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CEO INTRODUCTION  CEO INTRODUCTION : Kevin Anthony Lagan  CONTENTS : Inside This Issue       CONTENTS                                                                 CONTENTS



 Welcome to the Autumn 2019
 I am also pleased to report that the business has continued its
 strong financial performance in the first 5 months of this year.
 edition of TeamTalk.
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 Global Turnover for the 5 month period was £68.7m (versus
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 budget of £66.2m) with Underlying EBIT of £4.0m (versus budget
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 You will have noticed that the new Charles Brand logo features
 prominently on the front cover of this edition.  Charles Brand have
 financial performance , we are not revising upward our year end
 already been awarded significant contracts in London and in
 forecast at this stage.
 Belfast and I am confident that under Niall’s leadership the team   of £2.6m). Whilst the board are extremely pleased with the YTD
 will celebrate further successes next year and beyond.  Due to the uncertainty surrounding BREXIT, and the potential
 impact on infrastructure and development projects in Ireland
 At June’s Fitness for Growth’ themed business briefings I   and the UK, we feel it would be prudent to keep our original   CSR NEWS  CHARLES BRAND  FK LOWRY  CLONROSE
 re-emphasized our 3 business goals:  forecast and focus on efficiencies within our business in line with   Page 4&5  Page 6&7  Page 8&9  DEVELOPMENTS
 our ‘Fitness for Growth’ theme and Year 2 Business plan Goal of                                                                 Page 10&11
 1   to ensure a safe environment to work,   ‘Consolidation’.
 2   to be a great place to work and
 Kevin Anthony Lagan  3   to increase profitability and cash.  The group has now completed the process of transferring the
 Chief Executive Officer  group central services resource to the operational business units
 The key messages at June’s business briefings were:   to which they provide that service.  This change will provide each   H&J MARTIN   H&J MARTIN   H&J MARTIN
 business unit with greater accountability and is in line with our   ROSEMOUNT HOMES
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 1   the business had successfully achieved its Year 1       objective of having a ‘lean structure’ as highlighted at our ‘Fitness   Page 12&13  CONSTRUCTION  Page 18&21  Page 22&23
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    (2018/19) Business Plan Goal of ‘Stabilisation’  for Growth’ themed June business briefings.
 2   Year 2 (2019/20) Business Plan Goal remains to be
 ‘Consolidation’.  Finally, the Winter series of group wide business briefings has just
 3   Our people, our company and our industry must ‘get       been confirmed for week commencing 2nd December. Specific
    fit’ this year in preparation for our Year 3 Business       time and venues will be confirmed shortly along with information
    Plan Goal of ‘Controlled growth’ in 2020/21.   on how to register. I look forward to seeing you all then and
 updating you further on the business performance.  LAGAN US  LAI / LAM                        HR NEWS                             IT NEWS
 In June I announced that a new committee, led by Sean   Page 24  Page 25-29                   Page 30-33                          Page 34
 Loughlin, and comprising of senior divisional directors, had   Regards,
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 been formed to review our current Health & Safety procedures
 TEAMTALK : AUTUMN ‘19  has now been completed and that its recommendations will be   & COMMUNICATIONS  ACHIEVEMENTS  PROJECT FOCUS  COMPETITION                       TEAMTALK : AUTUMN ‘19
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 and to make recommendations in relation to improving Health
 Kevin
 & Safety performance. I am pleased to confirm that this review
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 communicated to the business in the next few weeks.
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