BSP Consulting celebrates ProCon Awards
November 18, 2025The team at BSP Consulting is celebrating success at the ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2025. The project to renovate and renew the Jewry Wall Museum in Leicester won the Large Non-Residential Scheme of the Year Award, sponsored by Procure Partnerships. BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer on the £12.3m development completed in the summer […]
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Final phase of Castleward
October 28, 2025Plans have been submitted to Derby City Council for the final phase of the £100m Castleward regeneration project. BSP Consulting has provided full civil, structural and transport engineering services for the project since concept stage and announced the company’s role in the development in 2011. Phase five involves building 167 new homes built around Canal […]
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Boxing gym in Hinckley
October 27, 2025BSP Consulting is part of the team delivering a new boxing gym in Hinckley which will be named in honour of one of its members who died suddenly, aged 17. Christian Hobbs was a keen amateur boxer who trained at the Heart of England Community Boxing Club in the Leicestershire town. He died unexpectedly on […]
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New homes in Derby
October 27, 2025Unanimous approval has been received for 102 new homes in Derby. Members of Derby City Council’s Planning Committee have given the thumbs up to the development of the site of a long-term vacant former police station in Osmaston. Engineers at BSP Consulting provided the flood risk assessment and the drainage strategy to assist with the […]
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Care and nursing home
October 27, 2025Construction has officially started on a new care and nursing home in West Bridgford, Nottingham. The dementia and nursing care facility at Church Farm at Skylarks will provide a hydrotherapy pool, a café and social hub, luxurious new bedrooms and specially-designed landscaping featuring sensory trails. In a first for the area, the care and nursing […]
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New apartments in Ipswich
October 27, 2025Engineers at BSP Consulting prepared the flood risk assessment and drainage strategy for a development which will deliver new apartments in Ipswich. The scheme, which features three blocks of one and two-bedroom homes, was recently approved by Ipswich Borough Council. Also including 228 sqm space for commercial units, the development will bring 109 new homes […]
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Award for regeneration scheme
September 17, 2025BSP Consulting is celebrating news of an award for a regeneration scheme that the team was involved in. The development at Farnborough Road, Clifton, Nottingham, was undertaken by housing provider NCHA and Pelham Architects. BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer, and also undertook the transport planning for the project – a mixed-use development […]
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BSP Consulting helps bring Lancaster Bomber tribute to life
September 15, 2025Structural engineers at BSP Consulting have been describing how they worked on the impressive life-sized sculpture of a Lancaster Bomber. The project honours Royal Air Force crews of World War Two and is a tribute to mark the historic link that Lincolnshire shared with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The 29-metre high […]
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New padel tennis scheme
July 18, 2025Planning permission has been granted for a new padel tennis scheme that BSP Consulting is involved in. The scheme in Wigan is the third padel tennis project that the company has helped to deliver, with two further padel schemes in the pipeline – one in Wales and another in the Midlands. This latest development is […]
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Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum
July 18, 2025Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum is due to open to the public on 26th July after a major refurbishment and renovation programme. The remains of the Roman bathhouse at Jewry Wall have been incorporated into the museum, which will showcase more than 100 Roman artefacts – all discovered in Leicester and Leicestershire. The latest digital technology is […]
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New college training centre
July 18, 2025Work is well under way on site for a new college training centre. Lindum Group Peterborough is delivering a Green Skills Academy for the College of West Anglia (CWA) to support developing skills needs for green industries and technologies. BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer for the project, which will expand learning and teaching facilities […]
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Improvements for Bulwell, Nottingham
July 18, 2025Work is due to start on site by autumn on a scheme to deliver improvements for Bulwell, Nottingham. Nottingham City Council successfully bid for £19.8m from the previous government’s Levelling Up Fund to revamp the town centre area and boost economic growth. The work that’s in the pipeline includes refreshing Bulwell Bogs with a new […]
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Civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting appoints new senior team members
June 23, 2025East Midlands-based civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting has appointed a new associate director and a new associate. Jo Posnett has returned to the company as an associate director, having previously spent 19 years at BSP in the transport department. Meanwhile, Oliver McElroy has been promoted to associate. BSP Consulting MD Carl Hilton said: “I […]
