Protecting Business. Improving Performance

Red Gravel Publications is an Australian company that provides highly innovative and practical Risk and Practice Management solutions specifically for the Design and Construction industry in both Australia and New Zealand. Risk Manager Architecture is an award winning, innovative software program which has been developed to not only manage risk effectively, but also to assist senior and principal staff to better manage their practice.

Protecting Business: The program enables architects & designers to minimise their risk to litigation by identifying and analysing a wider range of issues and providing a systematic way to make informed decisions.

Improving Performance: Maximising the efficiency & productivity of staffing resources, refining office procedures, increased quality in documentation / design and changing the office culture – by implementing Risk Manager in a practice, these benefits combine to not only deliver increased commercial success, but also increased commercial opportunities.

Risk Manager Architecture takes an individual project through the design and approval process by using a series of formalised procedures and check lists, featuring benefits such as:

• Potential for rewards by Professional Indemnity Insurance providers for using Risk Manager (refer to our Insurance Endorsement Section)
• Errors and omissions in documentation minimised
• Reduced exposure to litigation
• Increased quality in design work & documentation
• More efficient time management
• More available time to explore design options
• Staff become more educated
• Greater ownership of tasks by staff and therefore increased accountability
• Misunderstandings between client & builder reduced
• Better monitoring of staff efficiency
• Excellent education tool for staff
• Ability to market your business as a "Registered Risk Manager User"
• Peace of mind
• Competitive edge in the market place
• Improved work flow leads to reduced timeframes
• Increased profits
• Growth in your business

Finalist "Australian Innovation Award"