BSP Consulting MD joins MS research fundraiser for third year
June 8, 2018Managing director of East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting, David Sumner, is once again stepping out to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis research. Later this month he will be taking part for the third time in the 10in10 challenge – an annual walk which conquers ten peaks in ten hours in the […]
More
Jessops and BSP on board with Lancaster Bomber sculpture
June 8, 2018Nottinghamshire-based firms Jessops Construction and BSP Consulting are playing key roles in helping a Lancaster Bomber sculpture get off the ground. The ambitious Bomber County Gateway Trust Project involves creating a full-sized, Lancaster Bomber art installation on Brills Farm, immediately adjacent to the A46 in Norton Disney between Newark and Lincoln. The aircraft sculpture, made […]
More
BSP Consulting becomes patron of new ProCon Nottinghamshire group
April 19, 2018BSP is delighted to be a patron and founding member of the new ProCon Nottinghamshire organisation. Inspired by the success of ProCon Leicestershire, the member-led organisation for professionals working in the property and construction sector aims to promote expertise and encourage the sharing of knowledge, as well as providing networking opportunities. It is hoped that […]
More
Completion of community hub involving BSP Consulting
March 6, 2018The engineering services provided by BSP Consulting for a new community hub in Lincolnshire have been hailed as ‘exceptional’. The scheme at North Hykeham featured a club room and kitchen, changing facilities, multi-purpose areas and meeting space, and was built by Gelder Group for North Hykeham Town Council. Jon Rigby, associate at project architects Bond […]
More
Cyber security accreditation for BSP Consulting
February 27, 2018BSP Consulting has gained the Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation – giving clients and customers extra reassurance about the company’s cyber and digital credentials. Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme that helps to protect organisations against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks. BSP was awarded the accreditation following independent verification of the firm’s […]
More
Delight as community scheme involving BSP is shortlisted in RICS Awards
February 21, 2018The BSP team is pleased and proud to hear that the Get Busy Living Centre, near Melton Mowbray, has been named as a finalist in the Community Benefit category of the RICS Awards, East Midlands. BSP Consulting was one of a number of companies and organisations, many of which offered their time, services, materials and […]
More
BSP involved in emergency services scheme
February 20, 2018Work has been completed on a £10 million joint training centre for the emergency services in Derbyshire. BSP Consulting undertook a number of civil, structural and traffic and transport engineering roles on the scheme for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and Derbyshire Constabulary. Built at the site of the constabulary’s headquarters in Ripley, the premises […]
More
Second award success for BSP Consulting scheme
February 7, 2018BSP Consulting is celebrating the news that a project the company was involved in has won a second award. The Rural Housing Exception Scheme featuring 13 homes at St Helens Close, Brant Broughton, in Lincolnshire, has been named Residential Development of the Year at the Greater Lincolnshire Construction and Property Awards 2018. In October, it […]
More
Trio of promotions at BSP Consulting
January 9, 2018Three members of the team at civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting have been promoted to new positions. Chartered civil engineer Carol Ell and chartered structural engineer Monika Anszperger have become associates, while associate Tim Wilson has stepped up to associate director. Carol, who works in BSP’s Leicester office in De Montfort Street, joined […]
More
BSP Consulting celebrates ten years in Leicester
December 4, 2017East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting is celebrating a decade in Leicester. It is ten years since the firm opened a Leicester office in De Montfort Street – the third office in the group. Since then, the award-winning company has moved to larger premises, double the size of the original, to cater […]
More
BSP Consulting involved in leisure complex upgrade
November 20, 2017BSP has been undertaking a range of projects as part of a significant refurbishment of what’s described as the UK’s largest regional leisure scheme. The landmark Star City entertainment centre on the outskirts of Birmingham city centre was acquired late last year by Quadrant Estates. Prominently situated by the M6 motorway, the complex is home […]
More
Double delight for BSP as two schemes are shortlisted in Lincolnshire awards
November 15, 2017Great news! Two schemes that BSP Consulting was involved in have been shortlisted as finalists in the Greater Lincolnshire Construction & Property Awards 2018. BSP and Jessops Construction jointly nominated a two-phase development which has breathed new life into both the sporting facilities and the retail facilities of Skegness. It involved creating a new home […]
More
Trio of housing schemes for BSP Consulting
