Confederation of Construction Specialists

Benefits of Membership include:

• regular comprehensive Newsletter, Construction specialist package - a concise easy to read source of key information on contractual, legal, financial, tax and business development. This includes ‘Hazard Warning’ Analysis Notes warning of the dangers of common onerous contract documents used by Main Contractors and others. In addition, ‘Topical Issues’ gives succinct advice on a common current contractual development or problem; and Commercial Intelligence gives details of liquidations, receiverships and winding up petitions together with brief details of relevant company news
  
  
• contractual helpline - telephone advice on contractual and related matters
  
  
• brief telephone enquiries on general information on matters affecting the construction sector, including DayWork rates and the monthly NEDO Indices
  
  
• links with the Confederation's professional Associate Members, who are committed to giving Members brief advice free of charge
  
  
• impartial advice and help on insurance matters from the Confederation's Construction Specialist Insurance Bureau based in Cardiff including: design indemnities, product guarantees and post construction guarantees; collateral warranties, construction contract insurance clauses, all classes of advanced payment; performance and retention bonds and guarantees for incoming payments.
  
  
• free access to CreditSafe, a credit reference agency, saving up to £900 per annum.
  
  
• access to a series of courses specifically aimed at Specialist Sub-contractors, and a range of legal documents prepared on a fair apportionment of risk basis – both provided at low cost.
  
  
• free use of the John Huxtable Centre Aldershot as a meeting room.

Full details of membership are available on request including a copy of the Newsletter, Construction Specialist.