We are delighted to announce the appointment of Keith Rayner to the Stradia board.
Keith brings a wealth of framework and major project experience from over 35 years in the construction industry, 23 of these held at BAM Construction Ltd, and most recently led the McLaren Construction Ltd team to break into the public sector with huge success.
This new position adds a depth of specialist experience to support our 21 strong bid team consultancy practice, as well as our established national procurement team who support local authorities and public sector bodies with tender opportunities and requirements. Keith can directly influence client’s business development strategies through new and repeat business opportunities and guidance.
A known high-profile integrator and communicator within the construction industry, Keith will lead the Stradia business growth plan across our UK and European client bases. Our business model is unique and built on exclusivity, integrity, and a robust market sector intelligence and presence.
“I am excited to join the Stradia team, I have worked client side with this dynamic company for many years and never failed to be impressed by the integrity and technical expertise within both the bid and procurement teams. My new role will cover both contractor and public sector clients, bringing my experience of the construction industry to forge successful opportunities to both sides of the construction sector. Our current uncertain market will be resolved in the coming months and I believe our experienced business support teams will be in high demand.”
Keith can be contacted to explain and discuss the breadth of services this enhanced team can offer to you at the following contact details:
Tel: (0)7711 127882
Nigel Barr will be delivering 2 sessions at the forthcoming QSi Conference. The event is being held at Haydock on Thursday, 2 May. Nigel’s talks will cover a comparison between NEC4 ECC and JCT SBC16 concentrating on Structure and Communication, and Assessing and Valuing Change.
For full details email admin@theqsi.co.uk
We are delighted to announce that Neil Boothroyd has joined the Stradia Legal and Commercial team as Senior Consultant. Neil has over 25 years experience specialising in commercial management, dispute resolution and dispute avoidance. He is also a qualified and practicing adjudicator, arbitrator, mediator and expert witness. Neil is highly qualified in the dual disciples of quantity surveying and construction law. I hope you will join us in wishing Neil well and give him a warm welcome to the team.
Due to a rapidly expanding Legal and Commercial department, we are currently recruiting for consultants to manage complex commercial projects, undertake non-contentious work and provide dispute resolution. Ideally consultants will have the following qualifications: BSc Quantity Surveying and MSc Construction Law (or similar). If you are interested, or know anyone who is, please contact me on andrea.rae@stradia.com (no agencies please).
New for 2019, Stradia in conjunction with the RICS, will be running courses on 50 common challenges faced in managing construction contracts and how to resolve the issues to avoid potential delays and added costs on your projects.
In managing construction contracts, a lack of practical experience and unforeseen circumstances often lead to delays and added costs, where there are already tight margins.
Through the course, delegates will identify 50 common challenges faced in managing construction contracts and will work through methods for avoiding and overcoming them, citing key parts of recent legal judgments as authority. The course will reference a range of construction contracts including JCT Standard Forms and NEC.
By recognising these common issues and understanding effective resolutions, delegates will be equipped with the skills needed to avoid potential risks and the implications on the project time and costs.
Stradia has recently been successful in its bid to provide multi-disciplinary construction consultancy services to Liverpool Mutual Homes. We look forward very much to working with the team at LMH on a number of different issues over the coming months.
Andrea Rae joined Stradia recently to specialise in developing the legal and commercial services we offer. Andrea comments:
“I was very pleased to be appointed Head of Legal and Commercial at Stradia earlier this year and have to say, the first six months have flown by! I joined Stradia with over 20 years experience of working in the construction industry, specialising in commercial management and dispute resolution, with a dual qualification in quantity surveying and construction law. My vision is to expand the existing highly successful Legal and Commercial team, offering both commercial services and an accessible ‘One Stop Shop’ for dispute resolution, working in all sectors of the construction industry both in the UK and internationally. I look forward to working with the expanding team at Stradia and the continually developing client base.”
In conjunction with the RICS, former Knowles director and current managing director of Stradia, Nigel Barr is to update and relaunch Roger Knowles’ popular one day seminars, giving answers to the 50 most common contractual issues in the construction industry.
The 50 questions will cover a broad range of contractual topics from design and tender stage to extensions of time and payment issues.
For further information contact suzanne.cash@stradia.com
Stradia is pleased to announce that we have accredited by the Bloom national framework which will allow over 300 local and national public bodies to appoint us directly off the framework.
