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This week, Paul is joined by Charlene Colas, the Founding Managing Partner from Bespok Construction Consultants. Charlene is an Advisor in the Built Environment and a genuine enthusiast on AI, Blockchain and the Crypto-Economy.  Charlene tells us how Blockchain technology will change the future of construction; she explains how you can prepare for it; and… Continue reading How will bitcoin and blockchain technology affect construction? (EP 94)

This week, Paul is joined by James Major, the Founder of Hubb.pro. HubbPro is an AI-Powered Platform Revolutionising The Design Of Low Carbon, Net-Zero Homes. James is a genuine M & E expert, and he is here to tell us how to procure and manage M & E packages. M & E packages are often… Continue reading How do you best procure an M & E package? (EP 95)

This week, Paul is joined by Jo Lucas, Director of Co.Cre8, a consultancy enabling thriving project eco-systems through knowledge, networks, and behaviours and also by Gareth Evans, the CEO at Smart Procurement Solutions, a consultancy that positively disrupts the status quo of construction procurement. In an exceptionally insightful conversation, Jo and Gareth talk about the… Continue reading Do main contractors realise how fragile their supply chain is? (EP 96)

This week, Paul is joined by David Nash, the Director of Strategy and Policy at The ECITB, a non-departmental public body supporting training and skills development across the engineering construction industry in England, Scotland and Wales. At the show’s beginning, Paul shares a story about a client struggling to resource a QS. Perhaps this is… Continue reading Why are we struggling so much with labour in UK construction? (EP 98)

This week, Paul is joined by Samantha Mepham, Partner – National Head of Health and Safety Services at Rider Levett Bucknall, a global Quantity Surveying and Construction consultancy. In this thought-provoking and informative episode, Samantha first explains how the Building Safety Act will impact contractors and what they should do to adapt to the legislation.… Continue reading Beyond the Headlines: The Impact of Value Engineering on the Grenfell Disaster. (EP 110)

This week, Paul is joined by Nicola Barden, Managing Director at BSF Solid Surfaces, a specialist subcontractor specialising in 3D Thermoforming and producing bespoke centrepiece designs since 1998. During today’s show, we talk about inflation and how this has affected Nicola’s business in the past few years. Nicola shares tactics on how she has managed… Continue reading How to navigate the choppy waters between material supplier and customer, as a subcontractor. (EP 112)

This week, Paul is joined by Mike Wharton, Chief Executive Officer at Complete Roofing Systems, Allied Roofing and Roof Analytics. Mike is passionate about quality and standards in the delivery of construction and has had an exciting journey from Equity Analyst and Fund Manager to CEO at a roofing subcontractor. I believe that often Main… Continue reading Inside the Mind of a Subcontractor: What Happens when they receive a Main Contract Tender (EP 113)

This week, Paul is joined by Ross Griffin, the Founder & Chief Commercial Specialist at KOSMOS, which provides specialist commercial management advice to the Nordic & Irish construction industries. Paul and Ross talk about their experiences working as Quantity Surveyors outside the UK and Ireland and how other countries perceive the profession. Ross is a… Continue reading How to manage pre-construction: a digital QS’ perspective (EP 97)

In the studio today, Paul is joined by Michelle Hands, a Construction Engineer👷‍♀️Public speaker 📣 Filmmaker & Content Creator and the Director of She who dares, WINS.  Michelle has spent the last 16 years as a Construction Engineer/land Surveyor and, in addition to that, is now dedicating her time to help empower and inspire women… Continue reading Redefining the Hard Hat: Stories from 16 Years as a Woman Working on Site (EP 126)

In the studio today, Paul is joined by Sean Bradley, Contract & Commercial Management Consultant at SB Consultancy. Sean is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, a Fellow of the RICS and has over 30 years of project & commercial management experience on major Civils & Building projects. In today’s conversation, Sean and I discuss claim strategy.… Continue reading Expert Insights for Quantity Surveyors on Resolving Claims in Construction. (EP 127)