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  Alan Alker

  As a Chartered Building Surveyor, Alan has over 30 years experience working within the construction industry and is MRICs qualified.

  Having grown up and been employed in Cornwall, he has excellent local knowledge and understanding of building types and construction, as well as a wealth of specialist contacts to draw upon.

  Alan qualified in 2000 having worked in private practice, and achieved his Degree in Building Surveying through the College of Estate Management at Reading University.

  Alan has extensive experience in residential and commercial property, undertaking surveys, valuations, expert witness, dilapidation reports, mundic testing, contract design and administration, as well as a variety of other surveying related projects.

  In addition, Alan has worked in local government, managing planned maintenance and capital schemes to offices, schools and public buildings.

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  Laurence

  Laurence began his career in London and the South East, before relocating to Cornwall. He is also MRICs qualified and completed the Honours Degree in Building Surveying at UCEM whilst working full time.

  He has experience of all aspects of Building Surveying, having worked for a wide range of corporate and private clients in various sectors.

  Laurence’s emphasis is provision of project management services for private clients, businesses, and organisations throughout Cornwall. This includes:

  • Administration
  • Tendering Services
  • Project Planning
  • Project Management
  • Construction Design & Management (CDM) Services
  • Planning Application and Building Regulation Management
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  Nicole

  Nicole joined Cockrams in 2015, having gained a wealth of experience in construction co-ordination and management during her time employed by various large scale construction companies in Cornwall.

  Since joining Cockrams, she has increased her knowledge and experience. Nicole has a HNC in Construction and the Built Environment, and manages the business from our office in Truro.

Consultants

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  Chris Sharp

  Christopher Sharp is a Chartered Architectural Technologist with 14 years experience in chartered practice across most sectors including residential, healthcare, commercial, MOD and heritage. Christopher is passionate about pragmatic solutions to quality design, sustainability and conservation in construction. Previous projects have included high profile listed historic buildings providing clients with the reassurance that he has the knowledge to guide you through the construction process. Having worked on large scale commercial schemes Christopher brings a high level of professional experience and processes to any project.

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  Julian Hunt

  Julian has over 30 years’ experience specialising in design and measured surveys. Over the years Julian has completed projects within the residential, commercial and industrial sectors and has worked on a wide range of properties throughout his career. Julian achieved a HNC in Building Studies and Architectural Design early on within his career and since has worked on a number of prestigious projects throughout the country.