An introduction to Brittain Hadley. Who we are and how we can help.

2. Contents
About Brittain Hadley
Profile
Aims
Innovation
Building Surveying Services
Project Management and Cost
Consultancy
Environmental and Sustainable Solutions
Staffing

3. About Brittain Hadley
Profile
Brittain Hadley is an independent firm of
Chartered Building Surveyors with offices
in Chiswick, West London and Thames
Ditton in Surrey. We have over 25 years
experience and cover all aspects of
building surveying including both
residential and commercial properties
within the public and private sectors.
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4. About Brittain Hadley
Aims
Interpret the client’s requirements
and act as the point of reference
ensuring that completion is on time and
within budget as well as to a quality that
meets the client’s needs.
Provide swift professional advice.
Ensure all costs are reasonable and
duly allocated to individual clients in a fair
and easily understanding manner.
Make sure the works are carried out
swiftly and in a sensitive manner in
respect of residents in situ.
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5. About Brittain Hadley
Innovation
Implementing value engineering Using absailers in lieu of traditional
principles in order to achieve high quality scaffolding to investigate the cause of
finishes at the most competitive cost. leaks within a property to enable interim
repairs to be undertaken.
Sourced materials equivalent to
those specified by the client but at a Using thermal imaging equipment to
cheaper cost. investigate for leaks and avoiding the
need for costly opening up works.
Design of new buildings and redesign
of existing building within the most Using specialist dogs to sniff out dry
practical layout in order to keep building rot avoid the need for costly and intrusive
costs down. opening up works.
Utilising building works in progress to
undertake further works for the client,
thus saving time and expense.
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6. Building surveying services
Pre-acquisition and due diligence Schedules of condition
surveys – sites and buildings
Maintenance reports, planned
Dilapidations – landlord and tenant maintenance programmes and
management
Party Wall services – acting for
both Building and Adjoining Owners Design, specification and contract
administration of building works to
DDA audits
existing buildings
Defect analysis and building
Sustainability and building
pathology
innovation
Building insurance assessments
CDM Services (Health and Safety)
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7. Project management and cost consultancy
Project Management services Cost consultancy
Project management services Cost Consultancy
Development appraisals and Pre and post contract cost planning
management
Budget estimation
Project team leadership
Procurement strategies
Project management and co-ordination
Tender documentation
Contract procurement
Analysis and reports
Employer’s agent (design and build)
Value engineering
Liaison with statutory and local
Valuation of building works
authorities
Final accounts and claim negotiation
Contract administration
Project audits
Development monitoring on behalf of
funders and other third parties
Approvals, permits and certification
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8. Project management and cost consultancy
 Client’s Brief
 Budgeting
Phase 1: pre-construction  Tendering
 Programming
 Value Engineering
 Reporting
Phase 2: construction  Project Management
 Cost Management
 Hand Overs
 Approvals
Phase 3: post-completion  Snag List
 Project Review

9. Environmental and Sustainable Solutions
Brittain Hadley can provide meter audits We carry out initial surveys and present
to ensure that the building is billed the best method of harvesting energy in
correctly for energy consumption – in conjunction with the government initiative
many instances these can be incorrect to Feed-In Tariffs which is channeled
and a huge saving can be made by back to the building reducing bills. In
having an audit. addition this energy can be exported
back to the grid. This generates pay back
Carbon footprint report with suggestions
from the National Grid for all electricity
on how to reduce emissions and make
that is unused as well as recovering the
the building more “eco friendly”.
Governments Feed-In Tariff for all
Energy efficient appliances can be electricity generated whether used in-
installed such as bio-mass boilers, which house or exported back to the grid. Such
can present a saving. renewable energy can be generated by
solar panels placed on a roof or the
installation of a wind turbine. The initial
set up costs can be repaid within a short
period of time whilst the Feed-In Tariffs
are secured for a 25 year period.
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10. Staffing
Our Experience this project with average costs of £57K and £68K
Together we have had over 50 years building respectively. We have also been involved
experience. Nigel Rickard has over 20 years
experience in running his own practice and before this in redeveloping housing association properties that are
he was an associate director with HSB and has subsequently rented on the open market.
worked on projects throughout the UK. His core
business has always been with Housing Associations We also maintain a presence in the residential and
and local authority housing. commercial market by undertaking surveys, dealing
with planning issues, procurement and project
Nathan Sproule comes from a building construction management for regular and one-off clients.
background with 10 years experience as both a builder
and project manager and 15 years working as a Our Approach
Surveyor. In the last 5 years Nathan has worked Our approach is professional, practical and pragmatic.
together with his team on numerous housing Building works should never be taken lightly and it is
association projects. essential that all parties understand what the end
result needs to be. Aside from the contractual
Recent housing association projects that both Nigel requirements we believe that good communication is
and Nathan have been involved in include the key between all parties to ensure the building
extension and refurbishment of 99 properties contractor understands exactly what the client requires
throughout Newham and Barnet during 2010 to meet and that the project is delivered on time and within
Decent Homes Standards. The budget for the project budget.
was circa £7m. The budget per house was £60K in
Newham and £70k in Barnet. We managed to deliver
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11. Nigel Rickard MRICS Nathan Sproule ACIOB
Partner Partner
M +44 7889 499 945 M +44 7889 252 621
nigel.rickard@brittainhadley.co.uk nathan.sproule@brittainhadley.co.uk
Offices at:
Brittain Hadley Brittain Hadley
Barley Mow Centre Denleigh Gardens
Barley Mow Passage Thames Ditton
Chiswick, London W4 4PH Surrey KT7 0YL
T + 44 (0) 208 742 7704
F + 44 (0) 208 398 3157 www.brittainhadley.co.uk