YOUR CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS
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OVERVIEW OF GOODRICH
FOR OVER 30 YEARS, GOODRICH CONSULTING HAS BEEN DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY TO CLIENTS ACROSS THE UK Founded in 1992, the company has grown from strength to strength, seeing the team expand at its Northampton headquarters, and more recently the acquisition of a Birmingham and Bristol office. The owner-managed firm is led by six Partners, supported by an experienced team of project managers, project surveyors, building surveyors, and technical administrators.
Reliability and flexibility are key to any successful project, which is why we adopt a forwardthinking, proactive approach to our work, supported by our industry knowledge, ongoing research and benchmarking of current market trends.
For us, our team is what sets us apart, alongside our commitment to delivering an outstanding service on every project we work on. With expertise from both client and contractor backgrounds, our workforce ranges in experience levels which enables us to fit the right team for your job.
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Dilapidations
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Building Survey
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Licence to Alter
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Party Wall
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Clerk of Works, or Quality Monitoring
We aim to provide our clients with dedicated experts to support the smooth and successful delivery of your vision, from conception to completion and beyond, through the following core service lines:
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Fund Monitoring
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Facilities and Property Management
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Project Management
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Employer’s Agent
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Quantity Surveying
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Building Consultancy
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Principal Designer
In addition to our core services noted above, we also offer the following supplemental services:
We are proud to have developed strong repeat partnerships with our clients, some of which span over the 30 years we have been in business. Our enviable position as experts within industrial, commercial, leisure and education sectors has enabled our entry into new areas such as retail, retirement living, infrastructure, hotels, and occupier fit-out. Our people and portfolio of work allow us to provide invaluable insight across a variety of industry sectors.
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OUR CORE OFFERING
Project Management
Quantity Surveying
We have an incredibly strong team of experienced project managers, who are responsible for the successful delivery of your construction project. Working closely with our clients, the team are well equipped to organise, control, and monitor ongoing construction operations. In addition to our project management team, we have a strong and capable technical administration department, which ensures all crucial paperwork is completed. We pride ourselves on the hands-on leadership and guidance we offer, from pre-commencement to completion.
The quantity surveying team’s strengths lie in their diverse backgrounds within client organisations, professional practice and contracting. This breadth of exposure enables us to offer broad skillsets and experience on all projects across our sectors. Our technical administration department provides additional support to the surveying team, ensuring the work produced is issued promptly and of the highest quality. With our team’s collective industry expertise, combined with a wealth of benchmarking data we acquire from our live projects, we can provide our clients with recommendations that accurately align with the changing business landscape. In addition, we have access to RICS Membership, BCIS data, CostX measurement software and JCT online, whilst actively supporting quantity surveying apprenticeships with Nottingham Trent University, allowing us to continue onboarding new talent for the future of construction.
WE UNDERSTAND OUR CLIENT’S REQUIREMENTS, WORKING SEAMLESSLY TO PROVIDE PROACTIVE ADVICE ON A RANGE OF TECHNICAL ISSUES Employer’s Agent
Building Consultancy
As employer’s agent, we ensure the project is structured correctly and that the investment value of the scheme is protected. As well as representing our client, we will administer the contract and complete all appointments, warranties, and other key legal documents, alongside organising, chairing, and recording meetings / key events.
The breadth of experience within our professional team means that we have worked across all property sectors, which allows us to provide our clients with detailed and reliable advice across the full property life cycle.
We are there to support, advise and organise our clients. Depending on the requirement the role will be fulfilled by one of our senior project managers or project surveyors, with backup support from the wider technical team.
Principal Designer As a business, we have invested heavily in training key members of the project management team as principal designers. As members of the APS, Association for Project Safety, we are competent in influencing how risks to health and safety are managed throughout the project. When appointed as project managers on a scheme, we can extend our appointment to include principal designers where required.
We understand our client’s requirements, working seamlessly to provide proactive advice on a range of technical issues, including acquisition surveys and fund monitoring reporting, technical due diligence, landlord and tenant dilapidations claims, planned preventative maintenance, party wall matters, together with building refurbishment and fit out project management and contract administration services for projects of all shapes and sizes. It is our professional team’s experience, knowledge, understanding and logical, lateral thinking that affords us the ability to provide the accurate, timely and focused advice our clients expect.
