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TAXING TIMES
Get prepared for turbulent changes
in IR35 legislation
POSITIVE OUTLOOK
The emerging areas where
consultants can add value for clients
EXPERTS INSIDE
ompre ensi e listin s and profiles
of consultants and contractors
Consultants &
Contractors
Guide 2020
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Turbulent Times EDITORIAL
Andrew Campbell:
There are emerging areas
ADAM DUCKETT welcomes you to this year’s where we can add value ........... 2
Consultants & Contractors Guide Dave Chaplin:
How individuals need to
IN this year’s guide we asked haven’t already started, it is time prepare for IR35 changes ......... 8
experts to discuss the risks to take action. Mike Innes:
and opportunities coming There are positive shifts too. How end-clients should
down the road. Andrew Campbell of IChemE’s prepare for IR35 changes ........ 11
A key point of conjecture Consultancy SIG reviews the
John Challenger:
is the UK’s imminent change emerging areas where consultants
Chemical sector exclusion from
to tax legislation. Given it will can make a positive difference
construction legislation .............14
affect employers and individual for clients.
contractors, we asked experts As always, many thanks to CONSULTANTS LISTINGS ................ 18
Dave Chaplin and Mike Innes the consultants and contractors At-a-glance summaries
to outline what the changes who support this guide. Their
mean and how employers and listings and profiles are detailed CONTRACTORS LISTINGS ............. 20
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The Changing
Face of Consulting
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New technologies bring a brave new world for consultants,
says ANDREW CAMPBELL
OVER recent years in IChemE’s tools develop at speed. The
Consultancy SIG we have development of mobile devices
looked to providing our from phones, tablets, watches to
members a view into a range Internet of Things (IoT) devices
of tools that are on the market are all making the task of
in terms of collaboration, designing and managing assets
project management, and more efficient. As we see the
communication. We are seeing development of technology,
some significant transitions we are in a position to do more
and disruption within industry with the information and analysis
– through energy and digital/ that is presented to us in our
data transformations. This everyday roles and our time away
drives the high-end consulting from work.
and strategy development that Some of this brave new world is
has a significant impact on the not so new. When I started out as
work that process engineers a young engineer in the mid 1990s
encounter. on an operating plant, the use
of trending and basic statistical
ENERGY TRANSFORMATION process control concepts covered
In terms of the energy a lot of the areas that still need
transformation, the shift away from to be covered today. The use
more conventional power sources of machine learning techniques
to a mix of gas and renewables does bring the ability to train
has seen an increased uptake these models with more complex
in these alternative sources of patterns and allow poor operating
energy. Due to the generation conditions to be navigated away
profile of these sources, from. This in turn should lead
batteries have become a serious to a more controlled and safe
component of our power supply operating condition.
systems. These new technologies
have an impact on the way we MANAGING RISK
operate not only our homes, With these new transitions there
but also the industrial plants
“
are risks to be managed. With
and complexes we help design, new technologies there is risk
operate and optimise. In many in ensuring they deliver to what
cases, it is more efficient to power is expected. One example is THE DEVELOPMENT AND
our plants from the sun and wind
– whilst gas is more valuable to
operators as an end product.
As a profession, the use of
digital tools is nothing new –
with hydrogen arriving as an
energy store, as new safety risks
are present. Additionally, the
development and implementation
of these new technologies and
IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE
NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND
APPROACHES GENERALLY
COME WITH COSTS THAT
ARE NOT ALWAYS WELL
“
process simulation software has approaches generally come with
been available to us for many costs that are not always well KNOWN AT THE START
years but we are seeing these known at the start – and these
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commercial aspects are important risks, but also take advantage of part to play in these new and
as part of the overall success of this technology. When applied exciting areas – in identifying,
projects in this space. appropriately, technology is justifying and implementing these
able to offer benefits. Remote new technologies in robust and
DATA: THE NEW OIL operation, automation, video sound ways.
