IGL Surveying Ltd | Chartered Building Surveyors

About Us

IGL Surveying Ltd was established in March 1992 by Robert Innocent, Brent Gaskell, and John Lynn.

The three all coming from a background in Building Surveying and construction consultancy, they established their own company to provide a high level of service to many long standing clients around Stockport, Greater Manchester and the North West. They continued this successfully for the next 30 years.

IGL established themselves as a leading consultant for social housing providers in the North West but also served other clients such as the Salvation Army, insurance providers, commercial and residential property owners.

In 2022 the three founders moved towards retirement and the long standing employees of Ian Dootson and Robert Baines took over the ownership of the IGL Surveying Ltd. Having been part of the team for 26 & 10 years respectively they were well versed in the IGL standards and so considered the ideal new owners to continue the high standards they had been a part of to date.

As part of this transition, the main office relocated to Blackburn but Ian & Rob continue to provide the same high levels of service throughout the North of England and beyond where required.

The Team

IAN
DOOTSON

Director and Chartered Building Surveyor
MRICS IMaPS BSc (Hons)

Ian hails from a small village on the outskirts of Burnley in East Lancashire but now lives in Chorley with his wife and 3 daughters.

He joined IGL in September 1996 and took up the role of Chartered Building Surveyor and was later appointed as a Director of IGL in 2003. He is a Member of both the RICS and The Association For Project Safety.

Ian has over 30 years experience in all aspects of Building Surveying including Design and Contract Administration, Employers Agent, Building Surveys, Defects Investigation, Repair and Maintenance, Expert Witness and Principle Designer. His specialism is however, flat conversion, house refurbishment and re-modelling with much of this work being undertaken in the North of our region in Lancashire & Cumbria for clients in the RSL sector.

ROBERT
BAINES

Director and Chartered Building Surveyor
MRICS BSc (Hons)

Robert grew up in the Clitheroe area of the Ribble Valley but has moved slightly to the other side of 'the hill.'

He now lives in the village of Barley, just to the side of Pendle Hill, where he has started his own family.

Rob joined IGL in 2012 as a graduate with the aim of becoming a Chartered Surveyor. Rob gained most of his experience from the three original founders of IGL.

He went on to sit his APC in 2017 which he passed allowing him to practice as a Chartered member of the RICS.

Rob is also an Incorporated Member of the Association for Project Safety, helping to evidence he has the experience and knowledge for appointment as a Principal Designer under the CDM regulations 2015.

Robert has experience as a Party Wall Surveyor, Contract Administrator, Project Manager, Designer and Expert Witness. Rob specialises in defect investigation and remedial solutions.

JESSICA
WHITWELL

Senior Chartered
Building Surveyor

Jessica was raised in the Ribble Valley on a dairy farm before heading to Bristol to study Building Surveying. Upon graduation Jessica worked for a small surveying practice in Clitheroe for 6 years where she became a Chartered Member of the RICS in 2013. Since then, she has worked for a large corporation for 7 years.

With 14 years’ experience, Jessica joins us at IGL as a Chartered Building Surveyor with a wealth of experience in residential, industrial, education and healthcare sectors. Covering a range of roles including Employers Agent, CDM co-ordinator, Project Manager, Party Wall Surveyor, Contract Administrator, Designer as well as building defects investigation and diagnostics. Jessica is also Level 2 Thermography trained and is a trained RICS APC Assessor.

Jessica joined IGL in 2024 on returning to work from maternity leave after having three daughters

BRENT
GASKELL

Consultant
MCIOB MaPS

Originally from Wigan, now living in Adlington, Macclesfield, Brent started work as a bricklayer with the Allen Group in Wigan.

After various promotions, Brent joined Simon Engineering as Group Building Surveyor. After a couple of years there, Brent moved on to Hogbens, Manchester.

Brent has over 30 years of experience in private practice with 15 years previously in construction. Brent specialises in Design and Contract Administration, Project Management and Employers Agent Services. He has over 20 years experience in the delivery of these services, primarily in the RSL sector with major re-modelling and conversion schemes being his particular expertise.

ROBERT
INNOCENT

Consultant
FRICS

Robert was born in, and remains a lifelong resident of Hazel Grove. He started work as a Trainee Building Control Officer with Stockport Borough Council.

This led to the RICS exemption course at Manchester College of Building, taking and passing the final RICS Building Surveying examinations in 1982 becoming a Member of the RICS and later a Fellow in 1994.

Robert specialises in Design & Contract Administration, Project Management & Employers Agent Services. Bringing in over 30 years experience, initially for RSL’s but more particularly for The Salvation Army where he has carried out the alteration, refurbishment, remodelling and new build of many of their Worship Halls, Community Centres, Care Homes & Hostels throughout the length & breadth of the country.

What We Do

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