Office scheme award finalist
March 1, 2022Congratulations to CPMG Architects, whose new office is a British Council of Offices award finalist. BSP supported CPMG Architects to develop its newly revamped space within a three-storey Grade II listed property in St Peter’s Gate, Nottingham. The building was originally the headquarters of the Nottingham Water Company and dates from the 1870s. BSP undertook […]
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BSP Consulting appointed to EEM Ltd Dynamic Purchasing System
February 1, 2022East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has been appointed to the EEM (Efficiency East Midlands) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The Nottingham-based company, which also has offices in Derby, Leicester and Sheffield, has been accepted to provide consultancy services to members of the not-for-profit consortium which offers efficiency savings for the public sector. […]
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BSP shortlisted in East Midlands Leadership Awards
January 18, 2022BSP’s MD Carl Hilton has been shortlisted in the 2022 East Midlands Leadership Awards. Run by TheBusinessDesk.com, the awards celebrate the best in business leadership and Carl has been named a finalist in the Professional Services category. Carl’s nomination focused on his leadership of the structures team at BSP, his role in supporting the early […]
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BSP Consulting appointed on hospitals framework
January 11, 2022East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has been appointed to the Circle Health Group Professional Services Framework for the first time. The company has been selected to provide civil and structural engineering services, along with transport and infrastructure consultancy. This is the twentieth framework that BSP Consulting is currently on – either […]
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Vulcan Works project completion
November 1, 2021The £14m transformation of a Grade II listed former ironworks in Northampton into a creative hub has successfully finished with the Vulcan Works project completion. BSP delivered civil, structural, transport and environmental engineering services, as well as ground investigation work, for the development. Located in the heart of the city’s Cultural Quarter, the scheme was […]
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Leicester bus station scheme
November 1, 2021Work has started on the ambitious £13.5million Leicester bus station scheme which will regenerate St Margaret’s bus station and its surrounding streets. BSP Consulting is part of the team delivering the project. Leicester City Council will build a striking new building to replace the old St Margaret’s bus station. It will also create more attractive […]
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New Derbyshire housing development
November 1, 2021BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer on a new Derbyshire housing development recently completed for Futures Housing Group. The 18 new homes at Coast Hill, Crich, are available for shared ownership and for rent, and will provide much-needed affordable accommodation for local people in the heart of the village. Built by Geda Construction, […]
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New Worksop Fire Station
November 1, 2021BSP Consulting is part of the team building the new Worksop Fire Station. The company has been appointed as civil and structural engineer for the scheme by contractor GF Tomlinson. Earlier this year Bassetlaw District Council approved a planning application by Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service for a new fire station in Worksop on the […]
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New bridge for Dunelm
November 1, 2021BSP has continued its links with one of the UK’s most well-known retailers by taking a key role in a scheme to build a new bridge for Dunelm. The company was the civil and structural engineer for the £8m Dunelm HQ at Watermead Business Park, Syston, Leicester – completed in 2011. BSP also provided full […]
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Staff changes at BSP
November 1, 2021Founding director of BSP, Dave Sumner, has retired after a long and distinguished career in the industry. A Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the highest grade of membership of the ICE, Dave founded BSP Consulting (then known as the Breakwell Sumner Partnership) in 1999 with Martin Breakwell, Clive Roddick and Mark Rayers. He […]
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New MD for civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting
August 16, 2021East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has appointed Carl Hilton as managing director. BSP director Mark Rayers said: “We’d like to congratulate Carl Hilton on his appointment as managing director of BSP Consulting, as we begin a new chapter in the life of the business. Carl has been with us for more […]
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Housing schemes in Leicester
June 24, 2021BSP has played a role in the development of a number of housing schemes in Leicester as part of a project to create hundreds of new affordable rental homes for families. The company was the civil, structural and geotechnical engineer on the developments built by contractor Robert Woodhead Ltd for Leicester City Council. The first […]
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New retirement apartments planned
June 24, 2021BSP Consulting has been appointed as the civil and structural engineer on new retirement apartments planned for Ruddington in Nottinghamshire. Work is due to start this summer on the Churchill Retirement Living scheme which will create 43 new retirement apartments at Manor Park. The new development will provide attractive, high quality, secure and self-contained accommodation […]
