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Structure
- An
experienced and highly motivated practice providing a wide
range of complimentary surveying services to businesses, public
bodies and private individuals in Dumfries & Galloway
and throughout South West Scotland.
- Established
in 1950 the practice offers cost effective services, focused
on meeting each client's requirements.
- Traditional
and highly professional approach supported by the appropriate
use of modern methods and technology.
- Cost
effective building is the result of detailed attention to
performance and value. Our aim is to optimise both.
The
Partners and Principal Staff
Partners
- The founding partners,
Matt Rodger and Alex Brockie, retired in 1990 and 1993 and
the partnership was continued by Douglas Owen and Robert Richmond.
In 2004 they were joined in the partnership by Nicoll Milne
and Graeme Irving.
- Douglas
Owen F.R.I.C.S. joined the firm from another local practice
in 1982, becoming an Associate in 1986 and a Partner in 1988.
He took a diploma in Quantity Surveying in Glasgow College
of Building in 1977 and qualified as an Associate of the Royal
Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1981 becoming a Fellow
in 1995. Douglas is also the Partner in Charge at the Stranraer
Office.
- Robert
Richmond B.Sc., F.R.I.C.S. came to the firm in 1989 after
some years with the Property Services Agency becoming an Associate
in 1990 and a Partner in 1993. He took an honours degree in
Building at Heriot Watt University, graduating in 1977, and
qualified as an Associate of the R.I.C.S. in 1980 becoming
a Fellow in 1992. In 1993 he obtained membership of the General
Practice Division of the R.I.C.S. and now holds dual membership
of both Quantity Surveying and General Practice Divisions.
From 2000 to 2002 he served as Chairman of the local branch
of the R.I.C.S. and is the local representative on the R.I.C.S.
in Scotland Dispute Resolution Faculty Board. Robert is
the firms Quality Partner but all the Partners are committed
to a process of constant review and improvement of the firms
performance and to providing a highly professional service
to our clients.
- Graeme
Irving B.Sc., M.R.I.C.S. joined the firm in 1999 following
our merger with W.B. Irving. He joined the firm of W.B. Irving
in 1988 and combined his work with part-time study at Glasgow
Caledonian University where he graduated BSc (Hons) in 1997.
He qualified as an Associate of the Royal Institute of Chartered
Surveyors in 1998. He has acted as Quality Manager for W.B.
Irving since 1995. Graeme has considerable experience in design
and build projects and is currently studying for a post graduate
qualification in Project Management.
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Nicoll
M Milne Dip QS M.R.I.C.S. came to the firm in 2003
after some twenty five years with Robison & Davidson Ltd
a construction company with an annual turnover in excess of
45 million. He was awarded a Diploma in Quantity Surveying
from the College of Estate Management in 1993 and qualified
as an Associate of the R.I.C.S. in 1995 and is a member of
the Construction, Building Surveying and Planning and Development
Faculties. He has served as the Honorary Treasurer to the
local branch of the R.I.C.S and is currently a member of the
committee. Building on a sound professional and technical
background Nicoll has a broad understanding and experience
of the structure of a building company from ”grass roots”
to Director level. His area of expertise includes Contracts
Management and Design & Build Contracting Nicoll is accustomed
to leading multi-disciplinary teams to meet tight project
deadlines and budgets.
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Ronnie
Faill, our Stranraer Office Manager, joined the
firm in 1999 and has set up and managed our branch office
in Stranraer. He has worked as a Quantity Surveyor since
joining the profession in a private practice in 1970.
He worked for many years in the Stranraer area and has
extensive experience in providing quantity surveying
services to our clients. In 1995, after a period of
training he became a member of the Association of Planning
Supervisors.
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Ken
Paterson F.R.I.C.S. has recently joined the firm
and is based in our Stranraer Office. Following completion
of distance learning study, he was elected Associate of RICS
in 1985 becoming a Fellow in 1996. A native of Stranraer,
he spent some 23 years in private practice covering all aspects
of surveying before moving to the public sector. In the last
8 years, he has been employed as Contractor's Surveyor/Estimator
and latterly Building Maintenance Manager of a works unit
comprising around 70 operatives delivering a responsive repairs
and maintenance service in housing and public buildings.
Quality
Manager/Dumfries Office Manager
- Barbara
Crawford joined the firm in 1976 as a typist becoming
senior secretary and office manageress in 1993. She took a
Scottish Business Certificate in Secretarial Studies at Dumfries
and Galloway Technical College in 1975. In 1997 she completed
a course of training in quality systems and, in collaboration
with Robert Richmond, the firm's quality partner, set up the
quality system, becoming Quality Manager and one of our internal
auditors. The firms quality system has had very favourable
reports at each of our external audits.
Quality
Assurance
- The
practice achieved accreditation to BS EN ISO 9002:1994 in
1997. The logical next step for us was to seek registration
to the new standard ISO 9001:2000 and in June 2003 this was
achieved.
- We are
committed to comply with the requirements of IS0 9001:2000
and to continually improve the effectiveness of the Quality
Management System.
- External
audits are carried out annually by National Quality Assurance
(NQA) Certificate No. 8688.
- Internal
Audits are carried out every 6 months by our Quality Manager
and by one of the Partners. Both have certificated training
as internal auditors.
- The
Partners actively promote quality issues and fully support
the Quality Manager.
- The
Quality System is under continual review and staff suggestions
which improve the firms service delivery to clients are encouraged.
Professional Indemnity
Insurance
- The
Practice carries professional indemnity insurance covering
all our work areas.
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