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...
Jul 26, 2022 | Rail: Electrification
We were approached by UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) with an urgent request for temporary works design for the switchroom upgrade at Greenford substation. As a longstanding client, and a project that WCS has been involved with for a number of years, we were keen...
Jul 21, 2022 | Contract wins
The team at Whitfield Consulting Services has recently been involved with a number of contracts for some interesting and high-profile projects where we have been able to use our knowledge and previous experience to good effect. Early-stage involvement at Port of...
Jun 29, 2022 | CAD & BIM Services
Whitfield Consulting Services is widely recognised as having excellent BIM and CAD capabilities, far above expectations for a design house of our size. Since our inception, we’ve seen this skill enable our Tier 1 contractor clients to not only fully visualize the...
May 25, 2022 | CAD & BIM Services
It is our philosophy that drawings aren’t a standalone output. Instead, it is our firmly held belief that they are a facilitation tool that ensures that constructability of a project is the primary consideration from the earliest stage. Drawings should be viewed as a...