Rhead Group Announces Formal Integration with the Alway Silver Group of Companies

Rhead Group today announced the integration with the Alway Silver Group of companies, the specialist consultants and training providers to the UK Construction industry.

Operating from headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire, and with regional offices throughout the UK and Ireland, Alway Silver comprises:-

• Alway Associates - consultants providing specialist advice and services in construction law, contracts, dispute resolution and commercial issues
• Brunswick IS (Infrastructure Services) – quantity surveyors and project management professionals providing commercial and project management services to employers, contractors and sub-contractors working in the construction, engineering and infrastructure sectors
• Construction Study Centre - a leading independent provider of CPD training, including health & safety, contracts, project management and building regulations, for professionals in the construction and property sectors in the UK

The Alway Silver Group was ranked in the 2010 “Building” magazine survey of Top Consultants in the construction industry at:-

• 42nd in the Top 100 Fastest Growing Construction Consultants by fee income; and
• 55th in the Top 100 Surveyors ranked by number of chartered staff

Rhead Group Chief Executive, Nigel Curry, says: “We are delighted to announce the integration of the Alway Silver team as part of the Rhead Group.  Blue chip clients are increasingly turning to the Rhead Group for professional support with their complex international construction programmes. Demand for our services has grown progressively over the last 25 years and it is our strategy to proactively grow our business to cater for that demand.

This integration is exciting for both organisations. Alway Silver comprises over 50 highly qualified and nationally respected professionals offering further breadth of skills and complementary expertise to that of our existing teams. We believe the blend of our two organisations will greatly enhance the innovation and value that we will be able to offer our clients”.

For further information contact:

Barbara Moore of the Rhead Group on 01926 491333, or
Alex von der Heyde of the Alway Silver Group on 01295 275975

Note to editors:  The Rhead Group is a privately owned consultancy providing professional services for the delivery of international construction programmes. Rhead currently manage a portfolio worth over four billion pounds annually on behalf of clients in the energy transmission, power generation, water, defence, air & maritime and transport sectors from our offices in the UK, Singapore, South Africa and the UAE.