WITH THE BUSINESS LANDSCAPE CONSTANTLY CHANGING, WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING OUR CLIENTS WITH ACCURATE COST PROJECTIONS Data Analysis Our team regularly extract cost information from our current projects based on the contract data, which allows us to highlight trends, gain a clearer picture of projections and averages based on £sq. ft GIA, and provide a percentage breakdown of costs based on the different elements of the build. With around 8 million sq. ft analysed so far and a combined job value of £0.5 billion, we can provide projections for units ranging from up to 10,000 sq. ft to over 500,000 sq. ft, and everything in between. This insight helps our precision with cost analysis by using the real-time data we harvest.
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ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Dilapidations
Licence to Alter
We work for both Landlords and Tenants, preparing schedules of dilapidations for Landlords and responding to schedules on behalf of Tenants. Our experienced team reviews all the legal documentation in preparing/responding to schedules, inspecting the demise for breaches under the terms of the lease and conducting negotiations to conclude the claim in accordance with the lease terms.
We will conduct a technical review of a tenant/occupier’s proposed works to assess the suitability of information received and compliance with Lease Terms or Covenants. Comment upon the impact on the structure and fabric of the property, and on the statutory and legal compliance of the proposed works. The report will also provide advice on reinstatement requirements to be considered for inclusion with any formal Licence to Alter.
We also provide consultancy advice on dilapidation strategies including assessment of liability and obligations in preparation of lease events.
Building Survey Our team of building consultants can carry out a detailed inspection and report on the structure and fabric of the property together with comments on the condition of the services, predominantly for the owner/occupiers. The report will also recommend additional specialist inspections and reports as required, i.e. services, environmental, deleterious materials, DDA, etc.
Party Wall We will manage negotiations on behalf of the building owner or adjoining owner of the terms and conditions applicable where works are affecting a party wall, having due regard to the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Quality Monitoring We recognise the importance of quality when it comes to building. That’s why we have a mix of experts, many with building surveying and on-site backgrounds, who are placed to provide a constructive view on the quality and appropriateness of your built asset as the works progress.
Fund Monitoring We have provided fund monitoring services to Barwood Capital, NatWest, Octopus and Handelsbanken for a variety of building projects. We are practical and realistic, providing guidance and advice as the project progresses from the agreement of funding through to completion.
Facilities and Property Management We can care for your asset as part of our facilities and property management services, in a way that suits your business. Covering all services from a soft-landing handover to operators and occupiers, management and provision of all hard and soft facilities services to the asset and occupiers, management of all operational health and safety compliance, budget and financial management, and reactive services management. Our consultative services available include property operating budgets, services charge advice, operating lifecycle plans and operational best practice advice.
4. OUR CLIENTS
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OUR BUILDING CONSULTANCY TEAM
Name:
Paul Smyth BSc (Hons) MRICS IMaPS
Position:
Partner
Location:
Northampton
Previous Experience:
Previously led the building consultancy team in Northampton for Lambert Smith Hampton
Experience Highlights:
• British Telecomm – Major national programme management of the Property Life Cycle Replacement • BSH Home Appliances – Project Monitoring of base build, including enhancements. Project Management of follow on fit out of 945,000sq ft warehouse and office in Corby and dilapidations settlement on their existing estate vacated estate • Investment Fund – Feasibility advice on potential refurbishment and Dilapidations Liability Assessment • Bidfood – Project Management of their new build and expansion programme to provide bespoke office and distribution hubs across England and Scotland providing ambient, chilled and cold store logistic hubs. Works provided a turnkey package for end user • Fisher & Paykel Home Appliances – Pre-acquisition building survey and full turnkey Project Management of their London Experience Centre on Wigmore Street, London
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OUR BUILDING CONSULTANCY TEAM
Name:
David Bridges BA (Hons) MSc MRICS
Position:
Associate
Location:
Bristol
Previous Experience:
Previously led the building consultancy team in Bristol for Lambert Smith Hampton
Experience Highlights:
