Sector expertise across the built environment

Projects delivered since 2017

• High Streets
• Shopping Centres
• Bulk Goods
• Car Showrooms
• Supermarkets
• Food Courts
• Outdoor Markets
• Visitor Experience Centres

Since we were established, we have delivered designs across a broad portfolio of retail projects for end users, operators and constructors. We understand the nature and speed of delivery required within the retail sector and can support both one-off projects and multi-site roll-out programmes. We frequently work with repeat clients on model brand designs, energy reduction and process improvement.

Example projects

• WM Morrisons
• Doncaster Woolmarket
• Mulberry Place, Daventry
• Fletton Quays

Projects delivered since 2015

• Fulfilment & Logistics
• Automotive
• Aerospace & Marine
• Medical Sterilisation
• Research & Development
• Trade Counter
• Frozen & Ambient Warehousing
• Heavy Engineering & Manufacturing
• Flex Buildings

Over the past 20 years, we have delivered the strategy and design of infrastructure, M&E, HV power engineering, and energy and sustainability aspects across a vast portfolio of industrial, manufacturing, logistics and process-based projects – from simple shell and core through to bespoke, highly complex, sensitive processes and manufacturing facilities.

Example projects

• Rolls-Royce Test Bed 80
• DPD Hub 5
• Henry Boot Developments

Projects delivered since 2017

• Primary – 80 projects
• Secondary – 10 projects
• Further – 10 projects
• Higher – 100 projects
• SEND – 20 projects

Over the past 20 years, we have gained experience across a full portfolio of education sector projects and client types – from vocational technical colleges through to higher education facilities. We are fully practised in applying the wide range of DfE standards and policies, including specific needs for student specialisms such as SEND.

Example projects

• Dixons Trinity Academy
• Cobham Free School
• Royce Discovery Centre, University of Sheffield

Projects delivered since 2018

• Dementia Care
• ICC Health Centres
• Outpatient Facilities
• Independent Living
• Assisted Living
• PET/MRI Facilities
• Primary Care Hospitals
• MoD Treatment Centres
• Transportation – Helipad

Over the past 20 years, we have gained experience across a wide portfolio of care sector projects, including extensions, refurbishments, conversions and new builds. We are familiar with the wide range of Care standards, specifications and needs required for each care specialism – including a next-generation, high-end assisted living model for a national private healthcare provider.

Example projects

• Berrington Court Care Home
• Grassy Meadows Care Home
• Hull ICC

• Cybersecurity Facilities
• Simulation Training
• Power and Infrastructure
• Armouries and Operational Support
• Airfields
• Fuel and Transport
• Hangars and Storage
• Medical Rehabilitation
• Animal Training Facilities

We are a Gold award holder of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. Our dedicated Defence Division, led by a former Regular Royal Engineer Officer and serving Army Reservist Lieutenant Colonel, holds extensive project involvement with MoD and United States Visiting Forces (USVF) Defence Estates. We are also experienced in designing strategic projects for partner defence contractors such as BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce.

Example projects

• MoD Estate Defence
• RAF Waddington Defence Operational Training Capability (Air) Study
• RAF Wattisham District Heating

Projects delivered since 2017

• Local Authority Wet & Dry Sports Centres
• Private Luxury Spa, Wellness, Golf & Tennis Resorts
• Cinema, Gaming & Entertainment Destinations
• School / Community Sports & Pavilion Facilities
• Goals Soccer Centres
• University Sports & Leisure Centres
• Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Over the past 20 years, we have consistently provided M&E design services to clients within the leisure sector – from large local authority wet and dry leisure projects to private luxury spa, wellness, golf and tennis resorts, family forest resorts and city-centre destination redevelopments, including the Yorkshire Wildlife Park expansion and Premier League football club training facilities.

