Sigmund Aaro · Project Farma · Voices of Automation

PLRB always tells you something about where the claims sector is heading; you just have to piece it together from a dozen different conversations. This year, four threads kept surfacing: fewer claims coming through, AI moving from panel talk to job titles, PE circling harder than ever, and firms racing to build out full-service platforms.

In this episode Zach Gelo sits down with Freddy Padilla, Operations & Engineering Leader at Trinity Consultants to discuss his career, craft and his read on where the industry is heading.

Welcome back to The Built Environment Bulletin. Over the last month, three themes have stood out across the forensic engineering, building enclosure, and construction claims markets: consolidation is accelerating, specialist expertise remains in short supply, and firms are investing heavily in talent and technical capability ahead of what looks like a busy next phase of growth. This month's bulletin explores each of those themes through recent transactions, market developments, and a step forward for the future talent pipeline in forensic engineering.