About

Independent judgement, built from delivery.

3Quency was founded to give organisations something increasingly rare — an independent, senior view on the property, construction and building safety challenges that keep boards awake at night.

We are practitioners first. Every engagement is led by a founder, and every recommendation is grounded in the operational reality of running programmes, stock and safety cases.

Carla and Tony Piedade, founders of 3Quency

Founders

Carla Piedade

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Carla is a senior social-housing and construction leader with extensive experience in programme recovery, governance and strategic asset management. She has led complex investment and safety programmes for Registered Providers and local authorities across the UK, working directly with executives, boards and regulators.

Carla is also a qualified Senior Drone Pilot with over a decade of flying experience, leading 3Quency's drone and digital surveying work — from roof and façade inspections to thermal and LiDAR capture.

Tony Piedade

Co-founder & Technical Lead

Tony leads the technical practice — building safety, complex construction and digital surveying. He brings deep hands-on experience of remediation, condition assessment and CAA-certified drone and LiDAR operations, translating technical evidence into decisions boards can act on.

How we work

Independent

No product to sell, no framework to protect — only judgement our clients can rely on.

Evidence-based

Decisions grounded in data, inspection and lived operational reality — not opinion.

Confidential

Sensitive assignments handled discreetly, with clarity on scope and boundary.

Practical

Recommendations that a delivery team can actually implement — with pace and control.

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Company registration

3Quency is a registered company in England & Wales. Company registration number: 14006205.