Paul I Coutts FRICS, MCIArb FBEng MAE - CHAIRMAN

Qualifications

• Associate of the RICS - November 1970
• Elected Fellow - February 1982
• Fellow of the Assn of Building Engineers – May 1993
• Associate of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Jan 1995
• Member of the Academy of Experts – March 1999

Career History

Paul is a Founder Director and current Chairman of UKBS Plc providing building surveying and Project Management advice to a national portfolio of Clients. Since qualifying as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 1970, Paul has worked in private practice and developed his experience in all aspects of Building Surveying. He joined The Livemore Partnership LLP, an expanding South East of England practice in 1983 as a Partner. Paul has a great deal of experience in all types of property, including residential and commercial, but also has a particular expertise in the building surveying field, where he is often call upon to act as an Expert Witness. He has also been responsible for training a large number of student members of the RICS through to gaining their formal academic qualifications, both in building surveying and valuations.

Experience

For many years Paul has been responsible for providing a full range of Building surveying services to large organisations including The Royal Mail, British Telecom and several Health Care Trusts and Housing Associations. Specifically these appointments have included :-

• Pre purchase surveys for Commercial Buildings
• Pre purchase surveys for Residential Buildings
• Planned Maintenance Surveys and Programming
• Maintenance Management
• Planning and Development Advice
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Repair and Refurbishment contracts
• Space Planning feasibilities
• New Build and Design Compliance
• CDM Coordination
• DDA Project Management
• Project Management
• Expert Witness reports

David M Harbour BSc MRICS - MANAGING DIRECTOR

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in Estate Management
• Member of the RICS

David is Managing Director of UKBS PLC providing the strategic business and marketing skills to bring together the components of UKBS into a successful business entity.

Since qualifying as a Chartered Surveyor in 1985, David has worked in the private sector managing and operating a number of successful businesses in the survey and legal areas of the property market.

Experience

• Business structure and operational planning
• Management implementation to ensure service delivery
• Focus on safety, quality and profitability
• Broad property experience encompassing acquisition, management, multi-million pound fund raising and business creation
• Broad strategic thinker to ensure optimum outcome
• One of three person team who raised £12 millions for business investment
• One of two person team who raised £2.98 millions rolling line of credit
• Business Process Management – completed review of Indian based outsourcing versus UK based IT solution
• B2B and B2C marketing
• Team building
• Large and small scale presentations
• Contract and product negotiation at all business levels
• Feasibility studies

Paul Taylor BSc Hons FIHEEM MAaPS - Wales and West Midlands REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Location: Bromsgrove

Qualifications

• BSc Hons Degree (1st class) in Environmental Management
• Fellow IHEEM - 1982
• Member of the Association for Project Safety

Career History

Paul's specialisation is the preparation and implementation of property strategies, and project management of capital programmes for Local Authorities, Local Education Authorities, Further Education and Higher Education organisations. Paul has worked for the following organisations.

Paul has worked for the following organisations.

• Head of Client Services at Dudley MBC where he had responsibility for estate strategy, capital projects and day-to-day operations including Health and Safety and provision of consultancy services to organisations including, Dudley College, Stourbridge College, Halesowen College, West Midlands Police Authority, and over 150 schools including special schools.
• Principal Estate Manager at Plymouth University where he was responsible for strategic and operational policy, project management, estate strategy and utilisation reviews, support operations including maintenance and change management, IT and telecomm networks, compliance with environmental and Health & Safety legislation.
• Director of Strategy and Capital Development for Barnet and Edgware Health Authority where he was responsible for annual capital expenditure in excess of £20m
• Paul started his career in Property Management at the City of Birmingham responsible for the design of building services, specification of building services, contract management and administration and environmental performance monitoring of public buildings.
• Paul is now a Regional Director and Company Secretary for UKBS

Experience

Paul’s projects in the public sector include major refurbishment and new build projects, estate management/organisational performance improvements, procurement and maintenance advice:-

• Asset Management Plans
• Property Strategies
• Master Plans
• Capital Applications (dfes, LSC, HEFCE)
• Repair & Maintenance Management
• Schedules of Condition & Suitability (Buildings, M&E Services)
• Space Planning feasibilities
• New Build and Design Compliance
• CDM Coordination
• DDA Project Management
• Re-location Project Management

