Leaders in Engineering Consulting
Top Engineering Consultancy providing technical engineering expertise and construction management support.
CPTS helps clients to improve contract performance, reduce risk, increase productivity, and save time and money with solutions that are practical and effective.
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Top Engineering Consultancy providing technical engineering expertise and construction management support.
We help clients to improve contract performance, reduce risk, increase productivity, and save time and money with solutions that are practical and effective.
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Bespoke Service
Let us know your project requirements and we will put together a proposal for your consideration.
CPTS is aways available to answer your technical questions.
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Let us know your project requirements and we will put together a proposal for your consideration.
Our Key Focus Areas
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Years of experience
Million of plant assets, specified and sourced
Services
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Let us know your project requirements and we will put together a proposal for your consideration. Contact us today for a complimentary consultation.
Preconstruction Planning for Lifting and Hoisting
From architect and structural drawings and in consultation with your construction team, CPTS offers the development of a practical tower crane and hoisting scheme taking into consideration the needs and constraints of the project. CPTS will discuss your delivery plans and propose solutions at each stage of the process resulting in a preferred solution to put forward to client, contractor, and supplier market.
Supplier Neutral Tower Crane Tender Documentation
Our experience in construction, plant management and the tower crane hire sector allow CPTS to formulate your tower crane enquiries in a way that does not exclude or disadvantage any supplier. Our knowledge of your tenderers model range and pricing structures allows us to draft the enquiry documents and key information in a way that yields fast responses and competitive pricing. The enquiry will meet all necessary safety and design criteria and project requirements. With the right enquiry documents you can be confident of selecting the best supplier for your project.
Tower Crane Offer Review and Verification
Our experience and principle contractor-based knowledge of simple and multi crane projects working up to 280m high offers you the opportunity for an independent review of your preferred suppliers offer. We can propose minor developments that can save time and money, even negotiating this with your supplier. We will review the scheme against current standards and good practice to ensure you are maximizing the performance and reducing the risk for your tower crane scheme.
Existing Project Review - Construction Plant Operations
CPTS will complete a desktop review of the documents relevant to your project site and assess the tower crane lifting scheme suitability for the project
(based on extensive relevant industry experience and published good practice) and specific compliance against the recommendations of BS7121 part 5 2019 (Code of practice for the safe use of cranes, Tower Cranes).
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Review of the tower crane scheme in relation to the construction methodology and programme
- Review of the current site lifting operations plan and how it is managed and implemented
- Any areas of concern in the site processes, procedures and documentation will be highlighted and potential improvements proposed for discussion
Plant Related Temporary Works Scheme Development
From structural, temporary works and tower crane scheme drawings CPTS will complete a desktop review of the documents relevant to your project site and assess the tower crane installation and climbing scheme (based on extensive relevant industry experience and published good practice)
and compliance against the recommendations of BS7121 part 5 2019.
- Review of the tower crane scheme in relation to the installation, support structures, Temporary Works required and the climbing methodology and programme
- Contribute to the conceptual design of the temporary works and give consideration to the installation methodology, how it is managed and implemented
- Any areas of concern in the design, procedures and documentation will be highlighted and potential improvements proposed for discussion
Product Review, Development and Conceptual Design
Our experience of challenging manufacturers into developing new products to meet specific project or market needs allows us to offer significant benefits to your project. CPTS will review, propose and consult on all stages of the journey from concept to manufacture, offering practical advice and solutions to bring quality, safety and useability to your product.
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We have helped clients to improve contract performance, reduce risk, increase productivity, and save time and money with solutions that are practical and effective
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- FLEET MANAGEMENT
- ESTIMATING AND PRECONSTRUCTION PLANNING
- CONTRACT LIFT PLANNING
- SUPPORT NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
With over 30 years experience in the construction plant sector working directly for construction companies CPTS is able to offer our experience and engineering capability to enhance your projects at planning, tender, pricing, pre construction and construction phases.
Team
Meet Craig Taylor, Director of CPTS
Craig Taylor is an experienced Technical Manager with proven success in small and large engineering project management within the construction industry. With a successful record in consultative advice and selling of complex construction plant installation and hire contracts, Craig proudly leads CPTS.
He is committed to sharing knowledge and working with teams of varied skills to deliver improved and reliable performance. Craig is technically trained, with a practical hands-on approach to problem solving. With over 40 years experience, Craig Taylor is the Principal Consultant for Construction Plant
Technical Services (CPTS) offering services to principal contractors, contractors, designers, and fabricators such as designing plant schemes, operations development, advice and reviews to customers requirements.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Applied Management from Warwick Business School (2004)
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B.Sc. (Hons) in Engineering and Management from Durham University (1981)
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Associate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
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CSCS Construction Plant and Equipment Site Manager, Reg. No. 01055036 (current)
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CPCS Appointed Person (current), SMSTS (current)
