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
Letters of Intent – a risk to all parties In this article, Commercial Manager Thomas Wilkinson…
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
New Team Member – Ben Kemp
New Team Member – Ben Kemp ALA welcomes the latest addition to our growing team; Senior…
September 18th, 2020
Sandwich Year Placement – My Year at ALA
Sandwich Year Placement – My Year at ALA Robbie joined ALA in July 2019 for…
September 15th, 2020
ALA Brochure 2020
Introducing the brand new ALA Brochure 2020. We’ve had a major overhaul of our main company…
August 19th, 2020
Degree Apprenticeship Blog: Reflecting on my first year with ALA
Dan Ashton – Apprentice Quantity Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship Blog: Reflecting on my first year at ALA…
August 12th, 2020
Major European Pipeline Project Secured
Major European Pipeline Project Secured ALA is delighted to be providing commercial services on another large…
August 4th, 2020
New Team Member: Jake Ketteringham
ALA is pleased to welcome our newest team member; Jake Ketteringham. Jake joins us on a…
July 21st, 2020
The Curious Case of Temporary Finality
This article explores the genesis of statutory adjudication and the remarkably curious concept of temporary finality,…
June 18th, 2020
ALA achieves ISO Accreditations
We are pleased to announce that we have successfully achieved accreditations in ISO 9001 (Quality) ISO…
June 12th, 2020
Coronavirus: Suspending Works under NEC3
Suspending Works under NEC3 This article considers the act of suspending works under NEC3, and how…
April 9th, 2020
Coronavirus: Practical Site Considerations
Coronavirus: Practical Site Considerations Tom Lamb – Managing Director With a number of contractors and…
March 25th, 2020
Coronavirus: Covid-19 Update
Coronavirus: Covid-19 Update A Lamb Associates Ltd (ALA) is following the current Government Coronavirus guidelines in…
March 18th, 2020