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“The success and efficacy of our own business can only be achieved by fulfilling our client’s objectives and providing them with a competitive advantage through the consistent quality of our own work.”

Company Profile

SimpkinS kenny ltd CONSULTING CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

Telephone: (01469) 575942 e-mail: info@simpkinskenny.co.uk

Facsimile: (01469) 571977 Web site: www.simpkinskenny.co.uk

RJA House . Manby Road . Immingham . North East Lincolnshire . DN40 2DW

About Us

Simpkins Kenny Ltd was formed in September 1998 through an expansion of operations

and a name change of the original company (formed in 1992). For the first twelve years, we

successfully operated in the historical market town of Brigg, but have recently moved to

larger offices in Immingham, to not only maintain our much valued links with our existing

clients, but also to further develop the opportunities and relationships with businesses based

along the Humber Bank. Since formation, we have been delighted with our involvement in

many projects throughout the United Kingdom and indeed, in the European Union and

beyond.

The practice, although small, has extensive experience in most fields of Structural and Civil

Engineering and we are happy to provide our services on individual dwellings through to

multi-million pound projects.

Our company recognises the needs of all the stakeholders including clients, employees and

fellow professionals. The company management comprises fully qualified Chartered or

Incorporated Engineers, and being a young and progressive organisation our technical

expertise is enjoyed by all of our clients, whether large and small, on each individual project

on a direct basis, with a Director assigned to every project.

There is a standing invitation to all of our existing or potential clients to visit our offices to

meet our staff, inspect our facilities or discuss any individual project needs.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of the scope of services offered:-

Full Structural and Civil Engineering Design and Draughting Facilities

Structural Survey’s for Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Properties

Full CAD Draughting and Computer Modelling Capabilities (including FEM)

Refurbishment Projects, including Listed Buildings

Local Authority Checking Work and Third Party Design Audits

Registered NHBC Certifiers for Timber Frame Design and Constructionline Registered

Professional Witness Legal Service

Design and Build Projects

The above services are supplied at competitive rates offering cost effective solutions to suit

the client’s specific needs with particular regard to quality, performance and programme.

As designers we are fully aware of our duties under the “Construction (Design &

Management) Regulations” - CDM 2007 and the Practice operates management and internal

quality systems to implement these regulations and other statutory obligations in

conjunction with in-house Quality Assurance procedures.

Directors

Andrew J. Simpkins BEng CEng MIStructE Graduated 1987 Chartered Struc tural Engineer 1991 Previous Organisations: Hunts of Ripley, Zenith Engineering Consultants, David Fletcher Consultants , Hutter Jennings and Titchmarsh

Principle areas of experience:-

Grandstand and Stadia Petrochemical Industry Food Industry Subs idence Surveys and Domestic Reports Refurbishment P rojec ts , Lis ted Buildings Housing Developments Timber Frame Design

John B E Kenny BEng MSc CEng MIStructE MICE MCIOB EUR ING Graduated 1987, 1999 Chartered Struc tural Engineer 1990 Chartered Civil Engineer 2000 Previous Organisations: Clugston Construction, MFD International, Burks Green and Partners , On Line Design and Engineering, List Group, Hutter Jennings and Titchmarsh, White Young Green

Principle areas of experience:-

Commerc ial, Industrial and Distribution Buildings Petrochemical and Heavy Indus try Leisure Facilities

Mark Russell IEng AMIStructE MICE Associate Member of the Ins titution of Structural Engineers 1994 Member of the Institution of C ivil Engineers 2001 Previous Organisations: John Chaffer and Partners , Burks Green and Partners , Hutter Jennings and Titchmarsh

Principle areas of experience:-

CAD and Drawing Office Management Commerc ial and Indus trial Buildings Food and Cold Storage Industries Subs idence Works including Mining Production of Remedial Specifications

Simpkins Kenny Ltd have been involved in a wide variety of projects in the Leisure Sector ranging from multi-million pound hotel developments and public houses, sports facilities and Theme Park ride foundations. We have also been involved with smaller fairground ride superstructure designs (such as ‘Flying Elephants’ and ‘Junior Skydiver’ rides) for younger children.

Leisure

Flamingoland, North Yorkshire Foundations for the Mumbo Jumbo Roller Coaster incorporating the world’s steepest drop (shown opposite) and the 300ft tall Paratower Ride. We have also been involved in the design of numerous other rides at this and the Pleasure Island Theme Park in Cleethorpes.

Eastbay Developments Redevelopment of the Swashbuckle Tavern, Grimsby. Architect: Graeme Preston Architect Project Value £1 Million

Q Hotels Redevelopment of the prestigious Forest Pines Hotel and Leisure Facility, Scunthorpe. New 600 Delegate Conference Centre New Golf Club New 75 Bedroom Block Internal Refurbishment Architect: JWA Architects Project Value £12 Million

Simpkins Kenny Ltd have been involved in many Hospital projects including the secure unit at Rampton in Nottinghamshire. We have been pleased to provide advice on the support of intricate medical equipment within Buildings through to new facilities with construction costs in excess of £1.0 million. We have also provided full structural design and detailing services on several Care Homes and Child Development facilities.

