40 years of service

Founded in 1967 the Construction Association of Bermuda has always aimed to be the 'voice' of the construction industry on the island. The original charter members were:

Adderly Brothers Ltd.

Bermuda Mechanical Co. Ltd.

Burland Conyers and Marirea Ltd.

Canber Electric Ltd.

Carr Construction Co. Ltd.

Hollis Construction Co. Ltd.

Salisbury Construction Co.

Sealand Construction Ltd.

Shore Lee Enterprises

Universal Electric Ltd.

This has grown to over 70 companies in 2007, employing more than half of all people working in the construction industry.

The founding directors of the Association were:

W.F. Diel of Salisbury Construction Co. - First President

John Burland of Burland, Conyers & Marirea - First Vice President

Bill Lishman - Honorable Secretary/Treasurer

T. Carr of Carr construction Co. Ltd

Andrew Cooper of Sealand Construction Ltd

Don Hunt of Universal Electric Ltd

Elmer Midgett of Bermuda Mechanical Co. Ltd

Randall Tungate of T.C.. Electric Ltd

Zang Weinacht of Sealand Construction Ltd

S.D.C. Chutter of Canadian Construction Association

Coles Diel drafted first Constitution

View the current slate of the Board of Directors.

Continued Service to the Industry

The current objectives of the Association continue in that fine tradition to serve the industry equally well today.  The official objectives of the Association are:

1. to foster and advance the interests of those engaged in or connected with the construction industry in the islands of Bermuda and to promote action amongst its members of the advancement of such principles as it shall construe as being in the public interest and for the good of the construction industry generally;

2. to represent the interests of its members in all matters pertaining to the construction industry;

3. to seek to achieve a closer relationship and a better understanding between the various branches of the construction industry and to improve and bring about a greater uniformity in the customs, usages, methods and practices of those engaged;

4. to advocate and encourage the use of responsible contractors; to quote on, administer, supervise and co-ordinate all phases of construction projects within the industry; to urge and encourage all levels of government and the general public to use the capacity, skill, experience and resources on these islands and in particular by using standard contract forms which will be developed by the Company;

5. to explore and develop the best possible relations with construction workers and to promote safe construction operations for the protection of construction workers and the general public;

6. to foster reasonable and proper credit procedures for the construction industry;

7. to promote and encourage the improvement and advancement of all levels of skill in the construction industry by way inter alia of apprenticeship schemes, training programmes, management courses, on-the-job training and similar allied methods;

8. to do any of the things authorized by the objects set out in paragraphs (b) to (u) inclusive of the Second Schedule to the Companies Act 1981;

9. to do all such things as may, in the opinion of the Directors, be advantageously or conveniently done in connection with or ancillary to or incidentally to any of those objects or to anything authorized thereby.

These objectives are inherent in the Member's Code of Conduct, a code which holds accountable all Member firms to ideals of best practice, integrity, responsibility, and professionalism.  

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