With expertise spanning both contentious and non-contentious construction mandates, Sintons LLP's construction offering stands out for its sector specialism, advising on food production facilities, distribution centres, and warehousing facilities. Handling a high volume of instructions relating to building contracts and refurbishments, the team regularly acts for employers and developers, contractors and sub-contractors, and funders. Alex Rayner oversees the practice and has significant experience, adeptly handling both transactional mandates as well as disputes with a focus on adjudications. Jay Balmer attracts high praise from clients; working closely with Rayner, Balmer assists on contractual construction matters.
Testimonials
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‘The construction team at Sintons works as an extension to our business. They understand what matters for us.’
‘Alex Rayner and Jay Balmer are both excellent. They have great working relationships with the teams within our business, both legal and non, are always on hand to provide an opinion when needed and manage to translate complex construction documents to our teams in a way that everyone understands so risks can be properly assessed. ’
Key clients
- Greggs Plc
- Meldrum Group
Work highlights
- Advised Meldrum Construction Services Ltd on the building contract for the design and construction of the refurbishment and extension of the Martin House hospice facility in Boston Spa.
- Advised Greggs Plc on the construction contracts for the design and construction of an ambient extension to an existing Greggs distribution centre in Amesbury, Salisbury.