Example projects

• Winchester Leisure Centre
• Beeston Square Redevelopment
• Sports Centre, University of Derby

Projects delivered since 2016

• Falcon Hotel, Stratford
• JITG Chicksands – Grade I The Priory Building
• Grade II – Acre Mills, Calderdale
• Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
• Wirksworth Heritage Centre
• Wool Market, Doncaster
• YMCA Leicester
• Meersbrook Hall, Sheffield
• Sneinton Market, Nottingham

Over the past 20 years, we have gained experience across a comprehensive portfolio of heritage-based projects – extensions, refurbishments, conversions, energy improvement and lifetime replacements – giving us a thorough understanding of the limitations of listed buildings and statutory authorities such as English Heritage. Designing M&E, energy and renewable systems for heritage projects demands an eye for detail and a sympathetic, "outside the box" approach.

Example projects

• The Falcon Hotel, Stratford
• Lyceum Theatre
• Meersbrook Hall

• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Pharmaceutical
• Medical Technologies & Sterilisation
• Cat 2&3 Bio-Hazard Labs
• GMP Class Cleanrooms
• Micro Fossil & Microbiology Labs
• Radionuclide Labs
• Climate Chamber Facilities

Through our range of consultancy services, we have been engaged in a wide variety of Science & Technology projects over the past 15 years – with the Home Office, university facilities, private-sector manufacturing/research buildings, and private clinical laboratories. Technology and R&D projects have unique requirements that call for bespoke building services solutions, and we often drive innovation and alternative design solutions.

Example projects

• Bio-techne
• GSK Pharm Cell & Gene Therapy R&D Facility
• Space Park, Phase 1 & 2

Projects delivered since 2016

• 6 Regional Police Stations
• 10 Borough Command Centres
• 6 Regional Fire Stations
• 2 Combined Ambulance Stations
• 2 SR19 Rapid Response Units

Our national portfolio of Blue Light projects includes refurbishments, extensions and new builds, delivered from inception through to final compliance assessment and post-occupancy review. We have developed modular solutions associated with custody suites, and updated the Metropolitan Police Borough Command Programme design standards, drawing on the findings of four previous Borough Command Centres.

Example projects

• Sandyford Fire Station
• Basingstoke PIC
• Hampshire Police Investigation Centre

• 2 Met Police SCO19 Facilities
• 5 Borough-Based Command Unit Buildings
• Secure Data & Investigation Facility (SOCA/NCA)
• 2 New Police Investigation Unit Buildings
• Major Extension at HMP Stocken Prison
• 10+ Refurbishment Projects Within Various Prisons

We are well-practised working in compliance with MOJ, HMP and NOMS standards, and the approval processes for sign-off of each project – including supporting the Metropolitan Police in developing their engineering standard specifications. Over the past 15 years we have gained extensive experience across a wide portfolio of custody and justice sector projects, requiring close design co-ordination and installation-level detail in a fully co-ordinated 3D environment.

Example projects

• HMP Stocken
• HMP Lindholme
• Croydon BBCC

Projects delivered since 2015

• Grade II* Boutique
• Budget 2* Hotels
• 5* Refurbishments
• 4* New Build
• Luxury Spa Extensions
• Brand Re-Fresh Projects
• Apart Hotels
• Golf & Tennis Resorts
• VIP Woodland Lodges
• Conference Facilities

Our 20-year heritage in the hotel sector has been built from delivering over 50 hotel projects – from bespoke Grade II* boutique hotels through to modular "shipping container" hotel products, and everything in between. Our services range from acquisition reviews and feasibility studies to detailed design and post-occupancy operation audits, working alongside independent Technical Advisers, private operators and worldwide brands.

Example projects

• The Slough Hotel
• Velocity Tower Hotel
• Runnymede Hotel

• Power Generation & Private HV/LV Networks
• Energy Centres & Private Heating/Cooling Networks
• City Centre Transport Hubs
• High-Volume Secure Car Parks
• Rail Industry
• Public Realm Services

Through our range of consultancy services, we have worked with various client types to develop projects from inception to completion – city centre and master plan developments, plus building types supporting transport and infrastructure improvements such as tram and bus terminals, rail services and secure city-centre car parks. We also provide strategic load assessments and co-ordinate with network operators on new connections, diversions and upgrades.

