There is no doubt about it, the Cricket World Cup, British Grand Prix, Wimbledon and Women’s World Cup Football provided thrilling entertainment in July. These great sporting events attract huge crowds, but what is the connection to structural engineering consulting? The answer is the sporting venues. With expansive capacity, it is vital that stadiums are built, expanded and maintained with …
Celebrating Structural Engineering Success
Training and continued professional development are vital to any consultancy business where the principal product is the ingenuity and resourcefulness of the staff. As structural engineering consultants, it is particularly important that our team are fully up to speed with the latest innovations. RWA Consulting values the importance of fully understanding and communicating the very best design solutions for our …
Five Advantages of Steel Structure Design
If you watched Episode 2 of ‘Grand Designs: The Street’, you will have seen the construction of The Barn House. Inspired by agricultural buildings, this steel structure design enabled self-builder James to create his dream home. The open plan design would not have been possible with other building methods. As local structural engineers, we are familiar with steel-framed buildings. The …
Structural Engineering for Home Renovations
RWA is proud to work in collaboration with a number of leading estate agents across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Our structural engineering expertise can help their clients to make informed property purchasing decisions, especially when considering renovations, extensions, property conversion or self-builds. Structural Surveys for Property Renovations Property renovations are popular because people are looking for an older building with character, …
Structural Engineers Supporting South East Growth
The South East is forecast to experience growth that exceeds London during 2019. That is according to PwC’s latest UK Economic Outlook, which suggests an increase of 1.7% for the region, higher than the 1.6% predicted for London and the wider UK. Levels of education, employment, business start-ups, service industry and manufacturing output are strong in the South East. These …
Cracks in the Wall – Do I need a Structural Survey?
As a structural engineering company based in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, we have had a number of calls from concerned customers. They had noticed new cracks appearing in their homes and wondered if they should be concerned. The Impact of a Dry Summer This summer was particularly dry across the South East, so we weren’t surprised to hear that cracks were appearing. …
RWA celebrates 25 years of successful Structural Engineering
Structural Engineering spanning 25 years. From Domestic structural surveys through to football stadiums RWA Consulting has been offering civil and structural engineering services for a quarter of a century! RWA began as a two-man team with premises in Marlow. When we first started, structural designs were carefully drawn, printed and individually posted out to clients. How times have changed! As of …