BSP Consulting at MIPIM 2016
February 8, 2016A team from BSP Consulting is preparing for MIPIM 2016 – the world’s largest property event. Managing director David Sumner, business development director Jef Todd and business development coordinator Carrie Booth will be representing the company at the four-day real estate exhibition, conference and networking event, which takes place in Cannes from 15th to 18th […]
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BSP Consulting appoints Carrie Booth as business development coordinator
February 1, 2016Civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has appointed Carrie Booth as business development coordinator. Carrie, who joined BSP as an administration assistant in August 2004, before becoming accounts assistant, and then office manager in January 2010, started her new role at the beginning of February. She will support the business development across all four […]
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Student accommodation
January 4, 2016BSP Consulting has been appointed civil and structural engineer on a student accommodation scheme after being part of the team that successfully steered the project to gaining planning permission, subject to a section 106 agreement. The £17 million, nine-storey, 244-bed student accommodation will be built on Agard Street, Derby – next to the copper-clad University […]
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BSP Challenge
December 16, 2015Congratulations to architects Lathams on winning the #BSPChallenge and many thanks to all those who joined in the fun in the run up to the festive period. We loved seeing your designs! What a creative bunch you are! Organised for fun, the challenge had a serious message too, in that it highlighted the design side […]
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BSP Consulting – BIM ready
November 16, 2015With just a few months to go before the introduction of public sector BIM in Spring 2016, there have been headlines recently about how small and medium-sized companies could get left behind through not being ‘BIM ready’. A recent study from the Electrical Contractors’ Association and sector partners found that more than half of contractors […]
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J Tomlinson and BSP Consulting start work on new Dunelm store for Nottingham
September 28, 2015Work has just got underway on site on a new Dunelm home furnishings store being built in Nottingham by local contractor J Tomlinson. Nottingham-based BSP Consulting is providing the full civil and structural engineering services for the development on Queen’s Drive which is being built with Benchmark Property for Davidsons Developments. The £2.5 million scheme […]
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BSP Consulting and Sherwood Associates stage BREEAM Communities event
September 17, 2015Two East Midlands-based firms joined forces to turn the spotlight on ways to create more sustainable large-scale developments. Civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting and sustainable land and resource management consultants Sherwood Associates jointly hosted a seminar which focused on BREEAM Communities. An invited audience of leading house builders, architects and planners heard more […]
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Heritage centre support
July 14, 2015BSP engineers are providing support for a community project to build a new heritage centre in Leicestershire. The construction of the Mountsorrel and Rothley Community Heritage Centre has involved the dismantling of an historic barn which is being relocated to the site and rebuilt to form a heritage centre. A tea room/coffee shop is also […]
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Fast food restaurants open
July 13, 2015Two fast food restaurants built on the site of a former pub have been completed by a team which included BSP as civil and structural engineer. The McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets have opened at Clifton, near Nottingham, beside the A453 – one of the main routes into the city centre. The outlets have […]
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BSP Consulting reveals upturn in private housing projects
June 18, 2015Civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting is reporting a major increase in inquiries about new housing developments – signalling what it believes is a significant upturn in private house building. The Nottingham-based company has been approached to assist with the design of plans for more than 6,000 new private homes across the region and […]
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Top of the Shots
June 18, 2015Congratulations to Debbie Cooke, from G F Tomlinson, who won the annual BSP ladies’ clay pigeon shoot event, held at the Yeaveley Estate in Derbyshire. Caroline Chave, from Chave Planning, was second, with Jo Holmes, from Lindum Group, in third place. A box of chocolates went to Lindsey Hatfield, from Marketing Derby…with the recommendation that […]
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BIM project
June 18, 2015Work is underway on site at a warehouse extension scheme in Derbyshire which BSP has designed using Building Information Modelling (BIM). The 1,355m² extension is being built for TenCate, a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced composite materials, at its Langley Mill site. BSP, the civil and structural engineer for the scheme, has designed the […]
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Highly commended at the ICE East Midlands Merit Awards
June 8, 2015Congratulations to the team involved in the development of Mercia House in Derby for Network Rail after the project was highly commended at the Institution of Civil Engineers East Midlands Merit Awards. BSP was civil and structural engineer for the scheme which was undertaken by Galliford Try on behalf of Network Rail Infrastructure Projects East […]
