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CHANNEL ISLANDER NAMED CONSTRUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR Jersey-based Marc Burton MBE, executive director at the Garenne Group, was recently named Construction Manager of the Year at the prestigious Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) awards in London. The accolade follows his recognition in the 2021 New Year’s Honours list for his achievement in building Jersey General Hospital’s Nightingale Wing last year. The national CIOB awards are renowned as the most prestigious in the industry, allowing those working in the sector to recognise the very best amongst them. This year, 77 highachieving construction managers in the UK were named as finalists in the 10 categories, with Marc featuring in the healthcare category. On the night, having received the gold medal for that sector, he was named the overall winner.
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For Marc, it was a proud moment for himself, his team and his island: “I was very proud to represent Jersey’s construction industry and show what the island can achieve to a national audience. It was a great opportunity to promote Jersey and its talent. I may have been the face who won this award, but there was a huge team of people who made the Nightingale Wing project happen and I was certainly representing all of them.
I THINK IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION. PROMOTING THE INDUSTRY AS AN EXCITING AND VARIED CAREER IS A REAL PASSION OF MINE
