The problem we solve
Commercial exposure on construction projects rarely arrives as a single event.
It builds through programme pressure, resourcing gaps, poorly administered change and claims that are recognised too late to be properly recovered.
By the time the issue is visible, leverage is often reduced. Our team is typically engaged at the point where commercial certainty matters most, before positions harden, before entitlement is lost.
How we work
Senior-led, fast to mobilise, and focused on outcomes.
Project Services
Embedded commercial and planning resource, deployed directly into live project teams where reporting, change control or programme certainty is under pressure.
Commercial management and change control
Programme analysis and planning support
Variation tracking and entitlement capture
Governance and reporting discipline
Senior presence at project and board level
Claims & Disputes
Strategic advisory for the positioning, preparation and defence of claims, focused on protecting leverage and avoiding formal dispute wherever possible.
Extension of time assessment and recovery
Quantum analysis and cost substantiation
Claims preparation and formal submission
Dispute avoidance and early positioning
Adjudication and expert support
The scale we operate at:
£250m to £800m
Typical programme values across recent engagements
£150m+
Contract changes substantiated on a single regulated infrastructure programme
300+ days
Extension of time assessed across major highway programmes
13
Sectors
Highways, Water & Wastewater, Rail, Energy & Utilities, Commercial Development, Residential, Healthcare, Education, Defence, Nuclear, Airports, Heavy Civils, Fire.
Who we work with
Our team works discreetly alongside senior leadership across:
Tier 1 & 2 Contractors
Managing high-value programmes where commercial and programme pressure is material and internal resource is stretched.
Specialist Subcontractors
MEP, civils, facades: where margin is tight, claims capability needs strengthening and the main contractor holds the leverage.
Developers & Clients
Requiring independent commercial oversight, dispute avoidance input, or assurance on contractor-supplied commercial positions.
QS & PM Consultancies
With a capacity or niche capability gap on complex claims, delay analysis or forensic planning work.
Legal Practices
Requiring credible, evidenced quantum and delay expert support for escalating construction disputes.
Working with us
If you are reviewing exposure on a live project, our team is open to a confidential conversation. Get in touch
Insights
Practical thinking on the issues that determine project outcomes.
Commercial Strategy
Most Construction Disputes Are Preventable. Not in the Way People Think.
Disputes rarely arise from the event itself. They arise from how clearly that event was identified, recorded and responded to contractually.
Contract Management
The Difference Between a Contractual Position and a Commercial Position
They are not the same thing. And confusing the two is one of the more common reasons disputes become harder to resolve than they need to be.
Project Management
Record Keeping: The Cost No One Sees Until It's Too Late.
Its importance is almost always tested under pressure and that is exactly when it becomes hardest to maintain.
Ready to discuss your project?
If you are reviewing commercial exposure on a live project, our team is open to a confidential conversation. All enquiries are handled discreetly.