DAVID JOYCE FRICS – Project Management Director

Location: Preston

Qualifications

• Fellow of the RICS

Career History

David is a director of UKBS Plc responsible for the delivery of major Project Management Commissions. He is also Partner in the member practice of JYM Partnership, a multi disciplinary practice of Project Managers, Surveyors and Architects based in Lancashire with a staff of 22 and turnover in excess of £1.3 million. For the past 20 years David has worked in a multi-disciplinary environment. David is a Fellow of the RICS Project Management Division and has worked on a wide spectrum of projects from commercial and residential in the Private Sector to multi-million pound Government projects for the MOD, MOJ and Land Registry.

His key qualifications are:

• Project Management of multi-million pound projects including PPP schemes.
• Project Management of Court Buildings including Manchester, Chester, Loughborough, Birmingham, Preston and Cambridge Crown Courts
• Establishment and maintenance of stringent project control mechanisms
• Project Management on Ministry of Defence projects

Experience

David is a very experienced Project Manager responsible for the provision of Project Management services to a number of high profile clients including Court Service, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Defence and Land Registry.

He has particular experience in Public Private Partnership Schemes on large new build developments including the much accoladed Manchester Civil Justice Centre and the proposed new Birmingham Magistrates Court which is currently in progress.

Examples of areas of experience are:

• Project Manager on Manchester Civil Justice Centre - £100 million – PDS
• Project Manager on Birmingham Magistrates Court - £70 million – D&B
• Project Manager on Private Developer Schemes for Court Service at Chester - £4.5 million, Cambridge - £8 million and Loughborough - £9 million
• Project Manager on MOD Projects such as Claro Barracks Ripon - £10 million – Traditional
• Project Manager on Swinton Barracks, Tidworth - £12 million – D&B
• Project Manager on Refurbishment of the Cathedral Visitors Centre, Manchester - £2 million
• Project Manager on Retail Schemes for Matalan
• Project Manager for H M Land Registry new office building, Croydon - £10 million

Andrew J Clark BSc MRICS MaPS - DIRECTOR/COMPANY SECRETARY

Location: Leigh on Sea

Qualifications

• Bsc Degree in Building Surveying
• Member of the RICS - 3rd October 1988
• Member of The Association for Project Safety – March 1995

Career History

Andy is a Founder Director of UKBS PLC providing building surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients.

Since qualifying as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 1988, Andy has developed his experience in all aspects of Project Management and Building Surveying. He was appointed as an Associate of The Livemore Partnership LLP, an expanding South East of England practice in 1998 and became the Managing Partner with responsibility for 60 staff and a turnover in excess of £3m pa.

He further qualified as a CDM Coordinator to service the requirements of the CDM Regulations.

Experience

Since 1988 Andy has been responsible for providing a full range of Project Management and Building surveying services to large organisations including The Royal Mail, British Telecom and several Health Care Trusts and Housing Associations. Specifically these appointments have included :-

• New Build and Design Compliance
• Planned Maintenance Surveys and Programming
• Maintenance Management
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Repair and Refurbishment contracts
• Space Planning feasibilities/Insurance Valuations
• CDM Coordination
• DDA Project Management Re-location Project Management

In recent years Andy has been directly involved in large scale portfolio management on behalf of the Royal Mail He has also taken full responsibility for the roll out of Royal Mail’s DDA programme throughout the Eastern Territory and London.

Richard Hoile BSc (Hons) MRICS – DIRECTOR

Location: Leigh on Sea

Qualifications

• Bsc Honours Degree in Building Surveying
• Member of the RICS – 13 December 1996

Career History

Richard is a Director of UKBS PLC and is responsible for Quality Assurance and providing Building Surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients.

Richard commenced his Building Surveying career in the Retail Sector working for Boots the Chemist and Coral Estates.

Joining The Livemore Partnership LLP in 1996, Richard qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in the same year. Since then he was made Associate Partner in 1999 and then a Partner in 2001. He is involved in all aspects of practice management and design, contract administration and professional work.

