RICS Market Survey

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RICS construction market survey first quarter 2008 1RICS EconomicsFirst Quarter 2008

RICS construction market surveyUnited Kingdom

Workload growth, while remaining positive, slowedsharply to the lowest level since Q1 1996. Scotlandcontinues to be the strongest performer, followed byWales. The North, where workloads are now falling andthe net balance is the lowest since Q3 1995, is by far theweakest. Growth in the other regions remains positive,albeit at a slower pace.

In the industrial sector, workloads recovered strongly inNorthern Ireland, London and the South East. It remainsstatic in Wales and the rates of growth slowed somewhatin Scotland and the North. Infrastructure workloads grewsignificantly with London and the South East recoveringstrongly, solid growth in Wales and a second successiveincrease in Scotland. The workload in Northern Irelandfell for the third quarter in a row.

However these two sectors were the bright spots in anotherwise worsening national picture. Public housing andprivate commercial workloads continued to grow but at aslower pace than in the previous quarter. The former

recovered strongly in the Midlands and improved in theSouth West, but slipped significantly in Wales and theNorth and to lesser extent in other regions. Meanwhilecommercial workloads are now falling in the South West,North and Northern Ireland. While workload growthremained positive in other regions, they also sufferedreductions — London and the South East were the leastaffected and Wales the most.

But the biggest changes came in private housing andother public works. Workload growth in these two sectorsturned negative for the first time since 1999. Privatesector housing workload growth, having weakened overfive successive quarters, is now falling. The fall is duemainly to a downturn in the North, but private housingweakened in all regions and is now static in London and

the South East, Wales, the Midlands and NorthernIreland. Public non-housing workload growth is stillpositive in London and the South East, the Midlands andScotland, but is falling in other regions. The contraction

was most pronounced in Northern Ireland. TheMidlands were least affected.

New enquiries grew at a slower pace in all sectorsexcept infrastructure. Private housing new enquiriesslowed particularly sharply and are now growing at theslowest pace since the data started being collected in2006 Q2.

Surveyors’ expectations were downbeat across theboard. On workload and employment expectations,sentiment was still positive but below the survey’s longrun average and the worst since 2003. Respondentsare expecting profit margins to fall for only the secondtime in the survey’s history.

Skills shortages reduced and now equal the record lowset in 2006Q1. Northern Ireland saw a dramatic fall inshortages and they remain particularly low in London

and they Midlands. Scotland saw the only increase inskills shortages and has the tightest labour market ofany UK region.

Change in workloads, UK% Balance

Construction industry slowssharply in the first quarter

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Expected change over % of surveyors

the next quarter - % balance* reporting recruitment

Rise % Same % Fall % Balance* Workloads Employment difficulties

2006 Q2 34 57 10 24 48 39 36

Q3 31 60 10 21 48 42 29

Q4 34 58 8 26 58 47 32

2007 Q1 36 56 7 29 57 54 33

Q2 31 58 12 19 55 45 34

Q3 26 65 9 17 45 34 34Q4 27 63 11 16 44 35 34

2008 Q1 22 58 20 1 30 31 28

* Balance = Proportion of surveyors reporting a rise in workloads minus those reporting a fall

Please note that data for workload, employment, profit margin expectations and skill shortages are now weighted by region

and have been revised.

Total contribution to the survey was 149 forms.

Proportion of surveyors reporting a rise, fall

or no change in construction workloads for quarter

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• Workload growth, while remaining positi ve,slipped to the low est level since Q1 1996.

• Scotland continues to be the str ongestperformer, followed by Wales.

• The North, where workloads are now fallingand the net balance is the lowest since Q31995, is by far the weakest.

• Growth in t he remaining regions remainpositive, albeit at lower levels.

Change in total workloads% Balance

National workloads

• Workload growth in the commercial sector

weakened, but remains positive, whilstworkload in the industrial sectoraccelerated.

• Commercial workloads are now falling inthe South West, North and Northern Ireland.While workload growth r emained positive inother regions, they also su ffered reductions— London and the South East was the leastaffected and Wales the most.

• In the industrial sector, work load recoveredstrongly in Northern Ireland and Londonand the South East. It remains static inWales and the rates of grow th slow edsomewhat in Scotland and the North.

Change in private/public housing workloads% Balance

Change in private commercial workloads% Balance

Total workloads

Private/public housing

• Growth in public s ector housing slipped,but remains solid. It recovered strongl y inthe Midlands and improved in the SouthWest, but s lipped signifi cant in Wales andthe North and to lesser extents in otherregions.