The risks for data are two-fold.
analysis are all examples of how
Data is a valuable asset and
we can manage and reduce the
should be considered as the
saying goes: “data is the new risk for people who work in the Andrew Campbell CEng
oil”. The cyber security risks are facilities that we manage. As FIChemE is Chair of IChemE’s
also something that needs to consultants there is a significant Consultancy SIG
be considered in a systematic
way as do all other risks you
may consider. How will you be HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE CONSULTANCY SIG
able to perform your job if your
computer and/or control systems EMAIL: consultsig@ichememember.org
stops operating, or operates at a WEBSITE: www.icheme.org/membership/groups/special-interest-
reduced speed? groups/consultancy
As chemical engineers we LINKEDIN: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4867261
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a in imes
ontractors must prepare or ne off payroll ta c an es, says DAVE CHAPLIN
NEW tax legislation that will employment status for tax client. These include:
be introduced in the UK in purposes, or “IR35 status”, • IR35 status disputes resulting
April 2020 is set to have a and then tax the contractor’s in contractor walkouts.
huge impact on contractors rate as employment income if
• Contractor abandonment of
working in the private sector. applicable. This is already in
projects, resulting in delays
The new legislation will force place in the public sector and
and cancellations.
private sector companies to has led to a big reduction on
be responsible for determining the hiring of limited company • Greater cost of retaining
a freelancer or contractor’s contractors “inside IR35” due
contractors.
to increased rate demands.
“
WHAT YOUR CLIENT NEEDS TO • Employment rights challenges
S ,
“
IF CLIENTS IGNORE OR
DELAY DEALING WITH THE
PLACE SUBSTANTIAL RISK
RULES
If clients ignore or delay dealing
with the legislation, they will place
from workers deemed
“employed for tax purposes”.
The potential impact of the tax
liability that many clients are
substantial risk on their projects. seeking to avoid can be effectively
ON THEIR PROJECTS Your first job is to explain the mitigated, providing they adopt the
impact of such actions to your correct compliance solution.
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won’t be vacant for long.
Once you have secured work
, S
on an “outside IR35” basis, the
key is to sustain your IR35 status
S ,
and engage in working practices OF OBLIGATION (MOO) ARE
that reaffirm this. Brush up on your
understanding of IR35 and the key
employment status factors.
Control, personal service, and
mutuality of obligation (MOO) are
AND CONTRACTORS
“
THE THREE FUNDAMENTAL
FACTORS WHICH GENERALLY
S S,
SHOULD HAVE A SOLID
the three fundamental factors
which generally determine IR35 GRASP OF THEM
status, and contractors should
have a solid grasp of them.
Remember that there will now be
two versions of IR35 in play – the
original intermediaries legislation
(Chapter 8 of ITEPA 2003), which
will still be applicable where the
client meets the small company’s can prove complicated. Our
exemption (https://bit.ly/2OxIr9V), calculations show that, for a
and the new off-payroll legislation contractor entering an “inside
(Chapter 10 of ITEPA 2003). Whilst IR35” contract to maintain the
both are based on the concept of same level of take-home pay as
“deemed employment”, the tax before, the cost of hiring for the
treatment is different, and you’ll client could increase by as much
need to understand why. as 43%.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ContractorCalculator’s off-
CALCULATING RATE payroll (IR35) calculator (https://
ACTING EARLY RENEGOTIATIONS FOR ‘INSIDE bit.ly/2OtmCbB) provides a
Having talked to your client,
you should have established
IR35’ CONTRACTS detailed breakdown on the impact
If you’re considering an “inside of the off-payroll rules on your
their approach to the off-payroll earnings, including how much you
IR35” engagement under the new
rules and whether they intend would need to increase your rate
legislation, you need to understand
to carry out full and proper IR35 by, having factored in your current
the financial impact that the off-
assessments, or if they plan to rate and annual expenses.
payroll rules have on your income.
move all their contractors into April 2020 is only a matter of
Working “inside IR35” under the
payroll arrangements. months away so my advice to
new regime not only imposes
If your client doesn’t appear an employment tax liability on contractors is to act now to plan
to be taking their compliance your client and/or agency, it also for your contracting futures.
requirements seriously, you might subjects you to a tax hike.
want to explore opportunities If the “inside IR35” status
elsewhere. determination has come about Dave Chaplin is
as a result of a risk-averse client CEO and founder of
SECURING AN ‘OUTSIDE IR35’ refusing to conduct a considered contracting authority
CONTRACT AND CONTINUED assessment, you should try to ContractorCalculator, which
COMPLIANCE renegotiate your rate to counter provides free online expert
Opportunities outside of IR35 will your tax hit. advice and information to
be available but these positions Calculating the increased rate contractors and freelancers.
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IR35 for End Clients
With IR35 legislation changing in 2020, MIKE INNES reviews how end clients should prepare
THE use of limited company decide whether IR35 applies to a Status Determination Statement
contractors (personal services specific assignment or not. (SDS)” decision an end client has
companies or PSCs) in the UK arrived at, it will be the end client
chemical, biochemical and TABLES HAVE TURNED who will be held liable for unpaid
process engineering industry IR35 is not a new concept. Nor PAYE and NICs. For many end
has been extremely common is the law changing, it is only the clients this could mean potential
“
since the early 1970s and it is party responsible for making the
rare to see any major projects decision that has changed. This
executed in the sector without
a significant percentage of
contract labour.
