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Tanya joined the company as a trainee recruiter 18 years ago when the business was celebrating its second birthday. Now Managing Director, Tanya plays a pivotal role in the strategic direction of the company.

Having worked in most areas of the business during her career, Tanya has a firm knowledge and understanding of each sector and applies this wealth of experience for the benefit of her colleagues and clients alike.

A key contributor to the sector through her various roles with industry organisations, in particular as Chair for Women In Property – Somerset, Devon & Cornwall and Committee Member of Constructing Excellence Exeter & Devon, Tanya has earned the respect from her peers through her consistent and ongoing support for the property and construction industry.

Helping to solve our SW and South Wales clients’ and our regional industry’s biggest problems by integrating and coordinating the capabilities of our SW business, focusing primarily on the Local Government sector.

I bring together our three key sectors (Buildings, Infrastructure and Environment) to offer a truly all encompassing solution to our clients through Programme, Project, Development and Cost Management as well as all design and engineering service lines.

My background is in Programme, Project and Cost Management and continue to act in this capacity on our most strategic and critical commissions.

Stephen is a Partner and Head of Adjudication and Arbitration Services.

He specialises in construction procurement and contentious construction and engineering matters including projects support and drafting and negotiating construction contracts, court proceedings, adjudications and professional negligence claims.

Stephen has over 20 years’ experience. He has recently acted for a number of major UK Contractors as well as developers, banks, local authorities, utility companies and consultants providing contentious and non-contentious construction law advice in a number of sectors including the energy sector.

Stephen is a construction adjudicator on a number of industry panels, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a practising mediator. He is also a member of the Association of Partnering Advisers.

Stephen is cited in Chambers & Partners Legal Directory. Clients praise his “very comprehensive and thorough advice with no stone left unturned.” Stephen is also recognised as a legal expert in Construction law by the Legal Experts Directory and is ranked as a Leading Individual in the 2020 edition of the Legal 500.

Patrick is a Partner and Head of Construction & Infrastructure.

He has specialised in construction law since 2002 and is widely experienced in the successful resolution of construction and engineering disputes by way of negotiation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation and litigation in the TCC and Court of Appeal.

Patrick also has extensive experience of advising on and negotiating the contractual documentation on a range of development, construction and engineering projects across commercial, residential, health, educational, recreational and energy sectors. In both his non contentious and dispute resolution practices, he has acted for local authorities, RSLs and other public bodies, developers and banks as well as contractors and sub-contractors. He therefore has a wide appreciation and understanding of issues that frequently arise on construction projects and disputes from the viewpoints of all parties typically involved.

“Stephen Homer and Patrick Blake are certainly two of the most experienced construction lawyers in the region.” – Legal 500 2020

“Is switched on and works hard for his clients.” – Chambers 2019

Al has a military career spanning two decades, having joined the Army in 1998 after completing his officer training at Sandhurst and was awarded a Commission with the Corps of Royal Engineers.

Over the course of his career he has served around the globe. Specialising in the delivery of austere infrastructure, he has led a wide variety of construction projects, from jungle research stations to operational bases in conflict zones.

An experienced project manager and construction consultant with a BSc in surveying, he is currently working towards an MSc in risk and resilience.

He said: “I am looking to bring a new dimension to the delivery of property service by NPS, and as a capable leader and established consultant, I bring with me a wealth of knowledge and experience from my military career. This I hope will give NPS an added competitive edge in what is a challenging commercial environment.

I look forward to expanding the business’ portfolio of work, to establish NPS as the property consultants of choice in the South West.”

By way on an introduction I am a highly experienced Project Manager with Change Managment experience and have been working across a wide range of business sectors within housing and professional services delivering, operational projects.

I have been heavily involved in successfully implementing change management in many businesses working closely with staff, operatives, unions and management to achieve business critical changes including restructuring many operational business units.

With a practical approach to problem solving and challenges, I believe my range of experiences in terms of working closely with people, project management, managing expectations and delivering results.

Over the past three years I have been working as a Director of Glen King PR, working closely with many Housing Associations and Local Authorities across the South West in a wide range of business opportunities.

I am also passionate about sustainable housing and recently published a paper on Sustainable Communities in line with the Government’s paper on ‘The Clean Growth Strategy’.

Passionate about living and working in Exeter, I have developed close-working relationships across the city and beyond, making strong connections with the local business community. My role now is working within the growth and commercialisation team supporting the vision of the city.

Over 30 years’ experience in the Construction Industry as a Craftsman Bricklayer/Mason and Site Agent working on new multi-million pound construction projects and housing developments in the UK and Europe.

In 1988 I took a 4-year career break to undertake a BSc in Building Surveying at the London South Bank University and have enjoyed working within the social housing sector since 1997.

I have planned programmes of work and budgets to deliver the Council’s goals of meeting its statutory obligations and delivering decent homes as well as procuring and administering those contracts.