Zero C

The Rt Hon John Gummer MP

Chairman

John is an elected Member of Parliament and his ministerial career began with his appointment as a Conservative Whip and then as an Employment Minister. He served as Minister for Health and Safety and Minister for Local Government.

John became a Cabinet Minister, under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, serving as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food and then as Secretary of State for the Environment.

He was the UK Environmental Secretary from 1993-1997 where he played a key role in the “Convention on Climate Change” meetings held in Berlin and Geneva. The Secretary-General of the United Nations named him as one of a small Committee of Distinguished Persons advising on Habitat II (UN Conference on Human Settlements). In 1996, He was also elected Chairman of the Environmental Committee of the OECD by his fellow ministers. Friends of the Earth called him the best Environment Secretary they had ever had.

After his term as Secretary of State, John was awarded the Medal of Honour by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds – the UK’s largest environmental organisation. He is the only Government Minister to have ever received this award.

Kim Slowe

Managing Director

Kim is a former Royal Navy helicopter pilot and frigate Captain.

He has been developing high quality sustainable homes for the past 7 years and has been a pioneer in the delivery of commercially viable sustainable development in the United Kingdom.

Kim started the development company Cornhill Estates in 2000 and has spearheaded the the transformation of Cornhill Estates into ZeroC.

An acknowledged expert on delivering low carbon homes, he has presented extensively on the subject both in the UK and overseas.

Kim is the founder of Ecofirst (www.ecofirst.net) and Ecofirst Consult (www.ecofirstconsult.co.uk). He is a founder member of the Good Homes Alliance and is an active member of the Prince’s Foundation.

Kim’s lead is on scheme delivery and business development.

Hugo Reeve

Associate Director

Hugo has spent the last 13 years working in the residential land, development and regeneration industry, having worked previously for the Berkeley Group plc, Countryside Properties plc, and most recently as joint Managing Director of the award winning eco-developer, Living Villages.

His passion is for a fresh approach to delivering sustainable developments and communities that are both of our time, and will stand the test of time.

Hugo is taking the lead on planning for major projects.

Craig Bates

Senior Project Manager

Craig is a Chartered Surveyor with a broad range of experience in the property industry spanning over twenty years. His early career encompassed residential and commercial estate agency in London, the Home Counties and the South West of England. This culminated in heading up a commercial agency department for a large corporate, carrying out specialist commercial bank valuation work.

Craig joined ZeroC as a land buyer in 2003 and has since specialised in the field of sustainable construction. As a licensed BRE Assessor he is fully conversant with the New Code for Sustainable Homes, advising Zero C contractors and other developers on a consultancy basis.

Mark Robinson

Project Manager

Having graduated from the University of Westminster, London, with a BSc honours degree in Building and Construction Management, Mark worked as a site manager gaining experience in both the UK and Irish construction markets on acclaimed residential and commercial schemes.

Mark is a NHBC Pride in the Job award winner. Whilst in Ireland he worked on several sites adopting renewable energy technologies and is a registered Building Energy Assessor for new buildings with Sustainable Energy Ireland.

Emma Glenn-Camfield

Customer Services Manager

The youngest member of the team, Emma, has many years experience in property and, an in-depth understanding of the many pressures a purchaser faces when buying a new home.

Emma will always be on hand to guide you through the buying process and to give you friendly advice when needed

Graham Mounce

Financial Controller

Graham joined ZeroC in April 2007. He is a qualified accountant with extensive experience.

He previously worked as Financial Accountant for Eldridge Pope & Co plc, the Dorchester based brewers and public house retailers.

Cheryl Robson

Account Manager

A highly experienced accounts manager, Cheryl has been with the Company since August 2006.

Her duties include the day to day operation of purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, bank and cash book, project accounting, dealing with utilities and rating authorities and ensuring everything in the office runs smoothly.

Customer Complaints

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