Dec 7, 2022 | Capability & Credentials
When it comes to major infrastructure projects, our role as design engineers covers the processes through which the project is delivered, as well as how the civil engineering supports the asset over its operational life. And it’s in these areas where we can have the...
Nov 24, 2022 | Energy & Power
The Port of Felixstowe is Britain’s largest and busiest container port. Even so, the port is committed to a major upgrade of facilities which will involve renewal of much of its infrastructure. Main contractor UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) was engaged to complete...
Nov 17, 2022 | Capability & Credentials
A well-defined design brief establishes goals from the outset, prevents miscommunication, defines standards, and acts as a common reference tool for contractors and clients. Many of our Tier 1 clients – such as Linxon, Murphy, Hitachi Energy and Amco Giffen –...
Nov 8, 2022 | Energy & Power
Every project WCS works on involves using problem solving skills to resolve engineering challenges for clients. It’s one of the aspects of the job we, as engineers, enjoy most. Some of the everyday challenges we encounter involve the modification of existing...
Nov 1, 2022 | Capability & Credentials
Engineering standards and procedures are essential in offering structure and guidance for rail infrastructure projects. These frameworks support all parties in charting the course of the development of a project from inception to handback. Getting a GRIP Network Rail...
Oct 25, 2022 | Capability & Credentials
At WCS, we value our people above all else. The work our colleagues do determines the outcome for clients and partners, so it’s important we recognise the value they bring. We don’t just aim to employ the best staff; our organisation strongly advocates...
Oct 4, 2022 | Rail: Electrification
Understanding the client: working relations deep underground On the surface, it looks like a perfectly ordinary day in London. But, 20 metres below the iconic streets, a legion of people work on maintaining and updating the world’s oldest underground network....
Sep 28, 2022 | Rail: Civils & Structures
When a lorry hit a railway bridge at high speed, engineers at WCS were called to inspect and assess the damage and residual risk caused by the crash. A visual inspection was undertaken, and a strategy for repairs documented. Deemed safe, commencement of rail traffic...
Sep 5, 2022 | Sustainability
Presently, the built environment in the United Kingdom generates around 25% of the country’s overall greenhouse gas pollution from its buildings and infrastructure[i]. With the often devastating impacts of climate change continuing to dominate headlines, there...
Aug 18, 2022 | Capability & Credentials
Conducting site visits isn’t always part of the process for design consultants – some firms prefer to be almost entirely office-based. At Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS), the opposite is true. We believe there are significant advantages associated with...