Example projects

• Addenbrooke's Car Park
• Energy Centres & District Heating
• Lincoln Transport Hub

Projects delivered since 2018

• 1,000 Key Worker Homes (Nuclear Industry)
• 900 Single Living Accommodation Units (MoD)
• 2,500 Student Accommodation Units
• 2,000 Private Apartments
• 8 High-Value Private Houses
• Net Zero Carbon Housing

Our accommodation designs range from bespoke multimillion-pound luxury homes to modular student accommodation, and everything in between – including volumetric modular worker accommodation for EDF at Hinkley Point C, and converting existing buildings such as Trafalgar One (the first high-end residential apartment building in Trafalgar Square) and old mill buildings into private apartments. We have also developed new-generation, net zero housing for a long-standing client as part of a national programme.

Example projects

• Fletton Quays
• Hinkley Point C
• UCFB London

• Speculative Offices
• Headquarter Facilities
• Call Centre Operations
• Grade "A" Banking
• Incubator Hubs
• DVLA Regional Estate
• FCO Offices
• R&D Design Studios

We support a vast array of clients across new build, refurbishment, conversion, fit-out and shell and core services designs – working with developers, blue-chip end users and contractor-based clients at each stage of the design process. We have delivered award-winning projects recognised by CIBSE and BRE, and achieved WELL Building Standard and BREEAM Outstanding certifications.

Example projects

• MARS Confectionary, Kings Lynn
• Bentley Motors Test Facility
• LCC Newmarket Approach, Leeds

• Remote Operations Centres (RSPB)
• New Headquarters (British Horse Society)
• Community Outdoor Centre (Chatsworth House)
• Employment Regeneration Incubator Facilities
• National Remote Monitoring Centres (National Grid)

We have delivered over 30 unique projects requiring close co-ordination with specialist fit-out designers – including public realm regeneration, crematoriums, libraries, art galleries and football club training facilities. Our wealth of experienced staff and diverse range of design, energy, sustainability and cost services let us develop projects with unique requirements in unique locations.

Example projects

• Stickyard, Chatsworth House
• Anns Grove Community Hub
• Welwyn Hatfield Crematorium

Projects delivered since 2013

• Bakeries & Confectionery
• Dairy & Yoghurt
• Chocolate
• Breweries & Soft Drinks
• Pizza Production & R&D
• Salad & Fresh Produce
• Frozen Storage & Distribution
• Ready Meals
• Egg Products
• Poultry Sites

We have worked with several blue-chip UK and international clients in the F&B sector over the past 20 years, gaining experience across a wide portfolio of over 40 projects varying in size, building type, complexity and food and legislative standards. We understand the intricacies of co-ordinating specialist process, fit-out, automation and refrigeration systems, working collaboratively so core M&E solutions are fully integrated within the overall process.

Example projects

• Almarai
• S.A. Brains Brewery
• Everards Meadows

• 120 BREEAM Registered Projects since 2017
• 250+ Part L & EPC assessments since 2018
• 65+ Thermal Comfort & Daylight assessments since 2018
• 120+ LZC / NZEB assessments since 2018
• 800 Projects evaluated since 2018

Energy & Sustainability is one of our core specialisms and part of our core values. We deliver strategic and technical support for all project types and wider policy implementation, from inception through to post-occupancy evaluations – with experience across BREEAM, DREAM, WELL, LEED and non-residential Passivhaus. Our sustainability team are design Passivhaus-accredited for non-domestic buildings.

Example projects

• City Centre District Heating Scheme
• The Grove Hotel
• University of Nottingham Aerospace Technology