• The private sector housing w orkload,growth having weakened over five suc ces-sive quarters, is now falling. The fall is duemainly to a downturn in the North, but pri-vate housing weakened in all r egions and isnow static in London and the South East,Wales, the Midlands and Northern Ireland.

Private commercial/industrial

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• Employment expectations, havingrisen slightly last quarter, decreasedsomewhat and are now below thesurvey’s long run Q1 average.

• Respondents from Scotland remainedthe most positive, followed closely bythose in the South East.

• Respondents in the South West werethe most pessimistic.

Public non-housing and infrastructureChange in public non-housing/infrastructure workloads% Balance

• Public non-housing workloads declinedslightly in Q4. Workload growth is stillpositive in London and the South East,the Midlands and Scotland, but is fallingin other regions. The contraction wasmost pronounced in Northern Ireland. TheMidlands were least affected.

• Infrastructure workload grew significantlywith London and the South Eastrecovering str ongly, solid grow th in Walesand another successive increase inScotland. The workload in NorthernIreland fell for the third quarter in a row.

Expected workloadsExpected change in workloads% Balance

Expected employmentExpected change in employment% Balance

• Confidence in future w orkloads pulledback for the fift h consecutive quarterand is now below the survey’s long runaverage.

• Respondents from Scotland remainedthe most positive, followed those in the

South East.

• Respondents in the South West, whileremaining posi tive, were the mostdownbeat.

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Regional information

Expected profit margins

London and South East Change in workloads, London and South East% Balance

Expected change in profit margins% Balance

Labour availabilitySurveyors reporting recruitment difficulties, trades persons% reporting “yes”

• Overall, respondents now expect profitmargins to fall and expectations are thelowest in the survey’s his tory. Only re-spondents in Scotland and Northern Ire-land expect growth in profits, and only i nNorthern Ireland are expectations higherthan the long t erm average for a region.

• The falls i n expectations were most pro-nounced in the South East, the Midlandsand the North. Expectations remainedpositive in Scotland and Northern Irelandand stable in Wales.

• The proportion of respondents report-ing skills shortages fell having re-mained remarkably constant in previousquarters.

• The only respondents in Scotland re-ported ri se and the net balances weresignificantly lower in Northern Irelandand the North.

• London, continue to enjoy exceptionallylow levels of skil ls shortages and theshortages in the Northern Ireland andthe Midlands reach the lowest levels inthe survey’s history.

• Overall workloads remained positive,but growth slowed for the fourth con-secutive quarter. There was substantialgrowth in the private industrial sector,an upturn in the infrastructure sectorthat reversed the negative balancesreported in the previous two quarters

• Profit expectations fell to the lowestlevel in the survey’s history, but work-load expectations, although reducingfor the f ifth c onsecutive quarter, remainstrong and employment expectationsrose.

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North

Change in workloads, North% Balance

Scotland Change in workloads, Scotland% Balance

Northern Ireland Change in workloads, Northern Ireland% Balance

• Overall, workloads declined, but thepicture is mixed: private housing work-fell to the low est balance in the sur vey’shistory, pri vate commercial i s negativefor the first t ime sinc e Q3 2002 andother public works is falling, but growthin the pri vate industrial, infrastructureand public housing sectors whi leslower remain positi ve.

• Respondents profits expectations fell toits lowest level in the survey’s history.However, workload and employmentexpectations, while lower, remain quite

positive although low er than the na-tional averages. Skills shortages whilehave eased significantly.

• Despite having slowed, Scottish w ork-load growth is now the UK’s strongest.

• Infrastructure work load increased for asecond quarter, public housing grow thremains stro ng. Growth in pri vate hous-ing, while weaker, is the strongest in theUK. Growth s lipped the most in the

other public work and private commer-cial sectors.

• While profit expectations slipped to thelowest level since Q2 2003, they are themost positi ve in the UK.

• Workload and employment expectationsremain relatively high and skill short-ages rose.

• Workloads reduced, but overall thebalance remained positive. Workload inthe private industrial sector ros e. Publichousing slipped the least to slightlybelow the national average. Privatehousing and infrastructure workloadsare no longer growing and other publicworks and pri vate commercial both fell.

• Confidence in anticipated profi tsslipped for the third quarter in succes-sion, and are now negative. Workloadand employment expectations slipped,but remain positi ve.

• Skill shor tages reduced dramatically tothe lowest level, for any region, in thesurvey’s history.

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South West

Wales

Midlands and Eastern

• Workloads slipped substantially andgrowth is now only slightly positi ve.Despite two quarters of recovery, thepublic sector housing f igure is thelowest in the UK. Private housingslipped significantly, but growthremains pos itive. Private commercial i snow declining, but pri vate industrialrose for the second succ essive quarter.The infrastructure sector is remainsstable. Other public sector work fell.