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EN:Procure Construction Consultancy Services (Gen-4) Framework Appointment
June 2, 2025East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting has been appointed on the latest consultancy framework announced by EN:Procure. BSP Consulting is one of 106 successful bidders on the Construction Consultancy Services (Gen-4) Framework run by EN:Procure, the specialist procurement arm of Efficiency North Holdings Limited. Those appointed will work on a range of […]
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New transport hub en route
May 8, 2025A new transport hub is en route after planning permission was granted for upgrades to a building in Oakham. The scheme will lead to improvements in vital transport services for residents of Rutland and Melton. BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer on the project at the former Jules House site, including providing transportation […]
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BSP Consulting celebrates framework successes
May 6, 2025East Midlands-based civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting has been awarded a place on the Eastern Procurement Development Consultancy Services Framework. The framework is for services that will be undertaken predominantly for local authorities, housing providers and public sector organisations mainly across Eastern Procurement’s core geographical area – the East of England. Lasting for four […]
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Batley public realm regeneration
May 6, 2025Preliminary designs for the Batley public realm regeneration have now been unveiled to the public. BSP Consulting is part of the team involved in the project, which will deliver major improvements to Batley Town Centre, West Yorkshire. It will create a more modern destination and a safe and inviting environment for everyone who lives in, […]
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Expert advice on RAAC
May 6, 2025Engineers at BSP have been providing expert advice on RAAC – Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete – for a number of key organisations in recent months. This type of concrete has been in the news over the past few years after numerous examples of it failing. With significant expertise in identifying RAAC and the potential problems […]
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Grantham council depot scheme
May 6, 2025Civil and structural engineering services are being provided by BSP Consulting for an £8.8m Grantham council depot scheme. Work is now under way on site at the depot being delivered by Lindum Group for South Kesteven District Council. The project in Turnpike Close, Grantham, will offer modern, fit-for-purpose facilities that will be home to more […]
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Key Newark regeneration project
May 6, 2025Work is due to start this summer on the site of a key Newark regeneration project. BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer for the scheme on the Yorke Drive estate in the town. Redevelopment of the site will build new homes for Yorke Drive residents, improve the safety of the area, and deliver significant […]
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Coventry school refurbishment scheme
May 6, 2025BSP Consulting is part of the team involved in a Coventry school refurbishment scheme. Work is now under way on the project to deliver a new specialist education school for Coventry City Council. The development of a new facility at the former Woodlands School will provide specially designed and much-needed additional space for pupils at […]
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New head of traffic and transportation
January 31, 2025Jason Davenport has been promoted to director of traffic and transportation at East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting. He takes over from one of the founding directors of BSP Consulting, Mark Rayers, who is stepping back to become a part-time consultant to the business. Jason, who was previously associate director of transportation […]
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New padel tennis scheme
January 29, 2025An official opening ceremony has been held for a new padel tennis scheme completed in Nottinghamshire. BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer for the development at the One Call Stadium in Mansfield, which is the UAE-based World Padel Academy’s first international facility. The development was designed by CPMG Architects, with Grace Machin as […]
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Leicester light industrial park
January 29, 2025A new Leicester light industrial park has been completed by commercial property developer Brackley Property Developments (BPD). BSP Consulting was part of the team involved in redeveloping a former housing depot on Blackbird Road into a £6.25m light industrial park for Leicester City Council. The scheme has delivered more than 30,000 sq ft of light […]
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The Avenues in Newark
January 29, 2025A new housing development – The Avenues in Newark – has been completed and is proving extremely popular, with almost all properties sold. BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer for the scheme which was built off Bowbridge Road in the Nottinghamshire town. It has provided a total of 87 new homes – 20 […]
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Extension for Derby College Group