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Multi-million pound project involves BSP Consulting
May 6, 2015BSP Consulting is involved in a £100m housing and business park scheme being built in Derby. The development, known as Manor Kingsway, is being built on land formerly occupied by Manor and Kingsway hospitals, and will create 700 homes and a business park which will support 450 jobs. It is being delivered over seven years […]
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Five star rail award for BSP Consulting
April 28, 2015BSP Consulting was delighted and proud to pass its Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) audit with flying colours – achieving five stars. Having passed with no major or minor non-compliances, the company is now one of only a few in the rail industry to have achieved five stars at audit. The RISQS has been […]
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Retail experience for BSP Consulting
April 20, 2015BSP has been building on the company’s extensive retail experience with a host of shopping store developments recently. The company is currently working on a number of schemes with Quora, a leading national commercial and mixed-use property development firm specialising in retail and mixed-use developments in town, district and local centres. The professional relationship between […]
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Cheers, as BSP stages successful event
March 30, 2015Many thanks to our guests who joined us for an evening of wine tasting and networking at Weavers in Nottingham. It was the third time BSP Consulting had held such an event at the independent wine merchants’ premises in Castle Gate. And, as always, it was an informative, enjoyable and sociable evening. Guests from throughout […]
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BSP Consulting at MIPIM
February 24, 2015BSP Consulting is preparing for MIPIM 2015 – the world’s largest property event. Business development director Jef Todd and office manager Carrie Booth will be representing the company at the four-day real estate exhibition, conference and networking event, which takes place in Cannes from 10th to 13th March. Attracting 21,000 international property professionals, MIPIM is […]
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Medical appointments
February 24, 2015Engineers at BSP are working on four separate health centre projects worth a total of around £13 million. Three of the schemes are being built by Haven Health, with Quadrant the project manager. Work has almost been completed on a £1.65 million project at Melbourne Park, Aspley, in Nottingham, which includes a two-storey, new build […]
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Eurocodes policy for civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting
February 5, 2015BSP Consulting has stepped up its use of Eurocodes for civil and structural design. The East Midlands-based company is now aiming to design to Eurocodes on all new projects, unless directed otherwise by clients. The codes represent the most wide-ranging change to codification of civil and structural design that has ever been experienced and are […]
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Thousands raised for charity after Mount Kilimanjaro climb for BSP Consulting MD
January 5, 2015Managing director of East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering company David Sumner has raised around £6,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society after climbing the world’s highest free-standing mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, for charity. David was also part of a four-man team that raised more than £3,500 for Plumtree Cricket Club. Their efforts have kick started an […]
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BSP working on luxury apartments scheme
November 20, 2014BSP Consulting has been appointed as structural and civil engineer for a development of four apartment blocks being built overlooking Poole Harbour. The sloping site, which is next to Parkstone Golf Club in the heart of the exclusive area of Canford Cliffs, previously housed four residential homes. Now a joint venture scheme between Boultbee LDN […]
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BSP involved in office eco-pods scheme
November 14, 2014Work has just got underway on a project to build the first phase of 41 new office units near Robin Hood Airport, outside Doncaster. Fountain Court is part financed by the European Union and has attracted £1.5 million from the European Regional Development Fund as part of Europe’s support for the region’s economic development through […]
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Mount Kilimanjaro climb for MD of BSP Consulting
November 10, 2014BSP Consulting MD David Sumner is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for charity next month. David will be part of a 30-strong group of people tackling the highest free-standing mountain in the world. “Not only will it be an immense physical challenge to climb a peak that is 19,341 feet above sea level, it will also be […]
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BSP Consulting uses its engineering expertise from Canary Wharf to Cornwall
November 4, 2014East Midlands-based civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting has been appointed to work on two key projects in Canary Wharf and Cornwall. The company is working on a scheme to improve bathing water quality off the Cornish coast, and is also part of the team that is paving the way for a major new residential […]
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BSP delighted at award win for Castleward scheme
