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RAAC: What the crisis means and how our engineers can help
Earlier this month, Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) became front-page news as the Government advised the immediate closure of some school buildings due to safety concerns, and until remediation works were completed. The latest government data reveals a...
Why are Battery Energy Storage Systems so important to renewable energy and net zero?
Energy provision in the UK is changing fast, with the government hoping to see 95% of our energy coming from low-carbon, mainly renewable sources by 2030. Many shifts in practice and technology will be involved in that change, but one crucial area is perhaps lower in...
WCS wins Environmental, Social and Governance Leader at NCE Awards
WCS won Environmental, Social and Governance Leader at the inaugural New Civil Engineer NCE Awards held last night, 20 September, in London. The award recognises the impact of WCS’s ’SustainableFuture’ plan. Introduced in 2021, this ambitious strategy puts the three...
Meet Ioannis Iliadis, Associate Director at Whitfield Consulting Services (WCS)
Associate Director at Whitfield Consulting Services, Ioannis Iliadis, shares his experience as a civil engineer, his pride in the rigorous standards and emphasis on safety in the UK rail industry, and why supporting the next generation of engineers is vital. What...
WCS reports back after exhibiting at Rail Live
This year WCS exhibited at Rail Live – the rail event of the year. Here the team share some of their key takeaways from the show. Rail Live is a unique event, with 270 exhibitors, more than 5000 visitors, and plant, machinery and rolling stock on display – it...
How a consulting civil engineer works with transformers
From rail electrification to data centres, working with transformers is an everyday occurrence at WCS. As well as managing the complexities common to all these projects, we’re also experienced in overcoming the specific challenges and considerations each unique...
Future Cities: transforming how we live, work and travel
COVID, net zero and other factors are changing the way we live our lives and what we want from our towns and cities. WCS is heavily involved in infrastructure projects such as designing substations for connecting renewable power sources to the grid, and updating the...
Working with UKPNS at Heathrow Airport
Many of the case studies in our portfolio describe work done alongside partner UK Power Networks Services (UKPNS). UKPNS holds a long-term contract to provide and maintain the energy infrastructure for Heathrow, and recently celebrated 30 years as a partner for the...
Providing electricity for 6,000 new homes in Welborne Garden Village
Buckland Developments is overseeing the creation of Welborne Garden Village, a new community of 6,000 homes, and turned to WCS to provide civil engineering services relating to the new substation that will bring power to Welborne. New Garden Villages Recently, the...
Challenges and opportunities in Rail Electrification
Asa Whitfield, Founder and MD of WCS, Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and rail electrification expert, discusses here what the UK is doing in this area and why, and whether goals will actually be reached. The wider issue of net zero Like almost every...
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...