Team Trident show their EO Pride

Last Friday, June 21st wasn’t just another day on the calendar, it was #EODay – the biggest celebration of employee ownership. We shout about being an employee-owned business, it’s something we’re really proud of, therefore we wanted to do something special to mark the occasion.   Where it began: Trident became an Employee-Owned Trust (EOT) […]

Team Trident: LandAid Trek Virtual Sponsors

We are delighted to announce that Trident is the virtual sponsor of the first ever LandAid Trek. For the past few years, Team Trident have been proud supporters of LandAid. We’ve taken part in a range of events including being jersey sponsors of the Tour de LandAid, submitting multiple teams across the country to take […]

Team Trident Announces Ten Promotions

Picture -Clockwise from top left: Pritesh Patel, Muminul Islam, Oliver Davison, Tom Cansfield, Hannah Tottie, Sam Hinkes, Joshua Pearce, Pedro Fernandes, Callum Rutherford, Mark Sweeney. We are delighted to announce the promotion of ten members of Team Trident. In Birmingham, Pritesh Patel and Muminul Islam have been promoted to Principal Building Surveyor. In Bristol, Oliver […]

Mindset change is seeing the construction industry go round in circles

Sustainability as a concept hardly needs any introduction. Everyone understands the urgency of making more energy efficient developments with a view to cutting carbon emissions, and by extension, cutting the emissions of the construction industry and UK PLC as a whole. But sustainability goes far beyond just energy usage and ensuring the finished asset is […]

Trident Takes Ownership: Our Team Gives Back

Our team recognise that everything we do has an impact on our local communities. In 2022, they asked for the opportunity to give back their time, and in response we launched our CSR day initiative. Through this initiative, we empower each of our teams to volunteer with a charity of their choice, and in the […]

Project management – a natural extension to our expert surveying services

As a business, Trident Building Consultancy has built its reputation as a dedicated and experienced team of building surveyors, offering expert advice to clients on new builds and refurbs across all construction sectors. However, another area in which we have extensive experience is Project Management. It is a skillset we have across all of our […]

Ramblings on the dangers of being a Chartered Building Surveyor

The good thing about getting old is that you can look back on your career with rose tinted spectacles. This is often a bit difficult to see when you are working flat out and worrying about some difficult client issue. My career did not start well. In my first week we were measuring railway arches […]

Project Monitoring – A Vital Service to Protect Lenders

Around three quarters of all the construction projects we are involved in experience some level of dispute between the various parties involved at one point or another. Whereas the majority of these disputes are relatively small scale and therefore solved amicably without recourse to legal action, we have witnesses a marked increase in defaults and […]

Trident in 2023 – What a year it’s been!

2023 has been a year like no other for Trident, with exciting changes across the business that have benefited both our team and our clients. We’ve also had some great success stories that highlight our achievements. Here’s our 2023, year in review: Starting the year off on a high: We started the year off as […]

Sustainability – Could EPC B Help Alleviate Recruitment Struggles?

Debate over achieving EPC rating B by 2030 might be heating up quicker than the global temperatures the law is supposed to tackle, but that’s not the only challenge facing the office market. According to a recent TravelPerk survey, 40% of UK employers now offer hybrid working as a result of the COVID pandemic, meaning […]