In recent years Richard has been a key consultant to Royal Mail Group and in particular the development of the new specification for Post Office Ltd.

Richard is an experienced Party Wall Surveyor and is a member of the Pyramus and Thisbe Club.

Experience

Richard has been responsible for providing a full range of Project Management and Building surveying services to a wide range of clients including Schools, Healthcare Trusts, Royal Mail Group, Housing Associations and The Salvation Army.

• New Build and Refurbishment Projects
• Planned Maintenance Surveys and Programming
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Party Wall Work
• Space Planning feasibilities/Insurance Valuations
• DDA Audits
• Re-location Project Management

Ian Cook MRICS - Regional Director Qualifications

Location: Hull

• Member The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Member of the Association of Project Safety
• Member of the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors

Career History

Ian is a Regional Director UKBS, providing building surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients. He is also a Director of Mason Clark Associates, a multi disciplinary practice of Civil and Structural Engineers, Project Managers, Surveyors and CDM Coordinators, based in Yorkshire with a staff of 20.

Over 17 years experience in the construction industry, in interior refurbishment, Local Government and multi-disciplinary construction consultant companies.

Initially experience in the management and financial control of retail and commercial property refurbishment, moving on to gain wider general construction surveying and management experience, from structural surveys, contract administration, through to expert witness reports for a Local Authority and technical project management. More recent experience has covered the Project Management of a new £3m Office and Depot Development for a Housing Association and a substantial number of refurbishment works and new build contracts across varied client base. In addition, Ian undertook the role of CDM Coordinator both incorporated into schemes run by the practice and as a separate role for larger new build projects up £3.5 million in value.

Particular Expertise:

• Project Management of new build and refurbishment works.
• Building Surveying associated with building structures and defects.

Experience

• Technical Project Management
• New Build and Design Compliance
• Planned Maintenance Surveys and Programming
• Maintenance Management
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Repair and Refurbishment Contracts
• Space Planning feasibilities
• CDM Coordination
• Party Wall Representation
• Asbestos Surveys

MICHAEL McKEVITT BSc (HONS) FRICS MBIFM - REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Location: Preston

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying
• Fellow of the RICS
• Member of the Building Institute of Facilities Managers

Career History

Michael graduated from Liverpool Polytechnic with a BSc (Hons) degree in Building Surveying in 1984.

He worked in private practice for a large multi-disciplinary consultancy in the North West and qualified as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 1986.

In 1988 he joined the Northern Office of a multi-disciplinary Property Consultancy with responsibility for developing Building Surveying services. Reflecting his success in the role he was appointed a Director in 1992 and thereafter became responsible for provision of services nationally.

In 1996 he was a founder partner of JYM Partnership LLP, a multi disciplinary practice with responsibility for Building Surveying Services.

In 2004 Michael became a founding Director of UKBS providing Building Surveying and Project Management services to a national portfolio of clients.

Michael has 20 years experience dealing with all aspects of property advice but most particularly for public sector clients. Michael is a Regional Director of UKBS, providing building surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients.

His key qualifications are:

• Experienced in the Project Management of Capital and Maintenance Programmes for the Education Sector.
• Experienced in the Project Management of Refurbishment and Fit Out Contracts.
• Chartered Building Surveyor with wide and varied experience in all aspects of Maintenance Management especially in respect to the refurbishment, repair and alteration of both Public and Private sector properties.

Experience

Since 1988 Michael has been a Project and Account Manager for services provided to Royal Mail Plc North West under various Building Surveying Term Framework Commission. Michael has 21 years post qualification experience in the provision of Project Management and Building Surveying services to a wide range of Public and Private Sector clients including Royal Mail, Local Authorities, H M Land Registry, Matalan and Further Education clients. Specific examples of experience are:

• Project Management of £3 million office refurbishment for H M Land Registry
• Project Manager on £5 million phased redevelopment of Further Education College
• Project Manager responsible for provision of multi-disciplinary services to Local Authorities on their educational portfolio
• Project Manager on various Store Refurbishments for Matalan