November 13, 2017Engineers at BSP Consulting are working on three developments with Persimmon Homes in Northamptonshire. The first, at Weldon Park, Corby, is a residential and commercial scheme, which also features a school and a local centre. BSP has been appointed to design the spine road for the site and undertake earthworks cut and fill design. The […]
More
BSP Consulting grows its garden centre portfolio
November 6, 2017BSP is continuing its ongoing work in the garden centre sector by supporting developments as far afield as Edinburgh in the North and Gravesend in the South. Working for Burton-on-Trent-based garden centre specialist contractor George Hodges, BSP has recently been or is currently involved in five garden centre schemes. These range from new developments to […]
More
BSP Consulting schemes triumph at East Midlands fbe Awards 2017
October 17, 2017BSP is celebrating the presentation of awards to two schemes the company has recently been involved in. Both Birkett House SEN School in Leicestershire and a Rural Housing Exception Scheme at Brant Broughton in Lincolnshire won accolades at the East Midlands fbe Awards 2017. The £10 million school for children with special needs, built at […]
More
Trio of BSP Consulting schemes named as finalists in the East Midlands fbe Awards 2017
September 27, 2017BSP Consulting is celebrating the news that three schemes which the company has worked on have been shortlisted in this year’s East Midlands fbe Awards. The refurbishment and renovation of Bridgford Hall in West Bridgford near Nottingham to create a luxury aparthotel and civil wedding venue has been chosen as a finalist in the regeneration […]
More
Castleward project wins at the East Midlands Property Dinner Awards
September 8, 2017The team at BSP Consulting is delighted with the news that Castleward won the Regeneration and Restoration Project of the Year at the 2017 East Midlands Property Dinner. BSP Consulting was the civil, structural, geotechnical and transportation engineer for phase one of the £100 million development close to the centre of Derby, and has now […]
More
Growing civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting invests in management training
August 29, 2017Six members of the BSP Consulting team are undertaking management and leadership training as part of staff and company development. Another group of employees is being lined up to get involved in the second wave of training at the East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm, said business development director Jef Todd. “As a company, […]
More
Appointment at BSP Consulting as firm launches new project information management system
August 7, 2017East Midlands civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has promoted James Payne to the position of finance and IT manager. He has been with the company for exactly 16 years, having joined BSP straight from school in August 2001. James has recently been instrumental in introducing a new project information management system at BSP’s […]
More
BSP Consulting appointed on world-class adventure resort
July 4, 2017East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has been appointed to work on a spectacular new multi-million pound adventure resort which is set to take the UK leisure industry by storm. Afan Valley Adventure Resort in South Wales will be the first development of its kind in the UK and will be home […]
More
BSP Consulting MD undertakes new challenge for MS research
June 5, 2017Managing director of East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting, David Sumner, is preparing to lace up his boots for his latest fundraising challenge in aid of MS research. Over the years, David and his supporters have raised thousands of pounds for the MS Society – a cause close to his heart, as […]
More
Nursery scheme involving BSP Consulting
May 29, 2017BSP is working with the London Preschool Day Nursery group to develop a number of premises. The company was civil and structural engineer for a conversion scheme to create the London Preschool Day Nursery in Wandsworth. The-state-of-the-art nursery, which includes a dedicated sensory room, art and performing arts and science and technology learning labs, opened […]
More
BSP helps drive forward R&D centre
May 22, 2017Engineers at BSP are playing a key role in a new R&D centre being built by car company Changan in Birmingham. The firm is civil and structural engineer for the centre, which is currently under construction at Birmingham Business Park in Solihull. Changan UK R&D Centre Limited (CAUK) is a UK company set up by […]
More
Town centre revamp
May 15, 2017A scheme to regenerate a Nottinghamshire town centre has begun – with BSP providing engineering services for the development. A new multiservice centre housing a GP surgery, police, a library and a council contact point is being built as part of the project in Cotgrave. BSP is civil, structural and transport engineer for the regeneration […]
More
New HQ for Nottingham group
May 8, 2017BSP is undertaking the detailed designs for a new HQ for a Nottingham supplier to some of the biggest petrol forecourt operators in the world. DSL Group is planning to transform the former Chromoworks building in Nottingham into a new 110,000 sq ft headquarters and distribution centre – bringing together its teams from a number […]