• Babcock – Key Client Manager in the Southwest delivering across all BC services • Babcock - £2m conversion of a former cash and carry to a secure off site MoD store • Somerset District Council – Various Pre-Acquisition advice for investment purposes • Nationwide Building Society – Pre-Acquisition advice for occupation 75k sq ft office / industrial space in Swindon • Nuclear Decommissioning Authority – Planned / Preventative Maintenance Surveys to inform decommissioning programme • Dilapidations Negotiations Various – On behalf of both landlords and tenants • Travis Perkins – Party Wall advice
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OUR BUILDING CONSULTANCY TEAM
Name:
James Stanger BSc (Hons) MRICS
Position:
Partner
Location:
South-West
Previous Experience:
Previously Director of Building Consultancy at GVA and subsequently Project Management Director at Baylis Estates
Experience Highlights:
• Baylis Estates – Land acquisition due diligence • Segro / SmartParc – Project Management of £82m Major Infrastructure project • Various Clients - License to Alter Reviews • Canada Life - Fund Monitoring • Network Rail – Contract Administration of various internal refurbishment works
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OUR BUILDING CONSULTANCY TEAM
Name:
Richard Davies MRICS
Position:
Partner
Location:
Birmingham
Previous Experience:
Previously part of the building consultancy team at Arcadis
Experience Highlights:
• Condition survey of a stock of office buildings across the UK to review and confirm their state of documentary compliance and general condition ahead of an acquisition • Detailed condition survey of a Grade II listed hotel building with the identification of the root cause of issues including damp, settlement, and both dry and wet rot. This was followed by the specification, procurement and contract administration of the remedial works to remedy the defects • Led the team on a stock condition survey of large portfolios of social housing across the UK. This was the first step in helping to deliver a wide range of remedial works to bring the houses up to an acceptable standard
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OUR BUILDING CONSULTANCY TEAM
Name:
Duncan Taylor BSc (Hons) MRICS
Position:
Associate
Location:
London
Previous Experience:
Previously led the building consultancy team at Quartz in Central London
Experience Highlights:
• Canmoor Asset Management - Dilapidations advice and Contract Administration across 26 industrial estates • Canmoor Asset Management / BlackRock Funds Dilapidations advice and Contract Administration across 8 industrial estates • DTZ Investors - £2m Landlord refurbishment of 130k sq ft industrial unit. Subsequent monitoring role of £15m tenant lab fit-out • Audley Villages – Relocation of HQ:- Dilapidations advice and Contract Administration (Offices) • Nuveen Real Estate – Landlord’s refurbishment of Bilton Road Ind Est Luton, plus addition of two new semidetached industrial units
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Environmental Social Governance
AS A COMPANY, WE ARE WORKING HARD TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, BECAUSE WE KNOW IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO At Goodrich, we realise that we need to be strategic about our social responsibility and raise awareness of our individual and collective impact on the planet. By being a part of Planet Mark and collating key data on our business, we can access invaluable insight to understand the effect of our carbon footprint and identify critical areas where we can make improvements. From the knowledge we gain, we can make decisions that positively influence our future actions allowing continuous improvements to be made across the business and within our community.
As a company, we are working hard to reduce our footprint, because we know it’s the right thing to do. Our aim is to continue to take proactive steps forward to drive a positive change for both our planet and society to help build a brighter future for all.
Total carbon footprint
75.3 tCO2e *tCO2e – tonnes (t) of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent (e)
Our social value is measured across three main categories: Our People Developing skills for the future, equality, health, safety & wellbeing Our Planet Climate change, land use, nature loss, freshwater availability Prosperity Innovation, employment generation, community, and social vitality Over the next year as we grow and develop as a business, we have targeted ourselves to work towards achieving a 5% reduction in our total and individual carbon footprint. Our teams have also been tasked with suggesting ideas to support local communities, schools and charities, and so far, we have managed to donate over £7,000 to worthy causes across the country.
Total carbon reduction
Carbon reduction per employee
5%
5%
3.8 tCO2e
0.2 tCO2e
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Industrial Refurbishment Case Studies
Industrial Sector Industrial has always been at the heart of our business and continues to be one of our most dominant sectors. Our team has successfully supported schemes ranging from 15,000 sq. ft up to 1.2m sq. ft, supporting some prestigious players in the industry, such as Equation Properties, SEGRO, Co-op, DHL, Travis Perkins, Ocado, Legal & General, Wrenbridge, Tungsten Properties and Goodman, to name a few. We work with developers, funders, and occupiers that have specific industrial and logistics requirements, including manufacturing spaces, speculative developments, temperature-controlled and automated facilities, or large-scale infrastructure.
