Our surveying and asset management team has decades of knowledge and technical expertise to help you manage your estate effectively.
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Helping you get the best from your buildings. Our surveying and asset management team has decades of knowledge and technical expertise to give you clear, professional advice.
We provide guidance at all stages of the property life cycle, from pre-acquisition to asset management and disposal to help you manage your estate effectively.
Our professionals undertake a variety of surveys and inspections. We get to the heart of the issue to understand your building. Our reports are clear, accurate and practical. We’ve now adopted the GoReport solution, a market-leading digital platform that significantly improves the speed and accuracy of data capture. This upgrade allows our surveyors to focus on what matters most: delivering clear, strategic advice to help schools and Trusts plan for the future.
Having a clear understanding of your asset and any potential issues is crucial before it is transferred to your portfolio. We will consult with you to understand all of your requirements. Then, our professionals can undertake a variety of surveys and inspections to allow you to make the best decisions. Our reports are clear, accurate and practical.
We offer a built-environment asset management service, providing client support throughout all phases of the planning process. We provide a bespoke service to assist our clients in successfully managing their premises.
Our dedicated team can complete a statutory compliance audit of your estate. We will determine any gaps in management systems, the extent of the risk and offer tailored advice on implementing processes or overseeing resulting works.
Barker can undertake a full energy audit of your entire estate across each key area. From assessing energy generation opportunities to Asbestos surveys, and everything in between.
We use the latest technology and skilled personnel to provide clear and accurate measured surveys, from scaled plans of buildings to topographical land surveys.
Partner
Partner
Associate Partner
Associate Partner
Partner
James joined Barker in 2004 and is a Chartered Surveyor and Partner heading up the Building Surveying projects team at our Head Office.
James specialises in the design, specification, and contract administration of refurbishment and new-build schemes for the public sector, education, commercial, and private clients.
An education specialist, he provides strategic advice/management, securing funding and the delivery of projects to the educational sector.
Email: jjohnson@barker-associates.co.uk
Tel: 01279 648099
Partner
Michael joined Barker in 1998 and achieved partner status in 2010. He manages a team of surveyors heading up a key part of our educational sector as well as wider management duties across the practice.
An experienced chartered surveyor, Michael has a hands-on role in the design, project management and contract administration of refurbishment and new-build schemes for public sector, education, commercial and private clients.
With the majority of his professional life spent working in the education sector, Michael is an education specialist delivering projects from inception to completion including feasibility/development planning, identifying funding streams, bid writing, project management of new build and refurbishment schemes, and condition surveys/works.
Email: mmerrill@barker-associates.co.uk
Tel: 01279 648068
Associate Partner
Based in our Braintree Head Office, Charlie delivers building surveying, design, specification, contract administration and project management services to commercial clients and the public sector including schools, constabulary and fire services. More recently, he has been involved with workplace planning to reduce congestion as part of post-Covid requirements.
Charlie’s skills also include Condition Improvement Funding (CIF) bids and strategic School Condition Allocation (SCA) expenditure for education clients.
Email: cholmes@barker-associates.co.uk
Tel: 01279 648085
Associate Partner
James specialises in the education sector, supporting schools and multi-academy trusts with compliance, Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) and School Condition Allocation (SCA) advice. He leads funding applications and provides end-to-end project management for both new-build and refurbishment projects, helping clients maximise investment and deliver lasting outcomes.
Email: jbowen@barker-associates.co.uk
Tel: 01279 790058
Our experience and vision have shaped over 300 projects across sectors, from energy and funding to architecture and design, helping bring ideas to life.
