Cobb & Company is a structural engineering consultancy based in East London, specialising in refurbishment, conservation and detailed modern structures. Work ranges from small domestic alterations to projects around £5m construction value, with support on larger commissions being provided by an agile network of trusted collaborators.

Founder and principal Fiona Cobb is a structural engineer with extensive experience working on residential, religious, education, community and arts buildings worth between £0.1m and £14m. Fiona worked for award winning Price & Myers for 22 years from 1997, including 15 as an Associate, resulting in a broad portfolio of work. She founded Cobb and Company in 2019 and was featured in The Structural Engineer magazine here.

Fiona says: "I have had the pleasure of working on a diverse range of projects; both in size and scope. I particularly enjoy breathing new life into old buildings and it is a delight to work on projects where the structure is integrated with the architecture. I'm lucky to have worked on buildings of national and cultural significance, which have won national awards and been published in architectural journals."

Author of the Structural Engineer's Pocket Book by Routledge, first published in 2003 and now in its 3rd edition, with over 36,000 copies sold. Recommended text for over 60 university courses across 16 countries. Since 2017 the book has featured in the structural engineering display in the Mathematics Gallery of London's Science Museum.

Development Consultant perfectly based in this central location of the midlands, apT is a Development Consultancy provided by Telford & Wrekin Council, who combine public sector know-how with a competitive business approach. We bring together specialist knowledge and expertise all under one roof. Our in-house specialist skills and experience cover all necessary bases and results in us being fully equipped to help our clients meet all the requirements of the planning process, creating tailored design solutions and deliver environmental stewardship. apT’s customer focussed accessible services include professional help and guidance for planning, highways engineering, building regulations and project management. Including more specialist consultancy for built heritage conservation, urban design, ecological conservation, strategic housing and strategic recreational specialists.

Commissions range from key involvement with Regeneration at Kings Cross in London, Conservation and repairs at The Royal Albert Hall and Harrods, New Build and fit-out work of City Office Buildings, Civil Engineering for the Duchy of Cornwall at Poundbury, extensive work across all types of educational projects from Primary Schools to Higher Education and Residential projects from Social Housing to Country House work. Our portfolio and experience continues to broaden.

Our Expert Party Wall Surveyors have undertaken a critical role on London’s biggest Construction Project – Crossrail. Regeneration work includes a major Building Surveyors’ role at Corby, dealing with the town Centre Redevelopment for the client Helical.

Consult one of our Directors or contact one of our offices for inquiries relating to the above services and the ways in which we can be appointed from direct client appointment, appointment under one of the several frameworks on which we are engaged or via our Collaborative BIM delivery vehicle, Corde.

We will be more than pleased to discuss your particular needs. Above all, we are accustomed to working collaboratively an approach we have developed over a number of years through experience of Partnering and most recently BIM.

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We’re committed to managing our business with the upmost responsibility and to always strive for better — be that reducing emissions, creating social value or diversifying our senior leadership and workforce.

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We’re trusted advisors — planners, designers, engineers, consultants and program and construction managers — delivering professional services spanning cities, transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment. Working throughout the project lifecycle, we’re one team driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Our history

AECOM launched when a handful of employees from design and engineering companies shared a dream of creating an industry-leading firm dedicated to delivering a better world.

We became an independent company formed by the merger of five entities. While our official founding was in 1990, many of our predecessor firms had distinguished histories dating back more than 120 years.

Since then, more than 50 companies have joined us and, in 2007, we became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.

Adrian Cox Associates was formed in 1992 with the aim of being a centre of excellence for structural engineering design and conservation of historic buildings with civil engineering design in a building context. Success in building conservation was to be assisted by full involvement in new build work in order to benefit from the latest techniques such as advances in computer software. This is in contrast to some other specialists in this field who work only on historic buildings.

Adrian Cox and Nigel Sherratt were associates at Price and Myers, before Adrian Cox Associates was formed.

Since then the practice has worked on many award winning conservation projects including Watts Gallery, Knole House, St Mary's Church, Stone, St Peter's Church, Oare, and All Saints Westbere For the latter three projects, the architect received The King of Prussia's Gold Medal in 2004, and 2013.

Other successful projects include the Tate Gallery and Natural History Museum. ACA are appointed as designers for the Hintze Hall project involving suspension of a Blue Whale skeleton from the Victorian roof girders.

The practice has worked on a variety of successful new build projects including Eltham College and Harbour Ridge - a 9 storey, 36 apartment block with basement parking in Portsmouth. Contemporary design involving glass and timber has led to distinctive stairs and balustrades (Hertford), and jewellery and perfume outlets in Selfridges and Harrods, London.

We have built up a reputation for accurate diagnosis of structural defects, and a willingness to apply original solutions to problems where appropriate. Expertise in the use of the latest computer software - particularly in the conservation context is also a distinctive feature.