Last updated: 1 May 2026
Member meetings, committees and working groups
HBF operates numerous member meetings and dedicated working groups to address emerging industry challenges or concerns. By contributing their expertise, members help shape the discussion and influence HBF’s position on key industry issues.
Planning member meetings
Regional planning meetings
Our expert team of planners delivers a range of regional planning meetings throughout the year, focusing on localised challenges and opportunities. These meetings are attended by planning professionals across our membership.
Technical member meetings
National Technical and Sustainability Committee (NTSC)
The National Technical and Sustainability Committee meets twice a year to consider technical issues relating to home building and review and comment on relevant aspects of building regulation.
Water Matters Group
Comprising housebuilders, water and sewerage company representatives, and regulatory bodies, our Water Matters Group collaborates on all related matters - including flooding and drainage - while also contributing to wider HBF work with Water UK through its monthly Infrastructure Policy Group.
Tall Buildings Group
Our Tall Buildings Group reviews the challenges and solutions involved with developing tall buildings, including fire strategy, material choices, regulatory reform and best practice responses to safe building performance.
Utilities Group
Attended by home builders and utility providers alike, our Utilities Group meets periodically to look at innovation, best practice, emerging legislation and challenges to delivery across the entire utilities network.
Highways Group
Bringing together home builder representatives and proactive highway authority representatives, our Highways Group discusses the many challenges with highway delivery and plausible solutions.
Regional technical meetings
Sustainability and environment member groups
Workforce skills, careers and wellbeing member groups
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group
Our EDI Group aims to ensure the sector is recognised as inclusive and progressive by increasing support for, adoption of, and implementation of policies that promote, attract, and sustain a diverse workforce.
Health and Safety Committee
The HBF Health and Safety Committee (HSC) is a membership group committed to driving further improvement in the health and safety performance of the home building sector.
Mental Health Awareness Group
Our dedicated Mental Health Awareness Group works to improve understanding of mental health within the home building industry, reduce stigma, and ensure employees know how and where to access support.
Home Building Sector Skills Plan – Steering Group
Made up of HBF member representatives and key stakeholders, the Steering Group provides strategic direction and decision-making support in delivering our skills roadmap, tackling workforce challenges now and in the future.
If you would like to learn more about this group, email Andy George.
Home Building Sector Skills Plan – Delivery and Implementation Group
Made up of HBF member representatives and key stakeholders, the Delivery & Implementation Group is responsible for the implementation of programmes within the home building sector plan and managing project delivery in line with objectives.
If you would like to learn more about this group, email Tracey Hill.
Corporate member groups
Corporate Communications Group
Designed for senior communications professionals, this group offers regular updates on HBF’s key issues, messaging, and upcoming activities, while providing a platform to share insights and help shape future communications and research.
Marketing Steering Group
Designed for senior marketing professionals, this group provides insight and expertise from across the membership to shape future campaigns and key marketing activity, including New Homes Week.
Senior IT Leadership Groups
Our Senior IT Leadership Groups ensure provide a platform for members to share knowledge, information, and best practice guidance on IT infrastructure to ensure compliance with industry legislation and usability.
London Residential Developers Forum
The London Residential Developers Forum was established in 2024 to promote the interests of all those companies building homes in Greater London. The Forum meets with senior figures from the Government, the Greater London Authority, and the Building Safety Regulator to discuss matters of policy and practice. Attendance is open to members of all sizes. It is chaired jointly by Marc Vlessing of Pocket Living and Neil Jefferson. Please contact James Stevens at james.stevens@hbf.co.uk to enquire about joining.
Regional MD meetings
We host regional meetings for the managing directors - or equivalent level - for all housebuilder members, large and small. These take place three times a year in each region, usually in person over breakfast, lunch or dinner (it varies by region), but sometimes virtually. These sessions are essential to enable HBF to understand and discuss the issues affecting members and for HBF to explain how it is supporting them regionally and nationally. Each meeting is Chaired by a housebuilder member. If you would like to learn more about these sessions, email the team at info@hbf.co.uk or contact James Stevens at james.stevens@hbf.co.uk.
Meet the Member Group Chairs
Planning Group Chairs
Simon Butler-Finbow
Eastern Planning Group Chair
Judith Ashton
Southern Planning Group
Dominic Smith
North East Planning Group Chair
Rebecca Warren
Midlands Planning Group Chair
Claire Linley
Yorkshire Planning Group Chair
Jemma Shorrock
South West Planning Group Chair
Zoe Aubrey
Wales Planning Group Chair
Mark Skilbeck
National Planning Committee Group Chair
Technical Group Chairs
Yorkshire Technical Group Chair
Eastern Technical Group Chair
Midlands Technical Group Chair
Gavin Thorne
Utilities and Water Matters Group Chair
Dale Saunders
National Technical and Sustainability Committee Group Chair
Health & Safety Committee Group Chair
Workforce skills, Careers and Wellbeing Group Chairs
Victoria Anthony
HBF and Women into Site Management Programme Group Chair
Madi Pilgrim
HBSP Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group Chair
Regional Managing Directors Group Chairs
South West MDs Group Co-Chair
South Wales MD's Group Chair
Keith Simmons
Southwest MDs Group Chair
David Jervis
Midlands MDs Group Chair
Southern MD's Group Chair
North West MD Group Chair
Jim Brooks
Yorkshire and North East MD's Group Chair
Corporate Group Chairs
Legal Group Co-Chair
Legal Group Co-Chair
Senior IT Group - Majors Group Chair
Mid-Caps Group Chair
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