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Rodney Appleyard

PO Box 10
Bingley
West Yorks
BD16 1XT

Email: VAssc@aol.com

Rodney Appleyard is a qualified independent professional, in practice as a Chartered Building Surveyor specialising in fenestration and building envalope. Scope includes construction and fenestration defects, contractual and specification matters - and the Adjudication of disputes between householders and their contractors or clients/contractors with contractors.  

Technical, Academic and Professional Qualifications

Current      MSc Construction Law. Leeds Metropolitan University (part time) 1st year completed (2006/2007) giving a Diploma in Construction Law.

2007. MRICS. Completed and passed disciplines and assessment to progress to a           Chartered Building Surveyor.

2007. MBINDT. Member of the Institute of None-Destructive Testing. (Roll No. 009654)

2006. MCIOB Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Building

2006. CUEW. Cardiff University accredited Expert Witness (Faculty of Law).  

2006 Certified Thermo-Graphic Surveyor. (Roll No 2006UK28No16)
 
2005 BSc(Hons) - Bachelor of Science, Building Surveying, Leeds Metropolitan University

2005 ICIOB - Incorporated Member, Chartered Institute of Building (Roll No. 1471934).   

2001 ACIArb - Associate Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators  (Roll No 19139)

1998 Expert Witness Competency Certificate - Bond Solon Legal Training & Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

1998 TechRICS - Technical Surveyor, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Roll No. 11056046), following merger with SST 

1994 Certified Inspector - Loss Prevention Certification Board (Fenestration and working practice inspections) 

1994 MSST - Member, Society of Surveying Technicians (absorbed into RICS) (Roll No 12675)

1994 NVQ DBTL 35 - External Assessor Fenestration, Glass Training, Sheffield.

Appointments

2006 Construction consultant, BBC's "Rogue Trader".

2004/2005 Construction consultant, BBC's "Watchdog", “Rogue Trader” & ITV's "House of Horrors" 

2000 RICS Adjudication panel member, domestic disputes

Experience.

1994-Professional Practice (Verification Associates) - independent consultancy specialising in fenestration defects and contractual disputes, providing expert witness services

2004-2006 Appearances in television consumer programs including "Watchdog", "House of Horrors" &  “Rogue Trader”

2004/2005 Autumn/Winter BBC Radio Leeds' John Boyd Show - "phone-in" for  construction problems. 

2002-2004 Preparation and delivery of training lectures for Fenestration and Construction industry operatives and surveyors - national companies and Glass Training Limited (Sheffield)

1996-1998 West Yorkshire Trading Standards, seminar team member, expert speaker on fenestration.

1994 Compilation (with others) of documents for window industry NVQ standards for surveyors (in firm).

1974-1994 Proprietor and principal surveyor of a large regional glass, glazing and window replacement company engaged in most aspects of the fenestration industry, domestic and commercial.           

1971-1974 Junior General Foreman, Wimpey Construction
Finishing Foreman, Marshall Construction, Elland

Other Information

1.Listings as "Checked Expert Witness" in Law Society Handbook, "Fenestration Expert" in Waterlow directory (see "Registered Expert Witness "RICS/EWI Scheme (Roll No 1404))

2.2003-2006 Bi-monthly column in leading industry journal "Glass Age"

3.Experience in the delivery of information as court expert witness and lecturer

4.Strong interest in conservation - particularly listed buildings/ stained glass

5.100% marks (highest awarded in 30 years) in Leeds Metropolitan University BSc module "Conservation and Construction Principles"