Trusted Operation and Management

Professionals in Building Pathology and Defect Analysis McKillop Smith understands the complexities of buildings’ construction and how their interconnected processes can lead to defects over time. Locating the source of problems and not the symptoms is the key to solving these defects permanently.

McKillop Smith continually strives to go beyond customer’s expectations. We design everything in three dimensions to bring our clients into the model. We then pull design drawings from this model and create detailed technical specifications to tailor the process to our client in terms of time, cost and quality .

Obtaining planning consent can be long, arduous and draining. With McKillop Smith this process is handled for you from start to finish. We offer a full service covering EPCs, Heritage Desk-Based Assessments, photomontages, reality scanning, drone footage and all other items required to obtain consent.

Managing projects and contracts McKillop Smith ensures that all construction is completed as per the contract documents. Choosing the right contract and administering it correctly protects all stakeholders and ensures the required standard of work is paid for only when its been achieved.

Planned and preventative maintenance ensures property asset values are maintained and provided for across their life-spans. Understanding a property’s needs across time allows building owners/estate managers to accurately budget for future works, setting proportionate service charges and aligning key projects.

Working for a landlord or tenant McKillop Smith ensures that when tenants move out of rented premises a fair price is paid to bring the premise back into a tenantable state of repair and condition. These often large sums require a thorough understanding of what is contractually obliged and their associated costs.

Properties need to adapt to maximise their utility and prevent obsolescence. Whether refurbishing interiors or extending into external space or simply redecorating and repairing - these cycles of uplift inhibit degradation and add value to our property assets and the way they improve our changing lifestyles.

Property or Estate Management ensures the day-to-day running of properties is cared for. Asset Management ensures that all money spent on property assets adds to their value. Rather than reactively fixing problems McKillop Smith seeks out ways to enhance the value of the asset and invests in works that provide solutions.

Working with existing buildings or creating new ones requires a thorough understanding of how the asset is built in reality, often varying from plans held. McKillop Smith captures reality as it exists. The outputs from this technology have varying uses from marketing to construction and heritage documentation.