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Contractor Support

On-site and construction-phase engineering support for contractors, including engineer of record and compliance checking.

Contractor Support

What we cover.

Contractors call us when they need engineering judgement on site or a name on the line. We provide technical support during construction, solve problems as they arise, supervise and inspect, and act as engineer of record where required.

Contractor Technical Support
Construction-Phase Engineering Support
Site Inspections & Supervision
Structural Problem-Solving On Site
Engineer of Record Services
Compliance Checking

How we work

What does an engineer of record do?

An engineer of record takes professional responsibility for the structural design of a project and is accountable for it. We act in this role where a project needs a single, insured point of structural responsibility.

Engineering support during construction
On-site problem-solving
Inspections and supervision
Engineer of record and compliance

Not sure what you need?Send us your drawings, or just a photograph of the wall. We will tell you what is required and what it costs before you commit to anything.

Get a quote 020 3432 4186

Standards & codes

The codes behind contractor support.

Eurocodes 0-9 & UK National Annexes

BS EN 1990 through BS EN 1999 govern the basis of design, actions, and the design of concrete, steel, timber, masonry and aluminium structures. Every calculation we issue references the relevant Eurocode part and its UK National Annex, and states which parts were applied.

Analysis, design & drafting software

Structural analysis and design in Tekla Tedds and Tekla Structural Designer, with Autodesk Robot, CSC Fastrak, CSC Portal Frame, MasterSeries and Hilti Profis used where a scheme suits them. Drawing production in AutoCAD, and modelling in Autodesk Revit where a project is delivered in BIM. Output is issued as readable calculations rather than raw software printouts, so a checker or a building control officer can follow the reasoning.

Approved Document A (Structure)

The Building Regulations requirement your local authority Building Control checks against. Our calculations and drawings are prepared to demonstrate compliance so your submission is accepted without back-and-forth.

Professional indemnity insured

Every report and calculation package is backed by professional indemnity cover, which is what lets a lender, Building Control or another engineer rely on it.

Process

From enquiry to sign-off.

Enquiry

Send drawings or describe the problem. We confirm the scope, the deliverables and a target timescale.

Information

We agree the survey, drawings or data we need and any site access required.

Engineering

Design, calculation or assessment to the relevant Eurocodes and UK National Annex.

Issue

A clear, defensible report or set of calculations, with assumptions and limitations stated.

Selected work

Real structures, surveyed and engineered.

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