There is no doubt the IR35
reforms that are expected to
means end clients now need
to understand the complexities
of IR35 and what constitutes
disguised employment and what
is genuinely an “outside IR35
IR35 IS NOT A NEW
CONCEPT. NOR IS THE LAW“
CHANGING, IT IS ONLY THE
PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR
MAKING THE DECISION
become law on 6 April 2020 will engagement”. The risk to end
disrupt the use of PSCs while end clients is significant. If HMRC THAT HAS CHANGED
clients adapt to the fact they will disagrees with the “outside IR35
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IF END CLIENTS WISH
TO CONTINUE TO ENJOY
THE FLEXIBILITY OF
HIRING PSC WORKERS
THEY NEED TO HAVE
THE APPETITE TO
“
REVIEW ALL INTERNAL
POLICIES REGARDING THE
HIRING, ENGAGEMENT
AND RELEASE OF
CONTRACTORS
liabilities of several million pounds. willing to make wholesale changes for line managers and other
PSC workers have been grappling to how they engage and use PSC internal stakeholders. Also, give
with IR35 compliance for 20 years workers are likely to find a much consideration for a communication
but the key indicators remain higher percentage of “outside strategy for the contractors
the same. Right of Substitution; IR35” determinations. themselves. This is an unsettling
Supervision, Direction & Control; There are many tools available time for PSC workers; in many
and Mutuality of Obligation are the on the market that will help end cases an IR35 SDS decision
three critical fundamentals that will clients meet and manage their may mean up to 30% difference
prove if IR35 applies or not. SDS review obligations, but in net pay. Be sensitive and
without a really detailed root communicate expected timelines
PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES and branch review of how PSC and outcomes as early as possible
The challenge for most end clients workers are used within the end to allow them time to prepare.
is being able to understand how client organisation it is unlikely that Remember, the draft legislation
these IR35 indicators can be the “outside IR35” decisions will allows all SDS decisions to be
identified within their own hiring be optimised. appealed by the PSC worker so
practices and procedures. If make sure you have a published
end clients wish to continue to BEYOND PAPER process prepared in plenty of time.
enjoy the flexibility of hiring PSC One final word of caution for If you haven’t already got expert
workers, they need to have the end clients. Do not be tempted help in to help you plot your path
appetite to review all internal to see this as a paper exercise. through the reforms, now is the
policies regarding the hiring, Any changes to policies and time to act.
engagement and release of procedures for the use of PSC
contractors. If PSC workers are workers must be reflective of
used simply as an extension to the actual day-to-day situation. Mike Innes is a Director at
full-time employee (FTE) workers Similarly, any changes in TRS Staffing Solutions; he led
and there is little difference to contracts must accurately reflect the BCECA response to the
how PSC workers are deployed, the changes in policies and IR35 private sector reforms,
a high percentage of “inside procedures. Do not underestimate and subsequently helped its
IR35” determinations are likely. how large a job this is, along member companies to reduce
Conversely, end clients that are with the education required impact and disruption
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When is a Construction Operation
not a Construction Operation?
JOHN CHALLENGER reviews the exclusion of the chemicals sector from construction legislation
THE answer to the above providing access to plant or now is perhaps less clear than it
question is apparently simple: machinery, on a site where the was at the time that the Act was
it is when it is specifically primary activity is: being drafted. The legislation
excluded under the Housing was proposed as a means of
• nuclear processing, power
Grants, Construction and generation, or water or effluent correcting some of the extremely
Regeneration Act 1996 and its treatment; or poor practices, ranging from
various amendments non-payment to contractual
(“the Act”). • the production, transmission, and operational inadequacies,
As is well known to participants processing or bulk storage that had existed in the general
in the chemical and related (other than warehousing) of building and construction
sectors, Section 105(c) of the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, industry. These had led to a
Act excludes the “assembly, oil, gas, steel or food and high level of disputes between
installation or demolition of drink. purchasers, contractors and
plant or machinery, or erection The next question might be: subcontractors. Unfortunately,
or demolition of steelwork for why were those construction IChemE’s Contracts Committee
the purposes of supporting or operations excluded? The answer and several other bodies from
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the power and nuclear industries In spite of the above, the issue
were not consulted until late in of “hybrid” contracts has been
raised and will no doubt continue
THERE WERE
the drafting process. We raised
concerns that we might be drawn to be raised in the future. Such CONCERNS ABOUT THE
into unnecessary legislation contracts contain construction ACT’S INTRODUCTION OF
because the chemical industry, in activities that have now been ADJUDICATION TO RESOLVE
particular, had well-established defined by case law as containing DISPUTES MORE QUICKLY,
contracts dating back to the parts that are both within and are WHICH WE BELIEVED WOULD
excluded from the Act.
late 1960s, when the first Lump
Sum Contract (The Red Book)
was published and we had
an extremely low incidence of
disputes.
