Cost advice you can defend.
Judgement you can rely on.
Cost consultancy is more than just producing a number.
You get the number and what sits behind it: the assumptions, risks, market conditions, commercial pressures and decisions that could change how a project is ultimately delivered.
Technical cost expertise combined with commercial judgement gives you a clear position you can understand, defend and act on.
Experience from every side of the table.
Shard Stone’s experience spans client organisations, main contractors and consultancies. That breadth gives a sharp understanding of how costs are established, challenged, negotiated and managed.
The expertise
leading Shard Stone.
Ross Bellingham brings more than 20 years of cost and commercial expertise, shaped by working with clients, contractors and consultancies across the public and private sectors.
From his beginnings as a Quantity Surveyor to acting as a senior commercial adviser on significant construction investment, he's developed a deep understanding of how costs are established, challenged and managed - and the commercial pressures influencing decisions at every stage.
That experience sets the standard for how Shard Stone works: asking the right questions, challenging assumptions and delivering clear, evidence-led advice that clients can act on.
The Shard Stone Standard
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Straight talk, clearly delivered.
Clear advice that enables decision-makers to understand, defend and act on.
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Evidence before opinion.
Cost positions built on verified figures, tested assumptions and relevant benchmark data.
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Effort where it counts.
Time and expertise focused where it can protect the budget, improve value or change the outcome.
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Commercial courage before commitment.
Questions asked and assumptions challenged while there’s time to act.
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Accountable and committed from start to finish.
Experienced people and accountable for the quality of the work.
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Independent thinking, grounded in evidence.
Advice shaped around the commercial reality of the project.
A track record you can build on.
Shard Stone has been advising organisations since 2011, with a trusted reputation built through education, leisure and healthcare capital programmes.
Today, that experience supports local authorities, public bodies, developers and contractors facing complex cost and commercial decisions, bringing the expertise, judgement and scrutiny that allow projects to move forward with confidence.