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 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, 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
• Planning Supervision
• DDA Project Management
• Re-location Project Management

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

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 and current Company Secretary 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, an expanding South East of England practice in 1998 and is now the Managing Partner with responsibility for 60 staff and a turnover in excess of £3m pa.

He further qualified as a Planning Coordinators in March 1995 to service the requirements of the then newly introduced CDM Regulations 1994.

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
• Planning Supervision
• 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 and has assisted it’s Project Managers in rolling out the London Admin Strategy. He has also taken full responsibility for the roll out of Royal Mail’s DDA programme throughout the Eastern Territory and London.

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 a Director of Mason Clark Associates, a multi disciplinary practice of Civil and Structural Engineers, Project Managers, Surveyors and Planning 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, carrying out the role of Planning 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
• Planning Supervision
• 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, 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.
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, planning supervision, 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 .
• 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. Cont’d
• 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 : MoD.

Paul Taylor BSc Hons FIHEEM MAaPS - SOUTH WALES REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Location: Cardiff and Ludlow

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.

• 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. Strategic Planning and Development Manager.
• 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 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
• Planning Supervision
• DDA Project Management
• Re-location Project Management

NEIL SIVERNS BSc MRICS MaPS - DIRECTOR

Location: Solihull

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in Building Surveying
• Member of the RICS
• Member of The Association for Project Safety

Career History

Neil is a Director of UKBS providing building surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients.

Neil joined Birmingham City Council as a trainee Building Surveyor in 1984 and progress through to Senior Officer Building Surveyor.
The department in which he worked was concerned with the Property Maintenance Management of the whole of Birmingham City Councils non-housing property portfolio. Neil’s work involved the complete range of building surveying services to the whole range of the property portfolio. Including education, social services, crematoria, mortuaries, magistrate courts, leisure centre, offices, shops, and factory buildings.

Experience

Neil has been responsible for providing a full range of Project Management and Building surveying services to large organisations including Birmingham City Council, The Royal Mail, NCP, British Waterways, Coventry City Council, and Coventry University. Specifically these appointments have included :-

• Planned Maintenance Surveys and Programming
• Maintenance Management
• Schedules of Dilapidations
• Schedules of Condition
• Repair and Refurbishment contracts
• Planning Supervision
• DDA Access Consultancy
  

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
• Planning 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.

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

• Provision of Planning 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 it's head office on the South Coast was established in 1938 and Malcolm has responsibility for 25 staff.

He further qualified as a Planning Coordinator in January 2000 to promote and continue to service the requirements of the CDM Regulations 1994.
Malcolm is one of the Founding Directors of UKBS providing building surveying advice to a national portfolio of Clients.

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
• Planning Supervision
• DDA Project Management
• Re-location Project Management