STEPHEN NELSON FRICS - Director

Location: Belfast

Qualifications:

• Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Member of Association of Project Managers
• Member of Association of Project Safety
• "Competence in Access Auditing", Faculty of Engineering, University of Ulster at Jordanstown
• "P402 Proficiency Certificate for Building Surveys and Bulk Sampling of Asbestos"

Career History

While working in Belfast, Stephen qualified as a chartered building surveyor in 1982 becoming an associate member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. By 1985 Stephen was an Associate within a local partnership and became a Fellow in The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1992. Stephen is currently the senior partner in The FCM Partnership and Regional Director for UKBS. Stephen has undertaken courses at the University of Ulster in access auditing, CDM Coordination, and asbestos surveying and sampling. Stephen Nelson has fulfilled the role of Project Manager / Designer/ Contract Administrator over a period of 25 years covering a wide variety of projects and differing clients in local authority, public and private housing; commercial, retail, industrial and leisure sectors of the industry.

Experience

• Project Manager – Construction of new production facilities to increase client’s supply of milk and butter, creation of chilled factories and warehousing for United Dairy Farmers at Culleybackey, Ballymena.
• Project Manager – Redevelopment of public housing stock involving schemes to revitalise inner city areas including and out of town housing estates. Such schemes include investigating, identifying and solving problems concerning demand and supply of public housing for The Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
• Project Manager – Various schemes of refurbishment, redevelopment, reconstruction and fit-out of Royal Mail delivery depots, branch offices and sorting warehouses throughout the region of Northern Ireland.
• Project Manager – Upgrading of services provided by Council facilities including leisure centres, changing pavilions, sports halls, crematoriums and offices for Belfast City Council.
• Project Manager – Investigation into facilities operated by Police Service, designing and reporting upon possible solutions to increase effectiveness of buildings in serving the public and meeting current legislation for Police Service of Northern Ireland.
• Project Manager – Investigation into redeveloping current stock of housing, warehouses, site grounds and offices. Such schemes include investigating, identifying and solving problems concerning provision to meet demand and supply for Ministry of Defence.

COLIN SILK MRICS MBIFM MIEW – Associate Director

Shrewsbury

Qualifications

• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – March 1987
• Member of British Institute of Facilities Management – September 1994
• Member of the Institute of Expert Witnesses – June 2003

Career History

Colin is an Associate Director of UKBS, providing Building Surveying services to an increasing portfolio of clients. Colin is also an Equity Partner at Johnson Fellows, who have offices in Birmingham and Shrewsbury and are the largest specialist retail firm of Chartered Surveyors outside London, providing a full range of surveying services to national clients.

Colin has gained over 30 years experience in Building Surveying matters in both public and private sectors, including healthcare, education, office and retail sectors. He has extensive experience in the design, specification and project management and also has extensive experience in the field of dilapidations, party walls and building disputes.

In 1995, he set up his own Building Surveying practice, providing Building Surveying services to both private and public sector clients and in 2007 the practice merged with Johnson Fellows to create a large regional / national based firm of Chartered Surveyors, providing a total in-house service to clients.

Experience

• Planned Maintenance Surveys
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Repair and Refurbishment Contracts
• New Build Design
• Building Pathology
• Party Wall Issues

GARRY MARSHALL FRICS

Location: Swindon

Qualifications

• Member of the RICS – October 1978
• Elected Fellow RICS – October 1990

Career History

Providing Building Surveying advice for Central Southern England and beyond for large portfolio of clients. Head of Commercial Building Surveying Department and responsible for dedicated team of professionals.

Former Partner and Director of Architects Practice in Wales and Swindon and Principal of Building Surveying Practice.

Regional Director for UKBS.

Experience

Very wide range of experience in negotiation of Building Surveying Services including:-

• Building Surveys
• Dilapidations
• Condition Surveys
• Project Management and Administering Building Contracts
• Party Wall Advice
• CDM Coordinator Services
• Planned Maintenance
• Contract Monitoring

Have provided services to a wide range of clients including:-

• Local Authorities
• Fire Brigade
• Charitable Trusts
• Large Country Estates

DENNIS VENN BSc MRICS - DIRECTOR

Location: Plymouth

Qualifications

• Bsc Degree in Building Surveying
• Member of the RICS – December 1989
• Regional Director of UKBS PLC

Career History

Providing building surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients in the South West.

