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We are a group of highly skilled and experienced civil & structural engineers Skeletal Consulting Engineers Limited – “We’re the backbone to your development”

Skeletal Consulting Engineers offer the following civil and structural engineering services:

• Site appraisals
• Structural surveys and investigations.
• Organising and managing geotechnical and geo-environmental investigations.
• The preparation of feasibility studies and options appraisals.
• The structural engineering design and detailing of sub- and super-structures to all types of buildings

including foundations, retaining walls, slabs, beams and columns, in all types of materials (concrete, steel, timber, modern methods of construction etc).
• The civil engineering design of below ground and sustainable drainage systems, external works (car parks and hardstanding areas)
• Building regulations submissions.
• On-site inspections and construction monitoring.
• Defect assessments and the development of repair, renovation and remediation solutions.
• Building Information Modelling (BIM). We carry out civil and structural engineering design work on all sizes of projects from small residential extensions and alterations through to large scale new build developments in any sector of the industry.Being a compact team allows us to be agile and to provide you with a highly personalised service. As the skeleton, the ultimate structure, provides the important framework to support the human body, we deliver civil and structural designs to our clients that provide that all important hidden core strength to their developments around which amazing buildings and spaces can be constructed, helping to transform people's lives.

31/07/2026

🚗 Project Complete: Millennium Square Car Park, Bristol

The refurbishment works at Millennium Square car park in Bristol have now reached completion.

Working on behalf of PHD Building Advisory Ltd, Skeletal Consulting Engineers investigated and developed solutions for defects affecting the access ramp to the below-ground car park.

The project involved assessing a number of challenges, including movement within the existing block-paved surfacing, water ingress through the ramp and drainage performance.

Through a combination of site investigation, review of existing information and civil engineering design, we identified the causes of the issues and developed practical engineering solutions, including ramp resurfacing, waterproofing improvements and upgrades to the existing drainage arrangements.

By carefully assessing the existing structure and the causes of the defects, we were able to develop practical, buildable solutions that improve the long-term performance of the car park.

Read more about the project and our involvement: 🔗 https://www.skeletalconsulting.com/project-complete-millennium-square-car-park-bristol/

24/07/2026

🎉 Celebrating a successful few months at Skeletal Consulting Engineers

This week, the team got together for lunch to celebrate what has been a fantastic few months for the business. Alongside welcoming Ben, Clare and Rif to the team, we've also celebrated a number of significant milestones and project wins, including:

🎓 Rif's graduation from the University of Bristol - congratulations to Rif on completing his Civil Engineering degree. We're incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication he has shown throughout his studies, and it's been fantastic to see him achieve this important milestone.

🎾 Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex – appointed to provide structural engineering design services for the refurbishment and remodelling of the Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex.

🐕‍🦺 Animal Trust, Sheffield – now on site, we're delivering the civil and structural engineering design for a new single-storey, steel-framed veterinary practice for the not-for-profit community interest company.

🏛️ University of Reading, Great Hall – appointed to provide structural engineering services for the refurbishment of the Grade II listed roof, including back-analysis of the existing ground floor structure to support temporary scaffolding loads.

🏥 Bristol Royal Infirmary and Royal Hospital for Children, Children and Young People’s (CYP) Theatres – delivering structural and civil engineering design services for the project that will provide a 6-bed Medical Assessment Unit, a day-case ward with 16 bays and 4 cubicles, and two additional CYP operating theatres with associated support accommodation in converted spaces within the existing BRI and BRHC buildings.

🏡 Abbots Leigh, Bristol – now on site, we're providing structural and civil engineering design for a striking new hillside home adjacent to Clifton Suspension Bridge. The project includes a large steel-framed dwelling, a subterranean reinforced concrete annexe with a contiguous piled retaining wall, and careful coordination of drainage and external works across the challenging sloping site.

It's been an exciting period of growth, with new team members joining the business and projects progressing across the healthcare, education and leisure sectors.

A big thank you to our clients and project partners for their continued trust and support. We're looking forward to seeing these projects develop over the coming months.

01/07/2026

👋 Welcome to the team, Ben!

We're delighted to welcome Benedict Webber to Skeletal, joining us as a Structural Engineer.

Ben brings a strong background in structural engineering, having studied at both UWE Bristol and the University of Bath. He has experience designing with a range of structural materials across both new-build and refurbishment projects, alongside a particular interest in sustainable design and the role structural engineers can play in reducing the environmental impact of the built environment.

In addition to his engineering work, Ben is Chair of the IStructE Tuesday Group (Western Counties Young Members Group), where he actively supports the next generation of engineers through networking events, technical presentations, and STEM engagement. His passion for developing the profession and inspiring future engineers makes him a fantastic addition to the team.

Welcome to the team, Ben! It's great to have you on board!

09/06/2026

👋 Welcome to the team, Rifat!

We are pleased to welcome AHM Rifat to Skeletal Consulting Engineers for a summer internship placement.

Rif has just completed his Civil Engineering (BEng) degree at the University of Bristol. He has a strong interest in structural engineering, with a particular focus on applying engineering principles to solve real-world challenges, and is keen to build on his academic knowledge by gaining practical industry experience and developing his technical skills.

