East Anglian structural engineering business Superstructures has added civil engineering design to its portfolio of services.
The move brings civil engineering design in-house alongside the company’s existing services, as the business looks to enter a new phase of growth.
James Potter, Managing Director of Superstructures, said: “This is an exciting move for us as a business and elevates our offering by enabling us to deliver a fully co-ordinated structures and civils design capability.
“This not only allows us to play a more active part in all the infrastructure elements around the construction process of a project but also enables us to get involved in a project at a much earlier stage.”
Superstructures, which has offices in Ipswich and Cambridge, will now be able to provide flood risk assessments and sustainable drainage strategies, which are now vital during the planning process of many projects.
When combined with earthworks modelling, this can discover the viability of a site at a much earlier stage.
Jim Rudd, who has more than 40 years’ experience working in the civils industry, has been appointed as Head of Civil Engineering for Superstructures.
He will lead the new team including additional new recruits George Westgarth and Luke Lockyer, who have 20 years’ combined experience in the sector and have all worked together prior to joining.
James said: “Together Jim, George and Luke bring a wealth of knowledge to Superstructures and with all the management and co-ordination now under one roof, supplied by one team working collaboratively together, this will ensure that we can deliver the best result for our clients.”
Jim said he was excited to join the Superstructures team.
“One thing that attracted me to join Superstructures was the importance that is placed on sustainability and the work the team has been doing from an embodied carbon perspective,” he said.
“I am looking forward to integrating this aspect proactively into our civils and drainage design whilst working closely with the structural team to ensure the best combined outcome for our clients going forward.”
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