Chris Gray

Effective communication

The first victim for saving money during defect facilitation is effective communications

While owners corporation’s rely on engineers and legal teams to advise on the complex decisions around defects, it is us,…

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Defect Processes and Habits

Defect Processes and Habits – Avoiding the Strike-Off

To be an extraordinary defect facilitator, you need to understand the fundamentals of the events to come and how defects…

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Grays Rescue is turning TWO

Grays Rescue is turning TWO!

Although Grays Rescue is a young company, we are privileged to work with the most extraordinary engineering experts and strata…

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Advanced Solar Technology

It’s worth holding out for more advanced solar technology

As a motorhome enthusiast, I know that most insurers balk at insuring motorhomes with lithium batteries and solar systems. This is for the…

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Grays Rescue is building management

Let’s stop the profiteering from residential strata owners’ misery

At its best, a well-oiled machine has every piece in its place, performing to an optimal level for which it…

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Fix Defects

Yes the developer has agreed to fix defects but are owners corporations compromising?

A less than reasonable scope of works (SoW) is not a new term; lawyers representing owners corporations very clearly understand…

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Develop it

If there’s a way to do it better— develop it!

Management of contractor documentation is an essential part of building management. From work permits, insurances, SoW to keeping minutes of…

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Process for Better Building Management

The induction process often is the measure of a building manager

A building management company can boast all of our processes and expertise, but in the end actions count. When a…

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Humanity side of defects

Building Management – The humanity side of defects

Defect rectifications are never straight forward and when control joint issues are thrown into the mix, what is usually simple…

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