Building Services Consultancy

Shaping Efficient Buildings That Work.

Chartered mechanical, electrical and public health engineering for buildings that need to perform. Working from Newmarket since 2015.

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Our approach

Low-Carbon By Default. Practical Where It Matters.

Heat pumps, renewables and net zero design run through every project we touch. But the brief decides what gets installed, and the most efficient system is the one a building actually performs to. Robust simplicity, sized to how the building will really be used.

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Our work

What We Do

From initial feasibility through to completion, we deliver engineering design that meets your exact requirements.

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    Mechanical Engineering

    Climate, comfort and air quality systems designed around how the building will actually be used. From heat pump strategies and ventilation through to cooling, heating and hot water, sized to perform rather than oversized to be safe.

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    Electrical Engineering

    Power, lighting, fire detection and data infrastructure designed to current standards and built to flex. Smart controls and energy use designed in from the brief, so the building performs as well in operation as it did at handover.

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    Public Health Engineering

    Water supply, drainage, sanitation and rainwater management, integrated with the rest of the building services from concept onwards. Water efficiency and rainwater reuse considered from the start, not bolted on at coordination.

Our practice

A Small Chartered MEP Practice, Founded In 2015.

Founded in Newmarket by Jeremy Sharman and Tim Grimwade. Mechanical, electrical and public health engineering, all three disciplines delivered in-house, with the directors close to every project from feasibility through to commissioning.

The approach we work from is robust simplicity, a phrase inherited from one of our mentors. The simplest system that meets the brief is almost always the right one. Easier to commission, easier to maintain, and easier for the people who use the building to understand.

About the practice
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions.

A few common questions we get from clients early on. If yours isn't here, ask us directly.

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Get in touch by email or phone with roughly what you're working on. The directors read every enquiry that comes in. If it's a project we can help with, we'll set up an initial conversation to talk through brief, programme and budget. No charge for early advice.
All three MEP disciplines, mechanical, electrical and public health, delivered in-house. Plus BIM coordination, condition surveys, feasibility studies and BREEAM. The what-we-do page has the full list.
It depends on the project. A condition survey or feasibility study might be a few weeks. A full MEP design from concept to handover usually runs alongside the architect's programme. Typically 12 to 18 months for a new build, less for refurbishments.
Yes. We're based in Newmarket and most work is across Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and the surrounding counties, but we regularly work on projects further afield and have delivered internationally. Travel and on-site time are agreed up front.
Sustainability isn't a separate service line for us. Net zero strategy, heat pump feasibility and BREEAM-aligned design are part of every project where they're relevant. We lead with low-carbon technologies and renewables, and wherever possible we look to innovate.
For your next project

Talk To Us About Your Project.

We are happy to look at briefs early, before the engineering scope is fixed. The sooner we are involved, the more value the design tends to add.

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