EXAMPLES
Deciding whether a given activity
falls inside or outside is not
always straightforward as shown
NOT SUIT THE CHEMICALS
INDUSTRY BECAUSE OF
THE COMPLEXITY OF OUR
PROJECTS WITH THEIR
FAR-HIGHER LEVELS OF
“
In addition, there were
in the following examples:
concerns about the Act’s TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
introduction of adjudication to • In North Midland Construction
resolve disputes more quickly, plc v AEE Lentjes UK [2009]
which we believed would not EWHC 1371 (TCC) the Court
suit the chemicals industry found that a sub-contractor’s
because of the complexity of enabling and civil works
our projects with their far-higher at a site where a flue gas
levels of technology integration. desulfurisation plant was
Experience showed IChemE that going to be installed did not
the appointment of an expert fall within the exclusion under
resolved simple or technical s105(2). North Midland had
disputes in a cost effective and been contracted to provide
timely manner. This led IChemE temporary fencing, roads,
and other similar bodies to seek offices and drainage at the
and secure the exclusion of site, as well as demolition
defined activities from the Act. and foundations works. The
The IChemE’s Contracts Court held such works were
Committee took a reasonably preparatory in nature and
pragmatic view of the legislation could not be regarded as
in general. As a result, we felt works under section 105(2)
that major changes to our well- (c), even though the primary
established contracts were not activity of the site would be
power generation.
required, with the exception of
some editing of the payment • In Cleveland Bridge (UK) Ltd v
terms which were brought in line Whessoe-Volker [2010] EWHC
with the Act. It is pleasing to note 1076 (TCC) the Court had to
that in a recent case brought split the operations performed
before Mrs Justice O’Farrell in the by Cleveland Bridge into
High Court (C Spencer Ltd v MW those excluded and those
High Tech Projects UK Ltd) the within the 1996 Act’s remit.
terms relating to payment in the Cleveland had been carrying
Brown Book were considered to out works at a liquefied natural
be compliant with the Act. There gas terminal. The Court
are similar terms contained in found that Cleveland’s prior
other IChemE forms of contract. fabrication drawings, off-site
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fabrication and delivery were Services Contract (Silver Book
not excluded works but that – 2017)) and the (Minor Works
the erection of steelwork to Contract (Orange Book – 2018)) ICHEME’S CONTRACTS
pipe racks and pipe bridges at
the gas terminal fell within the
exclusion.
• In Severfield (UK) Ltd v Duro
all fully comply with the Act.
Looking ahead, users of
IChemE’s Forms of Contracts will
be pleased to hear that based on
the changes introduced to the
“
COMMITTEE IS TO REVISE
THE EXISTING SUITE OF
MAIN CONTRACTS AND TO
INTRODUCE SOME NEW
FORMS IN THE REASONABLY
Felguera UK Ltd [2015]
recently-published Professional
EWHC 3352 (TCC) the
Services (Silver Book) and Minor NEAR FUTURE
Court suggested that where
Works (Orange Book) Contracts,
contracts included elements
IChemE’s Contracts Committee
that could be considered both
is planning to revise the existing
inside and excluded from the
suite of main contracts and to
Act, it would be sensible for the
introduce some new forms in
parties to the contract to agree
the reasonably near future. We
contract terms that were Act
shall keep readers informed as
compliant.
progress develops.
