Tweet Wherever we go we keep our eyes open for good and bad examples of access – when they’re good we never stop learning, and when they’re bad…. here’s a great example from Holland!   Just a few things wrong here apart from the lack of a ramp there is no [...]

Tweet Collier Stevens, Chartered Surveyors were appointed by Kent Police to design a new accessible WC and shower facility at their county headquarters in Maidstone and help meet their obligations under the DDA and Equality Act.

Tweet Collier Stevens, Chartered Surveyors were appointed by Hythe Town Council to design and oversee the reinstatement of footpaths to the Oaklands public open space in Hythe, Kent.

Tweet Ever wondered whether there was a reason for those texture paving surfaces you see in the pavement and steps?  The answer is, of course, yes.  These tactile surfaces – typically corduroy or blisters are used to designate essential information about the built environment to those with visual impairments.

Tweet Our head office is located in Chislehurst, Kent, we think it’s London – in fact it’s only about 12 miles from Oxford Circus and is of course ion the London Boro’ of Bromley, we have London phone numbers but a Bromley postcode.  We’re not the only ones to feel [...]

Tweet This week all of our surveyors have been busy – hooray!  Although it’s holiday time and mean’t to be quiet we managed to do a building survey on 4 houses this week as well as prepare 3 schedules of condition for Party Wall Awards, survey a roof, get a [...]

Tweet Accessible parking spaces always seem to the space that doesn’t get used the most so it’s the space that gets used by caretakers and property managers for all sorts of purposes like, for instance this generator!  Unfortunately there is no requirement to keep these spaces available after they have [...]

Tweet One of the things that we look for when we are carrying out an access audit is the colour contrast between building elements – for instance walls and floors  – which if done well cam make a significant difference to the usability of a building by the visually impaired.  [...]

Tweet The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched Charity Property Help, a service through which Chartered Surveyors provide free advice to voluntary organisations on all property related issues.