Michael Gerard has been invited by the European Demolition Association (EDA) to address the 2009 Demolition Summit in Amsterdam at the Hotel Okura. The annual event attracts over 400 delegates from around the globe and will be held on 5 and 6 November 2009. For further details, visit www.demolitionsummit.com

Michael Gerard & Co. are favoured with instructions from Eversheds LLP, acting on behalf of the local authority employer, to provide expert planning services on a multi-million pound dispute.

Artex, who are part of the Saint-Gobain Group, have requested Michael Gerard & Co. to conduct a series of time and motion studies, comparing its SpeedTape system with that of traditional hand jointing.

Michael Gerard & Co has been instructed by Business Care in West Yorkshire to assist it with securing outstanding book debts of a failed construction company.