Click on logo above for website. Patterson Protective Coatings Ltd was formed in 1997 and since then our team has grown steadily in an effort to keep up with the customer demand for our products and services. We pride ourselves on putting the customer first and it is that attention to customers’ needs that has driven […]
QUINTIN QS invited to offer advice on a major private housing scheme in Cloughey, on the Ards Peninsula. Updated: 28th October 2021 Scheme recently received full planning permission. Good result 👏 for Planning Consultants/Architects. Discussions took place on favoured procurement route to deliver scheme, taking into account client requirements. Further information to follow. Update: 8th […]
Interesting scheme for a popular PFS heading out of Downpatrick towards Belfast. From Planning website, re-positioned shop and park/ride facilities, including electric charging facilities.
The UK Government use the term / slogan ‘levelling up’ and here is an example of the need for such, in housing terms. Above graphic only covers England. Would be interesting to view such map extended to the all the devolved regions also, and our EU neighbours in the South of Ireland. Below are the […]
In our experience, building projects would benefit from investment in a Clerk of Works role during construction works ! Not any acting up role from another professional but a proper independent role, with powers. And not limited to scrutinizing the builder, but the professionals involved also. The role, to this day, is based on the […]
We like to think our QS services help in the procurement of construction work. We have an example of a client having paid out 90 times our pre-contract fee for works not completed and more than likely, unrecoverable. So, bear this in mind if considering any future building work, whether an Architect, CA, Client, Builder […]
one4ballygalget Update: 22nd September 2021 QUINTIN QS continuing to support Ballygalget GAC in 2021. COVID-19 easements seen training and competition activities return and now reach completion with success. Appreciation to volunteers, coaching / training staff and club management involved in preparation for return of activities and the ongoing efforts to provide activities for all our […]
Within the British Isles, the construction industry has been notoriously slow in adopting the use of the internet across the complete supply chain. Yes, email and zoom is fast becoming the new normal amongst design teams and clients, but beyond that, usage begins to dwindle, fast. A silo mentality exists between sectors and suppliers in […]
‘Competitive tendering is a common method of procurement in the construction industry. Those tendering for a contract are often competing with others, and generally, none of the tenderers are aware of the quotes provided by each other; therefore, they are incentivised to submit their most competitive tender’ On larger schemes, not withstanding the hype surrounding […]