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Millard Consulting offer a range of engineering services to fulfil the majority of development requirements. For commercial, industrial, residential or educational developments we can service the engineering needs of a scheme from conceptual outline to on site development and completion.

At feasibility stage we can help evaluate brownfield contaminaation issues, develop remediation strategies and see them through to completion for statutory approval with the Council contaminated land section. If a site is subject to flooding we can undertake full flood risk assessment and management services. If traffic impact is an issue we can evaluate the situation and provide engineering design solutions as appropriate to facilitate an approved development scheme through the planning process.

We have all the skills in house to service the civil engineering of development schemes. From design of site infrastructure, including sustainable urban drainage systems, through to utilities, drainage and road construction for adoption.

Whether a steel portal frame industrial shed, a historic listed building, a multi-storey university building, flatted residential, detached houses, new build or extensions we have the structural design capability to match the task . We also have two SER certified engineers to approve all structural designs for building warrant.

Millard Consulting offer a bespoke structural engineering, design and certification service. We have extensive experience gained from a number of construction sectors including commercial, residential, education, transport, healthcare, historic buildings, leisure, industrial and secular. Our strong structural engineering background extends to specialist areas which enhance and provide innovative, environmentally sensitive, value engineered designs for our clients projects.

At Millard Consulting we provide structural design and advice for all types of developments from small one off bespoke projects to large regeneration projects. We have extensive experience and knowledge relating to various forms of construction including, load-bearing masonry, concrete frame, steel frame, timber frame, post tensioned concrete, modular construction and MMC.

Our experienced chartered structural engineers are also SER Certifiers and are fully conversant with the latest codes of practice, so they can not only design, but certify structures for building warrant. We operate BIM Autocad Revit® modelling software which is used on many projects, providing full 3D visualisation of the structure, allowing the full integration of our design with that of the wider design team on the construction project.

Our excellent reputation for providing a range of skills, resources and personal project input, combined with enthusiasm, vision and commitment, has resulted in a series of longstanding relationships with a number of local authorities and national house builders.

Comprehensive infrastructure design is imperative to any development. At Millard Consulting we offer our clients engineering solutions that are specifically tailored to their needs. Ensuring engineering design fits with the development concept is how we generate customer satisfaction. With this as a key driver of our activities we work closely together with clients and the various statutory authorities, to deliver sustainable, cost effective and safe engineering solutions.

With over 30 years practical design experience our engineers have the depth of knowledge to provide an all-inclusive package. From conceptual design through the development control process and, ultimately, to adoption of roads and drainage.

We provide detailed civil engineering design for small developments involving the construction of single dwellings, through to large scale strategic development projects, encompassing the construction of several thousand houses. Our clients operate within a number of sectors including: commercial; residential; health; education and local authority.

As part of the detailed design process we negotiate Roads Construction Consent and Sewer Technical Approval to maximize adoption of the completed works. As a standalone service we provide design services for new access roads, road improvements, public realm improvements, highway infrastructure, SUDs schemes and civil engineering works to private and public sector clients.

Where required our designs may include a detailed earthworks strategy, access provision or SUDS infrastructure and utilities coordination. We also use PDS® and WinDes® software, which provides accurate 3D modelling of a site and the proposed design solution.

Strong transport networks allow people and goods to move in an efficient and sustainable manner. Transport planning and engineering plays an important role in balancing and ameliorating the environmental impacts of infrastructure development. With our Transportation expertise we offer a range of services including advisory consultations, expert witness evidence and detailed design. We look to provide innovative, effective and cost efficient design solutions that keep our clients competitive.

We offer a comprehensive range of transport consultancy services. From minor access issues, to complex traffic modelling.

At Millard Consulting we understand the importance of strong transport networks which allow people and goods to move in an efficient and sustainable manner. We also realise the important link that transport planning and engineering has in balancing the impact on the environment against infrastructure requirements.