Qualified as a Chartered Building Surveyor in London, undertaking Project Management of multi-million pound project in London and the Home Counties. Salaried Partner with a South East London Practice of Building Surveyors in 1987 before moving to the South West and is now a Director responsible for Building Surveying.

Regional Director with UKBS

Experience

Undertaken responsibility for providing a wide range of Building Surveying services to a diverse portfolio of clients including:-

• Corporation of London
• Various London Boroughs
• Royal Mail
• Regional and National Industrial and Commercial Property Investors.
• C and A Pension Fund

The provision of Building Surveying and Project Management services enables a clear understanding of the building process when providing CDM Coordinator services.

• Provision of CDM Coordinator Services
• Project Management of Office Refurbishments and New Build
• Employers Agent for Design and Build Contracts
• Planned Maintenance Surveys
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Party Wall Advice
• Repair and Refurbishment Contract
• DDA Audits

Currently involved with a variety of refurbishment projects across the South West in educational and commercial office environments.

MALCOLM ALAN GORDON BSc MRICS MaPS MBEng ACI Arb - SOUTHERN REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Location: Brighton

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in Building Surveying
• Member of the RICS - 3rd October 1989
• Member of The Association for Project Safety – September 2001
• Associate Member of Association of Chartered Arbitrators - June 2002
• Member of the Association of Building Engineers - 2002

Career History

Since qualifying as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 1988, Malcolm has worked in private practice and developed his experience in all aspects of Building Surveying. He was appointed as an Associate of MacConvilles in 1997 and Director in April 2001. MacConvilles, with its head office on the South Coast was established in 1938 and Malcolm has responsibility for 25 staff.

He further qualified as a CDM Coordinator in January 2000 to promote and continue to service the requirements of the CDM Regulations.

Malcolm is one of the Founding Directors of UKBS providing building surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients. Malcolm is also the IT Director for UKBS.

Experience

Since 1997 Malcolm has been responsible for providing a full range of Building surveying services to large organisations including Royal SunAlliance, Green King, Scottish and Newcastle, South Downs NHS Health Care Trusts, Universities of Brighton and Sussex, Assett Management Companies, and several leading Housing Associations. Specifically these appointments have included :-

• Planned Maintenance Surveys and Programming
• Maintenance Management
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Repair and Refurbishment contracts
• Space Planning feasibilities
• New Build and Design Compliance
• Insurance Valuations
• CDM Coordination
• DDA Project Management
• Re-location Project Management

DOUGLAS McDONALD Dip BS MRICS DIRECTOR

Qualifications

• BDiploma in Building Surveying – 17 September 1993
• Elected Professional Associate of the RICS – Register No. 94831 – 12 August 1994

Career History

Douglas is a Director of a UKBS in Scotland providing Building Surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients. Since qualifying as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 1994, Douglas has gained experience in all aspects of commercial Building Surveying services including project management, contract administration of both new and refurbishment of existing properties, CDM Coordinator, property acquisitions, fabric condition surveys, fire insurance valuations, fire risk assessments, DDA access audits and professional services such as mediation, expert witness, Dilapidations and Schedules of Condition. Douglas has successfully completed formal training in Access Consultancy (Accesstra Audit Course, May 2002) and a CDM Coordination course at Heriot Watt University and has since acted as a CDM Coordinator under the CDM Regulations for a number of public and private sector clients. He was appointed as a Director of Surveying Solutions Ltd, in Scotland, in June 1999 based in their Edinburgh office with responsibilities for all aspects of client services and business development throughout Scotland.

