Project Management

As a quantity surveyor, you’re involved from the very start of a new construction project, working with architects to identify the resources and materials needed for it. Then you’re responsible for tendering or negotiating work with suppliers, partners and contractors, putting you in cost control of potentially millions of pounds worth of expenditure. Finally, you get to see the project through to the end, monitoring the cost as the programme progress for the works and keeping the client fully … [Read more...] about What is a quantity surveyor?

We are a nation of shop keepers - or maybe not any more. According to PricewaterhouseCooper, a record number of retail outlets closed in Britain in 2018. The number of new ventures opening was approximately half that opening five years ago with a total of 3,372 outlets opening and 5,833 outlets closing, an overall picture of decline. To consider why, commentators will cite internet shopping, economic uncertainty & austerity. Your local High Street is a great indicator and barometer of … [Read more...] about Changing Face of the High Street

It never ceases to amaze me as to why footballers choose to shoot so regularly from outside of the penalty area, when less than 4 in 100 of these attempts are scored. Building and construction needn’t be a series of long shots. Our experience of working in various niche sectors plus our historic data and research can enable us to identify strategies that will bring both more success and less variance in cost and programming predictions. Why try to beat the odds when you can move them in … [Read more...] about Taking the Long Shot

I recently received a very nice testimonial from a client on a recently completed project. St Joseph’s Commissioned Julian Church as construction consultants to manage as the managing agent for a ward redevelopment of the hospice in 2018/2019 The project value overall was just under £1m and was critical to the continued development of our inpatient services Julian and the team managed a complex and dynamic project working within an active care environment admirably Dealing with a client and … [Read more...] about Teamwork