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New Nottinghamshire housing development
June 24, 2021BSP is the civil and structural engineer on a new Nottinghamshire housing development for emh. The scheme at Annesley Road, Hucknall, will create 56 new homes for rent or shared ownership. Lindum Group is the contractor for the scheme, which is due to be completed in 2022. Other members of the team include Landmark Planning […]
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Heritage Action Zone project
June 24, 2021A team including BSP Consulting has been appointed on the North Walsham High Street Heritage Action Zone project. Chartered landscape architects Influence will be undertaking the townscaping element of the project. Master planning and consultation will be led by HETA – a studio of architects, designers and thinkers. Other partners involved include Rees Bolter Architects […]
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Public Sector Hub scheme
June 24, 2021Civil and structural engineering services for a new public sector hub scheme in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, are being provided by BSP Consulting. Willmott Dixon won a £7m contract to build the base, which will be shared by East Lindsey District Council and Boston College. Procured using the Scape National Major Works framework, the new state-of-the-art shared […]
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West Bridgford neighbourhood centre
June 24, 2021Work is under way on site on a West Bridgford neighbourhood centre, near Nottingham. The development marks the commercial element of a mixed-use scheme by Quora. BSP is the civil and structural engineer on the project, which is being built off Wilford Lane in West Bridgford. The 41,000 sq ft scheme is pre-let to Lidl […]
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BSP completes nursery and preschool
March 25, 2021The team at BSP completes nursery and preschool project. BSP has completed the latest nursery and preschool scheme undertaken for the London Preschool Company. The development at the West Finchley Preschool in the centre of West Finchley in London included a part conversion of Victorian outbuildings and part new build. On a challenging site, surrounded […]
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Teal Close local Centre
March 25, 2021Teal Close local Centre, BSP Consulting acts as engineer for part of 135-acre ‘mini city’. Detailed plans have recently been submitted for a Local Centre at the new £30 million mixed-use development at Teal Close in Nottingham. BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer for commercial, retail and leisure elements of the wider 135-acre […]
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King’s Mill Hospital project
March 25, 2021BSP Consulting is playing a structural engineering role in improvements being carried out at the King’s Mill Hospital project, near Sutton-in-Ashfield. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £2m capital funding to boost the accident and emergency services at the hospital. The work involves upgrading facilities to increase capacity, support patient flow and […]
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Leicester College T Level scheme
March 25, 2021BSP Consulting has been appointed as the structural and civil engineer on a major refurbishment project at Leicester College. The redevelopment will involve refurbishing a 19th Century canal side building on the Abbey Park Campus. Work to be undertaken includes routing the entrance to a more accessible location, opening up the building to create collaborative […]
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Oscott Manor new school scheme
March 25, 2021Work is under way on Oscott Manor new school scheme, building a new two-storey school in Birmingham. BSP is the civil, structural and transportation engineer on the new facility for Oscott Manor School. The SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) secondary school supports pupils with autism. It is moving to a new site in Erdington, […]
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Rose Business Park Blaby
February 9, 2021Rose Business Park Blaby, engineers at BSP Consulting have been providing civil, structural and geotechnical consultancy services at a 7.8-acre commercial scheme at Rose Park, Blaby. Being developed by Brackley Property Developments, as a Joint Venture with Grange Developments. The site in Leicestershire is just off Blaby bypass and with good access to both Leicester […]
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BSP involved in Polesworth school
February 2, 2021BSP are involved in the Polesworth school extension, work is progressing well on a new science block being built at the Staffordshire school. Contractor G F Tomlinson is building the three-storey facility at Polesworth School, Dordon. BSP is the civil and structural engineer on the project, which is due to be completed in autumn 2021 […]
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New director appointed at BSP Consulting
January 27, 2021East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has appointed a new director to its board. Tony Goddard, who has been with the company since 2004, took up the role at the start of the year. BSP’s team leader for civil engineering services and an expert in flood risk assessment, Tony is based in […]
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Coventry Tower Block Demolition
