CELEBRATING GVE’s 20th YEAR

Proudly supporting contractors and subcontractors in the South East region for 20 years

Kent-based construction consultancy, GVE Commercial Solutions invited clients, colleagues, friends and family to a momentous summer celebration to commemorate their 20th year in style!

In the glorious July sunshine, GVE brought the flavour, colour and flamboyant Brazilian style to Kent to celebrate its 20th year with a Brazilian-themed summer party. The spirit of Rio carnival came alive with a showstopping drum and dance samba show featuring dancers and live percussion.

This unique celebration was a chance to thank many of those who have supported GVE on their journey over the last two decades.

The event also raised over £1000 for GVE’s chosen charity, Pilgrims Hospices who provide support and care for patients and their families across East Kent.

GVE delivers civil engineering and building quantity surveying and programming resources from its base in Maidstone with a fantastic and growing team of consultants and office-based support staff.

Reaching the 20th year was an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved over the last two decades - collective successes involving the team, projects, clients, the construction industry and our local Kent community.

Proud of our successes

In 2024, GVE were delighted to receive industry-recognition as a top 150 consultant by the CIOB’s Building magazine and have been recognised as one of the 50 fastest growing businesses in Kent by featuring in the 2025 MegaGrowth 50 rankings.

GVE’s managing quantity surveyor, Jamie McKenna also celebrated a prestigious publishing prize this year, winning the 2024-2025 CICES Publishing Award in the Commercial Management category for his article in Civil Engineering Surveyor, a journal published by the CICES (Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors). This is the second time in recent years that GVE’s team has won the award.

To be recognised by the construction industry and receive thriving-business accolades within our 20th year inspires us to keep building on our successes.

Expanding horizons

Whilst staying true to its roots in civil engineering quantity surveying, GVE has continued to adapt and evolve to an ever-changing business environment. In 2021, GVE launched its programming consultancy services to ensure clients could access GVE’s programming expertise and delay analysis for their projects.

In 2022, GVE diversified further by launching GVE Commercial Solutions (Building) Ltd with Matt Clark as its managing director. Matt has over 30 years’ industry experience in commercial management and quantity surveying in the built environment.

This collaboration provided GVE with the opportunity to assist a wider range of clients on regional and national construction projects.

Looking to the future

Reaching GVE’s 20th year was also a chance to focus on what the business would like to achieve in the next 20 years. GVE’s values as a business go beyond its commercial support services - sharing knowledge, modelling best practice, supporting the business & local community and working sustainably.

GVE has demonstrated its commitment to social value and the environment; implementing a carbon audit and reduction plan, and a social value initiative which is measured against the national standard using TOMs framework guidelines and UN Sustainable Development Goals. GVE will continue to focus on the environmental and social aspects of its work to provide better outcomes for the environment, local communities and people.