Value Engineering Services with CLPM essentially offer a systematic approach aimed at optimising project costs, function, and quality by analysing the design, materials, and construction processes. It involves evaluating various project elements to identify areas where costs can be reduced without sacrificing essential performance, durability, or safety. Value engineering is used in both…
Online Advice & Support Services CLPM offer Online Advice and Support Services. We are a leading construction consultancy, formed in 2014. Our experts help clients with a huge variety of residential and commercial construction projects. From wrap-around extensions to business premises refurbishments and from historic building restorations to multi-million pound new builds. We also work…
8 Good Reasons to Employ a Project Manager for you Extension or Build “the Project Manager is the most important role after the architect..” Kevin McCloud goes on to explain that building project management is the most important role during a building project as one individual takes the responsibility for seeing the whole project through…
What are the benefits of a Construction Management Plan? The CLPM Project Management team have been working through what are the benefits of a Construction Management Plan? This blog will provide a brief outline. What is a Construction Management Plan A Construction Management Plan (CMP) is a crucial document that outlines how a construction…
A project manager is responsible for planning, organising, and overseeing the execution of a project from start to finish. In this blog we explore ‘What does a Construction Project Manager do’? Predominantly their role is to ensure that the project is completed within the defined scope, timeline, and budget while meeting the project’s objectives. The…
Will a Quantity Surveyor save me money? Something we are routinely asked as not everyone will understand the role of a Quantity Surveyor, or know what value they can bring to a construction project. In this blog, we try to outline the main tasks of a Quantity Surveyor, and show how each step can ensure…
There are lots of good reasons to employ a Project Manager or Construction Consultant for you Renovation or Self Build Project! “The Project Manager is the most important role after the architect..” Kevin McCloud from Grand Designs goes on to explain that building project management is the most important role during a building…
CLPM to present Project Management Courses at NSBRC We’re please to announce that Charlie Laing of CLPM will be delivering the Project Management courses at the NSBRC from 2018. Charlie will be shadowing the current presentation team from this August. The Project Management course runs at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon…
How To Choose The Right Builder To choose the right builder you need to know how to avoid the ‘cowboys’ and, although regulations have improved, public experience hasn’t! Unfortunately more often than not something negative like “dodgy” or “cowboy” are words used when someone has had a bad experience with a builder. We get quite…
Building houses in a conservation area, stick to what you know! Building houses, conservation, stick to what you know! This blog is written by our project manager and offers key advice. Stick to what you know and you can’t go far wrong! I recently completed my first building development and have learnt that I should…