Introducing Jeremy Barnes
WCS is delighted to announce the appointment of Technical Director, Jeremy Barnes. Jeremy joins us after a 32-year career in civil engineering that has taken him to Vietnam, Malaysia and Hong Kong, among other countries. As we discussed recently, WCS has been growing...
WCS – a new name and a fresh new look
Today we are pleased to announce that we’re changing our name from Whitfield Construction Services to Whitfield Consulting Services. The familiar abbreviation ‘WCS’ remains unchanged so many of you will continue to use that. From today you may also notice that we’ve...
Diverse backgrounds; strong team
WCS is proud of our strong and diverse team. Here we look at some of the ways that this diversity of background positively impacts the way we work and the benefits this brings our clients. The WCS approach to recruitment Engineering is a field in which specialised...
Growth and change at Whitfield Consulting Services
Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) now boasts over 40 staff in two offices, and supports Tier 1 contractors across a number of sectors with civil engineering design and consultancy services. Here we explore how the company has grown, and how it’s been careful to...
WCS engineers: projects that inspired us
From Europe’s largest infrastructure project, HS2, to the nuclear plant at Hinkley Point C, incredible feats of civil engineering hit the headlines, becoming iconic and inspiring projects for engineers around the world. However, there are remarkable engineering...
Bridges to success: engineering pathways at WCS
The entire engineering sector performs a crucial role in fueling economic growth and productivity, accounting for 21.4% (£1.2 trillion) of Britain’s revenue in 2018. According to Engineering UK, there is a substantial deficit in adequately trained personnel in...
Designing their dreams: new faces at WCS
We have welcomed some exciting new talent to our offices lately. Due to continued growth and an exciting array of project wins recently, we’ve been introducing new faces to our teams. Here’s a brief introduction to each of our new colleagues. I hope you...
Planes, trains and bridges – How a passion for construction has led to involvement in many of England’s most significant infrastructure projects
Associate and CRE (Contractors Responsible Engineer) of Whitfield Consulting Services, Nick Lowe, shares his thoughts on how his early experience of seeing the realisation of a local infrastructure project influenced his career and what has driven his approach to...
Why our female engineers support Women in Construction Week
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is aiming to highlight that the sector offers great opportunities for women, to encourage new talent to join this vibrant sector. Construction has a great deal to benefit from a diverse workforce and so we...
Welcome Kevin!
A new year and a new addition to our CAD & BIM lineup! Whitfield Consulting Services is very glad to kick-off 2022 by welcoming Kevin Hill to the team. Kevin’s wealth of experience across the rail and energy sectors has taken him from projects on the London...