Byron Tyson Appointed to CICES Council of Management
We are delighted to announce that ALA Commercial Director Byron Tyson has been elected onto the…
October 5th, 2022
IPLOCA 2022 – Annual Convention
IPLOCA 2022 ALA directors Tom Lamb and Byron Tyson had a great time at the International…
September 30th, 2022
ALA Team Building Day
We had a fantastic day at our inaugural Team Building event, at the stunning High Borrans….
September 8th, 2022
New Apprentice Quantity Surveyor
ALA welcomes the latest apprentice to join our team, Apprentice Quantity Surveyor, Asad Khan. Asad will…
September 7th, 2022
ALA Joins IPLOCA
ALA is delighted to announce that we have joined The International Pipeline and Offshore Contractors Association…
July 26th, 2022
Hit them for six! Adjudication Winning Streak Continues
Associate Director Nigel Jackson celebrated a fantastic achievement last week; six adjudication wins in a row….
July 20th, 2022
Avoid a Smash and Grab: Keep Your Payment Notices Simple
This article considers the latest in a long line of cases dealing with smash and grab…
July 15th, 2022
Pipeline Capability Brochure
ALA is delighted to introduce our: Pipeline Capability Brochure. We have our roots in the oil…
July 7th, 2022
Nigel Jackson – CICES Quantity Surveyor
ALA is pleased to announce that Associate Director Nigel Jackson is now a member of the…
June 29th, 2022
Byron Tyson – Lancaster University Management School
Help to Grow – Lancaster University Management School Congratulations to ALA Commercial Director Byron Tyson for…
June 20th, 2022
New Team Member – Commercial Manager, James Flood
New Team Member – James Flood ALA welcomes the latest addition to our growing team, Commercial…
June 16th, 2022
Cost Effective Construction Claims
Is a new era of cost effective construction claims on the horizon? A recent case suggests…
April 12th, 2022
Why an SME should consider Specialist Commercial Consultants
In a challenging marketplace, engaging specialist commercial consultants offers many benefits to SMEs. The construction sector…
April 11th, 2022
Construction Dispute Values on the Rise: ADR 2020
A recent report from Arcadis[i] reveals that the cost of an average construction dispute doubled from…
April 4th, 2022
My Quantity Surveying Placement So Far: Alex Burton
Background I have recently started my 18-month quantity surveying placement at A. Lamb Associates after completing…
March 31st, 2022
ALA Invest in the Team
ALA directly employ a team of 25 exceptional quantity surveyors and planners. We are proud of…
March 24th, 2022
Director of People Karen Turlay-Rose Celebrates 10 Years
Director of People Karen Turlay-Rose is celebrating a significant milestone this February. It is an impressive…
March 7th, 2022
New Commercial Nuclear Framework Well Underway
ALA celebrates a major win: we successfully tendered for a major commercial framework in the nuclear…
February 24th, 2022
New Apprentice Quantity Surveyor – Alexander Burton
ALA welcomes the latest apprentice to join our team, Apprentice Quantity Surveyor, Alexander Burton. Alex is…
February 22nd, 2022
Sean Galpin – RICS Expert Witness
Congratulations to ALA Quantum Expert Sean Galpin on achieving the RICS Accredited Expert Witness qualification. Sean…
February 11th, 2022
A Crisis of Supply Part Two: The Construction Materials Shortage
The article considers the construction materials shortage. This is Part Two of a series considering the…
February 8th, 2022
Major European Pipeline Project Secured
ALA is delighted to be providing commercial services on another large scale European cross country gas…
February 1st, 2022
Byron Tyson – CICES Chartered Quantity Surveyor
ALA is pleased to announce that Commercial Director Byron Tyson is now a chartered quantity surveyor…
December 16th, 2021
A Crisis of Supply Part One: The Construction Labour Shortage
In this article ALA Quantity Surveyor Ryan Grey considers the problem of construction labour supply shortages….