January 29, 2025BSP Consulting is part of the team delivering an extension for DCG – Derby College Group. The development is being built at The Broomfield Hall Campus – a working estate in the Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, near Morley, Ilkeston, which offers land-based and leisure courses in subjects such as animal care, agriculture, equine studies, sport […]
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Affordable homes in Coalville
January 29, 2025BSP was part of the team that delivered new affordable homes in Coalville, Leicestershire, for housing provider Midland Heart. The 77 homes in Wolsey Road are part of a wider regeneration scheme in the town. Featuring a range of two and three-bed houses and bungalows, the development was built by GEDA and handed over at […]
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New Local Centre completed
January 29, 2025BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer on a new Local Centre completed near Corby in Northamptonshire. The scheme, at Weldon Park, features a Sainsbury’s Local, Esquires coffee shop, Rumbles Fish & Chip shop and barbers Golden Scissors. Delivered by LSP Developments and built by Keller Construction, the project is part of a new […]
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Gold CSR Accreditation Renewal
October 28, 2024BSP Consulting is thrilled to have recently been awarded gold CSR accreditation in testament of the company’s commitment to social responsibility. BSP scored 89% – an increase on the company’s previous score of 81% three years ago. Gold CSR accreditation is the highest level award by CSR Accreditation, which delivers the standard for social responsibility. […]
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Completion of new homes
October 24, 2024Partners involved in the completion of new homes in North East Derbyshire recently met to celebrate the opening of Ellen Gardens in Holmewood. BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer on the affordable housing development which has provided a mix of high-quality shared ownership homes and supported living accommodation. Ellen Gardens was delivered by […]
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Nottinghamshire social housing scheme
October 24, 2024BSP was part of the team which developed a Nottinghamshire social housing scheme that has won an award. The site in Blidworth has been named as the Best Small Social Housing Development at the East Midlands LABC Building Excellence Awards. Featuring six new homes on the site of a former garage in the village, the […]
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NCHA mixed-use development
October 24, 2024Key parts of the new NCHA mixed-use development at Clifton near Nottingham have been completed. BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer for the scheme, working alongside GEDA. NCHA (Nottingham Community Housing Association) is creating the mixed-use scheme in Farnborough Road on the former college site. Recently the new headquarters for NCHA has been […]
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Town square regeneration project
October 24, 2024A town square regeneration project in Leicestershire has been completed following a £2.8m investment. The new-look Marlborough Square in Coalville was officially launched in a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the chairman of North West Leicestershire District Council, Councillor Ray Morris. BSP Consulting was appointed by the council to undertake the civil and structural engineering aspects of […]
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New purpose-built children’s home
October 24, 2024Work on a new purpose-built children’s home in Leicester is underway. The City Mayor, Peter Soulsby and Deputy City Mayor for social care Cllr Sarah Russell, joined Scope Construction Ltd back in August to break ground on Leicester City Council’s first new purpose-built children’s home for several years. BSP Consulting is the civil and structural […]
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ProCon Leicestershire Award Shortlisting
September 25, 2024A housing scheme involving BSP Consulting has received a ProCon Leicestershire Award shortlisting. The Villers at Whetstone near Blaby, just outside Leicester, has been named as a finalist in the Large Residential Scheme of the Year category in the 2024 awards. BSP was the civil and structural engineer on the development, delivered by emh and […]
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Graduate engineer Uganda trip
August 22, 2024Graduate engineer Finlay East spent two weeks in Uganda earlier this year, with support from BSP Consulting. Finlay, who joined us in 2022, hopes, in time, to use his skills as a civil engineer to support water projects in Africa and other under-developed areas of the world. He has been going to Cameroon with his […]
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Award shortlisting for Castleward
August 1, 2024BSP Consulting is delighted to hear of an award shortlisting for Castleward – the long-term regeneration scheme in Derby. BSP has been involved in the development since concept. The £100m regeneration of the Castleward area is being delivered in a number of phases over 15-20 years. Once completed, it will provide 800 new homes, 35,000 […]
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Training facilities in Leicestershire
July 18, 2024Schlüter-Systems has formally opened new training facilities in Leicestershire. BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer on the project to develop the new training facilities and gallery at the company’s Coalville headquarters. The scheme marked the end of a four-year development programme for Schlüter-Systems, a German-based tile installations products supplier. It features a 980m2 extension, […]
