Consulting Engineers
Civil and Structural Engineers
Our Specialities
- Bridge Inspections
- Buildings
- Demolition
- Expert Witness
- Flood Assessment and Drainage
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Highway Structures
- Highways
- Historical Structures
- Industrial and Process
- Nuclear and Seismic
- Power, Energy and Waste
- Product Development
- Rail
- Schools
- Site Appraisals and Structural Surveys
- Traffic and Transportation
Historical Structures
Demand for affordable housing is rising and with many buildings in city centres derelict there is a large market for their refurbishment. Mills and Warehouses have been turned into attractive luxury flats in Manchester and once run down tower blocks can be modernised improving quality of life in our city centres.Wilde & Partners have supplied report and design services to property owners and local authorities since 1980. Expertise spreads across many sectors including listed buildings and historic structures built with masonry, timber, cast iron, wrought iron, steel and concrete.
Areas of expertise
1. Inspection; surveys and reports.
2. Structural design and checking; building regulations.
3. Timber engineering; design and detailing.
4. Site and ground investigations; foundations and hazardous materials.
5. Archive researches.
6. Materials and load testing.
7. Multi-disciplinary and collaborative working; Architects, Planners, conservation officers, hard and soft landscaping designers, building services engineers.
8. Contract documents; drawings, specifications.
9. Expert opinion and assessment for grant applications.
10. Refurbishment, fire repair, restoration, redevelopment.
Relevant Case Studies...
Millgate Centre
Client:
The former Delph Co-op, now known as the Millgate Centre, was constructed in 1864 and extended in 1899.
Following our structural investigation and remedial works design a contract was let by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council for the repair of the noted defects. During the construction phase Wilde acted as Contract Administrator and Pl...