December 10th, 2021
ALA25
The Directors of ALA are delighted to introduce our business strategy: ALA25. ALA is an established…
December 8th, 2021
Degree Apprentice Stories – Matthew Leather
Degree Apprentice Stories – Matthew Leather It is relatively common for people to come into quantity…
November 26th, 2021
Letters of Intent – a risk to all parties
In this article, Commercial Manager Thomas Wilkinson considers the issues surrounding letters of intent and provides…
November 19th, 2021
New Team Member- Commercial Manager, Thomas Wilkinson
New Team Member- Thomas Wilkinson ALA welcomes the latest addition to our team, Commercial Manager, Thomas…
November 9th, 2021
New Team Member – Senior Planner, Mark Ogden
New Team Member – Mark Ogden ALA welcomes the latest addition to our team, Senior Planner,…
November 3rd, 2021
NEC3 vs NEC4 – What’s changed?
Introduction In this article, Quantity Surveyor Ryan Grey considers differences between the NEC3 and NEC4 standard…
October 19th, 2021
New QS Apprentice: Matthew Leather
New QS Apprentice: Matthew Leather ALA welcomes the latest apprentice to join our team; Apprentice Quantity…
October 12th, 2021
Byron Tyson Celebrates 10 Years With ALA
Commercial Director Byron Tyson celebrated a significant milestone in September. It is an impressive 10 years…
October 1st, 2021
Academic Training Begins: Anna Crawford
Apprentice Quantity Surveyor Anna Crawford takes a major step this month when she starts her degree…
September 23rd, 2021
Liquidated Damages as an Exhaustive Remedy?
In this article Senior Quantity Surveyor Danny Beever examines the purpose of Liquidated Damages in construction…
August 17th, 2021
ALA Warrington Office Expansion
ALA Warrington Office Expansion ALA are delighted to announce that we have expanded our Warrington office,…
August 12th, 2021
New Team Member – Danny Beever
New Team Member – Danny Beever ALA welcomes the latest addition to our team; Senior Quantity…
August 9th, 2021
New Team Member – Jamie Titus-Glover
New Team Member – Jamie Titus-Glover ALA welcomes the latest addition to our team; Quantity Surveyor,…
July 1st, 2021
New Associate Director – John Naughton
John Naughton ALA is delighted to announce that John Naughton is joining the team as an…
June 23rd, 2021
Byron Tyson – Master of Laws | LLM Degree
ALA Commercial Director Byron Tyson has successfully completed a Master of Laws Deegree, in Construction Law,…
June 18th, 2021
ALA New Associate Directors
New Associate Directors ALA is delighted to announce that we have promoted four of our senior…
June 3rd, 2021
New Team Member – Tom Rose
New Team Member – Tom Rose ALA welcomes the latest addition to our growing team; Assistant…
May 17th, 2021
ISO Certification
We are pleased to announce that we have successfully renewed accreditations in ISO 9001 (Quality) ISO…
April 29th, 2021
ALA Cyber Essentials
ALA is pleased to announce we have achieved Cyber Essentials certification. Cyber Essentials is a Government…
April 26th, 2021
Ryan Grey achieves a Distinction in MSc
ALA Quantity Surveyor, Ryan Grey, has recently completed a Masters in Quantity Surveying & Commercial Management…
April 23rd, 2021
BIOR Fellowship Status for ALA Recruitment Director
ALA Recruitment Director, Karen Turlay-Rose, has achieved recognition for her experience and professionalism in recruitment with…
March 1st, 2021
ALA welcomes new people to the team
ALA welcomes two new people to our growing team, Sean Galpin and Anna Crawford. Both will…
February 23rd, 2021
ALA Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2021
National Apprenticeship Week 2021 – #NAW2021 #BuildTheFuture This week is National Apprenticeship Week – an annual…
February 7th, 2021
New Team Member – Kurt Hodgson
New Team Member – Kurt Hodgson ALA welcomes the latest addition to our team; Senior Quantity…
January 8th, 2021
How can BIM help Quantity Surveyors during the pandemic?
How can BIM help Quantity Surveyors during the pandemic? Ryan Grey – ALA Quantity Surveyor…
December 9th, 2020
Degree Apprenticeship Blog: Working abroad, Studying and the Pandemic
Dan Ashton – Apprentice Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship in Quantity Surveying: Working abroad, Studying and the…
December 7th, 2020