Andrew is 37 years old, married, and although born and bred in the West Midlands, currently lives close to Sherwood Forest In Nottinghamshire.
His career in the construction industry began in 1988 when he joined AMEC as a trainee QS and since then, progressed through the ranks of both Wates and Skanska to the roles of surveying manager and commercial manager respectively, before joining Parkstone in early 2006.
Andrew achieved his MRICS status in 1996 and is also an assessor of the RICS APC assessment of professional competence scheme, a believer in the values of professional membership he is on course to become a fellow of the Institute during 2008.
During a career path which has included gaining a wide range of experience and expertise with companies such as Wates Construction Ltd, where he was appointed to the post of Surveying Manager in 2001 after cutting his teeth on numerous projects worth up to £30 m and most recently, Skanska Integrated Projects Ltd on a £300m PFI hospital.
Andrew states, “The scope of my expertise and experience includes a good mix of new build and refurbishment projects using the traditional forms of JCT, to the more recent and in my personal view, more preferable forms of PFI/PPP, Framework / Partnering, NEC and MPTC (max price target cost). The latter offers a more open and fair approach to the management of risk and opportunity, which, when combined with target cost incentivisation, provides a winning solution for all stakeholders. I firmly believe that more open and collaborative working is the only way forward, and the role of specialist sub-contractors is fundamental to making this work”.
Andrew joined The Parkstone group in March 2006 and as Commercial Director is committed to maintaining his passion for the Industry, its people and his friendships within it. One of his aims is to work with clients to really understand the advantages of the Parkstone total service approach including our bringing to the table of Value Creation expertise in addition to that buzzword Value Engineering, that latter in his view “should naturally occur as part of good procurement process anyway, but Value Creation is another animal altogether and this is where, as a specialist contractor, we can really make a difference”.
In his spare time, Andrew serves his local community as a Parish Councillor and enjoys socialising with his family and friends. Organic gardening is on his list of hobbies, as is Rugby Union Football, but unfortunately, as he puts it, “More of a spectator than a player these days!”.