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increases of the last 18 months, it is undoubted that John’s term will go down as one of the most tumultuous in the 75+ year history of the CEF. Throughout, John provided calm and assured leadership for the industry, and it was fitting that his last engagement as President took place in the award winning South West College in Enniskillen for which Tracey Bros have, rightly, won so many plaudits. “All at the CEF would like to take the opportunity to sincerely thank John for his passion and commitment and wish him and Tracey Bros every continued success.” In his first speech as President of the CEF, Martin O’Kane spoke to the assembled members of the CEF and invited CIOB members.
He stated, “It is a great honour and privilege to have been elected as President of the CEF. At the outset, I would like to pay personal tribute to my predecessor John Tracey who has successfully led the organisation through two years of unprecedented challenge for our industry. “His leadership, along with valued contributions from across the CEF membership, has meant that we have been able to navigate arguably the most sustained period of difficulty that any of us could have ever imagined. “Our sector has, however, shown its adaptability, resilience and innovation in abundance in order to not only continue to work safely through the worst moments of the pandemic but also seek to find
means to continue to deliver all manner of projects in the face of seemingly never-ending materials shortages and price increases. “At the start of my two-year term, it is undoubted that our role in representing the views of our industry remains as important as ever. “Not only must we renew our endeavours in making sure that public contracts can be delivered at a fair price with equitable transfer of risk in the current climate, but we must also make sure that our sector recovers sustainably from the pandemic and sees resolution to the long-held challenge of needing a sustainable pipeline of public work. “It is incumbent on us to play a significant role in the
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