In addition to carrying out normal quantity surveying duties, the professional consulting practice of Ferrer Hayim (Pty) Ltd. offers services in the fields of cost control, development and financial consulting.

Ferrer Hayim is a commercial property consultancy offering integrated property consulting services to the commercial, retail and industrial sectors. Our services are based on the latest, most innovative marketing and analysis techniques, coupled with extensive market knowledge, research and data. The firm has extensive knowledge of the local property market, and offers expertise in the field of property valuations.

Ferrer Hayim is a specialist IT company. The company develops and markets software for the property and construction industries.

Ferrer Hayim currently consults to various listed property companies on the valuation of their retail portfolio of properties, together with potential acquisition opportunities. 

The company has developed a financial model for Quantity Surveying firms, for preparation of financial feasibilities of projects worldwide. A financial model for a leading company in the provision of retirement accommodation, geared around the sale of life rights, has also been developed.

The firm has been involved in construction projects in Southern Africa ranging in value from under one million to exceeding two hundred million Rand.

Ferrer Hayim has been in the field of specialised software development for over thirty years, and consults to Contracts On-Demand (Pty) Ltd, which is a prominent company operating in the building and construction industries, specialised in increasing productivity for built environment professionals, suppliers, contractors and sub-contractors. Contracts On-Demand has developed a suite of “cloud-based” online services called e-CLOUD Construction.

COD collaborates with the industry’s professional institutes and associations in pursuing its goals. COD currently has over 16 000 registered users using these services.