THE PRO STRUCTURES BLOG SPOT
Here’s a selection of our news and top stories, and projects we have been especially proud of over the years.
Access Self Storage, High Wycombe
This represents another successful collaboration with Advanced Automated Access. PRO Structures have provided the calculations for the mullion and transom sizing and design of bracket fixings of the curtain walling for this Self Storage building in High Wycombe.
32 new homes for Curo Group – Walnut Buildings, Woodborough Road, Radstock
We are delighted to be working once again with the Curo Group, a not-for-profit housing association operating in the South of England. We have been asked to provide substructure building designs as well as retaining walls for this development comprising of 32 homes....
Exciting Transformation Project – Old Sneed Avenue, Stoke Bishop, Bristol
PRO Structures is thrilled to be part of this exciting transformation project, which will take this pleasant but unexceptional building to the next level, creating a truly bespoke home. Our clients propose to build a two-storey side and single storey rear extension...
Grand Designs at 1 Kewstoke Road, Weston Super Mare
We are delighted to be involved with designing the structural elements of this amazing change of use scheme at 1 Kewstoke Road, Weston Super Mare, North Somerset. Beachland Developments’ vision is to turn this former shop, built fully into the ground, into a stunning...
Great adaptations: three exciting extension developments
Hembury Cottage, Wookey, and Stanford, West Town Lane, in Bristol PRO Structures has been asked to assist with the structural remodelling design of this quaint property in the village of Wookey near Wells. The central two-storey core of the original house will remain...
Climate-considerate homes at Daniels Estate, Bath Road, Stroud
Climate-considerate homes are making headlines in Stroud, and PRO Structures has been tasked with the structural design for the substructure of the houses and highway retaining walls. Design is underway to transform the brownfield land between Bath Road and Dudbridge...
On the drawing board: Eight new homes on Ladymead Lane, Langford valued in excess of £1.5m
PRO Structures Ltd assisted both our client Stuart Flynn and architect Avec Design Ltd to deliver the superstructures and substructures for this development of eight detached, two-storey homes in the village of Langford, in the heart of the beautiful Somerset...
On site: Two large commercial lets on Tuffley Lane, Gloucester, worth approx £1.25m
Construction started in January 2024 on one new 405 sq mtr and two new 200 sq mtr buildings for commercial lets. Back in 2021, PRO Structures was asked to undertake the sub and superstructure design for the erection of these 3No. steel portal frame buildings....
Reusing a historical arched dome at Fromeside Gymnastics Club
PRO Structures was asked to undertake a visual structural assessment of the gymnasium’s historic segmental composite aluminium arched dome, to ascertain if the existing structure was stable and robust enough to be kept as part of the proposed new building extension...
New housing developments on site – autumn 2023
Four 2- and 3-storey town houses in Bedminster This new development for a private client is underway, on the site of a former garage on South Road, Bedminster. Due to poor local ground conditions, the foundations in these properties needed to be piled. PRO Structures...
New bespoke designer property at Oakfield Place, Clifton, handed over to another happy customer
This stunning new contemporary, sustainable three-storey house for Square Peg Investments has just been completed. PRO Structures worked in conjunction with the architect, Dexter Designs, to achieve this unique home for a private client. The image below is taken from...
124 new homes at Beaufort Park, Henbury, Bristol for Persimmon Homes Severn Valley
We have been involved in this development of 124 plots comprising of 2, 3 and 4 bedroom housing. PRO Structures is proud to have designed the substructure, foundations and all external retaining walls for these homes, some of which will also have standalone garages,...
Congratulations to our new graduate engineer and previous degree apprentice
You may recall from our spring Newsletter that our Degree Apprentice, Luke Rearden, was in his final year of a 5-year course in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWE, and his final year dissertation was a research paper on using mushroom mycelium as a...
