Marc Preston

Marc Preston BA (Hons) Dip Adj MRICS MCIOB MBACP has over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry. Marc has worked at senior level within tier 1 contracting firms working on significant and complex projects. Marc has also delivered large scale housing projects as a developer. As the current CEO of Vertice Development Management and in his work with Construction Dispute Experts Ltd, he had gathered an experience and understanding of the challenges faced by SME operations in the construction sector. Recently, Marc was appointed to the RICS Consumer Home improvements Adjudication panel.

In 2012, Marc qualified as a psychotherapist / registered Counsellor and gained extensive practice hours in an alcohol addiction agency. He established New Foundation Counselling, an EAP, to provide focussed psychotherapeutic counselling aimed at all people working in the built environment sector.

His key achievements include:

• Author: Standard Form of Agreement for Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Contributor to the BACP Good Practice in Action guide (GPiA No 55): Making the agreement in the counselling professions.
• Contributor to the Be Collaborative Contract 2003: risk management.
• Active campaigner for mental health support provision to be included in JCT contracts