• Respondents’ confi dence is low . Whileworkload expectations remain

marginally positive, profit margins areexpected to fall, and employmentexpectations, while positive, remain thelowest in the UK.

• Overall workload growth s lipped, but issecond only t o Scotland. Public andprivate housing workl oads, havingrisen, are again static. Growth in privatecommercial slowed to the low est levelsince Q2 2005. Workloads remainedstable in the pri vate industrial sector.Infrastructure workloads rose for thesecond quarter in succession. Otherpublic sector workload growth slippedback, but remains the highest in the UK.

• Anticipated workload growth i s thelowest since Q3 2003, but theemployment outlook rose for thesecond successive quarter. Antici patedprofits remain stable.

• Workload growth slowed. Private

commercial slowed significantly.Private housing is no longer growing,but public hous ing recovered strongly,private industrial workload grew andinfrastructure again grew slightl y.

• Profits are expected to fall and the netbalance is the l owest in the sur vey’shistory. Workload and employmentexpectations are more pessimistic wi thworkload expectations the lowest sinc eQ2 2005.

• Skill shortages eased for the thirdsuccessive quarter to the lowest level inthe survey’s history.

Change in workloads, Wales% Balance

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Change in workloads, Midlands and Eastern% Balance

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John Sherriff FRICSSherriff Tiplady Associates"Procurement documentationappears to be declining in level ofdetail, etc. and this puts morepressure on contractors' tendersetc. Procurement procedures forpublicly funded projects areresulting in an increase in tenderlevels in an attempt to reducebusiness risk to the client."

Robert Walton BSc FRICSMowlem Aqumen DefenceServices"Since the turn of the new near,contractors have sharpened theirpencils in tendering in competitionon the back of fears of a downturn

in commercial property orders.They are filling their order bookswhile they can."

LONDON

Bola Abisogun BSc (Hons) MRICS Accessible Advice - City"With such a diverse number ofkey capital projects coming onstream, it has become whollyapparent that the larger, nationalplayers are indeed experiencingbottlenecks in the sourcing ofrequisite white and blue collarstaff. This is likely to continue tobe an issue for seniormanagement, and exacerbated by

the repatriation of EU andinternational personnel."

Bruce McAra MRICSTurner & Townsend CostManagement"Two stage tendering is provingchallenging in controlling pricesand predictability. A number ofcontractors seem to be increasingthere tenders at 2nd stage whichmay be due to market forces or anunresponsive market."

NORTH EAST

Walter Jonas FRICSBaker Mallett LLP

"There has been a gradual declinein enquiries and workload over thelast six months reported by localcontractors and subcontractors.Suppliers' prices are holdingsteady as a direct result of this.These factors are causing aneasing in tender prices that willprobably continue until mid 2008."

NORTH WEST

R S Hayward FRICSHayward Associates (Cumbria) Ltd"Planning embargo byGovernment is stopping re-development of brownflield andredundant buildings in many areas

despite a desperate need for newaffordable housing. Even when thePlanners are on board with theschemes, the Housing Corporation

funding limits and controls makethe projects unaffordable withoutsome alternative sales which thenare at variance with the localplanners requirements. Thewhole situation is a "non funny"farce!"

Bruce McAra MRICSTurner & Townsend CostManagement"The construction market is fairlystable given the completion ofmajor redevelopment projects inrecent years."

D L Nicholson FRICSJohnstons"Uncertainty in the nuclear sector

has a "knock on" effect elsewherein Cumbria's economy and,coupled with the current creditsqueeze, is having the effect ofeither canceling or postponingprivate sector projects."

C H Nixon BSc FRICSThornber & Walker"Apart from private housing whichis a no go area, all other sectorsremain buoyant with lots ofenquiries. Just don't mention the'R' word."

Brian Williams MRICSFletcher McNeill"The first quarter of 2008 appears

to be marginally quieter thanpreviously although the secondand third quarters shouldimprove"

NORTHERN IRELAND

Peter Carson FRICSV B Evans & Co"Indecision in local government isa major factor."

W H M McEvoy FRICSW H McEvoy Limited"Due to the downturn in houseprices, the market for constructionis not as buoyant as it was thistime last year."

Hugh N Samuel McGurk MRICSWilliamson Johnson Partnership"Private housing sale costs havedropped considerably over thelast quarter, as have house sales.Contractors have been reportinga renewed keenness in tenderlevels caused by housingdevelopment contractors seekingwork in other areas"

John Reid MRICSK S & P"The banking credit crunch is nowaffecting housing developmentwith a marked reduction in newschemes coming forward."