Hospitals and Care Homes

New Care Home in Milton Keynes for Restful Homes. Architect: Buckle and Chamberlain Project Value £3.5 Million We have provided structural services on similar Care Homes in Lincoln, Derby and Darlington.

New Residential Special Needs Facility at Glebe Farm, Barton upon Humber for New Options. Architect: Brown and Buttrick Project Value £3.5 Million We have also provided structural services on a similar facility in Goole.

North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Trust Various projects at the local NHS Trust Hospitals including. New Child Development Centre, Grimsby (£1.3 Million) Redevelopment and extension of Reception Ward, Scunthorpe (£1.5 Million) Roof top Coronary Ward, Grimsby (£1.0 Million)

Simpkins Kenny Ltd provide a wide variety of structural design and detailing services to our local heavy industrial and petrochemical clients, with whom we have developed many sound working partnerships. These relationships have allowed us to expand our services provision to some substantial projects further afield. We are proud of our expertise in structural steelwork (including complex connections) and reinforced concrete design alike and our ability to provide cost effective solutions on even the larger projects.

Industrial

Major Projects include: Project Gasport, Teesside (Excelerate Energy). Project Value £40 Million + Grain 3 Expansion Project, Isle of Grain (National Grid) Project Value £50 Million + HFO Biofuel Storage Plant Modifications at Aberthaw Power Station (RWE Npower / Grimley Smith Associates) Project Value £5.0 Million approx We also have had numerous sub consultancy appointments for various organisations working at: Conoco Phillips Humber Refinery Lindsey Oil Refinery, Immingham BP Refinery Salt End Eastman Chemicals, Workington Pall, Newquay Corus Scunthorpe Simon Storage, Immingham Novartis, Immingham

Simpkins Kenny Ltd have been involved in a large variety of residential projects from individual dwellings to relatively large estates. We have enjoyed successful working relationships with Barratt York, Keigar Homes, Alaway Construction and numerous local building organisations. We also provide design advice and inspection services to local housing associations such as Shoreline in North East Lincolnshire.

Housing, Schools and Places of Worship

Lisvane, Scarborough Construction of 32 new detached dwellings and a central block of 30 prestigious apart-ments for Barratt York Architect: John R Paley Associates Project Value £5 Million

Waters Edge, Brigg Construction of 131 dwellings in a riverside development for Barratt York Architect: Brierley Groom and Associates Project Value £10 Million

Baptist Church Construction of a large extension (substantially bigger than the original building) to the Baptist Church in Scunthorpe. Architect: Hodson Architects

Schools in North and North East Lincolnshire. Over the years we have provided design services for many schools (ostensibly Primary Schools in the North Lincolnshire areas). Although these projects have been relatively small, ranging for classroom extensions through to advice on ‘earthquake’ damage, we are very proud of the respected and valued relationships that we have developed with our Local Authorities and this is an area of service provision that we are keen to develop.

Simpkins Kenny Ltd have been involved in large commercial projects from offices to factory and distribution units (many associated with the local food industries in Northern Lincolnshire).

Commercial and Retail

Lidl Stores Kings Lynn Barton-upon-Humber Skegness Swadlincote Ripley Project values in the range of £ 0.6 - 1.2 million each

EastTrans, Stallingborough New Warehouse and offices in a design and build project with P K Construction.

Sealord, Caistor New fish processing facility in Caistor, Lincolnshire Architecture: Michael Starsmore Project Value £1.8 million

Lidl Store, Kings Lynn

Lidl Store, Barton-upon-Humber

Simpkins Kenny Ltd have provided design auditing services on several major projects and have enjoyed successful working Relationships with some ‘blue chip’ organisations

Design Audits

Design audit for the steelwork roof connections on the West Stand at Chelsea Football C lub, for Westbury Tubular Structures

Specialist Services

Whilst much of our business is associated with new build or the refurbishment of existing facilities, we are also Panel Engineers for a major loss adjusting organisation in connection with subsidence related insurance claims. With the recent rising popularity of timber frame sustainable construction, we are happy to provide design services for high density accommodation and one-off luxury developments alike. We are registered NHBC Certified Timber Frame Designers and we have a much valued relationships with several timber frame suppliers operated throughout the United Kingdom. We also offer design services to many steelwork fabricators, including simple portal frame connections, intricate architectural details through to substantial heavy industrial steelwork jointing arrangements.

We are of course happy to discuss any specific structural design requirement, intricate or otherwise.

Design audit for the principal superstructure nodes on the Heathrow T5 project, for Corus.

We are also proud to provide structural design checking services for the Building Control Department at North Lincolnshire Council and this has been a successful working relationship for some ten years.

