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Bristol Engineering Services

Welcome to Western Building Consultants, your premier destination for exceptional engineering and civil solutions in Bristol and the surrounding areas.

Leading certified architecture, engineering and surveying services in the South West. Contact our experts to discuss your options today.

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Our Engineering Expertise in Bristol

Step into the realm of exceptional engineering and civil solutions in the dynamic city of Bristol and its surrounding areas with Western Building Consultants.

Bristol Engineering services

Our team of Chartered Building Engineers is committed to delivering top-quality services tailored to your unique requirements. When it comes to structural engineering, rest assured that Bristol has a top-tier provider, specialising in a wide range of engineering solutions to cater to your every need.

With a distinguished history and a nomination for Consultancy Team of the Year at the South West Property Awards, we’ve solidified our reputation as a trusted partner for clients in Bristol and beyond over the past two decades. Our portfolio boasts over 1000 successful projects annually across the South West region.

Structural Beam Design 

Whether it’s steel, timber, or glulam beams, we offer precise structural calculations that suit various applications. From creating room openings to planning domestic extensions, our expertise knows no bounds. Open-plan layouts have become a popular trend and our service includes a site visit and transparent pricing per beam.

Our seasoned Structural Engineers, based in Bristol, deliver precise and dependable calculations tailored to the unique needs of residential and commercial structural endeavours.

For residential projects, our expertise encompasses:

  • Internal Remodelling
  • Construction of New Builds
  • Self-Build Projects
  • Extensions
  • Attic Conversions
  • Designing Retaining Structures
  • Preservation of Listed Buildings

Bristol Engineering Services

Structural Engineering

Civil Engineering in Bristol

Our Civil Engineering services cover a wide range of projects in Bristol, from infrastructure development to site planning. We excel in designing and managing roads, bridges, and drainage system projects. Our team ensures that your civil engineering project not only meets safety standards and environmental regulations but also remains within budgetary constraints.

Structural Engineering in Bristol

Structural Engineering is at the core of our expertise. We provide precise calculations and designs for various structures from buildings, bridges, and industrial facilities. Our mission is to guarantee structural integrity, safety, and efficiency. You can count on us to deliver innovative solutions tailored to your unique Bristol-based requirements.

Energy Assessments & Site Testing Assessments 

Energy and Site Testing Assessments are pivotal for optimising energy efficiency and compliance with environmental standards, especially in a city like Bristol, known for its commitment to sustainability. 

We offer comprehensive assessments to evaluate energy consumption, identify improvements, and enhance sustainability. Our site testing services ensure that your project complies with environmental and regulatory requirements, reducing its impact on Bristol’s environment.

Building Regulations Compliance

Cook & Edwards Ltd, our affiliated company, specialises in offering consulting services to inspectors authorised by corporations, functioning as Chartered delegated inspectors responsible for plan checks and site inspections to obtain Building Regulation approvals in Bristol.

Western Building Consultants can assist you in navigating the building control approval process in Bristol, offering technical specifications and plans. We excel at transforming conceptual planning drawings, often from planning consultants, into technically feasible solutions, including sustainability enhancements and innovative technologies.

Bristol Engineering Services

Engineering in Bristol

For instance, we’ve incorporated specialist building methods like ICF, straw bale, and SIPS panels in various new build projects in Bristol. If your project lacks Building Regulations approval in Bristol, we can provide strategic advice and necessary evidence, such as structural calculations or U-value assessments, to demonstrate compliance.

Our experienced professionals can help you address the approval process in Bristol, whether it arises during a property sale or due to neighbour complaints, drawing on their extensive knowledge of both private and public sector building control requirements in Bristol.

Trusted Building Consultants in Bristol 

Whether you’re planning a project, grappling with drainage issues, or navigating the complexities of regulations in Bristol, Western Building Consultants is your dedicated partner to ensure your journey is not only successful but hassle-free.

Contact us today to discuss your specific needs and embark on your structural engineering endeavours in the thriving city of Bristol.

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Why us

Ethically Minded

Ethically Minded

Being socially responsible and promoting excellent ethics is at the forefront of our business. Our staff are happy and content and this is shown through our positive approach to your project. We work to the highest professional standards as required by both the RICS and CIAT. You can rest assured that when you employ WBC you will be supporting an organisation that champions local, national and international projects through schemes such as FairTrade, Mentoring Plus and the Bath percent club. This is backed up by a rigorous Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. We sponsor many grass roots sports clubs such as Combe Down Rugby Club, Frome Park Bowls Club & Cardiff Harlequins.

