Delivering safer buildings
Key contact
Alan Pemberton
Alan is Chairman and is responsible for all financial and business performance related matters at TFT. His technical areas of expertise are change and people management, business strategy and planning, technical due diligence, development management and project monitoring.
He is also a member of the RICS Tall Buildings Fire Safety Working Group and the Cranfield 50 – a network of leading entrepreneurs. Alan is the key account partner for The Crown Estate which includes the recent completion of Rushden Lakes, a £200m retail and leisure scheme and is currently involved in the strategic development of the land to the west of the Rushden Lakes site.
Other notable projects include the construction of a new hospital at the Queen Elizabeth II site in Birmingham.
David Medcraft
David is a Senior Director and heads TFT's national development and project consultancy services. He's responsible for our major project/programme commissions including recently a major recladding programme of works covering 30+ buildings across the UK and our senior living residential portfolio.
David has over 15 years’ experience leading major project and programme management commissions in a number of industries across the UK, notably international nuclear operations and decommissioning programmes, as well as commercial, retail, healthcare, heritage, residential, leisure and infrastructure.
Robin Holme
Robin is Director in charge of the Leeds office, bringing experience in project management and monitoring, contract administration, technical due diligence, building pathology and party wall surveying. He also has a keen interest in developing sustainability opportunities across his projects and services.
He has recent experience acting as programme director for high rise cladding remediation works for a leading national student accommodation provider and having completed the RICS EWS1 Assessor course, has enhanced understanding and competence in cladding consultancy. He has led and developed building and project consultancy teams nationally while working in the Leeds marketplace for over 20 years.
Robin’s experience includes new build, refurbishment and fit-out projects as well as managing survey programmes regionally and nationally. His work covers commercial property sectors including industrial, retail, residential, education and healthcare, for clients such as British Land, Patrizia, Land Securities, Quadrant Estates, Walgreens-Boots Alliance, CO-OP, Aberdeen and the Department for Transport.
The UK Building Safety Act sets a higher standard for building safety, including fire safety. It brings a new set of requirements for owners to demonstrate compliance.
TFT helps building owners and investors to create safer buildings, sooner. We do it by navigating this potentially complex process with careful planning, rigorous due diligence, open communication, and data collection throughout.
Creating safer buildings, sooner
We understand that existing buildings present many challenges for improvement, especially for owners who did not build them originally.
With decades of experience, our team is ready to help you with:
1. Understanding your Building Safety Act responsibilities
2. Improving buildings with minimal disruption to residents and neighbours
3. Undertaking legal recovery for funds
4. Making sure a developer’s remedial works achieve the right safety standards.
As specialists in improving existing buildings, TFT is here to help you navigate the process from start to finish.
Our team includes project managers, quantity surveyors, employers’ agents and principal designers who all bring technical insight and experience of improving at-risk buildings for fire safety, structural integrity, and resident protection.
Our approach to these works follows our five PROVE principles:
Planned: improving buildings swiftly and efficiently
Responsible: using funds wisely and managing costs across the project
Open: clear communication with the building owner and project team
Verified: recording all improvements and forming the Golden Thread
Engaged: working with residents to minimise the impact of works
Do you need a Fire Safety Monitoring Surveyor?
A monitoring surveyor is a building owner’s lead technical advisor for building improvement projects. Their job is to provide accountability and technical insight to the quality of the works which their client procures.
That means overseeing how funds are used, how projects progress over time, how much the work is costing, as well as managing stakeholders and inspecting the quality of works on your behalf.
When it comes to fire safety works, TFT’s monitoring experience, as well as fire safety remediation, means we’re able to navigate the unique circumstances faced by building owners.
If you're undertaking extensive works to meet the Building Safety Act’s stringent Gateway approvals process, you might require a Fire Safety Monitoring Surveyor.
Our surveyors take on an oversight role for projects from their earliest stages through to completion, as your partner from start to finish.
That work has several deliverables over key project stages, including:
Stage 1: Provide a PAS 9980 Compliant Fire Risk Assessment for External Walls (FRAEW).
Stage 2: Oversee design strategy, design team and secure all approvals before construction.
Stage 3: Mobilise all contractors and staff without causing disruptions to residents.
Stage 4: Construction reporting, issues management and design &safety adherence
Stage 5: Final inspection and documentation to confirm all work meets Building Safety Act standards.
Get in touch to understand how our approach can help you with your building safety improvement projects, using a wide set of skills and practical experience to create safer buildings sooner.
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