European Construction Ventures Ltd, ECV, was founded as a British "Company under Guarantee", by Continental Construction Enterprises Ltd, CCE, and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UMIST, in 1994. Its purpose was to assist in the adaptation and development of Central European countries construction industries to market economies, through training, education and management consulting, but its activities are now worldwide.

Initial work was in Russia, undertaking TACIS funded projects in management training, both directly and through distance learning, for professionals from the local construction sector. These experiences justified the establishment of a permanent Centre in St Petersburg, based at the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Through further contacts in the region, similar centres have been established in the Baltic States and in Poland. In each case, close association with leading technical universities has been developed, as well as with the construction industries as a whole.

ECV is now owned by CCE, with UMIST maintaining an educational association. ECV has expanded its business worldwide and in particular throughout Central and Eastern Europe working in three main areas:-

TRAINING AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT with specialisation in the
FIDIC documents

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY focused on Contractual and Management Disciplines

Projects relating to INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING, HRD AND MANAGEMENT

ECV provides, directly or indirectly through its subsidiary companies and associates worldwide specialist services to assist employers, consulting engineers, architects, and contractors and associated businesses to the construction industry.

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MrDavidHeslett, BSc(Hons), CEng, FICE, Founder and Managing Director
MrDouglasCollier, B.A. (Hons) C.Eng. F.I.C.E., Finance Director
MrAnthonyGlover, AMICE, Director


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Total 8: - ENGINEERS: Civil 8

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Albania; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt, Arab Rep; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; France; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Netherlands; Poland; Romania; Russian Fed; Serbia & Monte; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Tajikistan; Trinidad & Tobago; UK; Ukraine; Uzbekistan

BelgiumBrussels
European Construction VenturesBrussels, Belgium

Email: tony.glover@tiscali.be

LatviaRiga
The Baltic International Construction Partnership (BICP)Citadeles 12, Riga, Latvia, LV 1010
Contact: Linda Putnina Tel: +371 7 027819 Fax: +371 7 830114
Email: info@bicp.lv

PolandWarsaw and Krakow
The Polish British Construction Partnership (PBCP) Sp. z o.o.Warsaw and Krakow, Poland
Contact: Contact UK head office


Russian FedSaint-Petersburg
The St Petersburg Construction Partnership (ST PCP)4th Krasnoarmejskaya 9, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Fed, 198005
Contact: Larissa Polnareva Tel: +7 812 449 4181 Fax: +7 812 449 4543
Email: stpcp@peterlink.ru Web: http://www.stpcp.pl.ru

UKManchester
ECVDepartment of Civil Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, UK, M60 1QD
Contact: Dr. Andrew Gale



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Principal services provided by ECV:

Training courses in management, commercial and contractual disciplines relating to the construction sector

Specialist training in the use of FIDIC Conditions of Contract

Direct assistance to companies in business planning, marketing, tendering, and project management

Assistance to clients in EU contract preparation, adjudication, project and cost management

Contract disputes adjudication and claims resolution

Introduction of international partners and investors to viable projects, and industrial ventures

In-House training courses in the use of the English language within the construction industry

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CONSTRUCTION - Contract advisory. Investment. Project management.

EDUCATION - Vocational training.

FINANCIAL - Dispute resolution. Dispute resolution. Standards.

INFRASTRUCTURE - Buildings. Water.

INSTITUTIONAL - Capacity building. Standards. Training.

MANAGEMENT - Business planning. Communications. E-commerce. Enterprise development. Marketing / sales. Management consultants. Procurement / buying agents. Risk assessment (political, business & personal). Value planning

PRIVATIZATION - Cost management. Efficiency assessment / audit. Procurement. Project finance. Risk modelling. Tendering & contract selection.

WATER - Institutional development.

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SLOVAK REPUBLIC - Training in Procurement & FIDIC for Ministry of Environment

ROMANIA & BULGARIA - Structural support in Public Procurement Procedures

ETHIOPIA - World Bank Project "Management of a Contracting Company"

NEW FIDIC TRAINING COURSES – Public Courses in several countries including: belgium, Bulgaria, Ireland, Latvia, Trinidad & Tobago

NEW FIDIC TRAINING COURSES - "In-House" Courses in several countries including:
France, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, Russia,

CLAIMS CONSULTANCY for Private Clients in Romania, Bulgaria, Egypt, Sudan, Poland.

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