George Williamson MRICSBrian Canavan Associates"There is uncertainty in salesprices of residential property

Chartered Surveyor market comments

EAST MIDLANDS

Diane Anstey BSc(Hons) MRICS Anstey & Associates"The gloomy market conditionshave not resulted in a decreasein tender rates."

Greg Fanning BSc (Hons)MRICSThe Davidson Partnership"Public Sector works areincreasingly secured byframeworks, and public sectorclients are introducingcompetition within theseframeworks"

Simon Holden MRICS A E Thornton-Firkin & Partners

"Fear regarding the impact of aneconomic slowdown is onpeople's minds - more so than inlast quarter. Front end contactsare reporting a noticeableslowdown, and this, coupled withreal developer and private sectorcaution, leads to nervousness.However, enquiries continue toarrive and current workloadshows no obvious signs ofslowing down. A mixedmessage."

Ian McKinlay FRICSGleeds"In certain sectors our clients are

relaxing their requirements inrespect to specialist sectorknowledge. Clearly this is areflection of difficulties inresourcing their projects withideal teams. Conversely, havingsome sector specialists hasassisted in securing workload."

Alan Robinson FRICSTompkins Robinson Surveyors"Current workload remains busywith annual emphasis onachieving year-end spendinglevels. Future prospects basedon the level of new enquiries overthe last three months make foruncertainty.

EASTERN

Brian Austin FRICSHaden Young Limited"There are opportunities in healthand education and variousframeworks that compensate forthe lack of developer led work."

David Jenney FRICSHeckler Associates"Volume housebuilders arecutting back, making the sub-contract market slightly easier,but that is affected by theOlympic programme"

Anthony Parisi FRICSJohnson & Partners"There a lack of competent/quality building surveyors."

which in many areas continue to fall.This coupled with a nervousness ofpotential buyers wanting to avoidentering into an immediate negativeequity situation have effectivelybrought new build projects (housing)to a halt."

SCOTLAND

David Adam FRICSWJR Christie & Partners"The lack of professional consultantsto produce construction informationis an issue."

Neil Cameron FRICSTulloch Homes Ltd"The ever-increasing number ofconsultees to planning applications

is prolonging the planning processand delaying project starts byseveral months."

David Cation MRICSSystems Aluminium Limited"Several projects have beenpostponed whilst funding isreviewed."

Ronnie Dool FRICS BScTurner & Townsend"Current high levels of activity willcontinue in the short to medium termwith anticipated health sector activityincreasing towards year-end."

John Fletcher FRICS

John Fletcher Associates"Labour shortages are an issue."

Tom Greig FRICSGardiner & Theobald"The shortage of contractors,particularly on the larger and morecomplicated projects, is makingcompetitive tender lists more difficultto compile. With at least five majorprojects in the Edinburgh pipeline,this shortage will increase withcontractors becoming even moreselective."

Stephen Johnston BSc FRICSDavid Adamson & Partners"General increase in the volume of

all types of construction work, inhand and planned, coming after arelatively quiet period is puttingpressure on limited resources (inShetland) leading to pricesincreasing and probable delays tosome contracts."

John Macdonald MRICSMacdonald Alexander"Public utility companies are stillcausing significant disruption toconstruction projects and thisinfluence appears to be a primefactor in programme and costoverruns. Despite what governmentand the various related industry

organisations state, this problem has just not been addressed."


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EASTERN

Brian Austin FRICSHaden Young Limited"Currently no particular projectscausing distortion to labour costsand availability of resource. Basemetal prices on increase again."

Michael Harris MRICSPhilip Pank & Partners"Steelwork costs and availabilityare preventing projects fromstarting quickly."

David Jenney FRICSHeckler Associates"Concrete up by 9%Copper up by85%"

Anthony Parisi FRICSJohnson & Partners"Not yet, but there is a definitefeeling that contractors are waitingfor the "Olympic factor" to kick in."

John Sherriff FRICS

Sherriff Tiplady Associates"No apparent change."

Robert Walton BSc FRICSMowlem Aqumen DefenceServices"Structural steelwork hasincreased. Steel has increased inprice and fabricators are busy.Fenestration systems areexpensive just now as well."

LONDON

Bola Abisogun BSc (Hons) MRICS Accessible Advice - City"Continued inflationary costpressures prevail with marked

increases on base commodities, adirect consequence of currentglobal demand(s). Key publicsector projects appear to beselectively procured amidst anawareness of labour and potentialmaterial shortages."

Bruce McAra MRICSTurner & Townsend CostManagement"In the South East a combinationof Olympics,associated projects,Heathrow plans, major projects inthe city are projected to outstripcapacity particularly in the fit outmarket."

Michael Morter BSc MRICS Abacus Project Services Ltd"None"

NORTH WEST

R S Hayward FRICSHayward Associates (Cumbria) Ltd"Continuing delays by Utilitiescompanies delaying completionsof many projects"

Jack Lyall FRICSThomas and Adamson"Impact of Olympics could cause ashortage of professional andskilled tradesmen in Northwest."

Bruce McAra MRICS

Turner & Townsend CostManagement"Major projects in Liverpool suchas Arena & Convention Centre

and Paradise StreetDevelopment.Steel and coppercomponent based materials."

D L Nicholson FRICSJohnstons"There are no particular projectscausing distortion to the local

markets. There have been notablechanges in material prices onsteelwork, copper, sand andaggregates."

C H Nixon BSc FRICSThornber & Walker"Mechanical and electricalinstallation costs still continue torise disproportionately to otherbuilding elements."

NORTHERN IRELAND

W H M McEvoy FRICSW H McEvoy Limited"There is a general downturn inconstruction demand which hasresulted in no skills shortages."

Hugh N Samuel McGurk MRICSWilliamson Johnson Partnership"Ready mix concrete costs haveincreased considerably in NorthernIreland"

SCOTLAND

David Adam FRICSWJR Christie & Partners"PFI schools projects increasedthe requirement for professionalstaff working for contractors"

Ronnie Dool FRICS BScTurner & Townsend"Ongoing general high level of

activity putting pressure on allresources and materials."

John Fletcher FRICSJohn Fletcher Associates"London building boom, theforthcoming Olympics"

Tom Greig FRICSGardiner & Theobald"Most materials have increaseddue to the uplift in fuel charges,with copper and glass being morethan the norm. Steelwork is to goup by £60/tonne shortly."

Harris FRICSNorthcroft"Timber prices appear to be stillrising."

Hamish Howard MSc MRICSPentarq"None."

Colin McFadden BSc MRICSMcLeod & Aitken Ltd"Lack of qualified and suitablyexperienced QSs"

T McQuade MRICS BScMorham & Brotchie"Large housing stock transfer fromlocal authority to newly formedhousing association has reducedworkload in short term. Futureworkload in repair and

maintenance, as well as new buildwork, should however increasesignificantly in the longer term."

John Meechan FRICSGardiner & Theobald"Structural steel continues to be arising cost and services are harderto get at competitive prices."

David Miller BSc FRICS MAPSMcGown Miller Partnership

"Major PPP Scheme commencingon site."

Martin Reid FRICS FCIOBThomas & Adamson"No particular projects. We find thelack of big contractors (£15m plus)causes commercial projects to beexpensive if the contractorsbecome committed elsewhere.Curtain walling, concrete, re-bar."

David Taylor FRICSCBA"Steelwork and glass"

A Ron Thomson MRICSThomson Gray Partnership"The focus is currently on the 2012Olympics, however, Poland andthe Ukraine are to host the 2012UEFA European Championshipswhich we anticipate will put furtherstrain on the UK constructionindustry."

SOUTH EAST

Anthony Green MRICSHadland Manning Bullock &Partners"Local Natural stone, copper, steelproducts generally"

Michael Morter BSc MRICS Abacus Project Services Ltd"Competition with London"

Robert Owen BSc(Hons) MRICSBoxall Sayer Ltd"Copper and materials containingcopper are increasing in price."

Peter Read FRICSChristopher Smith Associates"Oil based product prices underpressure."

SOUTH WEST

Douglas Cawley BSc MRICSDouglas Cawley & Associates"Need more tradesmen i.e. startapprenticeships."

T R M Denley FRICS

Denley King Partnership"We are not aware of any largeprojects in this area which areaffecting labour costs/availability."

Christopher Pacey FRICSChristopher Pacey"Costs of certain key materialshave risen out of proportion to costof living."

John Tilley BSc MRICSComplete ConstructionManagement Ltd"This area is still suffering from theafter effects of the summer floods,especially in the £100K to £500kcontractsCopper prices"

Nicholas Trolley MRICSDickson-Powell Partnership"Oil based and metal based

materials have inflated costs overpast three months."

Christopher Varey FRICS FFBBeaufort Ellis Associates"No"

WALES

John Peel MRICSJ O Peel & Associates"HIPs and interest rate beginningto impact on housing sales, but(little) impact on alteration andimprovement work."

Nicholas Soady BSc MRICSRPA Chartered QuantitySurveyors"There is not yet a noticeableeffect in the South Wales marketfrom the Olympics."

Neil Taylor FRICS BScChandlerKBS"The activity in the utilities androad schemes remains high

maintaining pressure onresources."

Wyn Walters MRICSFaithful & Gould"A mad panic to completeObjective 1 projects by the end ofthe programme in South and WestWales is the main focus atpresent."

WEST MIDLANDS

Andy Irvine FRICSDTZ Debenham Thorpe"Not yet experiencing, butanticipate 2012 to impact."

Lee Jones BSc MRICS

Davis Langdon LLP"The costs of steelwork is rising,both reinforcement andstructural."

Malcolm Sales MRICSMalcolm Sales"The cost of aggregates is anissue."

YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE

David Bishop MRICSDBA Management Ltd"Market fluctuations in specialistsystems and technologiesassociated with residentialperformance is an issue – whilst

higher costs are experienced atpresent, we anticipate morecompetitive prices."

Paul Mackie MRICSRex Procter & Partners"There is a continued shortage ofprofessional staff at a intermediateand senior level, and uncertaintyin the economic climate affectingconfidence across thedevelopment arena"

Park MRICSJonathan Appleyard & Trew"Steel prices are increasingquarter on quarter."


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Chris Brooks FRICSDavis Langdon01733 362000

Raymond Burch BScMSc FRICS APABDB Surveying Ser-vices01799 531251

Kevin Gill FRICSGill Associates01473 214646

Michael Harris MRICSPhilip Pank & Part-ners01603 625 158

David Jenney FRICSHeckler Associates

01234 354 269

Robert Juniper FRICSDaniel Connal Part-nership01206 562727

Robert Muir MRICSRobert K Muir Char-tered Building Survey-ors01279 441911

Mark O'Neill BScMRICSDavis Langdon &Everest01908 304700

Mark O'Neill BScMRICSDavis Langdon Ever-est01908 304700

Anthony Parisi FRICSJohnson & Partners01442 212755

John Sherriff FRICSSherriff Tiplady Asso-ciates01223 872717

B H Smith MRICSBrian H. Smith & Associates

01603 700000

Robert Walton BScFRICSMowlem AqumenDefence Services01603 737 864

John Wilson MRICSJohn Wilson & Co01582 584336

Contributor details John Reid MRICSK S & P02890 650009

J M P SammonFRICSJames Sammon &Company028 7127 1323

P Watson MRICSIan Kirkpatrick & Associates028 9127 1118

George WilliamsonMRICSBrian Canavan Associates028 703 58484

Scotland

David Adam FRICSWJR Christie &Partners01382 459988

B J Byrne MRICSBryan Byrne Con-sultants0141 848 7201

Neil CameronFRICSTulloch Homes Ltd1463229300

David CationMRICS

Systems AluminiumLimited01236 787300

Ronnie Dool FRICSBScTurner & Townsend0141 221 5358

John FletcherFRICSJohn Fletcher Asso-ciates01324 873042

Tom Greig FRICSGardiner & Theo-bald

0131 221 9555

Hamish HarrisFRICSNorthcroft0131 226 1677

Brian HorsburghBSc Dip Proj Man(RICS) FRICSBinnie Murray andHutton0141 889 8833

G G Houston EsqKLM Partnership01382 739511

C H Nixon BScFRICSThornber & Walker01772 722288

Kevin Shea FRICSKevin Shea Associ-ates01204 307303

C J Taylor FRICSTaylor Hutchinson &Partner0151 708 5939

John WardlawFRICSWardlaw Surveyors01768 891821

Andrew Webster

FRICSCalvert & Webster01706 344826

Brian WilliamsMRICSFletcher McNeill0161 881 5216

Northern Ireland

Peter CarsonFRICSV B Evans & Co02890 457000

John H DowseMRICSMoore McDade

Dowse02890 661903

Robert J IrvineMRICS

028 6638 7780

John MurrayMRICSCyril Sweett Ltd028 703 43518

W H McEvoyFRICSW H McEvoy Lim-ited02890 669541

Hugh McGurkMRICSWilliamson JohnsonPartnership02891 813354

Alex Murton MRICSHood McGowanKirk028 9066 7932

John O'Neill FRICSJohn D D O'Neill028 7035 5155

London

Abisogun BSc (Hons)

