Partner, Building Surveying
Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) with 30 years’ experience.
Richard is a Partner responsible for the management of Building Surveying Oxford, Health and Safety and Geo-Spatial teams at Ridge. He has extensive Property Management, Project Management and Lead Consultant experience within construction.
Richard has been the Framework Manager for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office / Crown Global Services and UKAEA providing senior contact for a wide scope of construction and property management. He beings over a decade of senior management experience.
We believe regulations and laws represent the minimum health and safety standards to be achieved. Ridge assists clients in complying with their statutory duties and, with our skills, knowledge and experience, can assist in achieving industry best practice.
As Principal Designers we provide project specific advice including Design Risk Management, and work with the designers and contractors to ensure health and safety is considered throughout the design, construction and occupation of buildings.
We provide project specific advice and services including structured risk management systems for early identification risk and site audit reporting.
Our highly qualified team have extensive experience across virtually all sectors and building types. We will work with you to identify and define the root cause of your concerns, developing creative and practical solutions to protect your interests and keep everyone as safe as possible.
Ridge is one of the first property and construction consultancies to achieve the internationally recognised ISO 45001 safety management systems accreditation.
Partner, Building Surveying
Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) with 30 years’ experience.
Richard is a Partner responsible for the management of Building Surveying Oxford, Health and Safety and Geo-Spatial teams at Ridge. He has extensive Property Management, Project Management and Lead Consultant experience within construction.
Richard has been the Framework Manager for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office / Crown Global Services and UKAEA providing senior contact for a wide scope of construction and property management. He beings over a decade of senior management experience.
Partner, Building Surveying
Chartered Building Surveyor (MRICS) and Certified Member of the Association of Project Safety (CMAPS) with 28 years’ experience.
Grant is an expert in building surveying, design, health and safety and project management. He has buit up a wide range of experience across several sectors including manufacturing, education and housing. His particular specialism includes technical due diligence surveys and advice on hotels, student accommodation and partially completed developments.
A statutory duty holder role required under CDM2015. This role requires design, construction, health and safety knowledge and experience.
A supporting role to clients requiring competent advice on current legislation, construction design processes, risk mitigation, best practice health and safety application.
Attending construction sites, auditing and reporting on health and safety performance. This can be an invaluable source of information to demonstrate a client is fulfilling their duties under the CDM 2015 regulations.
Working with the designers and project team to identify and record the design options, the factors to be considered in reaching a decision, and the residual risks to be managed.
A range of support services for contractors covering H&S policies, Construction Phase Plans, Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.