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Industrial Refurbishment, Sheffield
Client Name:
Carbide Properties
Project Details:
Refurbishment of an old B&Q and development of a multi-unit scheme, 4 units totalling 265,000 sq. ft
Project Address:
Greenland Road, Sheffield
Project Value:
Phase 2 and 3 - £5.5 million Phase 4 - £ 2.7 million £5,548,531
Contract Duration:
82 weeks
Key Facts:
The works to the former B&Q unit involved the removal of a significant amount of the existing cladding and canopies to the west elevation of the building back to the steel frame. This was retained and then reclad with a combination of built-up and composite wall panels, together with new roof fascia’s and roof repairs where required. All other elevations were retained and refurbished with new doors introduced to comply with Building Regulations to suit the two-unit configuration. New mezzanine offices were added along the front elevation of the building offering views across the site and allowing good levels of daylight into the areas. Existing floor slabs were retained, new expansion joints were fitted and finally, some redecoration was applied to existing wall finishes. Internally, the building was soft stripped of all M&E systems and newly installed to provide a full range of Shell & Core services to allow prospective tenants maximum fit-out flexibility. In addition, platform lifts and accessible WCs were introduced in line with current regulations with the refurbished buildings achieving an EPC B rating upon completion. The new build units were constructed to EPC A and BREEAM “Very Good”.
CASE STUDY Project Name:
SmartParc / HelloFresh - Dilapidations
Client Name:
SEGRO plc
Project Details:
Landlord's Dilapidations Claim - 90,000 sq ft industrial unit
Project Address:
Unit 1, SmartParc, Spondon, Derby, DE21 7BS
Claim Value:
Circa £250,000
Key Facts:
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Analysis of the existing lease documents, including Licence to Alter and enhanced base build to determine the tenant's liability Preparation of a detailed schedule of dilapidations, including specialist MEP advice Provided practical advice to the Landlord on the break clause requirements Careful management of the ongoing tenant / landlord relationship, with the tenant moving to an adjacent unit Preparation of Schedule of Works to obtain prices for the works to be completed following lease end. Works to be completed without breaching the existing building warranties Management of the works to achieve a successful re-letting
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Sceptre, Bilton Road
Client Name:
Legal and General Assurance (Pensions Management) Ltd
Project Details:
Refurbishment of an existing 70,000 ft² warehouse split over 4 units
Project Address:
Units 19-22, Bilton Road, Basingstoke
Project Value:
£5.15 million
Contract Duration:
32 weeks (due for completion in late May 2024)
Key Facts:
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Refurbishment of an existing 4-unit warehouse which includes demolition down to the existing frame, ground floor offices, first floor offices and internal soft strip of first floor offices to unit 22 Design and build of new roof / external walls and construction of new first-floor offices along with adjustments and works to the associated external areas
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Hadleigh Road, Ipswich
Client Name:
Travis Perkins
Project Details:
Travis Perkins purchased the site which previously belonged to British Oxygen Corporation, a gas bottling plant. The existing building was modified to suit Travis Perkins’ requirements by removing internal and external concrete upstands, patching of the existing concrete slab, a brick cavity extension, internal mezzanine and a new canopy. The externals were in good condition and required minimal remediation work, though one existing building and gas tanks were demolished to allow for the standard large Travis Perkins external yard. GIA = 18,189 sq ft.
Project Address:
2b Arkwright Rd, Hadleigh Road Industrial Estate, Ipswich IP2 0UB
Project Value:
£1.1 million
Contract Duration:
24 weeks
Key Facts:
The project was significantly lower in cost as the client utilised the existing building with only minor modifications, saving approximately 60% compared to a new building.
