Davis Langdon Schumann Smith, the world’s leading specification consultancy firm, is now well established in South Africa. Our project specific specifications mitigate against contractual risks and reduce areas of conflict. In developing the specifications we are able to draw upon our global knowledge, research, experience and professionalism. Through these specifications we aim to add value, ensure quality and reduce the risks to the project participants.A specialist team facilitates local delivery of specifications, which has been prepared for use by employers, architects, engineers, manufacturers and suppliers in order to:

• Improve the quality of buildings
• Reduce the occurrence of contractual claims and disputes
• Facilitate more accurate cost plans
• Ensure that clients get full value for their investments
• Protect the consultant’s design
• Assist South African consultants working overseas by providing specifications in the appropriate format in C.A.W.S/British Standards
• Bring some order and consistency to the classification of construction works
• Reduce financial and contractual risk to clients
• Improve the communications of the parties involved
• Define for each project:
  - Scope
  - Quality
  - Methodology
  - Deliverables
  - Responsibilities
• Facilitate writing of specifications in British Standards, SANS and American Standards
• Allow dynamic updating of information.