Sep 7, 2026 | Energy & Power, Sustainability
Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) has Contractor Design Approval Engineer (CDAE) capability across its team, including Managing Director Asa Whitfield and Directors Dr Natalja Petkune and Nick Lowe. A CDAE is a senior, authorised...
Sep 2, 2026 | Energy & Power, Sustainability
The recurring civil engineering challenges on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects are familiar: incomplete early-stage information, constrained operational sites, cable routing, buried services, equipment access, temporary...
Aug 17, 2026 | Energy & Power, Sustainability
Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) is providing detailed civil engineering design to UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) under Ofgem’s RIIO-ED2 framework, a regulatory framework which runs from 2023 to 2028, focused on...
Aug 11, 2026 | Capability & Credentials, Rail: Civils & Structures, Sustainability
Across the rail network, localised rail civil engineering interventions are regularly undertaken to maintain railway infrastructure, address structural defects and extend the operational life of critical assets. While the...
Jan 7, 2025 | Energy & Power, People, Rail: Civils & Structures, Rail: Electrification, Sustainability
As we reflect on the past year, we celebrate the milestones that have defined our work in 2024: advancing the UK’s journey toward Net Zero with impactful Rail and Power & Energy projects, inspiring future engineers, adopting sustainability practices, growing...
Aug 7, 2024 | Energy & Power, People, Sustainability
Celine Mahfoud, a Graduate Civil Engineer at Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS), is deeply involved in inspiring the next generation of engineers through initiatives aimed at encouraging young people, especially girls, to pursue careers in this field. Her dedication...
Jun 17, 2024 | Energy & Power, People, Rail: Civils & Structures, Rail: Electrification, Sustainability
A creative thinker with a passion for solving complex engineering challenges, Ricardo Villamil, Senior Civil Design Engineer at Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS), believes innovation and fresh perspectives are vital in driving progress in the field of civil...
May 15, 2024 | Energy & Power, Sustainability
Westminster City Council is rolling out the UK’s largest fleet of electric refuse collection vehicles, in a bid to support the capital’s transition into a net zero economy. UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS) chose Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS) to serve as the...
May 15, 2024 | Energy & Power, People, Rail: Civils & Structures, Sustainability
Meet Senior Civil Engineer Konstantina Vasilopoulou, whose childhood awe of impressive civil structures ignited a lifelong passion for engineering. Konstantina’s journey, from taking part in STEM activities from an early age in her home country of Greece, to her...
Apr 22, 2024 | Energy & Power, Sustainability
Synchronous condensers are essential in making the UK’s transition to renewable energy possible. Most renewable energy sources are variable, falling in output as wind or sunshine reduces, for example, and typically do not use rotating generators, so lack the inertia...
Dec 20, 2023 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability
It is well recognised that the carbon costs of construction and building operations form a large part of the world’s overall carbon footprint. Those who are now designing, building and reimagining structures are, therefore, vital in achieving the national and...
Oct 31, 2023 | Sustainability
The UK is shifting to renewable energy sources, with emissions from electricity generation falling by 69% since 2010. But the current rate of change is too slow to meet the government’s net zero commitments; as the Climate Change Committee states “a reliable secure...
