news and articles

All
Awards
COVID-19
Expert Witness
Internet of Things
RCA

COVID-19 ·

Forensic Delay Analysis on the back of COVID related claims

It has been recorded in many recent publications that due to the disruption that COVID-19 has created in the construction industry in 2020, and so far in 2021, in certain locations the amount of disputes have doubled in comparison with previous years.

March 2, 2021·

Awards ·

DAC proud winners of the Global Advisory Experts 2020 Award, in the category “Forensic & Mechanical Engineering Expert of the Year in the United Kingdom – 2020” !!

FORENSIC & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING EXPERT OF THE YEAR 2020 IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

September 14, 2020·

RCA ·

RCA and reinstatement assessment of major equipment in power plants

What equipment still concerns insurers, loss adjusters, risk managers and operators? Turbines, generators and transformers, between others. This is because of their cost, complexity, and…

May 13, 2020·

COVID-19 ·

COVID-19 and Plant/Machinery Claims. Partial Solution => IIoT

It is very likely that the current pandemic will increase the risk of plant and machinery breakdown claims worldwide, which could in turn lead to…

March 19, 2020·

Expert Witness ·

8 Signs of a Great Expert Witness

1. You can explain complex concepts and your opinions in a way that a 10-year old can understand. Likewise, you are able to highlight which topics…

January 16, 2018·

Internet of Things ·

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

The Industrial internet of things is revolutionising the way machines operate and the way we interact with them. From a Forensic Engineering perspective it is…

February 19, 2017·

DAC Consulting Services is a professional consultancy founded in London by a group of senior engineers, project managers, former CEOs, and entrepreneurs with combined technical expertise required to support international markets on dispute resolutions and insurance claims in major and complex projects worldwide. We deliver world class engineering and technical support services.