January 19, 2021Key role for BSP in Coventry Tower Block Demolition. BSP Consulting played a significant role in the demolition of a 14-storey office tower block in the centre of Coventry. The huge tower block had stood in the city centre since the 1970s, and its demolition will kickstart the £300m City Centre South regeneration in the […]
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Peterlee Retail Park County Durham
January 12, 2021Peterlee Retail Park County Durham project reached practical completion six weeks early, featuring a range of shops and hospitality outlets in the North East – despite the challenges of the Covid pandemic. BSP was the civil and structural engineer on the development at Peterlee in County Durham, which includes Home Bargains, Lidl, Sue Ryder, KFC, […]
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Yorke Drive Regeneration Newark
January 4, 2021BSP is part of the team that is delivering a major regeneration scheme, Yorke Drive Regeneration Newark. Compendium Living – which is owned jointly by Riverside and Lovell Partnerships – will provide around 300 new mixed tenure homes in the Yorke Drive area of the town. There will also be a new sports pavilion and […]
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Daniels Way Hucknall Nottinghamshire
December 31, 2020BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer on a project to revamp an industrial site at Daniels Way Hucknall in Nottinghamshire. The Daniels Way Hucknall Nottinghamshire scheme involves renovating an existing unit of 561m² to include 140m² of office space and adding a 441m² new extension. Work is being carried out on site by […]
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Slack and Parr Kegworth Leicestershire
December 24, 2020Work has been completed on a £4.3m precision engineering facility for Slack & Parr at Kegworth in North West Leicestershire. BSP Consulting was the civil and structural engineer on the 5,300m² project, designed by Staniforth Architects, project managed by Benchmark Property and built by Warwick Burt Construction. Slack & Parr is a market leader in […]
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Traffic Street student accommodation
December 18, 2020Work is getting under way on site on a 522-bed student accommodation scheme on the edge of Nottingham city centre. BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer on the £35 million development being built on a brownfield site between Traffic Street, Waterway Street West and Sheriffs Way. The Traffic Street Project is the latest […]
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Bowling Green Road Gainsborough
December 11, 2020Bowling Green Road Gainsborough, Engineers at BSP Consulting have played a key role in a new housing development currently being built beside the River Trent at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. The company undertook the flood risk strategy for the scheme in Bowling Green Lane, which will create 135 new homes, including 60 apartments, on a brownfield […]
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BSP Consulting Gains Gold CSR Accreditation
September 29, 2020BSP Consulting Gains Gold CSR Accreditation, Civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting has been presented with a top level award in recognition of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The East Midlands-based company has received a gold CSR accreditation – the highest level awarded by CSR Accreditation, which delivers the standard for social responsibility. […]
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Gordon House Restoration project Nottingham
August 31, 2020Gordon House Restoration project work is expected to be completed soon on the historic building in Nottingham city centre. BSP Consulting has been part of the team involved in the scheme to renovate Gordon House in Carrington Street. The company’s role has included surveying, advice on strengthening the structure, adding new shop front glazing restraints […]
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BSP Consulting appointed on Procure Partnerships Framework
August 24, 2020East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has been appointed to the four-year Procure Partnerships Framework (Professional Services) Agreement. BSP won a place on the Procure Partnerships Framework (Professional Services) Agreement to cover both structural engineering, and civil and highways engineering, in the East Midlands. This latest appointment brings to 16 the number […]
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Lincolnshire SEND school projects for BSP
August 21, 2020BSP Consulting is working on developments at a number of Lincolnshire SEND school projects. The firm has been appointed as civil and structural engineer on the schemes which are at various stages of development. The Lincolnshire SEND school projects include, new two-storey modular buildings that are due to be constructed at Willoughby School, Bourne, and […]
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New Café Snibston Colliery scheme for BSP Consulting
August 19, 2020BSP Consulting is the civil and structural engineer on a £3m project to create a new café as part of the existing Century Theatre on the former Snibston Colliery site in Leicestershire. Leicestershire County Council is behind the scheme, which will give the theatre a new entrance area. Other members of the team are architects […]
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BSP Consulting passes BSI BIM Level 2 audit
August 17, 2020Civil, structural and transportation engineering firm BSP Consulting has successfully passed the BSI BIM Level 2 audit, making it one of a limited number of consultants in the industry to have secured the BSI Kitemark certification. The audit of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) capabilities of BSP Consulting confirmed the organisation has achieved Appointed Party […]
