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Jamie is a chartered civil and structural engineer with 20 years’ experience in the construction industry.

Jamie has a unique mix of skills, with experience in every stage and method of procurement. He has expertise in all sectors, on both new-build and refurbishment projects of £1000 to £125 million in value.

Jamie has a keen interest in heritage conservation, he has been involved in a number of challenging projects and recently completed a week-long “Repair of Old Buildings” course at the Society for the Protection of Ancient Building.

He applied his new skills for the renovation of his own mid-19th century, four-storey, mid-terrace Victorian townhouse in Cliftonwood, Bristol.

Jamie is the Chair of the Great Western Branch of the Forum for the Built Environment (for the 2019-2020 period) and he is also Chair of the Constructing Excellence Bristol Club.

After a disastrous few years attempting to play golf, Jamie now keeps his leisure pursuits to the water, chiefly sailing and surfing, when he is not exploring the delights of Cornwall and Suffolk with his wife and daughter.

Andrew Langmaid is a Director of Satis Consulting. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (MRICS) with over 25 years experience of major international and UK construction projects.

After 5 years as a Contractor’s Quantity Surveyor and 20 years, as a client’s Quantity Surveyor with Davis Langdon/Aecom (including 13 years as a partner), Andrew formed and now leads Satis Consulting.

Andrew is a member of the RICS, the Society of Construction Law and the Adjudication Society. He sits on the regional British Council of Offices (BCO)committee and on the regional committee of Constructing Excellence.

Andrew also lectures on the BSc Quantity Surveying programme at the University of the West of England.

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I specialise in providing non-contentious construction advice to clients in the commercial development, social housing, leisure and health sectors. I have experience of advising clients in relation to development projects, regeneration schemes and ongoing asset management programmes and reviewing related documentation.

I draft, advise on and negotiate on behalf of clients standard form building contracts (in particular JCT and NEC), bespoke development arrangements, collateral warranties, professional appointments and security documents.

Retired and available for freelance periodic and interim work.

Former Senior Design Manager for Galliford Try Partnerships based in Bristol. Design Manager for Sir Robert McAlpine in Wales and West, Regional Design Manager for Vinci in the South West, Regional Design Manager for Taylor Woodrow in the South West and Business Development Manager for Capita Property and Infrastructure.

Highly experienced with extensive main contracting experience across many industry sectors and recognised skills in collaborative client, stakeholder, design and supply chain management.

Exemplary track record of hands on collaborative project management, design management, pre-construction management, innovation, delivering best value and sustainable buildings.

Comprehensive development and project management experience.

Accomplished marketing, business development, strategy and key account management skills.

President of the Construction Excellence Bristol Club
Director of the Nailsworth Community Land Trust
Member of Nailsworth Climate Action Network
Former Bristol Green Capital Project Board Member
Former Director of Constructing Excellence in Wales and Chairman of m4i
FCIOB, FRSA, FFBE, TMICE.

Specialties:
Collaborative client, stakeholder, design and supply chain management.
Project Management.
Non Executive Directorship
Development.
Sustainability.
Delivering value, innovation, driving business and industry best practice.
Marketing, business development, strategy and key account management.

I am a dispute resolution lawyer working within the firms’ Construction and Engineering Contract Management and Dispute Resolution team. I have successfully acted on behalf of clients in a wide range of disputes and have experience of achieving resolution through litigation, adjudication and mediation. I regularly advise government departments, local authorities, housing associations, educational institutions, developers, professional consultants, commercial contractors and insurers on their legal position and how best to achieve their objectives.

I have experience in resolving disputes involving the major standard forms of contract, such as the JCT and NEC, as well as PFI contracts, together with pursuing and defending professional negligence cases involving construction consultants.

The past few years has seen a particular focus on fire safety issues, and I have assisted clients from all levels of the supply chain in resolving disputes arising from these issues.

I also have experience of advising on non-contentious construction issues, including advice on development agreements, agreements for leases, construction contracts, consultant appointments and collateral warranties and dealing with insolvent contractors.

Experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry. A highly skilled individual that can act as a Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor with over 25 years in the industry.

Skilled in Project Management, Driving Value, Real life active Cost Management, Procurement, Feasibility Studies, and Cost Engineering. Strong business development professional with a BSc focused in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying from Loughborough University.

Abdul’s expertise are mainly in the areas of Building Information Modelling (BIM), construction project and cost management.

Abdul holds a PhD in the area of BIM capability of the construction supply chain. He also holds an MSc in Construction Project Management and BSc in Building Technology.

He has previously worked in the construction industry as a project manager and quantity surveyor on roads and highway infrastructure projects. He lectures in the areas of BIM, construction project management and quantity surveying. He is an incorporate member of The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), UK and a fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK.

Abdul is an active researcher and member of the Centre of Architecture and Built Environment Research (CABER), UWE, where he has worked as a research associate on sustainable infrastructure procurement (Department for International Development, UK (DFID) funded project).

His research interests include application of BIM-enabled technologies for construction process and design optimisation, BIM capability modelling as well as occupational health and safety in the Built Environment. ​

Chris joined AWW in 1996 after gaining a wide range of experience with practices in London and Bristol. He has worked on a variety of building types but with a particular emphasis on Education and major Commercial projects. Chris is the Director responsible for Sustainability and Quality at AWW.

Chris has responsibility for the Debut (Lend Lease) Regional Prime Contract South West. This contract is for construction and maintenance across the MoD estates in the Southwest of England and AWW has undertaken a wide range of construction projects on a number of MoD sites.

Huw advises upon construction and engineering contracts of all descriptions. He specialises in the allocation of risk between building owner, contractor and sub-contractor at all stages of the construction process.

With over 20 years experience he is able to bring proven and cost effective legal advice to your project. If a construction dispute develops, Huw can help you resolve it through negotiation or if necessary adjudication, arbitration or litigation.

Huw is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, a member of the Society of Construction Law, the Adjudication Society, the Technology and Construction Court  Association, Membership Secretary of the Constructing Excellence Bristol Club.

Huw is a keen Kitesurfer and a Member of Spike Print Studio in Bristol

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An experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of delivering construction projects in a variety of sectors and for a wide range of clients.

A strong program and project management professional, skilled in project delivery, tender preparation, value management, customer service, feasibility studies, and stakeholder management.

Dave is the current FBE FFT chair and former BCO NextGen committee member for the South West. This involves identifying guest speakers for knowledge sharing seminars and organising networking events in and around Bristol and the South West.

My strong background in many aspects of main contracting, including site management, design management and bid management, gives me a well rounded and insightful approach to Business Development based on honesty and collaboration.

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Paul is the Director of Box Twenty and is a Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 20 years experience within the industry.

He is an experienced Project Director and Design Manager with experience on large multi-discipline, phased and complex projects.

His technical, commercial and leadership skills are paramount in the effective delivery and management of all projects from concept through to completion.

Paul has successfully managed key projects in the Residential, Commercial, Education, Public Sector and Leisure sectors.

He can bring this extensive experience from within these sectors to all projects where an alternative approach can be advantageous.

Paul enjoys cycling, golf and going camping in France and within the UK with his family.