Non-standard swimming pool design in Guernsey for One Pool & Spa
A hearty welcome to another new client, One Pool & Spa Ltd, who want to have asked us to design proprietary steel framed and glass reinforced plastic lined swimming pool tank solutions, for domestic and commercial clients, where the non-standard range design is...
Suspended ground beams and value engineering – 5 new townhouses on South Road, Bedminster
We are delighted to be undertaking the structural engineering design for a development of 5 new two- and three-storey townhouses on a former garage site in South Road, Bedminster, Bristol. During design, we became aware that the site was predominantly filled in, and...
New developments in Swindon and Bristol
42 NEW LUXURY HOUSES for Backhouse worth £25m Highworth Phase 2 This new development in Highworth near Swindon for the design-led builder, Backhouse Housing comprises of 42 plots for all types of housing from apartments to detached houses. We have designed the...
Biogas gantry to capture and convert methane almost complete
PRO Structures is proud to be contributing to sustainable solutions We have successfully completed the structural design for Jaques Ltd to extend a steel framed biogas gantry structure for a 5.5 tonne manure decanter at a Herefordshire methane gas production facility....
Meet Luke and his magic mushrooms!
PRO Structures’ Degree Apprentice, Luke Rearden, is in his final year of a 5-year course in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWE, and his final year dissertation is a research paper on using mushroom mycelium as a load-bearing material. High thermal insulation,...
‘Old meets new’ extensions to two Victorian properties in Bath and Batheaston
This 2-storey side extension at Victory Gardens, a Victorian end of terrace property, will create an ‘old meets new’ fusion with extensive glazing, as well as exposed glulam timber frames. We are carrying out the glulam modelling for stability alongside John Hartley...
On-trend industrial vibes at an artist’s retreat extension scheme in Fishponds, Bristol
This extension for an art and creative retreat set within a guesthouse was designed to show the exposed steel trusses, creating a contemporary yet industrial vibe. PRO Structures is delighted to be assisting with the sub- and superstructure design for the extension,...
The Reading Plane has (finally) landed!
This former plane has been delivered to St Mary’s CEVC Primary School in Alveston, South Gloucestershire, where it will be turned into a new library. The project, with an estimated total value of around £15,0000, has been named “Flying High” by the pupils. The plane...
New Build News: Blunsdon Phase II – 29 new homes in Swindon
PRO Structures are delighted to have assisted Backhouse Developments Ltd with their design of 29 beautiful bespoke and contemporary homes. These 2-storey detached and semi-detached homes, designed in 7 house types, are situated in the historic village of Blunsdon on...
New Build News: 21 new homes in Wedmore, Cheddar, for UKS
This new development for UKS Ltd will create 21 new homes, mainly 3 bedroom semi detached properties, in 4 house types, all in timber frame on piled foundations due to poor ground. PRO Structures have provided tender substructure design for the client to tender...
New Senior Engineer joins PRO Structures
We are delighted to welcome Cedric Wierzchowski to the team, who joined us in February 2023 as a structural engineer. He brings with him 15 years of post graduate experience in structural design, and is on the cusp of Chartership.
Choosing the Right Structural Engineer for your Project
Whether you are an architect, developer or end client, the choice of structural engineer is a vitally important one, which can greatly impact the cost, quality and timely delivery of a scheme. The services provided by a structural engineer are often comprehensive and...
Construction complete on new eco-project at Gruffy Ground
Construction has completed on a large (215 sqm, 4-bed) new single storey dwelling, shown below with a framed terrace as well as a liveable loft space. The build made use of sustainable Durisol ICF blocks for the external walls and blockwork masonry walls for the...
New £2.5m centre for asylum seekers on the drawing board
PRO Structures is pleased to be assisting Nicholas Morley Architects on the civil and structural elements for this Lower Ashley Road development, worth £2.5m which will provide a 4-storey accommodation block with 90-bedrooms for asylum seekers at the entrance to St...