Interestingly, this isn't the first time we've worked with Rif. Three years ago, Jack and Tom were involved in mentoring him through the University of Bristol's Industrial Mentoring Scheme, supporting a small group of first-year Civil Engineering students as they began their studies. It's great to see how far he has come since then and to now have him working alongside the team.

Welcome, Rif! It's great to have you on board!

05/06/2026

College House, Bristol has now reached completion, delivering 57 postgraduate accommodation units for Hello Student in the heart of the city.

Retaining and adapting the existing structure brought its own challenges, requiring careful coordination of new layouts, services and structural alterations within the constraints of the original building.

The result is a scheme that extends the life of an existing asset while delivering modern, sustainable accommodation for future generations of students and achieving a BREEAM Excellent rating.

We're proud to have supported Empiric Student Property plc alongside the wider project team, including Louis de Soissons Architects, Axiom Project Services, Parrish Consultancy and Michael Brady Ltd, in bringing this transformation to life.

Read more about the project and our involvement: 🔗 www.skeletalconsulting.com/project-completion-college-house-bristol/

20/05/2026

🌱 SCE Volunteering Day at The Ardagh

Last week, the Skeletal team spent the day volunteering at The Ardagh Community Trust in North Bristol - a fantastic local charity and community hub run for the benefit of local residents.

A key focus of the day was helping progress one of the Trust’s long-standing sustainability goals by installing guttering and IBC water storage tanks to support rainwater harvesting and reduce reliance on mains water.

Alongside this, the team got stuck into a range of practical improvement works across the site, including repairs, clearing and tidying works, and helping improve facilities used by the wider community.

It was great to support an organisation doing such valuable work locally and help tick off a good number of items from their ever-growing to-do list.

Read more on our website: 🔗 https://www.skeletalconsulting.com/sce-volunteering-day-at-the-ardagh-community-trust/

13/05/2026

🎓🏗️ University of Bristol Site Visit at Kinbourn House

As part of our ongoing support of the University of Bristol's Industrial Mentoring Scheme, we recently took a group of first-year Civil Engineering students on a site visit to Kinbourn House (formerly 11–13 Whiteladies Road), one of our latest live projects in Bristol.

Skeletal has supported the mentoring scheme for the past four years, helping students gain insight into the civil engineering industry through mentoring, careers guidance and exposure to real-world projects.

Kinbourne House, for repeat client Urban Creation, has recently started on site and involves the conversion of an existing office building into 23 high-quality student apartments.

It was great to give students an early look at a live refurbishment project and the practical challenges that come with change-of-use developments.

Read more on our website: 🔗 www.skeletalconsulting.com/site-visit-to-kinbourne-house-with-university-of-bristol-students/

22/04/2026

👋 Welcome to the team, Clare!

This week, we are pleased to welcome Clare Sellars to Skeletal Consulting Engineers.

Clare has joined us as Business Operations & Bid Manager. She brings extensive experience in helping secure work for major global engineering consultancies. Her responsibilities will include managing bids and overseeing daily business operations, supporting new opportunities and ensuring everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.

A few of us at Skeletal have worked with Clare previously, so it’s great to be working together again. Her appointment reflects the continued growth of the business as we strengthen the team.

Welcome, Clare! It's great to have you on board!

15/04/2026

🎭 On World Art Day, it’s great to see The Armstrong (formerly Armstrong Hall) in Thornbury now complete and back in use as a community arts venue.

The project has transformed the building, opening up the ground floor area to create a more welcoming entrance foyer, events space and bar area to support musical, drama and cultural performances.

Skeletal Consulting Engineers provided structural engineering design services for the project that involved a significant number of internal columns needing to be removed in order to create the open space, adding new transfer structures on new timber columns and glulam beams, lintels for new openings, and load assessments of the existing balcony and roof.

Delivered alongside Sanderson Weatherall and Steele Davis.

Read more on our website: 🔗 www.skeletalconsulting.com/the-armstrong-bringing-a-community-venue-back-to-life/

10/04/2026

Some projects may appear straightforward at first glance, but the reality behind their delivery tells a very different story. BMT Starlight is a perfect example.

Working at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (BRHC), we supported structural checks and design development for upgrades to the Starlight Ward — the South West’s regional centre for paediatric oncology, haematology, and bone marrow / stem cell transplantation. This critical facility supports children from across the South West, Wales, Gloucestershire, Oxford, Cambridge, and Ireland.

While the visible outcome is “just” a steel deck supporting a new AHU, the true challenge lay in the logistics and location — positioned high on top of a live hospital. Delivering this required careful assessment and verification of the existing structure to ensure it could safely support the new plant, alongside navigating the constraints of a complex, operational healthcare environment.

Our involvement included:
🔹 Detailed assessment of the existing structure to justify new loading
🔹 Design of a new steel deck to support the AHU
🔹 Assessment of new flues and roof edge protection
🔹 Coordinating practical, buildable solutions in a live hospital setting

This is a project where significant engineering effort has been intentionally hidden — resulting in a solution that looks simple, but was anything but.

Delivered alongside Stretto Architects, QED, and Lancer Scott Ltd

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