MRICS Accessable Advice -City020 7608 0600

Colin Bateman BScMRICSGeorge Corderoy & Co.02070 151920

Andrew Halstead BScFRICS FonsEDonald Halstead Asso-ciates0208 445 7721

Stephen JacksonFRICS BSc

W S Jackson & Associ-ate020 8349 8131

Gary Kitt MSc DipLawMRICS MCIOB FCIArbDriver Consult020 7377 0005

Bruce McAra MRICSTurner & TownsendCost Management0121 262 1100

W H M McEvoy MRICSSummers Inman020 7242 9152

Ailsa McGregor BSc

(Hons) MRICS MRSHMcGregor Consultancy07971 694956

Michael Morter BScMRICS Abacus Project Ser-vices Ltd01277 234984

Peter Read FRICSChristopher Smith As-sociates020 8943 2157

North East

Alan Dunn BSc MRICS

Hall & Partners0191 275 1600

Walter Jonas FRICSBaker Mallett LLP0191 226 7390

Colin McFadden BScMRICSMcLeod & Aitken Ltd0113 246 9669

Ailsa McGregor BSc(Hons) MRICS MRSHMcGregor Consultancy07971 694956

East Midlands

Diane Anstey BSc

(Hons) MRICS Anstey & Associates01604 890299

Michael Armson FRICS Armson & Partners01332 558935

Anthony Barnes BScMRICSSimons Estates Ltd08082 023991

Greg Fanning BSc(Hons) MRICSThe Davidson Partner-ship0121 442 4070

David Gwynne FRICSDavid J Gwynne01604 637612

T Hartley BSC FRICSFaithful & Gould1159574800

Simon Holden MRICS A. E. Thornton-Firkin &Partners01522 537466

Jonathan HowardFRICSFletcher King Howard01604 622721

Ian McKinlay FRICSGleeds0115 977 8000

Nicholas Porter FRICSNic Porter Associates01636 674585

Robert Quincey FRICSQMP01604 880808

Alan Robinson FRICSTompkins RobinsonSurveyors01933 223307

Robert Spencer FRICSSir William Baird & Part-ners01332 347203

Peter Willows FRICSW T Partnership0115 950 6351

Eastern

Brian Austin FRICSHaden Young Limited01923 295087

Laurence Brett MRICSDavis Langdon LLP01223 351258

Richard Neal MRICSBalfour Beatty Man-agement01642 356688

George Penrice MCI- Arb FRICSSanderson Weatherall0191 261 2681

Martin Round DipSurvMRICSFaithful & Gould0191 233 4413

Malcolm Scott LLBMRICS ACIARBThompkins andThompkins0191 239 9421

North West

I G Backhouse FRICSDesign Group Ches-ter01244 320543

John Bridge FRICSJ P Jelly& Partners01260 224022

E T Cookson MRICSEamonn T. Cookson& Co.01704 537 411

Colin Eldridge BScMRICSDavis Langdon

0161 819 7600

Stephen Gittins BSc(Hons) MBA MRICSWalfords0151 236 0946

R S Hayward FRICSHayward Associates(Cumbria) Ltd01900 825781

David Latham MRICSDavis Langdon &Everest0161 819 7600

M I Lomas FRICS

John Gibbs Partner-ship01606 551498

Jack Lyall FRICSThomas and Adamson0161 833 1160


D L Nicholson FRICSJohnstons01228 520137


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Adrian Howard MScMRICSPentarq01856 872022