Sustainable design meets architectural beauty in Clifton Village for Square Peg Investments
We were asked to design the structural elements for this new environmentally friendly three-storey dwelling for Square Peg Investments, which needs piled foundations due to unexpected ground conditions for the area. This stunning house in Oakfield Place is...
Construction starts on £1.25m Norman Scott Centre sports pavilion, Patchway
Work has also now started on this 3,400 sq foot, £1.25m sports pavilion, being built by contractors Melhuish & Saunders Ltd, and is expected to complete by the end of the year. The re-design for this one-storey building (reduced from two to meet budgetary changes)...
Design completed on substantial structural alterations to a Grade II listed 3-storey town house in London’s Kensington
It’s not often we get asked to open up the basement space in a Grade II listed building, with all the structural implications that holds, in terms of both loadings and knowledge of the original structure. To achieve the internal alterations at basement level, new...
Stunning new-build in North Somerset now out to tender
On the original site for this beautiful property stood a small bungalow which was demolished and replaced with this splendid new build with beautiful views across the Severn Estuary. The main structural challenges for this project were to design the steel framing...
Patchway Community Centre Extension Phase 1 – handed over to a happy client!
This large two-storey extension to encompass a purpose-built pre-school and a new community space on the first floor, was completed and handed over in October. Designed in traditional load bearing masonry, with suspended concrete pre-cast flooring and a timber trussed...
Morley House adaptations completed for Freeways Trust
Congratulations to the team at #AngusMeekArchitects and #Freeways on completion of this beautiful project. PRO Structures was privileged to have provided the civil and structural engineering design for both the adaptations and the extension. Jacinta O’Shea, project...
Union House almost complete and being released onto the market!
Union House – a disused 1970s office building in Trowbridge where we have used 3D modelling to design a new storey on both the front and rear elevations to create 15 new luxury apartments - is now in its final stages and being put on the market. The upper floors offer...
Shire View Paddock – cowshed conversion with preserved exo-skeleton – completed
Shire View Paddock, a cowshed conversion with preserved exo-skeleton in Gloucestershire, has now been completed and transformed into a unique home in Gloucestershire. PRO Structures assisted Huthwaite Freston Wright with the planning application to convert an existing...
PRO Structures awarded the ‘Best Small Engineering Consultancy 2021’
Winners! PRO Structures is delighted to have been awarded the 'Best Small Engineering Consultancy 2021' in the 4th consecutive Southern Enterprise Awards. In the words of the organisers: 'Despite the incredible hardships over the last two years, the south has...
Welcome, Riaz – engineer with 5 years’ experience of structures joins the team
We're delighted to share our appointment of a new structural engineer to the team, Riaz Mohammed, who joins us with five years' structural experience under his belt, and will be helping PRO Structures deliver our schemes to our clients, on time and to budget and using...
Flying high!
We are sooooo excited! PRO Structures is going to be helping St Helen's CE Primary School in Alveston to create a.... READING PLANE! The school has a longstanding relationship with Airbus and Bristol's aviation history, and to commemorate this, a disused aircraft...
Anton’s Corner shortlisted for Insider SW Award
We are thrilled to announce that our work on Antons Corner, Bishopsworth, has been shortlisted for an Insider SW Residential Property award, in the small developments category. We provided #HawkfieldHomes with the structural design for this superb development of eight...
Check out our spring newsletter – a 5,000 sq foot office conversion, a Sport England standard pavilion, and much, much more…
Loads of exciting stuff from us! https://lnkd.in/ggGSW-R Check out PRO Structures' spring update as we move towards a post-Covid world, with news of a 5,000 sq ft office development (change of use from a steel frame agricultural barn); a new Sport England standard...
Something to celebrate in 2021
Happy New Year! We are delighted - and not a little relieved! - to be able to say that now there is positive news in terms of the Covid vaccine we have all been waiting for, and certainty at least with regard to Brexit, that our order book is filling fast. One of our...