October 13, 2014Everyone at BSP is pleased and proud to hear that the Castleward redevelopment scheme won the Best Refurbishment and Regeneration Award at the East Midlands fbe (Forum for the Built Environment). BSP is civil and structural engineer for the project by Compendium Living, which involves the redevelopment of 30 acres of mixed-use brownfield land on […]
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Time lapse cameras at BSP’s project at Brooksby Melton College
October 6, 2014Work is progressing at Brooksby Melton College, where BSP is structural, civil and geotechnical engineer for a number of major redevelopments. Time lapse cameras have been capturing activity at the site. The Leicestershire college is currently undertaking a £22million programme of improvements at its Melton and Brooksby campuses. BSP is carrying out the engineering work […]
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BSP scores in the sports sector
September 4, 2014BSP Consulting has strengthened its expertise in the sports and leisure sector with a string of projects – some of them on the world stage. The company carried out a flood risk assessment for a new training centre for the British elite canoeing team at Dorney Lake. Known as Eton Dorney during the London 2012 […]
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Cadet HQ contract for BSP
August 7, 2014BSP has been appointed as civil, structural and transportation engineer for a new £1 million cadet centre being built off Wilford Lane, West Bridgford. The new HQ, which will feature a training room, lecture room, radio room and two stores, will be used by young people in the Army Cadet Force (ACF) and the Air […]
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Birthday for BSP
July 16, 2014BSP Consulting is celebrating 15 years of business this summer. The company, which was originally known as The Breakwell Sumner Partnership, was founded in the Lace Market, Nottingham, in July 1999. Directors David Sumner, Martin Breakwell, Clive Roddick and Mark Rayers moved to the firm’s current headquarters in Oxford Street, Nottingham, less than four years […]
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East Midlands fbe appointment for BSP Consulting director
June 13, 2014BSP Consulting’s business development director Jef Todd has become the regional chairman of the East Midlands fbe (Forum for the Built Environment). Jef, who has been on the committee of the property, development and construction professionals’ group for three years, and was vice chairman, takes over from Nic Jepson, director of Nottingham-based InLine Property Consultants, […]
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BSP Consulting wins top award
May 2, 2014BSP was delighted to scoop an accolade at this year’s Nottingham Post Business Awards. The company beat off strong competition from Hillarys Blinds and Trent Bridge to take the Nottinghamshire Sales and Marketing Award. The judges praised the way that BSP had re-shaped its strategy during tough times for the construction industry and had developed […]
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Cemetery projects for BSP Consulting
April 30, 2014Work is just finishing on site at a cemetery scheme where BSP has been acting as civil engineer. The extension to Pleasington Cemetery by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council will allow for grave plots for approximately ten years. BSP has been involved in the design of the drainage elements of the scheme, as well as […]
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BSP working on student accommodation scheme
April 23, 2014A student town house development being built using a low carbon construction technique is due to be completed this Summer ready for the new academic year in September. BSP is structural, civil and transportation engineer for the seven four-storey town house scheme in Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, which has been hailed as setting a new benchmark […]
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BSP announced as finalist in 2014 Nottingham Post Business Awards
March 19, 2014BSP Consulting is proud and delighted to have been selected as a finalist in the 2014 Nottingham Post Business Awards. The company has been shortlisted in the marketing category of the awards. Managing director David Sumner said: “BSP is excited to have been chosen as a finalist in these awards, which attract entries from some […]
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BSP Consulting at MIPIM 2014
March 10, 2014BSP Consulting’s business development director Jef Todd is attending MIPIM, the world’s property market, which is taking place in Cannes from 11th to 14th March 2014. The event, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary, brings together the most influential players from all international property sectors. Last year’s event attracted 2,000 exhibiting companies, 20,000 individual […]
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BSP Consulting secures first overseas contracts
February 24, 2014Civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting has won its first international contracts with appointments on a major highway scheme and building project in Kurdistan. The company has secured work in the area as part of a major infrastructure development programme in the region. BSP has been appointed by the Ministry of Culture as checking […]
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BSP Consulting appointed on former Cotgrave Colliery site development
February 14, 2014Civil and structural engineer BSP Consulting has been secured to work on a scheme to create a new community of homes on the site of the former colliery at Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire. The East Midlands firm has been instructed to carry out the civil and traffic and transportation engineering for the development of 450 homes, […]
