About Barry – Educated at Kearsney College and the Durban University of Technology, graduating in 1980, Barry spent several years in the Corporate and Public Sector, including study bursaries with The Department of Health, SA Railways and Harbours (including Construction New Works) and several years as Regional Loss Control /Risk Manager in Corporate Senior Management during major building expansion programmes between 1984 and 1992.

In 1993 Barry realized his dream of owning his own Specialist Construction and Consultation Business in the Built Environment with the establishment of Watertite Projects cc (WTP), focusing on New work, renovation, & re-decoration.Barry is an accredited Mediator and Arbitrator having successfully completed the required entrance exams with the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa)and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Barry’s main focus areas are in the SMME ,Emerging Contractors and informal sectors of the Built environment disciplines and plays an active role as an Accredited Mentor for the Master Builders Association(MBA). As a Commissioner of Oaths ,Barry has overseen & adjudicated on many Construction and Built environment Disputes and continues to do so as a large percentage of his work week.

About Watertite Projects cc -A full member of the Master Builders Association as well as several other professional Associations and Institutions.

Established 1993.

WTP Livsey Build Consult, a wholly owned specialist service /subsidiary of Watertite Projects cc acts in a multi-disciplinary partnership with Professional Building Surveyors, Architects, Quantity surveyors, Engineers & Principle Contractors and provides a specialized service to the Built Environment ,Construction and Allied services industries from offices located in Westville, Durban, South Africa.

WTP Livsey Build Consult provides professional advice on property and construction, which spans across residential, commercial, industrial, & the tourism & leisure markets. We work on the design, development & management of new buildings as well as the restoration and maintenance of existing ones.

This is a very wide field and includes advising on various aspects of buildings at different stages of development including areas of problem solving, legal & safety compliance, building pathology and dispute resolution(ADR).