Five new case studies
We're pleased to have added five new case studies to the collection - and indeed, proud of our work on these varied and interesting schemes: Patchway Community Centre - two-storey extension for pre-school and community spaces Beach Road West, Portishead - a beautiful...
Awards shortlist for Pembroke Road, Shirehampton
Great to see that our completed Pembroke Road, Shirehampton scheme for Alliance Homes to provide 16 new affordable units has been shortlisted in two categories - Transformation and Residential Development - at the Bristol Property Awards. Our design to replace the...
Beach Road West, Portishead – a joy to behold
This truly complex job, recently completed, involved the redesign and extension of a traditional family home, including cutting into the hillside to expand the existing single garage into a double one, which now reaches partly under the house. We were proud to work...
Sometimes, it’s the little things that make a difference
It gives us great pleasure to sponsor our local primary school's virtual (plastic-free) balloon race, at a time when schools are unable to host fund-raising events :). Happy Friday everyone! 972999
Dynamic seating assessment for the new Edinburgh Meadowbank Sports Centre
We are thrilled to have carried out a crucial dynamic analysis assessment for the retractable seating arrangements for this brand spanking new sports centre, due to open its doors very soon! This work was carried out for our valued client, Audience Systems Ltd. Check...
On site at Morley House: extension and adaptations to a residential care home in Bristol
PRO Structures is proud to have designed major structural adaptations to refurbish and extend this property, previously a residential care home for adults with learning disabilities. It will be converted for use as supported living accommodation, which will involve...
On the drawing board!
Sainsbury's glazing, a pub conversion in Chepstow, and a residential development over a railway line Sainsbury's Bradley Stoke - we are currently working on verification designs for the structural glazing on this new store, taking into account the mullion, transom and...
Commercial Developments Underway
Patchway Community Centre and Frenchay Cricket Club Pavilion We have recently designed a 2-storey extension to Patchway Community Centre, top left, which will incorporate extra accommodation for an existing pre-school on the ground floor and a new community space on...
On site – The Shant former public house in Kingswood and 7a Bell Hill, St George
The Shant This former pub has now been demolished to make way for 10 semi-detached plots which will be built into two-storey private homes for Highridge Construction. We are proud to have provided the reinforced concrete substructure design, working with GeoTesting...
Anton’s Corner, Bishopsworth – phased development complete and ready for sale!
PRO Structures was delighted to provide Hawkfield Homes with the structural design for this superb development of eight family homes offering spacious accommodation in South Bristol. Built and finished to the highest of standards, these 3-storey family homes have now...
High Street and Pembroke Road Shirehampton – social housing ready to welcome new tenants!
Change of use to create 10 new apartments plus 6 more new build - 31-35 High Street and 24 Pembroke Road, Shirehampton Our client, social housing provider Alliance Property Care, who own and manage around 6,500 homes in the South West, appointed us to modify an...
And…. we’re back!
We are delighted to be able to announce that we have reopened our offices today, in a safe and distanced way, with some extra hygiene and distancing precautions in place. It is so very nice to to be able to see our team face to face after three long months 🙂
PRO Structures Dream Team Tour de Bristol 2020
Once more PRO Structures sets off on this beautiful, challenging and epic journey to raise money to help patients and their families struggling with cancer. This year, Luke and Vitali (who valiantly suppressed their need for speed by staying with Jenni on the 65k...
PRO Structures wins at the BUILD! Awards
We are proud to announce that we have been awarded 'Best Structural Engineering Consultancy SME - South West England' in the 2020 Home Builder Awards, proudly hosted for the fourth year by BUILD! This is for our work on a bespoke detached mansion on Southfield...
New recruit on board
We are delighted to welcome Pierluigi Cipriani to PRO Structures, who joins us with a couple of years' post-graduate experience in both architecture and structural design, and will be invaluable in helping with the vast amount of work we have on at the moment....