In this regard, the IChemE
Contracts Committee considers
that the IChemE Forms of John Challenger CEng
Contract including the latest FIChemE is Chairman of the
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Consultants listings
From independents to major consultancies, these companies help bring your projects to life
Company name No. of
Telephone Email & web address Contact name
& location staff
BakerRisk Europe +44 (0)1244 405960
rmagraw@bakerrisk.com
Rob Magraw 3
Cheshire, UK www.bakerrisk.com
Booth Welsh +44 (0)3450 344 344
laura.maley@boothwelsh.co.uk
Laura Maley 250+
Scotland, UK www.boothwelsh.co.uk
BPE Design and Support +44 (0)1962 717070
enquiries@bpe-ds.com
Simon Wheeler 30
Winchester, Daresbury, UK www.bpe-ds.com
Costain oilandgas@costain.com
Aberdeen, Manchester, +44 (0)161 910 3444 Robert Pitman 3,700
www.costain.com
Maidenhead, Solihull, UK
DEKRA Process Safety +44 (0)2380 760722
adam.bell@dekra.com
Adam Bell 500
Southampton, UK www.dekra-process-safety.co.uk
Engenda Group info@clark-eriksson.co.uk
(t/a Clark Eriksson) +44 (0)1324 611294
www.clark-eriksson.co.uk
Scott McMartin 62
Falkirk, UK
Genesis Oil and Gas Consultants +44 (0)2075 855643
enquiries@genesisoilandgas.com
858
London, UK www.genesisoilandgas.com
HFL Consulting +44 (0)161 304 5902
info@hflconsulting.uk
Chris Greenhalgh 25
Manchester, UK www.hflconsulting.uk
HSD Safety +44 (0)7540 186628
paul.dewhirst@hsd-safety.co.uk
Paul Dewhirst 3
UK www.hsd-safety.co.uk
Manderstam International Group +44 (0)207 730 9224
migl@manderstam.com
Peter Lumley 15
London, UK www.manderstam.com
OSL Consulting +44 (0)1482 626400
simon.hudson@oslconsulting.com
Simon Hudson 67
Hull, UK www.oslconsulting.com
Otto Simon +44 (0)161 491 7440
jking@ottosimon.co.uk
Jennifer King 130
Cheshire, UK www.ottosimon.co.uk
RAS +44 (0)1244 674612
enquiries@ras.ltd.uk
Jo Condon 25
Cheshire, UK www.ras.ltd.uk
RB Plant Construction +44 (0)1622 858387
genghis-p@rb-plant.co.uk
Genghis Perriman 50
Kent, UK www.rbplant.com
Risktec Solutions enquiries@risktec.tuv.com
UK, Europe, Middle East, +44 (0)1925 611200 Steve Lewis 270
www.risktec.tuv.com
SE Asia, North America
Rowan House +44 (0)1452 341947
office@rowanhouse.co.uk
Zaffer Khan 6
Gloucester, UK www.rowanhouse.co.uk
Sigma-HSE (UK) +44 (0)1962 840570
info@sigma-hse.com
John Stead 11
Winchester, UK www.sigma-hse.com
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Legal arbitration & expert witness
Process development/evaluation
Health & safety management
Environmental management
Manpower & recruitment
Central & South America
Auditing & assessment
Project management
Plant commissioning
Quality management
Energy management
Oil, gas & petroleum
Inorganic chemicals
Plant construction
Plant optimisation
Organic chemicals
Water treatment
Pharmaceuticals
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North America
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Middle East
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Contractors listings
From independents to major contractors, these companies help bring your projects to life
Company name No. of
Telephone Email & web address Contact name
& location staff
BPE Design and Support enquiries@bpe-ds.com
Winchester, +44 (0)1962 717070 Simon Wheeler 30
www.bpe-ds.com
Daresbury, UK
Costain oilandgas@costain.com
Aberdeen, Manchester, +44 (0)161 910 3444 Robert Pitman 3,700
www.costain.com
Maidenhead, Solihull, UK
DEKRA Process Safety +44 (0)2380 760722
adam.bell@dekra.com
Adam Bell 500
Southampton, UK www.dekra-process-safety.co.uk
Engenda Group info@clark-eriksson.co.uk
(t/a Clark Eriksson) +44 (0)1324 611294
www.clark-eriksson.co.uk
Scott McMartin 62
Falkirk, UK
HFL Consulting +44 (0)161 304 5902
info@hflconsulting.uk
Chris Greenhalgh 25
Manchester, UK www.hflconsulting.uk
HSD Safety +44 (0)7540 186628
paul.dewhirst@hsd-safety.co.uk
Paul Dewhirst 3
UK www.hsd-safety.co.uk
Otto Simon +44 (0)161 491 7440
jking@ottosimon.co.uk
Jennifer King 130
Cheshire, UK www.ottosimon.co.uk
RB Plant Construction +44 (0)1622 858387
genghis-p@rb-plant.co.uk
Genghis Perriman 50
Kent, UK www.rbplant.com
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Specification, bid analysis & procurement
Conceptual design/process feasibility
Site supervision/commissioning
Project management/execution
Central & South America
Modular construction
Engineering services
Oil, gas & petroleum
Inorganic chemicals
Operations services
Materials handling
Organic chemicals
Water treatment
Pharmaceuticals
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North America
Biotechnology
Food & drink
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