Pictured above: (l-r) Richard Price and Wayne Humphries of HCT Construction Consultants

One of Birmingham's most respected and well known quantity surveyors has joined HCT Construction Consultants after nearly five decades with his previous employer.

Richard Price moves to HCT from Francis Graves, where he spent 46 years advising clients in both the public and private sector.

In his new role at the Coleshill-based construction consultancy he will be assisting the existing ten-man team to expand its client base.

Further expansion sees Wayne Humphries promoted to associate director from senior surveyor.

Wayne, who became a full member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last year, is an experienced project manager and quantity surveyor responsible for a team of surveyors at HCT. Specialising in traditional quantity surveying, Wayne and his team produce detailed bills of quantities for public and private sector clients, as well as an expanding number of regional and national contractors.

During 2009, HCT enjoyed a nine per cent growth in turnover.  The new staff appointments reflect the increasing workload at the consultancy, which in addition to its project management and quantity surveying services, also offers CDM (construction, design and management) co-ordination, party wall surveying, dispute resolution and project monitoring services. The firm works across the UK on public and private sector construction projects ranging in value from £250,000 - £30m. Clients include West Midlands Police Authority, BUPA, Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Limited, Loomis UK Limited, Worcester County Council, Bank of Scotland, Allied Irish Bank, Willmott Dixon Group, Interserve plc, Shaylor Group and the Reserve Forces Associations throughout the UK.