Spotlight on our latest 3D modelling projects
With Union House coming up to completion - a disused 1970s office building in Trowbridge where we have used 3D modelling to design a new storey on both the front and rear elevations to create 15 new apartments - we are expanding our BIM capability and are delighted to...
From Gatwick Airport to Black Rock Farm – all in a day’s work!
Working for our client Advanced Automotive Access, we have been busy with the structural aluminium mullion and mullion fixing designs to the glazed elevations, as well as the entrance canopy support bracket design, of Gatwick 33 - a new 5,000m2 two storey...
Mansafe designs for Bristol Waste; Chantry Mead and Berth 6 Barbados
Almost ready to hand over... we just love the range of work we get to be part of at PRO Structures. Almost finished on site are: - Fall arrest roof safety structures to keep Bristol Waste's welders safe while working at altitude, when carrying out maintenance inside...
On the drawing board – Bridge Inn Chepstow and Morley House, Bristol
We are thrilled to introduce a couple of our latest project in: - Developing the car park area behind the Bridge Inn in Chepstow to create a pair of new two-bedroom duplex apartments, with a ground floor undercroft plus living accommodation on the 1st and 2nd floors -...
PRO Structures goes multi-disciplinary!
We are delighted to finally be able to announce that we can now offer a fuller range of services, including M+E design in partnership with King Shaw Associates, as well as more civils capability and BIM. Additionally, for a while now we have been offering change of...
Team raises over £300 for St Peter’s Hospice in the Tour de Bristol
Last Saturday, Vitali, Luke and Jenni cycled around 70km across the bridge and into the Wye Valley, in the St Peter's Hospice Tour de Bristol. It was a great day out; more of a challenge for some than others, and all in a good cause. Ron said: "I'm really proud of my...
Spring Newsletter – News from our latest schemes, staff and events
Preparing for take off Whatever happens with the B-word, PRO Structures fully intends to keep serving our community of architects, developers and fellow construction industry professionals. Structural glazing update PRO Structures is delighted to have recently...
… And they’re off!
So on a wild and windy day in March, the PRO Structures Dream Team came together outside the office for the first time, with a training ride planned from Bristol-Portishead-Clevedon (48k) on the 16th. We are so proud of all of them. It's in aid of the St Peter's...
Ultramarathon Legend
We are feeling incredibly proud of our engineer Vitalijus, who completed the gruelling 74km Green Man ultramarathon around Bristol in 9 1/2 hours last Saturday. We are pleased to report that he can still walk, though he's put his running shoes away for a week or so...
Launching the PRO Structures Dream Team!
We're proud to announce that PRO Structures has just launched it's inaugural fundraiser for charity - Luke, Vitali and Jenni will be cycling 65 very hilly kilometres in April in aid of St Peter's Hospice. Jenni is especially grateful to the lads for volunteering to...
We are recruiting – Grad +2-4 years, ideally with an interest in facades
If you have an MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering, are keen to progress and have a track record in our field, have a can-do attitude, good communication skills with a positive working attitude, and want to work in a small but highly professional, fast-growing and...
Check out our new case studies! Historic buildings, complex sites and cantilevered extensions…
We have recently added a few more case studies to our portfolio: St Luke’s Hall, Bedminster, Bristol (Temple Developments) Tall Pines, Westbury on Trym, Bristol (Focus Building) 77 Hill View, Henleaze, Bristol (Durrance Developments) These showcase our...
Focus on tree preservation: design in a pine grove
Tall Pines, Henbury Road This project may otherwise have been an ordinary scheme, to design a garage. However, the site in question is located in a tree preservation area, with the main house built in grounds containing numerous protected trees. The site for the...
Spotlight on…. Victorian conversions and cantilevered, open plan extensions
We just wanted to shine a spotlight on a couple of our more technically interesting recent projects - soon to appear online as case studies. Firstly, St Luke's Hall in Bedminster, where PRO Structures was proud to be part of an historic scheme to convert an 1870s...
