The Consultancy has handled a wide variety of projects across the construction industry. These include business parks, residential housing estates with related highways and drainage and domestic extensions; office, storage warehouse and laboratory buildings, hospital improvements, barn conversions, Oil /Rapeseed Plant. 

We have also been involved with new schools, and extensions to teaching blocks, sports, and drama halls. We have undertaken surveys for structural and external works, as well as fire escape staircases, providing reports in accordance with modern educational standards for nurseries across the country. 

Specialist projects have included large private houses, firearms training centre, food processing installations, manufacturing facilities including complex support structures for the glass container making industry, chimneys and bases, waste management machinery, overhead craneage facilities, wind tunnels, printing plants and several MRI scanner installations, and in 2012 appointed for the design of the geometry and drainage for the MK Rose Sculpture. 

In previous years STA have been appointed in connection with separate projects for Milton Keynes General Hospital such as a Walk-in centre, Cardiology unit, Spinal injuries HQ, Car parks, Wards and office extensions. 

Residential experience includes structural surveys, bespoke new build dwellings and domestic extensions. 

SCOPE OF SERVICES

 We provide design and detail services for Commercial, Industrial and Domestic projects, including the following elements: 

Superstructure 

Steelwork design via 3d modelled frames including connection design. 

RC Concrete Frame design using FEM analysis where appropriate. 

Masonry design including FEM panel analysis. 

Timber Design. 

Foundation Design 

Root Influence assessment. 

Design of traditional mass concrete foundations 

Suspended Ground Beam design, pile load derivation. 

RC Raft design using FEM analysis. 

Drainage 

Storm and Foul water design for private and adopted drainage networks. 

Section Agreements with Water Authorities for connection, diversion and new drainage installations. 

Design of SuDS compliant drainage schemes including attenuation and flow controls. 

Exceedance Flow Pathing. 

External Works 

External private and adopted pavement design. 

Retaining Wall design. 

Section 38 & 278 Highway works for new road construction and layout.