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Biggleswade, Bidfood
Client Name:
Bidfood
Project Details:
A new purpose built 160,000 sq ft cold store, chill store, ambient facility with offices and externals for Bidfood
Project Address:
Unit 2 Symmetry Park, Gold Road, Biggleswade SG18 8YY
Project Value:
Contract Sum - £13 million
Contract Duration:
36 weeks
Key Facts:
The project comprised the landlord’s enhancement of the base build to facilitate the follow-on fit-out by Bidfood as the tenant. The base build enhancements included installation of 1mVA power upgrade to the site, the omission of part of the warehouse floor (to allow the laying of a bespoke freezer slab) and the extension of the yard to provide additional parking facilities. Following monitoring of the base build, the fit-out of the new facility commenced with the installation of an independent internal structure within the warehouse to support the new white wall freezer and bespoke freezer slab. Works are currently progressing well on site with the structure for the white walls having been installed, the external fuel island commenced, refrigeration equipment procured and office fit-out well advanced. The project remains on target to be completed by the end of September 2023.
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Other Case Studies
CASE STUDY Project Name:
SmartParc, Infrastructure
Client Name:
SEGRO
Project Details:
The scheme involves the construction of 9 new building plots totalling two million sq ft across a brown field site of over 100 acres. The works involved extensive road infrastructure, footpaths, below ground services including utilities, drainage and DH&C pipework and various forms of highway works.
Project Address:
Spondon, Derby DE21 7BS
Project Value:
£82 million
Contract Duration:
125 weeks
Key Facts:
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The infrastructure includes the installation of District Heating and Cooling to provide energy efficiencies to all plots on the park Significant offsite utility reinforcement works Significant Highways works including liaising with Highways England
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Refurbishment and upgrade to wards in the Lowther building
Client Name:
St Andrew’s Healthcare
Project Details:
Refurbishment and upgrade to the wards in the Lowther building
Project Address:
Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DG
Project Value:
£1 million
Contract Duration:
26 weeks
Key Facts:
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The occupied adolescent wards created restricted access and added complexity to the works
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The refurbishment was carried out to a high standard and adheres to St Andrew’s strict health & safety policy
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Bedford Girls’ School, Sixth Form Common Room and Café Refurbishment Project
Client Name:
The Harpur Trust
Project Details:
The spaces were converted back in 2005 and were in need of a refresh as the common room had slowly developed into an uninspiring corridor. The area itself felt dark with a miss match of furniture and fittings, and little connection to the inner garden courtyard. The café was underutilised due to a lack of cooking facilities, with students preferring to use local shops for lunch. We developed the brief with the school with these key design drivers in mind
Project Address:
Cardington Road, Bedford
Project Value:
We had a strict project limit of £550,000 including fees, planning costs, equipment, furniture, building works and VAT
Contract Duration:
We had the 6 weeks during the summer break to deliver the scheme
Key Facts:
The post-pandemic economy was a serious consideration on this scheme, and the team had concerns about furniture and equipment availability, along with contractor interest and availability. Therefore, we brought in specialist furniture and catering advisors and recommended early contractor involvement from October 2021. We also advised on placing orders for the furniture, café servery, equipment and bifold doors at the earliest opportunity. The sector demanded negotiation, and the school managed to gain agreement from the charity board. Securing this flexibility was a key decision in the successful delivery of this scheme.
“I like working with professionals like Goodrich Consulting. The project was very well managed.” Jean-Marc Hodgkin Bursar
A short delivery programme is always a key consideration on school projects, so we arranged for the asbestos, structural and services inspections during the half-term break.
One of the most important aspects was that the project cost was immovable on this scheme and therefore our estimating, contractor negotiation and postcontract cost control had to be accurate. Due to our team’s efforts, the project came in just under budget and, most importantly, met the client’s brief fully.
CASE STUDY Project Name:
Refurbishment Project, Pilgrims School
Client Name:
The Harpur Trust
Project Details:
New pre-school building extension and refurbishment of the existing library and communal spaces.
Project Address:
Brickhill Drive, Bedford
Project Value:
£2.7 million
Contract Duration:
40 weeks
Key Facts:
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The project was completed in three phases and all the classrooms remained occupied throughout the build period
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The iconic glass lantern was retained and incorporated into the new build area, with the construction works being completed behind acoustic screens
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The design ensured that natural light was available to all new and existing internal spaces, through the use of roof lights and high level windows
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