Wells Pets Veterinary Practice opens to the public
PRO Structures is thrilled to announce the completion of a new £400,000 vet’s practice called Wells Vets, which opened its doors to local pet owners on 1st October. This state of the art steel portal frame single storey practice consists of a reception area, waiting...
Structural design for glazed façades
Working for Ridgeway in Bath, London and Avonmouth A major mixed-use 2.2 acre mixed use development on London’s Caledonian Road is well underway for Ridgeway Glazing, one of our major clients in this field. We have also been working with them on several other schemes...
New on Site
A new-build apartment block in Bedminster; a conversion/new build for Alliance Property Care in Shirehampton, and an ICF home in Henleaze Piling is due to start this week at 48-52 Stillhouse Lane, Bedminster. This new 3-storey, 2,800 sq ft residential block which will...
New on the Drawing Board: Change of Use
Generating new housing in Bishopsworth and Trowbridge We have recently won several schemes of interest, including structural design for the conversion of the old Bishopsworth Police Station into eight new terraced and detached houses, for Hawkfield Homes – change of...
New Build in Stonehouse for Redrow
PRO Structures is proud to have won the structural design tender for 130 plots of new build and affordable homes at Redrow (SW)’s Stonehouse Phase 2 (Area H21) development in Stroud; our work is due to begin this autumn.
Welcoming our new Degree Apprentice
PRO Structures would like to extend a warm welcome to our new degree apprentice, Luke Rearden. Luke joins us fresh from obtaining both A'Levels and a BTEC Level 3 in engineering design, and will be studying for a BEng in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UWE...
Team building at Flipside and farewell to our student engineers
Whoever said engineers don't know how to have fun? Team building, PRO Structures style, with a cocktail masterclass at Flipside and a fond farewell to our student engineers Martin and Petra who are moving on to the next stage of their careers. We look forward to...
New case studies, from a jetty in Anguilla to a farm conversion in Gloucestershire
We're proud to share five new case studies which are now online, showcasing some of the variety in our recent workload: A barn conversion to residential at Caerwent's Farm in Gloucestershire Structural design for a new commercial jetty on the Caribbean island of...
GDPR – update
We have sent the following update to all our contacts, and a copy of our revised privacy policy is available on request... We're aware you will have had your inbox clogged these last few weeks with emails about GDPR compliance - which is, despite the pain involved for...
Barn conversions – getting the most from agricultural buildings, with Angus Meek/Micheal Keen & Sons
We have recently completed the structural design for our third agricultural barn to residential dwelling, for Michael Keen and Sons Ltd at Caerwent's Farm in Gloucestershire. The first such conversion we did for them dates back to shortly after we started PRO...
Branching into D+B
We are thrilled to be working with D+B firm BJ Campbell on the design for a new veterinary practice in Thornbury. It is currently being built, and the steel portal frame work has just been completed. The single storey practice will consist of a reception area, waiting...
Public Sector opportunities- Curo and UWE Estates
In an exciting new development for PRO Structures, we are proud to have been appointed to assist Curo, who manage housing stock for B&NES, and UWE's Estates Department. Curo, a housing association and house-builder based in Bath, manages over 13,000 homes and is...
New village for Redrow – 69 new homes near Stroud
We're proud to have completed the structural design for 69 new homes for Redrow (SW) in Nupend, near Stroud - around half of which have needed piled foundations due to tree preservation requirements. The new dwellings will be 3-4 bedrooms as well as a statutory amount...
Leaping into the new season with Spring Homes
Construction is now complete on a bespoke detached mansion on Southfield Road for Spring Homes on the site of the former tennis courts adjacent to Redmaids School in Westbury on Trym in North Bristol. The beautiful dwelling (below), which boasts five bedrooms and an...
And… we’re in!
