About Claims Class
Specialist training: The result of over 45 years' experience working with construction contracts and claims
Claims & Contract Training: Our Story
In 2009, our founder, Andy Hewitt, was in charge of reviewing claims on a major project for an international contractor.
It was a huge undertaking. While working there, Andy noticed that many claims were poorly put together. As a consequence he realised there was little practical advice to help construction professionals properly write and manage claims.
Passionate about making a change in the industry, Andy took the matter into his own hands and published a book. The book went on to become an industry best-seller, Construction Claims & Responses: effective writing & presentation. It struck a chord with many, and before long, Andy was being contacted by readers who wanted to know if he ran any practical training courses on the subject.
“Claims Class is the result of 45 years’ expertise gained within the specialist field of contracts and claims.”
It seemed there were no dedicated training courses around at the time.
Andy wasn’t an educator or trainer in the traditional sense then. But he did know a lot about construction contracts and claims. Andy passionately believed he could create a training course that would help. So, never one to shy away from a challenge, he created a 2-Day Construction Claims workshop. A year later, Claims Class was born and we have been developing the variety of training courses on offer ever since.
Claims Class is the result of 45 years’ expertise gained within the specialist field of contracts and claims. We’ve been there, done it and understand the challenges that you are facing on your projects. We’re here to bring an end to poorly presented claims and mismanaged construction contracts.
We create courses that make an impact and provide knowledge via training that our customers can trust. We intend to constantly raise the benchmark in our industry and focus on our values while doing so.
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Students
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Companies
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Countries
32
Cities
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Workshops
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E-Courses
Recognised by leading professional organisations
Endorser
Quantity Surveyors International
Endorser
Institute of Construction Claims Practitioners
Recognition
CIOB Chartered Building Consultancy
Our Mission
To provide construction contract training and claims training that is accessible, practical, accredited, and of a consistently high standard and produce graduates. To provide knowledge, skills and competence to work as sought after construction contract and claims professionals.
Our Vision
To improve professional standards within the specialist field of construction contracts and claims. To ensure that projects are run professionally, on-time and in accordance with the conditions of the contract. To reduce the number of construction claims and ensure that where claims do arise, resolution happens quickly and professionally.
Our People
We have built Claims Class from the ground-up, creating a friendly and professional organisation centred around you, our customers. It helps that we enjoy our work and are passionate about what we do.
Andy Hewitt
Founder and Principal
Nina Hewitt-Tyrrell
Operations Director
Publications
Founder and course developer, Andy Hewitt, has written five industry books on construction contracts and claims. All have enjoyed industry acclaim and places on the best-seller lists since their launch.