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 IMaPS 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
MRICS AaPS BSc (Hons)

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

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