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Alex Bolton
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Associate Director, North & Central Regional Building Surveying Lead at Mace Consult, UK
Happy New Year?

Need a change?

📢 Join our team!

🚀 If you’re a #BuildingSurveyor working towards your #APC and wanting to grow your career, this is a great chance to join
#Mace in #Birmingham and gain great experience across a range of projects and clients.

careers.macegroup.com/gb/en/job/41...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:22 AM
That's it for this year, see you on the other side!

#MerryChristmas and a #HappyNewYear
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Tracy Brabin tried her best to put on a brave face but after so many broken promises over decades, the cynical view from West Yorkshire is this project will never appear.

I'm hopeful, if not optimistic, we’ll see “spades in the ground by 2028” for “preparatory works for tram” – we’ll see!
Leeds-Bradford £2.5bn tram plan delayed after government review
West Yorkshire's mayor says she is confident the trams will be running
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Merry Christmas!

Thank you to all who helped make 2025 a successful and (mostly!) enjoyable year. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and that 2026 is a good year for you.

Christmas brings pressure and expectation too. If you need help, please reach out for support, don’t suffer in silence.
December 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A decent day to be in the #Mace #Leeds office and enjoy the (mostly) sweet treats on offer.

The chocolate brownie and biscoff ganache filled yule log by easily beat my mince pie and mince crumble offering.
December 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New Year, New You?

📢 Join our team!

🚀 If you’re a #BuildingSurveyor working towards your #APC and wanting to grow your career, this is a great chance to join
#Mace in #Birmingham and gain great experience across a range of projects and clients.

careers.macegroup.com/gb/en/job/41...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
72% cheaper?

We lost an opportunity this year by 12 points.

You win some, you lose some.

The winning bid scored 1 point more on quality (close!), and 11 points more on cost, so their fee was 18% of ours!

I'm interested to see how it works out.
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It was a really good session with Louise Sunderland yesterday in #Leeds, discussing all things #Mace across #Yorkshire, #TheHumber, #TheNorthEast, and beyond!

Great work already delivered, great work under way, and fantastic opportunities on the horizon!
October 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
💻 An unwelcome sight when trying to leave the office. 🏢
September 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
My commutes have changed 🚴

I'm unsure if I've picked the right time of year to do this, particularly after such a dry spring and summer.
September 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It confuses me more than it should when phone numbers are written or spoken in the wrong format, just me?

☎️: 011 32 121 212
📱: 0712 345 67879
July 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Goldman Sachs Alternatives have made a majority investment in Mace Consult.

www.macegroup.com/news/mace-gr...
Mace Group announces majority investment in Mace Consult from Goldman Sachs Alternatives
Mace Group has announced a majority investment in Mace Consult by Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives through a carve-out from Mace Group.
www.macegroup.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
✨ A fantastic evening at the #ConstructingExcellence Awards in #Leeds! It was inspiring to celebrate the incredible work being done in our region — a true showcase of what’s possible when passionate teams unite behind a shared vision.

More info here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#CEYH25
July 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Love this feature in #Outlook!
July 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
SHOCKING (but perhaps not surprising?) findings of Bradshaw Advisory's report for Mace covered in @thetimes.com

More info on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

Full report available here: www.macegroup.com/reports/futu...
July 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Well done to the #Mace team for putting our #NorthWestConstructionHub proposal together.

Appointed to 4 lots:

Lot 1 - Multi Discipline Services
Lot 4 - Building Surveying
Lot 6 - Project & Programme Management
Lot 7 - Cost Management

Looking forward to working with clients across the #Northwest.
Well done to the Mace bid team for the hard work that went into putting our North West Construction Hub proposal together. | Alex Bolton
Well done to the Mace bid team for the hard work that went into putting our North West Construction Hub proposal together. Really happy Mace are appointed across four lots: Lot 1 - Multi Discipline S...
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July 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Don't miss your chance to win something amazing, whilst helping Become.

The Mace Foundation's online auction is back, live now until 10pm BST on 18 July, with auction items including concert tickets, hotel stays, and much more!

Take a look!

uk2.emma-live.com/MFOnlineAuct...
July 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A useful and interesting update yesterday morning on changes to the JCT suite, by Helen Golding, Casper Hammond, Joe Wilkinson, and Wendy Greenwood of Addleshaw Goddard.
July 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Great day in Birmingham yesterday with the great and the good of Mace’s Local Government Housing & Communities sector.
June 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

Most commercial tenants do not comply with their lease. Most commercial landlords would be surprised (and disappointed) if they did.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

Many historians are quite bad at remembering historical dates
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?

It is good and proper in a well-kept library to dispose of books.
June 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Love it or not, MS Teams is very useful in providing connectivity across organisations and significantly reduces the need for travel for client meetings too. Today, though, was a reminder across two useful in-person meetings that travel is sometimes worth it. A long day, but I think a positive one!
May 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Great to hear from Andrew Beard about Mace's performance and prospects ahead of #UKREiiF in #Leeds, and Luke Barker's rallying call to our Leeds colleagues!
May 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM