A plan only succeeds if it can be delivered, so we balance imagination with practicality, combining inventive solutions with cost-conscious thinking. As projects move forward, we explore every viable option while maintaining design integrity and meeting all relevant industry standards and codes of practice. Creativity in both design and engineering is very much part of the process.
We bring deep experience across all aspects of structural and civil engineering, from new builds and refurbishments to inspections, cost estimates, bid assembly and construction management, as well as surveys, reporting and litigation support. We also contribute to the development of new materials and processes adopted across the industries we serve, including transportation, water, utilities and infrastructure. From airports and bridges to schools, healthcare, commercial and residential developments, our focus is always the same: delivering the right solution, in the right place, at the right cost - and consistently finding the better way to do it.
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Replacement of the existing TORC and Tamworth College facilities with new teaching and learning accommodation in Tamworth town centre.
Services
Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Cost Management, Project Management, Sustainability & ESG
Sectors
Civic & Government, Education, Regeneration & Urban Development
Culham, Oxfordshire
Multi-disciplinary design services for a new office building for UKAEA and Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP).
Services
Architecture, Civil & Structural Engineering, Sustainability & ESG, Digital Engineering (BIM), Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Health & Safety
Sectors
Office & Commercial, Science & Technology
Luton, Bedfordshire
Feasibility study to transform Luton Central Library into a mixed-use community hub with active frontages, aligned to town centre programme.
Services
Architecture, Civil & Structural Engineering, Cost Management
Sectors
Civic & Government, Retail
Wimbledon, Greater London
A new sixth form block at Ricards Lodge High School in Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton.
Services
Architecture, Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Sustainability & ESG, Health & Safety
Sectors
Education, Civic & Government
Culham, Oxfordshire
A new-build central support facility (CSF), providing c. 2,000sqm of dedicated facilities for day-to-day logistics, deliveries and engineering-related operations.
Services
Architecture, Building Services Engineering, Digital Engineering (BIM), Civil & Structural Engineering, Cost Management, Sustainability & ESG
Sectors
Science & Technology
Harlow, Essex
Redevelopment of the former Lister Medical Centre site to provide a mix of social housing and commercial space.
Services
Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Project Management, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture
Sectors
Residential
Culham, Oxfordshire
Extension to the existing MRF at Culham Science Campus for UKAEA to increase capacity for the processing and micro-characterisation of materials.
Services
Architecture, Building Services Engineering, Digital Engineering (BIM), Civil & Structural Engineering, Cost Management, Sustainability & ESG
Sectors
Science & Technology
Blackpool, Lancashire
A new divisional headquarters building for Lancashire Constabulary on the outskirts of Blackpool.
Services
Building Services Engineering, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture, Digital Engineering (BIM)
Sectors
Civic & Government, Blue Light, Office & Commercial
Harlow, Essex
Regeneration scheme to create new western gate-way to Harlow town centre with new arts facilities, residential homes & enhanced public realm.
Services
Architecture, Civil & Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Sustainability & ESG, Cost Management, Project Management, Health & Safety, Clerk of Works / NEC Supervisor
Sectors
Civic & Government, Residential, Hotel & Leisure, Regeneration & Urban Development
Culham, Oxfordshire
A new research and innovation hub for UKAEA providing modern, flexible facilities for some of the world’s most cutting-edge technologies.
Services
Architecture, Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Cost Management
Sectors
Science & Technology
Lewisham, Greater London
Upgrades and refurbishment of areas within the Brockley Rise Adult Learning Centre in Lewisham.
Services
Building Surveying, Cost Management, Project Management, Health & Safety, Architecture, Civil & Structural Engineering, Building Services Engineering
Sectors
Education, Civic & Government, Retrofit
Harlow, Essex
A coordinated programme to re establish the civic heart of Harlow with high quality public realm, sustainable transport and a renewed cultural offer.