Realistic Timescales

Realistic Timescales

We are realistic with timescales and honest about what you will receive. Most people underestimate the time involved with a building project, but we are upfront about what is involved and will be clear about how long a project might take. Throughout the project we will continue to update you about progress and will advise you if there will be a disruption in the timetable.

Varied Architectural Style and Building Types

Varied Architectural Style and Building Types

We have vast planning experience and are adaptable to most architectural styles and ages of buildings. We are perfectly able to adapt to the style of your property from contemporary to traditional, urban to rural. We have designed projects in most styles and can use our broad experience to help design the best solution for your property, using whatever construction technology best suits your needs. Whether you plan a modest alteration or something spectacular WBC can help you achieve your project goals.

Consultant Levels of Knowledge

Consultant Levels of Knowledge

We employ qualified professionals with a variety of skill sets and the latest training. many of our employees have specialist post graduate qualifications. We also train selected staff through university programmes and professional qualifications to ensure our clients get the best trained surveyors and up to date advice. You will receive a professional, comprehensive and cohesive consultation and guidance throughout the project, ensuring that your development is handled with a consultant level of knowledge.

Survey to Completion Guarantee

Survey to Completion Guarantee

We are here for you when you need us, with our survey to completion guarantee. You won’t be left alone, we will fit in wherever you need us in the project or guide you through the whole process. You will have the knowledge that someone is always at hand whatever level of service you need.

Cost Conscious, Value for Money & Fixed Fees

Cost Conscious, Value for Money & Fixed Fees

Whilst offering exceptional value for money we also bring a positive, approachable, pragmatic, realistic and well rounded attitude to your project. You will feel at ease discussing issues with your project, our pragmatic approach to design and refurbishment means that we can often deliver built in VALUE. One example of this is recognising where cost savings can be made in the design without compromising the overall scheme and offering a higher standard of technical specification over many of our competitors, this reduces the need for outside engineering input and ultimately saves you money in fees. We are grounded which means that we can deliver a build in a cost conscious manner in order to make sure our projects are buildable.

Well Networked with Local Knowledge

Well Networked with Local Knowledge

Where we do not have the in house skills to tackle an element of a project we are well networked locally to utilise outside consultants that we have built up relationships with over many years. You will get the best of local knowledge and be introduced to like minded trusted suppliers with excellent professional services.

One Stop Shop

One Stop Shop

We can provide the majority of services required for a small project in house, making us practically a one stop shop. Having most services in house means that we are often fully accountable for the professional services on your project, this ensures simplicity, communication and efficiency. By utilising a multi-disciplinary approach we are able to keep professional costs for the project extremely competitive and hassle free, essentially you only pay for one set of overheads.

Unparalleled Technical Knowledge

Unparalleled Technical Knowledge

We have unparalleled technical knowledge and produce comprehensive architectural designs and surveys. You will be getting market-leading technical advice that has been approached with imaginative problem-solving techniques. This helps us to identify potential problems with a build before they arise.

Our knowledge adds value, an example of this is that most architects do not provide any advice on the structure of a building during the building regulations approval stage, relying on a structural engineer to produce all work relating to the super structure. At Western Building Consultants we provide structural advice on many areas, such as timber design for floors and roofs, limiting the scope of the engineers work and saving you money.

Large Team of Surveyors

Large Team of Surveyors

Having a large team of surveyors means that your project is unlikely to be held up due to other circumstances, there will always be at least two surveyors familiar with the project therefore continuity and a personal service will be retained. On larger schemes a bigger team will be assembled with the required specialist knowledge to fully support your project.

Latest Case Studies

Newport Office

Merlin House

No 1 Langstone Business Park,

Priory Drive

01633982588

Frome Office

Commerce Park, Unit R17, Marshall Way

01373488566

Bath Office

Western House,

2 Rush Hill

01225789307

Cardiff Office

Sophia House,

28 Cathedral Road

02922679366

Swindon Office

Kingston House,

Lydiard Fields

01793234516

Bristol Office

Studio 1a,

31 Berkeley Square



0117 3294290

South Gloucestershire Office

Unit 2, Byre Workshops, Winterbourne Court Farm Barn, Church Lane, Winterbourne

0117 3294290

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