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Affordable housing scheme for BSP Consulting
February 4, 2014BSP has been appointed civil, structural and geotechnical engineers for a new, £1.3m affordable housing scheme in the Alexandra Park area of Nottingham. The development of 13 homes on Albert Road is being built as part of a partnership between Loughborough-based contractor and developer, William Davis Ltd and affordable housing provider, asra Housing Group. Work […]
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BSP Consulting announces senior appointments
January 3, 2014Three senior appointments have been made by East Midlands-based civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting. The company, which has its headquarters in Nottingham, and branches in Derby, Leicester and Sheffield, has appointed chartered structural engineer Paul Elphick as associate director. Paul, who joined the company in 2004, leads BSP’s Leicester office in De Montfort […]
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Appointed as engineers for supermarket scheme
December 2, 2013Nottingham-based civil and structural engineering company BSP Consulting has been appointed as part of the team building a new £8m Tesco supermarket. Work has got underway at the site in Hoyland, Barnsley, where Sheffield-based contractor JF Finnegan is building the 28,000 sq ft food store. JF Finnegan is constructing the eco-store at the redundant site […]
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Award winners
October 24, 2013BSP Consulting is proud to have been involved in a scheme which took honours at the fbe East Midlands awards. Derby grade A office development One Friar Gate Square was crowned the overall regional winner, after earlier taking the top slot for Derbyshire. Meanwhile, Brierley Medical Centre, Huthwaite, was also short listed in the awards […]
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Secure College development project
October 6, 2013BSP Consulting has been appointed as structural, civil and geotechnical engineer for major redevelopments at Brooksby Melton College. The Leicestershire college is currently undertaking a £22million programme of improvements at its Melton and Brooksby campuses. BSP, with offices in Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield, has won a contract to carry out the engineering work for […]
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Road schemes for BSP Consulting
August 24, 2013BSP is helping to drive forward a number of major developments by designing road infrastructure. Engineers from the company are involved in a variety of highway projects ranging from the removal of a major flyover and the construction of a replacement road junction through to designing roundabouts and roads for housing and commercial developments. The […]
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BSP involved in Leisure Centre upgrade
July 24, 2013A multi-million pound refurbishment of Chase Leisure Centre at Cannock in Staffordshire has been completed. BSP was consultant engineer for the project, which included modifications to the swimming pool, re-roofing the pool and changing area, and moving the gym into a first-floor extension. BSP worked with contractor GF Tomlinson and Horsley Huber Architects on the […]
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Derby Railway Station Project
July 23, 2013BSP has been contracted as part of the team that’s refurbishing Telecom Towers next to Platform 1 at Derby Railway Station. The building will accommodate Network Rail’s Infrastructure Projects team, who are overseeing the electrification of the Midland Mainline. BSP is working with Miller Construction as main contractor on the scheme, which involves refurbishing Telecom […]
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BSP Consulting raises a glass with business associates
June 24, 2013Civil and structural engineering firm BSP Consulting staged a wine tasting event in conjunction with Nottingham independent wine merchants Weavers. The company, which is based in Oxford Street, Nottingham, and has offices in Derby, Leicester and Sheffield, invited a number of business associates to the event. Hosted by Weavers director Philip Trease at Weavers’ premises […]
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Delighted to hear of BREEAM success for Castleward redevelopment in Derby
May 24, 2013BSP is welcoming the news that Derby’s £100 million Castleward redevelopment has become only the second development project in the country to scoop accreditation from BRE for its sustainability. BSP is civil, structural, geotechnical and traffic engineer for the first phase of Castleward, which has just achieved a ‘good’ certification under the BRE Environmental Assessment […]
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Fire Station BREEAM Award
April 24, 2013BSP is celebrating the news that Carlton fire station has received an award for being the most sustainable new fire station in the country. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service’s new £3.2m fire station at Carlton picked up the accolade at the BREEAM 2013 Building Awards. BSP Consulting was civil and structural engineer for the scheme, […]
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Appointed to Housing Framework
February 24, 2013BSP Consulting has been appointed to a framework by a housing group planning to build more than 1,500 homes over the next three years. The Nottingham-based business, with offices in Leicester, Derby and Sheffield, has been selected as part of the Bromford Group Consultants Framework. BSP is one of three engineers chosen by Bromford Group […]
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