Peter is responsible for coordinating teams including clients, consultants, and contractors to provide planning, production information and tender packages.
During his 35 years’ experience, Peter has been involved in a wide range of project types and provides support to all sectors across Stride Treglown.
What’s your favourite project you’ve worked on to date?
The National Facility for Soil-Structure Interaction (SoFSI), which is effectively an earthquake testing facility just outside Bristol and formed part of the first phase of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC). It was a small enough project that only a small, dedicated team was required, but specialised enough to be challenging and needing some creative approaches to the various constraints and restrictions. Projects like these are very few and far between and I got to work with some very skilled and talented people.
What are the key challenges that affect your sector, or are likely to in the next five years?
The Building Safety Act. It will impact every single aspect of construction, from the smallest extensions to the largest construction projects. The upskilling required throughout the industry to comply with the act is extremely ambitious and will affect everyone involved in construction.
Interesting fact that nobody knows about you?
I used to be a forklift driver which was great fun but incredibly stressful. Try keeping up with three production lines at the height of the fruit picking season!
If you weren’t in this career, what would you be?
A commercial pilot. I held a private pilot’s license for a while and then obtained a First-Class Medical which are the first steps towards becoming a commercial pilot. I also have an astronomy-based degree and would hope that with a bit more time, I’d be able to reach beyond the stars.
What’s the greatest invention ever?
The bicycle. It was groundbreaking when it was invented and has proceeded to literally revolutionise the world. Far from becoming a forgotten piece of technology, it has the enormous potential to change our society for the better. If you make things safe and easy to ride a bike, you make it safe and easy for everyone. Just visit Holland where they have implemented an ‘8 to 80’ policy which keeps everyone safe and makes access to local amenities incredibly easy by making cycling accessible to everyone, from eight to eighty years old. It would be an amazing achievement if the UK could follow the Dutch example and imagine being still able to ride a bike when you’re 80!
Industry bodies:
- Associate Member of CIAT (Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists)
- Associate of APS (Association of Project Safety)