More
“You’re hired!” BSP Consulting takes on third apprentice
February 23, 2017Civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting has taken on its third apprentice administration assistant, who follows in the footsteps of two colleagues who have since climbed the career ladder after being hired as apprentices themselves. Twenty-year-old Simran Gangarh is the latest recruit to join the firm’s head office in Oxford Street, Nottingham – arriving […]
More
Contractors ‘Get Busy’ with ground-breaking ceremony for rehab centre
November 29, 2016BSP is delighted to see that an inspirational £1 million rehabilitation centre, designed for those who have suffered catastrophic sporting injuries, is starting to take shape. The building of the Get Busy Living Centre, set up by the Matt Hampson Foundation, has moved forward with work on the construction of an adapted access road now […]
More
Enterprise Village schemes for BSP Consulting
November 25, 2016Engineers at BSP played a key role in developing a new Enterprise Village in Leicestershire and have now been retained to look at the feasibility of creating another in Lincolnshire. The company was the oversight soils engineer for Old Dalby Enterprise Village – a project which has transformed a steep hillside, brownfield site to create […]
More
Supermarket sweep for BSP Consulting
November 18, 2016Work has got underway on site at the two latest Aldi store schemes involving BSP Consulting. The company has been civil and structural engineer on five earlier projects in Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire for the discount supermarket chain. Now work has just begun to build new stores on sites at Thorne in Doncaster and Burgh Road […]
More
BSP Consulting checks out after hotel scheme
November 2, 2016A mixed-use development featuring a new Premier Inn above retail and restaurant ground floor units has opened on the site of the former magistrates court in Lewes, East Sussex. BSP was the civil and structural engineer for the project, developed by Quora and built by contractor Jessops Construction. Featuring a 62-bedroom hotel over two storeys, […]
More
BSP joins other contractors to ‘Get Busy’
October 26, 2016BSP Consulting has joined a string of contractors to help the Matt Hampson Foundation build a rehabilitation centre for those who have suffered catastrophic injury through sport. The company is providing civil, structural and geotechnical engineering support for the Get Busy Living Centre, a scheme to transform the site of a former aircraft hangar at […]
More
Senior promotions at civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting
October 10, 2016East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting has made a series of internal promotions as the company continues to grow. Former associate director Paul Elphick, who heads up the Leicester office of BSP, has been appointed as a director, while Matthew Viggars, who leads BSP’s civil engineering team in Derby, has stepped up […]
More
East Midlands fbe Awards 2016 shortlisting for BSP
September 27, 2016A scheme involving BSP Consulting has been named a finalist in this year’s East Midlands fbe Awards. Hollygate Park at Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire has been shortlisted in the Regeneration category of the awards, which recognise and reward the teams behind some of the best construction projects in the region. BSP is civil, traffic and transportation […]
More
£14m hospital appointment for BSP Consulting
July 12, 2016East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting has been appointed as part of the team building a new £14 million hospital. The firm is currently helping Cygnet Health Care to build a £9.8 million, 56-bed mental health hospital in Coventry. Now BSP has also been appointed as the civil and structural engineer for […]
More
Planning permission for Derby student flats scheme involving BSP
July 7, 2016BSP Consulting has welcomed the news that plans to build student flats on land next to the One Friar Gate Square development in Derby have been approved. The company assisted with pre-planning services for the apartments, known as Agard Court, having previously been the civil and structural engineer for the adjoining site at One Friar […]
More
BSP volunteers join Wates Community Week
July 5, 2016Two volunteers from BSP Consulting joined construction company Wates at the organisation’s community week in Nottingham. Structural technician Danny Doherty, pictured, and graduate structural engineer Kamlesh Fatania got stuck into the Wates Community Week, which this year focused on helping Silverdale Community Centre. The centre serves a range of ages and was nominated by Nottingham […]
More
Thanks for supporting BSP MD’s charity effort
June 30, 2016Our MD David Sumner has raised more than £2,000 (including Gift Aid) for the Multiple Sclerosis Society after successfully completing the 10in10 challenge. David would like to thank colleagues, clients, associates and friends for their generous donations. Almost 500 people – some from as far away as the USA and Norway – took part in […]
More
Event marks the opening of BSP Consulting’s new Leicester office
