We are Barker - an integrated property consultancy that designs, creates and manages inspiring, sustainable spaces where people learn, work and play. We are a passionate, enthusiastic and committed team, and we love what we do!
Our award-winning team of building surveyors, architects and engineers provide a complete range of services from condition surveys and energy strategy to major projects and redevelopment of entire sites.
We maintain a detailed knowledge of funding streams, government policy, education guidelines and initiatives related to the multi-academy trust sector.
Barker has a 35-year pedigree in supporting education clients throughout the UK. We are passionate about helping our clients make best use of their estates and buildings.
We offer a complete estate life cycle management service:
Creating the Estate
Architecture & Design
Master Planning
Feasibility Studies
Construction Procurement
Fund Monitoring & Independent Certifier
Transforming the Estate
Estates and Capital Works Planning
Planned Maintenance Programmes
Capacity and Curriculum Planning
Measured Surveys
Defects Analysis
Optimising the Estate
Space Use Optimisation
Energy and Sustainability
Historic Building Advice
Condition Surveys
Asset Valuation
Compliance Audits
Resource Generation and Management
Alongside our design and surveying capability, Barker’s wholly owned subsidiary, EO Consulting, can provide unique and valuable insight into Estates Data.
By combining data analytics with strategic property consultancy, we can provide a robust platform for data-led decision making. Through use of the EO Portal, we can bring all of this together for you to help shape the direction of travel for your organisation.
Estates Data Management
Compliance Management
Energy Efficiency Transformation
Performance Benchmarking
Data modelling can support:
Spend to save concepts such as energy efficiency investment to deliver money back to bottom line
Efficient investment in the estate
Net Carbon Zero delivery
We understand that effective curriculum delivery requires high quality learning environments and an efficient estate frees up finances that can be deployed to front line services.
With our extensive education experience, and accreditations from RIBA and RICS, Barker can offer you the full breadth of property consultancy that aligns to your vision and strategy.
With the ever-evolving nature of education provision, we can support you, whether this is the creation of new facilities, the upkeep and transformation of your existing buildings, strategic advice around how to optimise your estates operation, or reduce your carbon emissions to achieve your decarbonisation goals.
At Barker we understand that schools face significant challenges. We are here to support you to respond and adapt to these challenges, such as:
Designing and delivering high quality new facilities to improve student experience.
Reducing the cost burden of your estate, enabling improvement and efficiency.
Adaptation, expansion, merger and diversification to allow your estate room for growth and development.
Work on a carbon reduction plan by implementation long term eco solutions to reduce your carbon emissions and operational costs.
Get in touch for a free initial consultation.