PRO Structures celebrated the new year with an office move, and it's truly wonderful to have the space to grow - and a properly working kitchen! With thanks to all our clients and suppliers who have helped us get where we are now, and wishing you all good things for...
Celebrating Ten Years in Business with an Office Move
We're not quite sure how it has happened, but we looked at the date and realised PRO Structures has actually been trading for ten years! In that time we have gone from a two-man band operating from a home office to a team of nine, including seven technical staff from...
Autumn update from PRO Structures – jetties, city living and an office move!
Moving On Up With summer a fading memory, we are now enjoying getting back into the swing of things as we head into autumn. It was a busy summer for PRO Structures, as two new recruits have been settling in, which in turn has made us realise that we need new premises,...
New student intern joins PRO Structures
We are delighted to welcome our latest student intern, Petra Penkavova, who joins us from UWE where she is studying Architecture and the Built Environment. She has already gained valuable experience with Prime Construction, and a firm called Specialised Design and...
Easton Mosque dome and extension complete
Bristol’s biggest mosque now boasts a domed extension in the courtyard of the former church hall where it is based, having commissioned a two-storey extension to cope with growing numbers of worshippers. PRO Structures was delighted to provide structural...
A warm welcome to our new starter!
PRO Structures is delighted to extend a warm welcome to our latest starter, graduate engineer Antonio Meo. He comes to us from Wintech, where he spent the past 2 1/2 years working as a facade engineer on steel member, portal frame and lantern design. His experience...
From Straw Bales to the Caledonian Road… welcome to our spring newsletter
These are exciting times for PRO Structures. We're growing fast, with one new graduate engineer and another more senior engineer set to join us soon. We are thrilled with the scope and extent of our new schemes - which range from a wholly sustainable dwelling being...
New case studies! From Easton Mosque to the Glos FA
We hope you'll be interested in taking a peek at our updated case studies pages, showcasing some of our latest projects. Freshly added schemes include a domed expansion for Easton Mosque; a training facility for the Glos FA; Phase 2 of our work for Redrow at Lawrence...
Welcome to our new graduate!
PRO Structures would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new graduate engineer, Oliver Harris, who graduated recently from Plymouth University. This is his first position since leaving University, and he will be assisting our team on a range of schemes while...
Graduate Structural Engineer Needed!
Competitive salary and benefits We are expanding rapidly at the moment, with an exciting and growing workload both here and overseas. To help us exceed our clients’ expectations, we are recruiting a graduate structural engineer to join our small but dedicated and...
Season’s Greetings and a December update
With 2016 drawing to a close, and most people’s minds moving to the holidays, we just wanted to share a brief update and also take a moment to thank our clients and suppliers for their support this year. It has been a busy, change-driven year for us, seeing our staff...
Government announces additional £2bn of funding for housing
Good news :). It was announced this week that the government will set aside £2 billion of new public borrowing to fund an Accelerated Construction Scheme to make public land with planning permission available to builders in England. A further £3 billion Home Building...
New student placement joins the company
We'd like to extend a hearty welcome to our new student placement, Martin Georgiev, who joins us for a Year in Industry placement from UWE. Martin is taking a year out from his B Eng in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and he previously studied at a specialist...
News from PRO Structures – from the Easton Mosque to SIP panels and social housing
In case you haven't seen our latest newsletter in your inbox, we realise a few months have passed since our last update, so we wanted to share some of our news. News from the shop floor It’s been a very exciting summer for us, with a busy order book and rapidly...
Are we ready for tall timber?
Due for completion in November this year, a 14-storey luxury apartment block in central Bergen, Norway, will be the world’s tallest timber-framed multi-family project at 49 meters (160 feet) breaking the current record holder – Melbourne’s Forté building – which...
Brexit – bad news for the construction sector
We all woke up to a changed world on Friday, with some celebrating and others (I must admit, ourselves included) plunged into despair. This isn't the place for personal views, but I'd like to repost this article from The Guardian on the likely impact of Brexit on our...