Flood risk challenges overcome
January 31, 2023BSP engineers came up with a bespoke site-specific solution at the pre-planning stage of an application to ensure flood risk challenges were overcome. Initially the Environment Agency objected to plans for six single-storey commercial units on a brownfield site in Broad Street, Syston, Leicestershire. The land is located within Flood Zone 3. But flood risk […]
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Photovoltaic panel installation
January 31, 2023With a growing interest in solar power, BSP Consulting has been undertaking an increasing number of weight-bearing checks to ensure buildings are suitable for photovoltaic panel installation. The company has been called on to confirm that buildings such as warehouses and other commercial units have the capacity to support the weight of PV products on […]
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Council HQ in Lincolnshire
January 31, 2023BSP was part of the team that built a new council HQ in Lincolnshire. East Lindsey District Council is sharing the space at The Hub in Horncastle with Boston College UK. The Council’s partners, Public Sector Partnership Services, also has office space within the state-of-the-art, eco-friendly building on Mareham Road. Built by Willmott Dixon, the […]
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Nottingham shopfront refurbishment scheme
January 31, 2023Work has almost been completed on a prominent Nottingham shopfront refurbishment scheme. BSP Consulting was part of the team involved in restoring the stunning Grade II Listed Victorian shopfronts in Wheeler Gate to their former glory. The Cavendish Building and Premier House have benefitted from an investment of nearly £700,000 to restore shopfronts and features […]
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Award shortlisting for BSP apprentice
January 11, 2023BSP apprentice Josh Plumridge has been shortlisted in the Building Communities Awards 2023. Josh, who joined BSP in 2020 as an apprentice structural engineer, is one of four finalists in the Apprentice of the Year category of the awards. BSP MD Carl Hilton said: “We are delighted that Josh has been shortlisted in the Building […]
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BSP celebrating an award
November 17, 2022BSP is celebrating an award win at the ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2022. We were involved in the civil and structural engineering aspects of the £4.75m Wyggeston’s Hospital Hub and Cottages scheme in Leicester, submitted by Corporate Architecture. The development won Large Residential Scheme of the Year at the awards, which took place at Leicester’s King […]
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Primary school in Northamptonshire
October 13, 2022A ground-breaking ceremony marked the start on site of a new primary school in Northamptonshire. BSP is the civil and structural engineer for the 420-place school in Glenvale Park, a 3,000-home sustainable urban extension to the north of Wellingborough. The ground-breaking event marked a key point in the delivery of the development’s masterplan. In attendance […]
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New business park units
October 13, 2022Work has been completed on the latest phase of a scheme to build new business park units in Lincolnshire. Having been involved in previous phases of Discovery Park at Whisby Road, North Hykeham, BSP Consulting was also appointed as the civil and structural engineer for the third phase. It featured an extension to the access […]
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New care home development
October 13, 2022Work is well under way on a new care home development in Bradway, south Sheffield. BSP provided expert pre-planning services, including drainage and civil engineering services for the site. Sheffield City Council approved the joint application by Charterpoint Senior Living and Cinnamon Luxury Care for the four-storey, 80-bed care development off Twentywell Lane in 2021. […]
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Storage unit and office
October 13, 2022Plans have been granted on appeal for a storage unit and office scheme at Staunton in the Vale. The planning committee of Newark and Sherwood District Council rejected the application, despite officer recommendation for approval. But now the decision has been overturned on appeal – giving the green light for the Midlands Feeds scheme at […]
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BSP joins Chesterfield Champions
October 13, 2022BSP Consulting is joining Chesterfield Champions – helping to raise the profile of the town and North Derbyshire. There are now nearly 200 Chesterfield Champions who support the local economy, working closely with Destination Chesterfield to showcase Chesterfield as a destination to live, work, visit and invest. BSP has recently been part of the team […]
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Award for Abbey Meadows
September 16, 2022BSP Consulting is celebrating the news of an award for Abbey Meadows regeneration scheme. The Leicester scheme took the title of Residential Regeneration Project of the Year at the East Midlands Property Dinner Awards 2022. The housing scheme, part of the wider regeneration of Leicester’s Waterside area, was designed to maximise the benefits of biodiversity […]
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Rail bridge pre-casting facility
June 15, 2022BSP is part of the team creating a new rail bridge pre-casting facility. Work has just started on site for the 300m long building at Asfordby near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire. BSP is lead engineer on the project, providing civil and structural engineering services for the premises, which are being built by Pure Construction. The […]
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Refurbishment at Harplands Hospital
June 15, 2022BSP Consulting is involved in a refurbishment at Harplands Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent. The Inpatient Reconfiguration Project for Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust includes the removal of multi-bed dormitories from the acute inpatient wards through the provision of new ensuite bedrooms throughout each of the four wards. To enable this to happen, the Trust is converting an […]
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Jewry Wall Museum renovation
June 15, 2022BSP is the civil and structural engineer on the Jewry Wall Museum renovation in Leicester. The company has been appointed by Leicester City Council to undertake an assessment of the scheme so far and to take it through to construction stage. The museum, which opened in 1966, is home to one of the UK’s tallest […]
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