Experience

Since 1994 Douglas has been responsible for providing the full range of commercial Building Surveying and professional services to a wide range of public and private sector clients including The Scottish Executive, Scottish Water, HMV Group, Arcadia, The Royal Mail, The City of Edinburgh Council, British Telecomm, Mosaic Fashions and Moss Bros. Plc. Specifically these appointments have covered:-

• Statutory Compliance
• Planned Maintenance Surveys and Programming
• Repair and Refurbishment contracts
• Contract Administration
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Dispute Resolution - Mediation
• Expert Witness
• Pre Acquisition Services
• Fabric Condition Surveys
• Fire Insurance Valuations
• CDM Coordinator
• DDA Audits
• Fire Risk Assessment

Douglas successfully completed an RICS accreditation scheme for Fire Risk Assessors in June 2006 and was responsible for the delivery of Fire Risk Assessments for 480 Scottish Water sites throughout Scotland including the Highlands and Islands. On behalf of UKBS Plc, Douglas is the Regional Director responsible for the delivery of their property consultancy services throughout Scotland.

STEPHEN NESBITT BSc MRICS CHARTERED BUILDING SURVEYOR

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in Building Surveying – 27th June 1986
• Elected Professional Associate of the RICS – Register No. 80425 – 13th January 1989

Career History

Steve is an experienced Chartered Building Surveyor with over 30 years in the construction industry. Steve has a broad range of expertise in a variety of building types and a diverse knowledge of construction. He provides professional building surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients.

Commencing in the industry with a regional building contractor Steve received a good grounding in construction spending time with a variety of trades before working with the architect and surveyors department of the Metropolitan Police.

Since qualifying as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 1989, Steve has developed expertise in all aspects of Building Surveying with a particular interest in historical buildings. He is experienced in all types of commercial construction & development and has acted as client relationship manager to a number of public, commercial and education sector clients. Over the past decade he has developed particular expertise in

Party wall matters and often acts as an expert in disputes between neighbours. He is often called upon to act as expert witness in construction disputes with particular strength in relation to quality and workmanship matters.

He is a partner in CSN Consulting LLP, the UKBS Plc Associate Practice in the North East of England.

Experience

Since 1988 Steve has been responsible for providing a full range of Project Management and Building surveying services to large organisations including The Royal Mail, British Telecom, Health Care Trusts, Government Departments, Local Authorities, Schools, Universities and Colleges. Specifically these appointments have covered:-

• New Build and Design Compliance
• Project Monitoring
• Planned Maintenance Surveys and Programming
• Maintenance Management
• Pre Acquisition surveys
• Party wall appointments under the Party Wall etc Act 1996
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Repair and Refurbishment contracts
• Expert Witness
• DDA

In recent times Steve has been directly involved in service delivery of Building Surveying services under framework agreements to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria University and others.

NEIL W KIRSOP BSc FRICS MAPS

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in Surveying – 9th July 1982
• Elected Professional Associate of the RICS – Register No. 060711 – 22nd June 1982
• Elected Fellow RICS – Register No. 060711 – 8th May 1991
• Member of The Association for Project Safety – Membership No. 2853 – March 1997
• (CDM-C Register September 2007)
• ABBE Diploma in Home Inspection – Register No. 2875 – 21st December 2006

Career History

Neil is a Director of Kirsop & Company, Chartered Building Surveyors, having established the practice in 1984. Since qualifying as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 1982, Neil has worked in both the public and private sector and has developed wide ranging experience in Project Management and all areas of Building Surveying. Neil is also a qualified CDM – Coordinator, and has recently been accepted onto the APS CDM-C register.

Experience

Since entering the construction industry in 1976 Neil has developed knowledge and experience in all aspects of Building Surveying and Project Management, working on a wide range of property including Industrial, Retail, Office, Health Care, Museum and Residential.

Neil has for a number of years provided building surveying advice to large organisations such as the Science Museum London, Scottish & Newcastle plc and Glaxo Smith Kline.

Neil has particular knowledge and experience in the following work areas:-

• Project Management
• Repair and Refurbishment of Buildings
• Building Surveys
• Building Maintenance
• Dilapidations
• Health and Safety
• Insurance Reinstatement Assessments

Recently Douglas was responsible for the delivery of Fire Risk Assessments for 420 Scottish Water sites throughout Scotland including the Highlands and Islands. On behalf of UKBS Plc, Douglas is responsible for the delivery of their Building Surveying services within Scotland.