Services
Architecture, Project Management, Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering
Sectors
Regeneration & Urban Development, Civic & Government, Transport & Infrastructure, Hotel & Leisure, Retail, Residential, Office & Commercial
Harlow, Essex
The major regeneration of Harlow bus station and Terminus Street area to transform a run-down part of the town into a vibrant & welcoming gateway.
Services
Architecture, Project Management, Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Clerk of Works / NEC Supervisor
Sectors
Transport & Infrastructure, Regeneration & Urban Development, Civic & Government
Harlow, Essex
A public realm improvement scheme to transform a pedestrian high street in Harlow, to create a safer, more welcoming town centre.
Services
Architecture, Project Management, Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Health & Safety, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Clerk of Works / NEC Supervisor
Sectors
Regeneration & Urban Development, Retail, Civic & Government
Harlow, Essex
A public realm improvement scheme to transform a pedestrianised square in Harlow town centre, to create a new hub for leisure and hospitality.
Services
Architecture, Project Management, Cost Management, Building Surveying, Building Services Engineering, Health & Safety, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Clerk of Works / NEC Supervisor
Sectors
Regeneration & Urban Development, Civic & Government, Hotel & Leisure
Blackpool, Lancashire
A purpose-built office building for staff of the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) in the heart of Blackpool town centre.
Services
Project Management, Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture
Sectors
Office & Commercial, Civic & Government, Regeneration & Urban Development
Merton, Greater London
School maintenance & condition surveying programme for Merton Council across portfolio of primary schools, SEN schools & 6th form buildings.
Services
Building Surveying, Civil & Structural Engineering, Cost Management, Employer's Agent
Sectors
Education, Civic & Government
Harlow, Essex
Repurposing of an underused garage site to provide a new social housing scheme comprising eight two-storey, terraced homes.
Services
Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Project Management, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture
Sectors
Residential
Harlow, Essex
Regeneration of an existing retail unit and adjacent garage site and forecourt to provide brand new council homes and new retail units.
Services
Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Project Management, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture
Sectors
Residential
Harlow, Essex
Development of a vacant plot of land into residential to deliver a ‘later living’ development of six one-storey bungalows.
Services
Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Project Management, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture
Sectors
Residential
Harlow, Essex
Redevelopment of a depot site to deliver a distinctive scheme of family houses, providing much-needed social housing.
Services
Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Project Management, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture
Sectors
Residential
Harlow, Essex
Ten new homes, comprising 5 new townhouses, 5 new apartments, private gardens, landscaping and associated parking, on a derelict site in Harlow.
Services
Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Project Management, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture
Sectors
Residential
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Design of a state-of-the-art police station for North Yorkshire Police to replace their existing outdated city centre facility.
Services
Building Services Engineering, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture
Sectors
Civic & Government, Blue Light, Office & Commercial
West End, London
New concept flagship Matalan retail store on London’s Oxford Street.
Services
Cost Management, Project Management, Civil & Structural Engineering, Building Surveying, Health & Safety
Sectors
Retail
Camden, Central London
Multi-phase regeneration scheme comprising the upgrade of seven blocks of residential accommodation.
Services
Project Management, Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture, Building Surveying, Employer's Agent, Health & Safety
Sectors
Residential, Civic & Government, Retrofit
Camden, Central London
New build construction of 273 apartments and 3 retail units on the Maiden Lane Estate in the London Borough of Camden.
Services
Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Project Management, Sustainability & ESG, Civil & Structural Engineering, Building Surveying, Health & Safety, Employer's Agent
Sectors
Civic & Government, Residential, Retail
Shepherds Bush, Greater London
A complex refurbishment and partial demolition of the former Shepherds Bush Pavilion Cinema to deliver a 4-star hotel.
Services
Project Management, Cost Management, Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Sustainability & ESG
Sectors
Hotel & Leisure, Regeneration & Urban Development
Our civil and structural engineers are problem-solvers first. They love tackling complex challenges, balancing design integrity with commercial reality and working side by side with you and each other. For you, that means dependable delivery. For future colleagues, it's a career where your ideas matter and technical excellence walks hand in hand with creativity.
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