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Chris Corr
Chris Corr is Director of Built Intelligence, an organisation that provides online training and support tools for construction professionals to help them perform better. With significant previous experience as a consultant and surveyor for a range of huge organisations, Chris is leading Built Intelligence in its aims to be the market leader of digital training and support tool for construction professionals.
William Brown
William Brownis a specialist construction and procurement lawyer, who originally qualified as a civil engineer.
He uses his technical knowledge of construction issues to quickly solve legal problems for his clients. As an engineer, he prides himself on providing legal advice that is commercially focused and straight to the point.
Mike Tiplady
Mike is a founder partner at Wellesley Construction Services and has advised a large number of Clients on a wide range of disputes over the past 17 years. He is an RICS Qualified Adjudicator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. His work involves regular domestic Arbitration and Adjudication, involving the major forms of standard contracts such as the JCT, ICE and FIDIC. He also advises on Contract negotiations on the same forms of contract, with wide experience of PFI, PPP and DBFO Projects.
Barry Trebes
Barry is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 30 years’ experience in major transportation, infrastructure and utility projects. Procurement experience across a wide range of market sectors. He developed and led NEC training and advice support services in Needleman’s and initiated a collaboration with MPS Limited in 1998 to develop a web-based NEC contract management system.
He is also a co-author of ‘Managing Reality’ a 5 book set published by Thomas Telford with the objective of giving practical advice and support in the use of the NEC, Co-author of NEC4 ECC Role of the Project Manager and NEC3 ECC Role of the Supervisor, Co-author of BS6079 part 4 BSI PD Project Management in the Construction Industry 2005.
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