Useful Links

contact

html{font-size:112.5%;}a,.page-title{color:#ffa800;}a:hover,a:focus{color:#3a3a3a;}body,button,input,select,textarea,.ast-button,.ast-custom-button{font-family:"Oswald",sans-serif;font-weight:300;font-size:18px;font-size:1rem;}blockquote{color:#000;}h1,.entry-content h1,h2,.entry-content h2,h3,.entry-content h3,h4,.entry-content h4,h5,.entry-content h5,h6,.entry-content h6,.site-title,.site-title a{font-family:"Teko",sans-serif;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;}.site-title{font-size:35px;font-size:1.9444444444444rem;}.ast-archive-description .ast-archive-title{font-size:40px;font-size:2.2222222222222rem;}.site-header .site-description{font-size:15px;font-size:.83333333333333rem;}.entry-title{font-size:30px;font-size:1.6666666666667rem;}h1,.entry-content h1{font-size:40px;font-size:2.2222222222222rem;font-family:"Teko",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;}h2,.entry-content h2{font-size:30px;font-size:1.6666666666667rem;font-family:"Teko",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;}h3,.entry-content h3{font-size:25px;font-size:1.3888888888889rem;font-family:"Teko",sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase;}h4,.entry-content h4{font-size:20px;font-size:1.1111111111111rem;}h5,.entry-content h5{font-size:18px;font-size:1rem;}h6,.entry-content h6{font-size:15px;font-size:.83333333333333rem;}.ast-single-post .entry-title,.page-title{font-size:30px;font-size:1.6666666666667rem;}::selection{background-color:#ffa800;color:#000;}body,h1,.entry-title a,.entry-content h1,h2,.entry-content h2,h3,.entry-content h3,h4,.entry-content h4,h5,.entry-content h5,h6,.entry-content h6{color:#3a3a3a;}.tagcloud a:hover,.tagcloud a:focus,.tagcloud a.current-item{color:#000;border-color:#ffa800;background-color:#ffa800;}input:focus,input[type="text"]:focus,input[type="email"]:focus,input[type="url"]:focus,input[type="password"]:focus,input[type="reset"]:focus,input[type="search"]:focus,textarea:focus{border-color:#ffa800;}input[type="radio"]:checked,input[type=reset],input[type="checkbox"]:checked,input[type="checkbox"]:hover:checked,input[type="checkbox"]:focus:checked,input[type=range]::-webkit-slider-thumb{border-color:#ffa800;background-color:#ffa800;box-shadow:none;}.site-footer a:hover + .post-count,.site-footer a:focus + .post-count{background:#ffa800;border-color:#ffa800;}.single .nav-links .nav-previous,.single .nav-links .nav-next{color:#ffa800;}.entry-meta,.entry-meta *{line-height:1.45;color:#ffa800;}.entry-meta a:hover,.entry-meta a:hover *,.entry-meta a:focus,.entry-meta a:focus *,.page-links > .page-link,.page-links .page-link:hover,.post-navigation a:hover{color:#3a3a3a;}.widget-title{font-size:25px;font-size:1.3888888888889rem;color:#3a3a3a;}#cat option,.secondary .calendar_wrap thead a,.secondary .calendar_wrap thead a:visited{color:#ffa800;}.secondary .calendar_wrap #today,.ast-progress-val span{background:#ffa800;}.secondary a:hover + .post-count,.secondary a:focus + .post-count{background:#ffa800;border-color:#ffa800;}.calendar_wrap #today > a{color:#000;}.page-links .page-link,.single .post-navigation a{color:#ffa800;}.main-header-menu .menu-link,.ast-header-custom-item a{color:#3a3a3a;}.main-header-menu .menu-item:hover > .menu-link,.main-header-menu .menu-item:hover > .ast-menu-toggle,.main-header-menu .ast-masthead-custom-menu-items a:hover,.main-header-menu .menu-item.focus > .menu-link,.main-header-menu .menu-item.focus > .ast-menu-toggle,.main-header-menu .current-menu-item > .menu-link,.main-header-menu .current-menu-ancestor > .menu-link,.main-header-menu .current-menu-item > .ast-menu-toggle,.main-header-menu .current-menu-ancestor > .ast-menu-toggle{color:#ffa800;}.ast-header-break-point .ast-mobile-menu-buttons-minimal.menu-toggle{background:transparent;color:#ffa800;}.ast-header-break-point .ast-mobile-menu-buttons-outline.menu-toggle{background:transparent;border:1px solid #ffa800;color:#ffa800;}.ast-header-break-point .ast-mobile-menu-buttons-fill.menu-toggle{background:#ffa800;}.footer-adv .footer-adv-overlay{border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#7a7a7a;}.wp-block-buttons.aligncenter{justify-content:center;}@media (max-width:782px){.entry-content .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column{margin-left:0px;}}@media (max-width:768px){.ast-separate-container .ast-article-post,.ast-separate-container .ast-article-single{padding:1.5em 2.14em;}.ast-separate-container #primary,.ast-separate-container #secondary{padding:1.5em 0;}#primary,#secondary{padding:1.5em 0;margin:0;}.ast-left-sidebar #content > .ast-container{display:flex;flex-direction:column-reverse;width:100%;}.ast-author-box img.avatar{margin:20px 0 0 0;}}@media (max-width:768px){.ast-right-sidebar #primary{padding-right:0;}}@media (min-width:769px){.ast-separate-container.ast-right-sidebar #primary,.ast-separate-container.ast-left-sidebar #primary{border:0;}.search-no-results.ast-separate-container #primary{margin-bottom:4em;}}@media (min-width:769px){.ast-right-sidebar #primary{border-right:1px solid #eee;}.ast-left-sidebar #primary{border-left:1px solid #eee;}}.menu-toggle,button,.ast-button,.ast-custom-button,.button,input#submit,input[type="button"],input[type="submit"],input[type="reset"]{color:#000;border-color:#ffa800;background-color:#ffa800;border-radius:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:40px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:40px;font-family:inherit;font-weight:inherit;}button:focus,.menu-toggle:hover,button:hover,.ast-button:hover,.ast-custom-button:hover .button:hover,.ast-custom-button:hover,input[type=reset]:hover,input[type=reset]:focus,input#submit:hover,input#submit:focus,input[type="button"]:hover,input[type="button"]:focus,input[type="submit"]:hover,input[type="submit"]:focus{color:#fff;background-color:#3a3a3a;border-color:#3a3a3a;}@media (min-width:768px){.ast-container{max-width:100%;}}@media (min-width:544px){.ast-container{max-width:100%;}}@media (max-width:544px){.ast-separate-container .ast-article-post,.ast-separate-container .ast-article-single{padding:1.5em 1em;}.ast-separate-container #content .ast-container{padding-left:.54em;padding-right:.54em;}.ast-separate-container .ast-archive-description{padding:1.5em 1em;}.ast-search-menu-icon.ast-dropdown-active .search-field{width:170px;}}@media (max-width:768px){.ast-mobile-header-stack .main-header-bar .ast-search-menu-icon{display:inline-block;}.ast-header-break-point.ast-header-custom-item-outside .ast-mobile-header-stack .main-header-bar .ast-search-icon{margin:0;}}@media (max-width:768px){.ast-archive-description .ast-archive-title{font-size:40px;}.entry-title{font-size:30px;}h1,.entry-content h1{font-size:30px;}h2,.entry-content h2{font-size:25px;}h3,.entry-content h3{font-size:20px;}.ast-single-post .entry-title,.page-title{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:544px){.ast-archive-description .ast-archive-title{font-size:40px;}.entry-title{font-size:30px;}h1,.entry-content h1{font-size:30px;}h2,.entry-content h2{font-size:25px;}h3,.entry-content h3{font-size:20px;}.ast-single-post .entry-title,.page-title{font-size:30px;}}@media (max-width:768px){html{font-size:102.6%;}}@media (max-width:544px){html{font-size:102.6%;}}@media (min-width:769px){.ast-container{max-width:1240px;}}@font-face{font-family:"Astra";src:url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/themes/astra/assets/fonts/astra.woff") format("woff"),url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/themes/astra/assets/fonts/astra.ttf") format("truetype"),url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/themes/astra/assets/fonts/astra.svg#astra") format("svg");font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;}@media (max-width:921px){.main-header-bar .main-header-bar-navigation{display:none;}}.ast-desktop .main-header-menu.submenu-with-border .sub-menu,.ast-desktop .main-header-menu.submenu-with-border .astra-full-megamenu-wrapper{border-color:#ffa800;}.ast-desktop .main-header-menu.submenu-with-border .sub-menu{border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-style:solid;}.ast-desktop .main-header-menu.submenu-with-border .sub-menu .sub-menu{top:-2px;}.ast-desktop .main-header-menu.submenu-with-border .sub-menu .menu-link,.ast-desktop .main-header-menu.submenu-with-border .children .menu-link{border-bottom-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#eaeaea;}@media (min-width:769px){.main-header-menu .sub-menu .menu-item.ast-left-align-sub-menu:hover > .sub-menu,.main-header-menu .sub-menu .menu-item.ast-left-align-sub-menu.focus > .sub-menu{margin-left:-0px;}}.ast-small-footer{border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-top-color:#7a7a7a;}.ast-small-footer-wrap{text-align:center;}.ast-breadcrumbs .trail-browse,.ast-breadcrumbs .trail-items,.ast-breadcrumbs .trail-items li{display:inline-block;margin:0;padding:0;border:none;background:inherit;text-indent:0;}.ast-breadcrumbs .trail-browse{font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;color:inherit;}.ast-breadcrumbs .trail-items{list-style:none;}.trail-items li::after{padding:0 .3em;content:"»";}.trail-items li:last-of-type::after{display:none;}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title{margin:0;}.elementor-post.elementor-grid-item.hentry{margin-bottom:0;}.woocommerce div.product .elementor-element.elementor-products-grid .related.products ul.products li.product,.elementor-element .elementor-wc-products .woocommerce[class*='columns-'] ul.products li.product{width:auto;margin:0;float:none;}.ast-left-sidebar .elementor-section.elementor-section-stretched,.ast-right-sidebar .elementor-section.elementor-section-stretched{max-width:100%;left:0 !important;}.ast-header-break-point .main-header-bar{border-bottom-width:1px;}@media (min-width:769px){.main-header-bar{border-bottom-width:1px;}}.ast-safari-browser-less-than-11 .main-header-menu .menu-item,.ast-safari-browser-less-than-11 .main-header-bar .ast-masthead-custom-menu-items{display:block;}.main-header-menu .menu-item,.main-header-bar .ast-masthead-custom-menu-items{-js-display:flex;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-moz-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;-webkit-box-direction:normal;-webkit-flex-direction:column;-moz-box-orient:vertical;-moz-box-direction:normal;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;}.main-header-menu > .menu-item > .menu-link{height:100%;-webkit-box-align:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-moz-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;-js-display:flex;display:flex;}.ast-primary-menu-disabled .main-header-bar .ast-masthead-custom-menu-items{flex:unset;}.header-main-layout-1 .ast-flex.main-header-container,.header-main-layout-3 .ast-flex.main-header-container{-webkit-align-content:center;-ms-flex-line-pack:center;align-content:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-moz-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}@font-face{font-family:eicons;src:url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/lib/eicons/fonts/487fb88d73d41a26c611d95e94cc95a3.eicons.eot");src:url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/lib/eicons/fonts/487fb88d73d41a26c611d95e94cc95a3.eicons.eot#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"),url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/lib/eicons/fonts/487fb88d73d41a26c611d95e94cc95a3.eicons.woff2") format("woff2"),url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/lib/eicons/fonts/487fb88d73d41a26c611d95e94cc95a3.eicons.woff") format("woff"),url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/lib/eicons/fonts/487fb88d73d41a26c611d95e94cc95a3.eicons.ttf") format("truetype"),url("https://cdn-bfobh.nitrocdn.com/HxHzjXDJTDZBRusgHcDwexgatYHNcWTz/assets/static/source/rev-a37b53a/wp-content/plugins/elementor/assets/lib/eicons/fonts/487fb88d73d41a26c611d95e94cc95a3.eicons.svg#eicon") format("svg");font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;}