FRAZER GILLESPIE BSc MRICS - DIRECTOR

Location: Inverness

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in Building Surveying
• Member of the RICS – January 2005
• Director of UKBS PLC

Career History

Providing building surveying services to a variety of commercial and private clients throughout Scotland.

Qualified as a Chartered Building Surveyor in 2005. Experienced in a good and wide range of property consultancy instructions and projects. Associate Director with a national practice of Architects, Building Surveyors and Land Agents.

Director with UKBS.

Experience

Undertaken responsibility for providing professional Building Surveying services to a diverse portfolio of clients including:-

• Scottish Water
• Scottish Natural Heritage
• Local authorities
• Regional and national industrial and commercial property investors.

Responsible for regional Building Surveying team based in Inverness. Remits completed have involved acting as lead consultant on a wide range of development, maintenance and construction related projects.

• Provision of Contract Administration Services
• Project Management of large scale survey schemes
• Employers Agent for Design and Build Contracts
• Planned Maintenance Surveys
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Defect Analysis
• Repair and Refurbishment Contract
• DDA Audits

Currently involved with a variety of projects across all of Scotland inclusive of the islands.

CHARLES HAYWOOD CEnv MRICS – Quantity Surveying Director

Brighton

Qualifications

• Member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – November 1987
• Chartered Quantity Surveyor
• Chartered Project Management Surveyor
• Chartered Environmentalist
• Director of UKBS PLC

Career History

Charles qualified as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor in November 1987 and has worked in a private practice developing a range of skills with a diverse client base.

He was appointed Associate of MacConvilles in 1999 and Director in 2002 with responsibilities for the Quantity Surveying side of the business.

He has led the organisation in achieving Investor In People Community Mark, ISO 9001/ 14001 Constructionline & CHAS accreditation.

Charles is also a Director of UKBS.

Experience

Charles provides a comprehensive Cost Management and Quantity Surveying Service to clients including:

• One Housing Group
• Hyde Martlets
• University Of Sussex
• Royal & Sun Alliance
• Brighton and Sussex University NHS Trust
• Brighton & Hove City Council
• Shoreham Port Authority
• Brighton & Hove City Airport
• Gleeson Homes
• La Salle Investment
• Budgens Stores
• RHM Foods

Specifically these appointments have included:

• Cost Management
• Feasibility Studies
• Project Management
• Procurement Advice
• Value Engineering
• Risk Management
• Dispute Avoidance
• Dispute Resolution
• Capital Allowances
• CDM Co-ordinator
• Code for Sustainable Homes Assessments
• Reinstatement Valuations
• Disaster Recovery

KEITH WALKER Dip Arb FRICS MCI Arb -Director

Location: Reading

Qualifications

• Member of the RICS – January 1979
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – May 1992
• Diploma in Arbitration from Reading College of Estate Management – January 2000
• Director of UKBS PLC

Career History

Keith has worked as a Building Surveyor since 1972. He spent four years in an architectural practice undertaking building design and project management involving Commercial, Industrial and Residential projects. From there he moved to the London Borough of Harrow and was involved in Building Control as a Building Surveyor enforcing the Building Regulations.

From there Keith went on to the London Borough of Hillingdon eventually becoming a Senior Building Surveyor in The Department of Building Design & Construction. His work involved a range of design projects from multi house refurbishments to disability access adaptation schemes. Keith also acted for the Director of Building Design and Construction to investigate and report on internal project systems issues when problems were encountered.

Keith has been in practice with Haslams Chartered Surveyors since 1984 and a Director of UKBS since 2007. Keith undertakes appointments as Independent Expert by parties individually and as Court Joint Appointed Expert under the new Civil Procedure Rules.

Keith is a practicing Arbitrator and resolver of construction related disputes.

Experience

A wide range of educational, commercial and industrial schemes have included:

• Cost Management
• Feasibility Studies
• Project Management
• Procurement Advice
• Value Engineering
• Risk Management
• Dispute Avoidance
• Dispute Resolution
• Capital Allowances
• CDM Co-ordinator
• Code for Sustainable Homes Assessments
• Reinstatement Valuations