About Us

The company was formed in 1988 after a merger of two Yeovil practices. With offices in Yeovil and Minehead, Slade Parry Limited offers professional quantity surveying and building surveying services to the public and private sectors across the South West of England.

Our aim is to provide a value for money, high quality service and we are always keen to develop long term relationships with our clients. The work we undertake covers all aspects of surveying including Quantity Surveying, Project Management and Building Surveying. We pride ourselves in keeping up to date with the latest working practices and industry standards. We were one of the first firms in the area to introduce a computerised Bills of Quantities system into their offices. This was at a time when computers were the exception rather than the rule. Today we make full use of modern technology including the latest CAD and bill production software.

Our client base includes Private and Local Authority Housing, Housing Association Projects, Retail Premises, Leisure Facilities, Industrial Buildings, Churches, Hotels, Civil Engineering of various types, Food Production Facilities, Elderly Persons Developments, School Facilities, Sports Halls and Conservation Work to Historic Buildings to name but a few of the types of commissions undertaken.

The practice has three Directors and a number of senior and junior surveyors, an office manager and secretarial support.

Michael A Priddle ICIOB Director	Ian M Prestwood BSc MRICS Director	Gary S Slade MRICS Director

The practice also retains the services of various consultants who assist during busy periods, enabling us to be flexible and responsive to our clients' demands. These consultants include retired partners Trevor F Slade FRICS MCIOB ACI Arb and John W Parry FRICS, who between them have a wealth of knowledge and experience acquired following a lifetime in the industry. Outside consultants are also occasionally used to assist in areas of specialist knowledge, for example, structural engineering and specialist architectural expertise.

Pre-contract work is normally undertaken from either offices. Post-contract services are undertaken from the most appropriate office in relation to the proximity of the site.

Management systems

The practice has a basic management structure which is then adapted to suit the individual client or project, no two projects or design teams being the same.

Overall management of the practice is shared between the three directors with each director having individual responsibility for a number of key issues, for example IT, Training, CPD, staff, insurance, purchasing, etc. The day to day clerical administration is undertaken by the office manager, Mrs M Childs.

It is our policy to have a director or senior surveyor in overall charge of every project. The workload is then delegated as appropriate to the most suitable staff, having regard to their current workload and experience.

When a job comes into the office it is initially appraised by the directors, one of whom will take overall responsibility, before deciding on the most appropriate person or persons to undertake the work. The directors are all hands-on and take an active role in the day to day surveying tasks.

Awareness of current working practices, legislation and case law

The Practice subscribes to the following:-

• The RICS Building Cost Information Service
  
• The RICS "isurv" online bulletin
  
• The NBS Specifier Service
  
• Croners Management of Construction Safety

The directors and qualified surveyors are also required by their professional bodies to undertake a level of Continuing Professional Development and therefore regularly attend seminars, lectures and workshops on a variety of topics.

Environmental and H & S Awareness

Apart from the Croners subscription mentioned above, the directors and all surveyors attend seminars or RICS CPD events to further their knowledge in such issues.

Quality Assurance or equivalent

The practice has an in-house quality assurance procedure which was introduced a few years ago, with the aim of seeking accreditation if this became a requirement of any of our major clients. Since that time quality assurance seems to have become less of an issue and we have never felt the need to become fully accredited, however it is fair to say that the introduction of the various systems has benefited the practice and undoubtedly made us more efficient.

Professional Indemnity Insurance

The practice is insured to a limit of £2m for any one claim with The Professional Indemnity Group. A copy of the current Schedule of Insurance is available on request.

Relevant Experience

Details of some of the projects we have been involved with in recent years can be seen in the Projects pages of the website.

We have adapted over the years, to tailor our service from the traditional procurement methods involving Bills of Quantities or Specifications of Work which were the norm a few years ago, through to Design and Build contracts and more recently Partnering arrangements.

We endeavour to provide a consistently high quality service, whilst ensuring our fees offer good value for money. Evidence of repeat business with our various clients indicates that we successfully achieve this.