South Downs – Project Update
Works progressing very well on new-build contemporary house of around 350 sq m on a sloping site overlooking the South Downs. RC lower ground floor slab and RC retaining walls now cast and externally, a combination of RC retaining walls gabion basket flint-filled retaining walls well under way. Ongoing basket filling and drainage. Upper level […]
Go-Karting
Challenge accepted, our team swapped desks for helmets and hit the go-kart track for an exhilarating team-building event in March 2023! 🏎️💨 It was a fantastic eve filled with friendly competition, laughter, and plenty of high-speed action as well as quickly disappearing pizza slices. From the intense races to the celebratory cheers at the finish […]
Charters site – Progress May 2023
Our 4-storey office and part residential development on a riverside site backing on to the River Wey in Guildford, has now had the RC frame completed. This is one of our latest photographs from site, and as you can see the formwork and back-propping has now been removed fully. Next, will be the installation of […]
Charters – project update
Good progress continues at this site, with the RC frame going up and the precast stairs now coming in! Charters will be a four-storey office block built in reinforced concrete. The thermal mass of the concrete in conjunction with a TABS system (thermally activated building system) at each floor, will be used to heat and […]
Office Merger
Within our general review and assessment on how to maximise as well as increase productivity of the services we provide, it was subsequently agreed to be most beneficial for all our employees to be together in one engineering hub. The decision was therefore made to close the Tunbridge Wells office and relocate colleagues into the […]
Barn conversion, East Sussex
Historic barn suffering from significant racking and in urgent need of repair. vkhp-consulting were called in to agree a suitable temporary propping to secure the building envelope, before going on to assist in the repair and re-instatement of the Barn to allow for its possible future use as an event venue. We are very proud […]
Retaining Wall Stabilization, Dorking
This is a nice example of vkhp-consulting proposing stabilizing works using Platipus ground anchors due to retaining wall failure. In this case, a stepped retaining wall had deflected significantly causing slippage of the ground behind. New timber “king posts” working in conjunction with the ground anchors were designed, to keep in line with the original […]
Dorking Rugby Club
We took part in the design of a new side and rear single storey extension at the rugby club in Dorking, to accommodate new reception and gym area. Superstructure construction is steelwork framing/loadbearing masonry, whilst the sub structure works is piling and a flat slab. A new balcony constructed in steelwork was added to the […]
Welcome to vkhp Husam Elamin & Vytas Liubertas
Welcome Husam Elamin and Vytas Libertas to vkhp-consulting Husam has experience in engineered panellised and modular rapid building system solutions in light-gauge steel. Using proprietary 3D modelling software he has been in charge of the design of large-scale schemes and structural models. In overall, he has a wide range of structural engineering design projects, including […]