and progression routes, from site-based trainees to resident liaison and senior management CPD. A two-way process, HG staff are invested in their futures and engaged on the journey with support each and every step of the way.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
We take pride in our teams. Through extensive training and investment, we give our people the confidence and ability to realise their potential and deliver the best outcomes for our partners. We place a strong emphasis on Continuous Professional Development, supporting self-development and exposing staff to a breadth of experience across sectors and projects. We have apprentice and graduate schemes and Day Release programmes, enabling growth and development of new talent under the guidance and mentorship of our long-standing construction professionals.
WELFARE AND WELLBEING
Protecting the physical and mental wellbeing of our people is a core principle of our culture, because we understand that people perform at their best when they feel at their best. We have signed up to the ‘Mates in Mind’ programme to help raise awareness about the importance of wellbeing in the workplace, to reduce any stigma around poor mental health, and to provide our people with clear guidance should they ever need it.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Christopher Benham
Group Chief Executive
Christopher Benham
Group Chief Executive
Chris joined Hunting Gate in 1982 having trained with John Laing Construction and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor. In 2000, Chris was one of the existing Directors that led the management buy-out to form HG Construction. Working closely with the board of Directors, HG Construction has now grown to a business in excess of £200M turnover delivering sustainable profits across all sectors.
Chris’s ethos of identifying and exceeding client expectations is part of HG Construction’s culture. It is also instrumental in achieving a high percentage of repeat business with our customers.
Kevin has been in the construction industry since leaving Leicester University where he graduated with a Civil Engineering Degree and progressed to a Member of Institute of Civil Engineers.
Kevin’s engineering skills are particularly utilised in the sub structure solutions that each project adopts. He is exceptionally astute in securing sustainable engineering solutions for projects. Kevin has been instrumental in bringing forward his vision of efficiency, procuring a high degree of mechanised plant on all our projects, most recently a fleet of highly innovative Moritsch tower cranes. Our significant fleet of plant ensures that time certainty is achieved on our projects.
Kevin also leads the in-house civil engineering operation group which helps achieve cost control for the business in an area of operation that has traditionally challenged the industry.
Conor joined HG Construction as a Graduate Civil Engineer in 2000. With excellent technical knowledge and an innate ability to manage complex projects, he was promoted to Construction Director in 2016 and then appointed as Joint Managing Director in 2018.
Leading a team of highly skilled professionals, Conor is responsible for a large portfolio of complex building projects in London and the South East. He is fully involved with the projects he works on and is a trusted advisor to clients and colleagues alike. With a naturally inquiring mind, Conor embraces the challenges that come with constructing complex, extraordinary buildings.
Conor is committed to integrity in his work and is recognised as having a creative, open approach to challenges, impeccable judgement, and excellent leadership skills. His attention to detail, commitment to high standards in quality, health and safety, and collaborative approach with clients have led to a solid track record of repeat business. Conor is a keen advocate of looking for new and better ways to do things, keeping abreast of the latest industry trends and ensuring that HG is leading the way in innovative construction projects.
Adam, a degree qualified Mechanical Engineer with a wealth of experience managing large and complex projects, joined the Board at HG Construction in 2015.
As well as being responsible for a large portfolio of work within HG Construction, Adam has taken on the task of reviewing all of our safety and quality systems and procedures to ensure we meet the highest quality of service to both staff and clients.
Shortly after joining HG Construction, and in line with his mechanical background and expertise, Adam formed HG Mechanical & Electrical with the vision of building on HG’s in-house capabilities in order to achieve cost and programme control for client benefit. HG M&E has gone from strength to strength with it now completing 40% of all HG Construction M&E packages.
Adam, who is also a keen advocate of off-site solutions, is also exploring new construction processes to incorporate into the client offering.
Greg joined HG Construction in 2000 as part of the company’s trainee programme and undertook a day release degree course over a five-year period, qualifying with a Surveying and Management Degree. He was promoted to Managing Surveyor in 2012 and subsequently Commercial Director in 2016 and is responsible for and actively involved in all commercial elements of the business.
Greg is an approachable, hard-working team player who is committed to achieving and celebrating team success in his personal life as well as in business. He naturally builds solid client relationships based on mutual trust, integrity, and open, two-way communication.
Along with the wider commercial team, Greg is adept at achieving cost certainty at the earliest possible stage and balancing design requirements with best value for the client. His diligent leadership and ownership of the customer’s budget strengthens HG’s ability to develop long term client relationships.
A firm believer in promoting from within, Greg is committed to empowering and supporting colleagues and has continued to drive the culture of continuous learning and development at HG. Greg’s goal is to drive further successful growth of the business and keep HG at the forefront of the tier 2 sector, whilst cementing the company’s reputation as a sustainable and considerate employer.
Dan was appointed to the board of HG Construction as Finance Director in 2019 after previous experience at a main contracting and developing company. He has a wealth of experience in multi million pound property and development strategies, site acquisitions and securing external financing.
Degree qualified and an ACA Chartered (ICAEW) Accountant, Dan has gained extensive knowledge from auditing property and construction businesses having trained at MHA MacIntye Hudson which gives him a strong understanding of the technical requirements in his position at HG.
Dan is responsible for all finance matters, advising on group strategy and ensuring internal controls remain strong. His proactive approach and team ethic allows him and his department to ensure budgets and costs are reported in a timely manner and a controlled fashion.
Having joined HG in 2014 as a Quantity Surveyor, Chris was promoted to Managing Surveyor and subsequently joined the HG Board in the capacity of Estimating Director in 2020. A degree qualified Quantity Surveyor with solid experience in both pre and post construction, Chris is well placed to deliver sound judgement when appraising build prices.
Chris leads the Estimating team in providing accurate and well thought through commercial solutions for tenders and negotiated opportunities. His strengths lie in understanding the product and market we operate in whilst keeping the focus on how to meet our customers needs and aspirations.
Always making himself available to work closely with our clients and their professional teams, Chris has an open and collaborative attitude and strives to achieve best value and go the extra mile for our build partners.