Who we are
We are consulting risk analysts
Successful projects are always the result of careful planning, good management and effective risk control. At DS+A, we have an innovative and creative team of consultants from a wide range of government and business backgrounds who can help you understand the risks to your venture.
Our chartered engineers, economists and operations analysts will work individually or in teams with your managers to identify, minimise and control risk.
DS+A is 100% owned by its staff and managed by a Board of working analyst directors. We have been trading successfully as consulting risk analysts since 1990.
What we do
We provide bespoke
risk
analysis
and
risk management
Our goal is to provide you with high quality, reliable investment appraisals, risk analyses and risk management solutions in the shortest possible time. Our analyses will help secure the funding and timeframes your investment will need for success.
Our management solutions will give you evidence based action plans for cost reduction and timely completion. Our projects include:
- Crossrail
- The Docklands Light Railway
- The Channel Tunnel Rail Link
- The East London Line
- West London Tram
- The European Rail Traffic Management System
- London 2012 Olympics Transportation
- London Underground Privatisation
- The West Coast Route Modernisation Programme
- The M4 Motorway Elevation
- The Highways Agency Eastern Region Control Centre
- The Network Rail Portfolio of IT Investments
- British Energy Asset Planning and Investment
- National Audit Office
Our work often appears in reports and funding applications to Government.
How we work
Our solutions give assurance that the risk is understood and under control
One approach does not suit all situations. Our solutions reflect the particular needs of our clients, their risk exposure and their risk appetite. We provide a full risk management service throughout the business venture/project life cycle with particular emphasis on the provision of risk management solutions that are based on reliable, robust quantitative analysis.
Our expertise lies in:
- Transportation
- Infrastructure
- Finance
- Energy
- Defence
- Construction
- IT
We also provide in-house training on our risk management processes for our clients, and we work anywhere in the world.
Contact Us
For further information,
please contact:
Debbie Pepler
DS+A Ltd
Prospect House
Peverell Avenue East
Poundbury
Dorchester
DT1 3WE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1305 310 500
Fax:+44 (0)1305 260 676
Email: enquiries@dsa.uk.com
Founder of DS+A Ltd, Derek Salkeld has extensive experience of multi-disciplinary engineering projects covering a wide range of assets. He is a doctoral research student at the University of Exeter researching risk management methods.
Derek has written a book that is essential reading for anyone who has to finance projects or deliver them on time and on budget: Project Risk Analysis.
Recent published articles include
- PM World Journal on Advances in Project Management: Let in the Light on Project Finances
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology Magazine: Pay a risk manager or pocket the cash – what would you do?