June 16, 2016East Midlands civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting staged a social networking event to mark the opening of its new, larger premises in Leicester. The firm has literally gone up in the world after expanding and taking on more staff, and has moved to a new floor in the building in De Montfort Street […]
More
Lichfield project involving BSP gains planning permission
June 13, 2016Planning permission has been granted for a multi-million pound, mixed-use regeneration scheme in which BSP played a key role. The company’s engineers designed the civil, structural and transportation aspects of the major project by U+I in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The development plans include a multi-screen cinema, a new gym, up to ten new restaurants, around 25 […]
More
Construction sector networking event co-hosted by BSP
June 2, 2016Three companies working across the development and construction sector joined forces to stage a networking event in Nottingham. Civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting, planning consultancy DLP Planning and Roythornes Solicitors came together to host the event for 50 guests at the Riverbank Bar & Kitchen, near Trent Bridge. The BBQ and networking evening […]
More
Expanding civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting moves to larger office
May 25, 2016East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting has gone up in the world and moved to larger premises on the floor above its office in Leicester. The expanding team has outgrown its Leicester base and has now moved to a new floor in the building in De Montfort Street, which doubles its existing […]
More
BSP involved in new chapter in history of listed 18th Century mansion
May 25, 2016BSP Consulting is proud to have played a role in helping to save a wide range of historic buildings. One of the most recent has been Grade II listed Scraptoft Hall in Leicestershire – an 18th Century Queen Anne residential mansion which until recently had become dilapidated after falling out of use. However, following redevelopment […]
More
BSP Consulting MD tackles walking challenge for MS research
May 23, 2016The managing director of East Midlands civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting is tackling a walking challenge to raise money for charity. David Sumner will take part in the 10in10 – an annual walk which conquers ten peaks in ten hours in the Lake District and which raises money for the MS Society. In […]
More
BSP Consulting involved in housing schemes
April 25, 2016Work is shortly due to get underway on site at three affordable housing projects that BSP is involved in for Geda Construction. The company is civil and structural engineer for 13 homes being built at Brant Broughton in Lincolnshire, 18 homes planned at Keelby in Lincolnshire, and ten homes being constructed at Greatworth in Northamptonshire. […]
More
BSP Consulting team joins Derby 10K
April 20, 2016A team from BSP Consulting successfully took part in the Central Health Derby 10k organised by Sporting Futures. Employees were joined by associates and guests for the race, which began and ended at the iPro Stadium….just a stone’s throw from BSP’s Pride Park office. First past the post from team BSP was communications consultant Marcus […]
More
Accreditation success for BSP Consulting
April 18, 2016BSP Consulting has successfully gained Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) accreditation as a designer – the latest in a number of accreditations that the firm has under its belt. The worksafe assessment scheme is a nationally recognised health and safety assessment process, and BSP was assessed by SSIP Forum Member, Safety Management Advisory Services (SMAS), before […]
More
BSP undertakes refurbishment projects
April 11, 2016Nottingham-based property developer Bildurn has appointed BSP on two of its city centre refurbishment and renovation schemes. BSP engineers are working with RD Architects and Franklin Ellis Architects on a project to transform the Gresham Hotel building by refurbishing the existing ground floor retail units and converting the former hotel into city centre apartments. BSP […]
More
BSP Consulting involved in health facility
April 5, 2016Work is progressing on site at Cygnet Hospital Coventry – a new 56-bed mental health hospital. Engineers at BSP Consulting have undertaken the full structural design for the £9.8 million scheme, which is being built by Clegg Construction. Situated at the old St Mary’s School site on Lansdowne Street in Coventry, the health facility will […]
More
Countdown to BIM (Building Information Modelling)
March 29, 2016In less than a week, it will be mandatory for all centrally procured public sector projects to require the implementation of BIM at Level 2. The official date from which the UK’s Government’s BIM mandate will come into effect is 4th April 2016. BSP Consulting set the adoption of BIM as an essential goal within […]
More
BSP Consulting celebrates International Women’s Day
March 8, 2016As International Women’s Day is marked around the world, BSP Consulting is turning the spotlight on some of the brilliant women we have working as part of our team. Women are under-represented within the construction sector generally, but BSP is proud to have a higher than average proportion of females on its payroll when compared […]
More