Structures that stand up to the drawings and the inspector.
Chartered structural and civil engineers in Ancoats, Manchester. Extensions to eighteen-storey residential, listed mills to new steel frames. Try the beam below: it's the first check we run on almost every job.
Recent projects
Every job leaves with calculations, drawings and a design risk register your principal designer can actually use.
Build a fee proposal
Pick the RIBA stages you need us on. Most clients start at Stage 2; we price each stage separately so you can stop when the drawings do.
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Invoiced at the end of each stage, 30 days, by BACS. Site visits beyond those listed are £145/hour plus travel.
Attach this to my enquiryBuilding safety, done properly
Since the Building Safety Act 2022, the paperwork is part of the structure. We handle our share without being chased.
Gateway submissions
For higher-risk buildings we prepare the structural sections of your Gateway 2 application to the Building Safety Regulator and keep the golden thread current through construction.
CDM designer duties
Every drawing pack carries a design risk register that names residual risks, not boilerplate. We review temporary works and propping with your contractor before demolition starts.
Party Wall and Building Control
Calculations formatted for Manchester, Salford and Trafford Building Control. We coordinate with party wall surveyors so excavation details are agreed before anyone digs.
Send us your drawings
Architect's plans, a measured survey or phone photos of a cracked wall all work. A chartered engineer reads every enquiry and replies within two working days with questions or a fee.
Unit 4, Cotton Exchange Yard, Ancoats, Manchester M4 6DE
0161 496 0732 · studio@kestrelvane.co.uk