Pellings

Pellings’ architectural team focuses on transforming and creating functional and highly sustainable spaces, particularly within the education, housing and workplace sectors.

It offers design and development consultancy services, assisting clients with planning issues, listed building advice, conservation area status and sustainability. It can also provide advice on economic appraisals, property audits, identifying underused land and estate regeneration.

Pellings’ building surveying services can include fast-track building surveys to meet investment deadlines, as well as contract administration for large-scale projects. The team offers expertise in a wide range of schemes, from housing to education, leisure, social care, community, civic buildings and offices. The company’s in-house specialist expert witnesses have extensive experience of acting on behalf of lawyers and local authorities, providing expert evidence reports on disrepair and building matters. A variety of other high-value professional services are provided, including acquisition surveys, party wall advice and advice on dilapidation liabilities on all types of buildings.

Cost consultancy services provided range from cost planning through to bills of quantities and project cost control during works. Pellings also provides specialist advice in relation to value engineering, risk management, cost-in-use studies and procurement advice, considering all forms of building contracts, including partnering forms.

Compliance, quality and safety services are offered, with tailored solutions for clients, contractors and developers to minimise risk on projects from start to finish. It can act as principal designer under the Construction (Design and Management) regulations 2015 (CDM) or as CDM consultant. Fire risk assessments, scaffold inspections, construction phase plans and site safety inspections and audits are also offered.

Project management and interim staff can be provided on small- and large-scale projects, offering a full spectrum of skillsets and expertise ranging from architecture to consultancy and project management. This service can be provided for new-build or refurbishment projects.

Pellings also offers a facilities management consultancy and managing agent service, to assist clients in finding ways to add value and reduce costs. The services cover strategic advice, implementation support, ongoing management and specialist services.

Some of Pellings’ projects and clients include Royal Borough of Greenwich Sustainable Homes, Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing, Kent County Council and Dover Discovery Centre.