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Hospital mental health unit
July 18, 2024Hybrid planning permission has been granted for a new hospital mental health unit and associated infrastructure. BSP Consulting undertook the transport planning work for proposals for the new state-of-the-art Mental Health Unit at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester. Unanimously approved by Blaby District Council’s Planning Committee, the development will replace outdated facilities with a modern unit […]
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Leicester low-carbon homes
July 18, 2024BSP Consulting is undertaking the civil and structural engineering design work on a scheme to deliver more Leicester low-carbon homes. Lovell Partnership has been awarded a contract by Leicester City Council, which will bring forward the 38 new low-carbon and energy efficient homes on the site of the city’s former velodrome. The vital brownfield regeneration […]
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Expansion for Frank Key
July 18, 2024BSP Consulting was part of the team involved in a development which delivered an expansion for Frank Key at its Mansfield Road premises in Daybrook, Nottingham. The company provided civil and structural engineering services for the project, which was undertaken on a tight, challenging and live site. It involved converting the existing two-storey houses into […]
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Rural site near Oakham
July 18, 2024Planning permission has been granted for a rural site near Oakham to allow a furniture manufacturer to relocate and expand. BSP Consulting was part of the team led by HSSP Architects which secured planning permission for the development. BSP undertook transport planning, the flood risk and drainage strategy, and noise assessment work for the scheme […]
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BSP Consulting appoints two new associate directors
June 10, 2024East Midlands civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has made internal promotions to create two new associate directors. Civil engineer Carol Ell, who has a leadership role in BSP’s Leicester office, has been with the company 20 years next month. Finance manager James Payne, who is based in the Nottingham office, working across the […]
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Heatons and BSP will have a Blast at Derbyshire County Cricket Club
June 5, 2024Heatons and BSP have joined together to co-sponsor a Twenty20 Vitality Blast match at Derbyshire County Cricket Club in June. The event will see the Derbyshire Falcons battle it out against the Northamptonshire Steelbacks on 14th June at the Incora County Ground. The match is set to be a fast paced and high-octane event with […]
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BSP Consulting appointed on £6.6m housing provider framework
April 29, 2024East Midlands-based civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting has been appointed onto the (Longhurst Group) Keystone Developments (LG) Limited Professional Services and Consultancy Framework. The company has been successfully appointed on three lots relating to civil and structural engineering for new build residential schemes, new build extra care facilities and refurbishment projects. BSP Consulting MD […]
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SEND school in Lincolnshire
April 17, 2024A project to deliver a new SEND school in Lincolnshire has almost been completed. BSP Consulting provided civil and structural engineering services for the new-build St Lawrence School in Horncastle. The £16m school, built by Willmott Dixon and designed by project architect the Kier Group, replaces an end-of-life school that was no longer fit for […]
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Retirement properties in Beeston
April 17, 2024A development to provide retirement properties in Beeston, Nottingham, has been completed. BSP Consulting was the structural engineer on the scheme for Churchill Retirement Living. Gilbert Lodge is a collection of 53 one and two-bedroom retirement apartments, which includes a communal owners’ lounge and a coffee bar. The development is situated on Wilmot Lane, Beeston. […]
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Second padel tennis complex
April 17, 2024BSP is part of a team that has secured planning permission for a second padel tennis complex in Nottinghamshire. Following on from a scheme at Notts County’s Meadow Lane ground in Nottingham, a second project is to be created at Mansfield Town Football Club. The £1m development at the One Call Stadium will include four […]
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Business park phase 2
April 17, 2024Outline planning permission has been given for Watermead Business Park Phase 2 in Leicestershire. The Boundary Real Estate (Boundary) development of up to 61,000 sq m (656,620 sq ft) of warehouse/industrial space will provide a gateway location into Leicester. It is also expected to create up to 918 permanent and 447 temporary jobs. BSP Consulting […]
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West Bridgford housing scheme
April 17, 2024Work is progressing well on a West Bridgford housing scheme that will bring 71 exemplar low carbon new homes to the area. BSP is providing civil and structural engineering services for the development and has been involved in plans for the scheme since 2018. Abbey Central, located on Abbey Road, is an innovative residential development […]
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