Building, Housing & Environment

This committee represents Chamber members predominantly working in the construction, development and environment sectors, including designers, consultants, utility providers, housing providers, building materials suppliers, quarrying, recycling, and sector-specific logistics providers. The committee aims to bring together all these interlinking strands to ensure a balanced and considered voice is spoken on matters concerning the built environment in Jersey.

Key areas of focus for the committee are planning and regulation, public and private sector procurement, future capital and maintenance projects, management of supply and demand, the continued support of the local economy, sustainability, and environmental social governance. The committee will be active in providing a voice for Chamber members impacted by decisions taken in these sectors.

Mike Osborne

Chair Building, Housing & Enviroment Committee

Mike is Managing Director of Ronez, the leading quarrying, and building materials supplier in the Channel Islands. The business has been operating for over 150 years from the north coast quarry site, with operations in concrete, asphalt, contracting and shipping across Jersey and Guernsey.

After an early career as a mining engineer in underground operations in the southern hemisphere, Mike moved into the quarrying and building materials field, developing businesses in central Europe before moving to Jersey to lead Ronez in 2007.

40 years experience in potentially hazardous industries and working environments has moulded Mike’s passion for the highest standards of health and safety in the workplace, sitting for nine years on the Jersey Safety Council. Commercial opportunities for low carbon building materials are being developed at Ronez, which will become increasingly important as Jersey pursues carbon reduction targets.