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Starbucks Queens Drive Nottingham Gets Green Light
August 14, 2020Planners have given the go-ahead for a 24-hour drive-through Starbucks on Queens Drive, Nottingham. BSP Consulting was appointed by Benchmark Property to provide civil, structural and transportation engineering services for the scheme. It’s a site that’s well known to BSP, as this is the third project on the plot on the corner of Queens Drive […]
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BSP Consulting wins place on EN:Procure Framework
August 10, 2020BSP Consulting wins place on EN:Procure Framework. The company has been selected on the new £10.4m EN:Procure Ltd Consultancy Framework, the specialist procurement arm of social housing consortium Efficiency North Holdings Limited, to cover civil and structural engineering contracts in both Yorkshire and Humber and the East Midlands. It brings to 15 the number of […]
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Loughborough University W&S Building refurbishment
August 5, 2020BSP Consulting was part of the team involved in the Loughborough University W&S Building £30m refurbishment scheme, to upgrade two key buildings at Loughborough University. The long-term development – one of the largest refurbishment projects ever carried out at the university – was undertaken meticulously in 19 different phases over more than two years to […]
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Top Wighay Farm Nottinghamshire receives funding
July 29, 2020A £3 million investment by D2N2 from the Local Growth Fund will help pave the way for a proposed 805-house development at Top Wighay Farm near Hucknall in Nottinghamshire. BSP is providing drainage and flood risk advice to Arc Partnership and Gleeds for the £10.3 million scheme, overseen by Nottinghamshire County Council. The D2N2 investment […]
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Patron of ProCon Leicestershire BSP Consulting
July 24, 2020BSP Consulting has become a patron of ProCon Leicestershire. ProCon Leicestershire is a property and construction network. BSP Consulting has become a patron of ProCon Leicestershire for the first time, one of 14 companies who have pledged their support in 2020. The company is also a patron and founding member of ProCon Nottinghamshire. https://www.procon-nottinghamshire.co.uk/ The […]
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Castleward Primary School in Derby gets go-ahead
July 22, 2020Castleward Primary School in Derby has been granted planning permission for an £8m new school as part of the extensive Castleward regeneration scheme in Derby. BSP Consulting has been involved in the £100 million housing-led Castleward development near the city centre from concept. Now the company has been appointed as civil and structural engineer for […]
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Sunderland City Sporting hubs, BSP on the ball
July 15, 2020Three new multi-million-pound Sunderland City Sporting hubs have been opened. The new facilities were made possible thanks to £14.2m of investment from the Premier League, The FA and the Government’s Football Foundation, plus a £6.7m contribution from Sunderland City Council. Alongside additional partnership funding, it represented the biggest ever investment into a portfolio of grassroots […]
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Bingham Leisure Centre scheme
July 8, 2020A consortium including BSP Consulting has been appointed to build a Bingham Leisure Centre scheme in Nottinghamshire. Planning permission has recently been granted for the £18m Bingham Leisure Centre project. The project will include a 25m six-lane pool, a teaching pool, a spectator area, a gym, exercise studio rooms, changing facilities and a community hall. […]
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Riverside development for BSP
May 5, 2020Plans have been approved for new apartments on a brownfield riverside site in Nottingham. BSP Consulting drafted the flood risk assessment and the transport plan for the scheme and the company has now been appointed as engineer on the development once it is underway. The project by developer Gilbert & Hall at Riverside Way will […]
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BSP Consulting involved in McCarthy & Stone development
April 28, 2020Work is well under way on a McCarthy & Stone retirement living development in Loughborough Road, Quorn, where BSP Consulting was appointed as civil and structural engineer. The Farnham House scheme will feature 27 one-bedroom and 21 two-bedroom apartments, with neighbouring Mill Gardens featuring three one-bedroom bungalows and nine two-bedroom bungalows, all decorated in a […]
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Planning permission granted for apartments
April 21, 2020BSP Consulting provided a range of services in support of plans for an apartment scheme for the over 55s at Lendrum Court in Burton Joyce near Nottingham, which has recently been recommended for approval by Gedling Borough Council. The company undertook the flood risk and drainage strategy, site investigation, and civil and structural engineering. Work […]
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Apartments development for BSP Consulting
April 14, 2020BSP Consulting has undertaken the civil and structural design work on plans for a prestigious development of apartments overlooking the River Trent. The company was appointed by Peter James Homes, which is building 34 apartments on the site of the former Trentside Social Club in Wilford Lane, West Bridgford. The apartments will be built in […]
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