Notable or sensitive buildings
We offer structural surveys and design services for notable and sensitive buildings including schools, hospitals, churches, care homes and listed properties. Our Chartered Structural Engineers understand the unique requirements of these structures, ensuring all work is sympathetic, compliant and expertly delivered.
Care Home maintenance and alterations
The management or design of a care home (or an estate of care homes) carries with it a unique set of challenges such as compliance with relevant industry regulations and the importance for ongoing care and safety for residents. At Abbott Holliday Partnership, we have a lot of experience in both the inspection of structural defects and structural design in care homes. We would be delighted to discuss your requirements with you in more detail and visit your site to advise on your structural issues and design plans.
Church maintenance
On account of their age, churches often experience defects relating to ground movement affecting tall structures, erosion of structural stonework over time or poor workmanship during various historical repairs or modifications.
At Abbott Holliday Partnership, we have a lot of experience both in the inspection and resolution of such defects in the church, and the design of alterations, extensions and conversions. With buildings as significant as churches, the fact that all our Structural Engineers are chartered and we have been in business for over 40 years with countless 5-star customer testimonials, should provide reassurance of the highest standards of experience, professionalism and technical knowledge.
Heritage, listed or historic buildings advice
When called upon to advise on structural defects in old, historically significant buildings and structures, we often find that the defect stems from factors such as ground movement, erosion of structural stonework over time or poor workmanship during various historical repairs or modifications. We also take the building’s architectural sensitivity into account when recommending repairs. This means any repairs we recommend should be in keeping with tradition, care must be taken to ensure that original features are protected and any materials we recommend should either be hidden or match the existing fabric of the building. Please ask us for examples of surveys we have conducted on listed or heritage buildings, or examples of design work we have conducted when repairing or converting these wonderful historical structures.
Hospital buildings maintenance and alterations
Many times in the past we have been called upon to inspect suspected structural defects in hospital buildings. Unlike other commercial or institutional buildings, hospital buildings are mostly used 24 hours a day, requiring discretion and sensitivity when carrying out our surveys. Similarly, any recommendations we include in our report need to be made with common sense in mind as well as the technical consideration. Aside from our years of experience in inspecting hospital buildings, all our engineers are chartered, meaning you will receive the very best analysis and the most reliable set of recommendations. Finally, all our reports and drawings are peer-reviewed by at least one other Chartered Structural Engineer before we send them to you, giving you reassurance of the integrity of our work.
School buildings maintenance and alterations
Surveys, alterations, repairs or extensions to school buildings often need to be carried out according to strict time schedules, and in line with the school’s safeguarding and regulation duties. We have a long history of working with schools on both structural surveys, repairs, structural augmentation and design, and we’re also proud to have been invited by a number of schools and other educational institutions, to be their preferred supplier for all services relating to structural engineering. We’d be happy to share multiple case studies with you.