New Stainless Steel Staircase at Wold College, Louth

Policy Statements

Health and Safety Simpkins Kenny Ltd have an uncompromising approach to Health and Safety. Our industry has one of the worst accident and fatality records of any and this is not only due to the type of work involved, but it has also unfortunately been attributable to past nonchalance towards even the most basic aspects of health and safety. Thankfully attitudes have been changing in recent years, partially due to the introduction of the CDM regulations, which rightly passes an obligation onto us as designers to carry out our work in a responsible manner, but also as a consequence of increased unacceptability on a societal level. Whilst as a company, we are aware of our professional and environmental obligations, we believe that the welfare of all persons likely to be affected as we carry out our business is of paramount importance and it is for this reason that we operate the following Health and Safety Policy as a minimum Simpkins Kenny Ltd will: Comply with all Health and Safety Legislation that is relevant to our business as a minimum. Positively seek to identify and assess all significant risks to Health and Safety. Eliminate these risks and/or introduce appropriate control measures. Involve and consult all of the stakeholders in our business, especially our employees. Provide effective training to all employees and others under our control. Keep up to date with Health and Safety developments. Continually strive to improve our Health and Safety performance and knowledge. Maintain appropriate Health and Safety records. Provide adequate resources to ensure that our Health and Safety system is implemented. Ensure all of our employees are aware and informed of our Health and Safety System. Ensure that all of our employees comply with the Health and Safety system. Carry out a periodic review and audit regarding compliance with our Health and Safety System. Maintain Health and Safety objectives and performance standards.

Environmental Simpkins Kenny Ltd always seek to enhance the quality of services that we provide and the efficiency and efficacy of our business. The Construction Industry is responsible for effective and sustainable use of natural resources and we as a company can make significant beneficial environmental impact with efficient and considerate design methodology. We consistently strive for the highest standards in this respect and indeed all aspects of our work. Simpkins Kenny Ltd wish to continually build on our reputation of being a socially responsible and environmentally friendly company, complying with all relevant legislation as an absolute minimum and will: Adopt policies that will as far as practicable, minimise waste production, energy and transport

use. Strive to generate continuing improvement in our activities to reduce direct and indirect adverse

effect on the environment, through ongoing training of staff and seek to foster a similar understanding with all of our clients and suppliers. Develop a purchasing and administration policy to minimise the environmental impact of our office operations and facilities. Be aware of the impact of our work on the built and natural environments. Develop methods and procedures to minimise our negative effects on the environment and Endeavour to contribute to good practice and positively consider environmental issues alongside

other professional requirements of our practice. This will include (but not be limited to) the use of energy, water and transportation materials including fuel, the production of waste, noise and pollution and the appearance and condition of both the built and natural environment.

Policy Statements

Equality and Diversity Simpkins Kenny Ltd fully recognise the diversity and multi-cultural make up of the population of the United Kingdom. As a company we are keen to not only recognise, but also to embrace such diversity. As a company, we are keen to make use of all experience, talents and skills available in our diverse society where prejudice should be no barrier to achievement. At Simpkins Kenny Ltd, we have the underpinning ethos that all people are respected and valued irrespective of disability, age, gender, nationality, race, colour, origin of sexual orientation. On this basis Simpkins Kenny Ltd will ensure (as a minimum) that we will: Comply with all Equality Legislation that is relevant to our business. Positively monitor the age, gender, disability, race, colour and ethnicity of our employees. Adopt flexible working practices. Involve and consult all of the stakeholders in our business, especially our employees. Provide effective equality and diversity training to all employees and others under our control. Keep up to date with Equality and Diversity developments. Continually strive to improve our Equality and Diversity performance and knowledge. Maintain appropriate Health and Safety procedures. Provide adequate resources to ensure that our policy is implemented. Ensure all of our employees area aware and informed of our policy. Ensure that all of our employees comply with the policy system. Carry out a periodic review and audit regarding compliance with our policy. Maintain Equality and Diversity objectives and performance standards. We will also ensure that: No employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of disability, age, gender,

nationality, race, colour, origin or sexual orientation. No employee is disadvantaged by any conditions, requirements, criteria, provisions, procedures

or practices that cannot be justified on non gender, non ageist or non racist grounds. No employee is victimised for taking any action against any form of discrimination or harassment. No employee is instructed or put under pressure to discriminate against or harass someone on

grounds of race age race, gender, disability age or sexual orientation. The practice is free of unwanted conduct that violates the dignity of employees or creates an

intimidating, degrading, hostile, offensive or humiliating working environment. Opportunities for employment, training and promotion are equally available to all employees. Selection for employment, training and promotion, access to benefits, facilities and services, will

be based solely on merit and will be fair and equitable.

Quality The reputation of Simpkins Kenny Ltd is dependent on the quality of service provided and a successful in-house written quality assurance manual is provided to all employees. This document (which is available for inspection), provides guidance for the ongoing successful performance of operations with particular emphasis on: The employment of suitably qualified staff and training. Communication and checking procedures. Standards of work and performance expectations. Client liaison and feedback