Transport planning and engineering plays a key role in delivering safe, economic, environmentally friendly, accessible and integrated transportation schemes.  It is an essential part of the planning process for developments of all sizes. Our Transportation engineers can be consulted on all aspects of UK transport planning policy.

Our extensive transport planning and traffic engineering experience includes public and private sector clients, among some of the countries leading developers. We have a strong background in negotiations with authorities and public transport providers to achieve positive outcomes.

We have over twenty years experience providing hydrology consulting services. Flood risk assessment, while the commonest topic encountered within hydrology, is just one part of the picture. It is through a detailed understanding of an environments’ hydrology that risk to property may be evaluated.  At Millard we have the experience and skills to build hydrological models that inform flood risk assessments, and infrastructure and drainage design solutions to ameliorate risk, using a variety of well established modelling techniques and software tools, which have found national and global accreditation for their suitability to river and coastal modelling.

a full water management capability; from analysis and modelling to infrastructure design

Depending on the requirements of any specific project we have the capability of creating one or two dimensional hydraulic models; or a combination of both. One dimensional hydrodynamic modelling is an established technique for the analysis of river systems. Flood extents and depths can be investigated, for various flow conditions and time steps within a flood event. Flood flow paths are represented by modelling rivers as uniform channels and a branched or looped network of these channels can represent a floodplain and river system. Hydraulic structures can be included in the analysis. Although the analysis is sufficiently detailed for some projects; because natural floodplains are not uniform in shape, vegetation cover or elevation, one dimensional models have limited accuracy.

Two dimensional flood modelling allows a more detailed representation of floodplains on a finer scale and can accurately establish flow patterns in coastal waters, estuaries, rivers, floodplains and within inundated urban areas. It is much closer to reality and eliminates uncertainties. It also permits the accurate analysis of flood defence breach scenarios in coastal, tidal or fluvial locations. Modelling software includes TUFLOW, Infoworks RS / ISIS, HEC-RAS and Micro-Drainage.

The assessment of flood risk receives increasing attention driven both by climate change and a competing pressures for limited available development land. All new developments or change of use proposals which appear to be at risk of flooding in Scotland are required to comply with Scottish Planning Policy. Millard Consulting provide a full range of services for the assessment and management of river, coastal and urban flood risks, providing innovative and cost effective solutions where required.

Millard Consulting offers a comprehensive, cost effective flood risk and mitigation service.

When a potential flood risk is identified by either SEPA, the Environment Agency or the Local Authority a flood risk assessment will be required for development sites before receiving Planning approval. Our experience is that early engagement with the authorities ensures flood management issues are dealt with constructively, easing the approval process.

Where required, flood mitigation measures can be incorporated into the detailed development design. An early appreciation of the potential flood risk helps with design of cost effective measures, their approval by the regulatory authorities and minimises any potential impacts on other development considerations such as the design of the drainage provision or earthworks.

Our flood risk team have more than 30 years’ experience and can successfully tailor flood risk assessments and any subsequent management and mitigation to the specific requirements of each site, with the objective of achieving a cost effective solution and enabling development feasibility.

Assessment of land quality is essential to manage the financial liability of land acquisition, divestment and property development. With increasing focus of development opportunity on brownfield, appreciating the quality of that land is an important early stage in site selection, feasibility assessment and development planning. Being well informed ensures unforeseen ground conditions do not escalate costs or hold up progress once a project has gained momentum

Millard Consulting cover all stages of land quality assessment from due diligence to remediation verification.

Brownfield developments require land quality risk assessment for regulatory approval during Planning. In our considerable experience, early engagement with the process removes obstacles and ensures land contamination issues are dealt with constructively, achieving regulatory confidence and easing the approval process.

Where required, remediation can often be incorporated into a scheme design. An understanding of ground conditions not only informs risk assessment but is necessary for design of foundations, and site infrastructure. Our engineering experts have a clear focused approach to land contamination risk assessment and management and work together to create development solutions that design out problems.

Experience shows that with the right approach much brownfield can successfully be made suitable for new use, without significant complication or cost. On each project our range of environmental services are tailored to your specific requirements.