Stephen JohnstonFRICS BScDavid Adamson &Partners01595 696788

Gilbert Lawrie Dip BSMRICSHouston PropertyConsultancy01505 382006

Donald MacDonaldMRICSOgilvie ConstructionLtd

01786 812273

John MacdonaldMRICSMacdonald Alexander0131 558 1978

Ian McBroom MRICSBrownriggs01786 464998

Alistair McCrackenBSc FRICSReid Associates0141 248 6545

Colin McFadden BScMRICS

McLeod & Aitken Ltd0113 246 9669

Ailsa McGregor BSc(Hons) MRICS MRSHMcGregor Consul-tancy07971 694956

T McQuade MRICSBScMorham & Brotchie01631 563721

John Meechan FRICSGardiner & Theobald0141 568 7300

David Miller BSc

FRICS MAPSMcGown Miller Part-nership01387 254 283

Keith Milne FRICSDavid Adamson0131 229 7351

Danny Nisbet BScMRICSElim Construction Ltd01505 612713

Bruce Rae FRICSD. I. Burchell & Part-ners01382 202712

Martin Reid FRICSFCIOBThomas & Adamson0131 225 4072

Alan Smith MRICSWalfords0131 226 2791

J B Sneddon FRICSSummers Inman0131 556 9464

John Strachan MRICSHJG Samuel & Part-ners01903 743231

David Taylor FRICSCBA0141 248 5802

A Ron ThomsonMRICSThomson Gray Part-nership0131 226 5076

South East

Keith Andrews BScMRICSEC Harris020 7391 2718

Peter Bushnell FRICSPeter Bushnell Associ-ates01234 714447

Richard Colston FRICSNigel Rose and Part-ners0118 977 4702

Bill Dixon FRICSShambrooks Ltd01892 540399

Kevin Dougall MRICSThe Andrews Partner-ship01344 460100

Peter Ficken BScMRICSPITA ConstructionConsultants Ltd

020 8893 3333Robin Goddard BScMRICSBrodie Plant Goddard01306 887070

Anthony Green MRICSHadland Manning Bul-lock & Partners01295 253521

Michael GullifordFRICSGulliford & Smith020 8941 6850

Graham Harvey-Browne BSc FRICSCM Parker Browne020 7928 1066

Philip Jones FRICSRidge & Partners

James Le May MRICSLe May & Co020 8893 3341

Andrew Martin MRICSPDD Surveyors01908 690630


David Metcalf FRICSCalford Seaden Part-nership01689 888222

Paul Moore BScMRICSEBM01702 557447

Graham Moore FRICSMS Associates01243 539378

Michael Morter BScMRICS Abacus Project Ser-vices Ltd01277 234984

Robert Owen BSc(Hons) MRICSBoxall Sayer Ltd01243 792220

Peter Read FRICSChristopher Smith As-sociates020 8943 2157

Tony Sumners FRICSKing Sumners Partner-ship01489 578811

Andrew Wainewright

FRICSJohn Smith Projects01962 861688

South West

Phillip Baker FRICSBaker Ruff Partnership01823 251356

Paul Bridges MRICSBSc (Hons)Leslie Clark Construc-tion Consultants0117 973 8195

Douglas Cawley BScMRICSDouglas Cawley & Associates01736 798200

Peter Churchill MRICSW T Hills01392 218010

Paul Clark FRICSWood & Weir Ltd01242 239788

T R M Denley FRICSDenley King Partner-ship01202 715300

M E Hallam MRICSCroot & Partners

01305 788 666

Richard Harvey FRICSGleeds0117 317 3200

John King FRICSNigel Rose and Part-ners01242 577998

David Lake BSc MRICSDavid Lake01822 834218

Simon Large BScFRICS MAPMMagna Partnership Ltd01285 640460

Christopher PaceyFRICSChristopher Pacey01258 840917

David Perry MRICSWm G Weller & SonLtd.01209 215621

Ray Plowman FRICSBailey Partnership01752 229 259

Martyn Stubbs MRICSNixey Powell Partner-ship

01225 424213John Tilley BSc MRICSComplete ConstructionManagement Ltd01242 227974

B J Tipling FRICSJenkins Hansford &Partnership01278 785090

Nicholas Trolley MRICSDickson-Powell Part-nership0117 973 2431

Christopher VareyFRICS FFBBeaufort Ellis Associ-ates01793 542324

Wales

S P Baker FRICSHills02920 220438

Geraint Morgan MRICSWatkins Jones & SonsLtd01248 362516

Leonard Morley FRICSTweeds01352 756161

D H Nurcombe FRICSNurcombe Yates &Partners02920 451065

John Peel MRICSJ O Peel & Associates01970 625355

Nicholas Soady BScMRICSRPA Chartered Quan-tity Surveyors02920 226846

Neil Taylor FRICS BScChandler KBS0292035 2300

Wyn Walters MRICSFaithful & Gould02920 485181

West Midlands

Paul Anderson BScFRICSRLF0121 456 1474

Adrian Aston FRICSMAPMWakemans Ltd0121 454 4581

Paul Beeston BSc(Hons) MRICSRider Levett Bucknall0121 503 1500

Tony Clewett FRICSOsbornes (QuantitySurveyors) Ltd024 7656 1510

Susan Fullard FRICS AMRSHFullard Rosier01564 779262

P S Griffin MRICSNicol Thomas Limited0121 643 4571

Andy Irvine FRICSDTZ DebenhamThorpe0121 200 2050

Mark Janssens BSc(Hons) FRICSFaithful and Gould0121 483 5483

Lee Jones BScMRICSDavis Langdon LLP0121 710 1100

A H Millward MRICS Allan Reynolds Part-nership01902 771802

Bob Pattern BSc

Hons FRICSFranklin & Andrews07798 854306

Malcolm SalesMRICSMalcolm Sales01538 757233

G C Smith FRICSTownsend & Renau-don01782 744888

Clive Stanway FRICSCyril Orchard & Part-ners01952 608445

Yorkshire & Hum-berside

David Bishop MRICSDBA Management Ltd01302 719919

Robert Boyle FRICSMAPMV B Johnson & Part-ners01924 897373

G E Firth FRICSFirth Partnership01226 206021

Bob Macgregor

FRICSGVA Grimley0870 900 89 90

Paul Mackie MRICSRex Procter & Part-ners01274 693622


Jonathan ParkMRICS Appleyard & Trew01423 871471


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