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Masterplanning and Infrastructure services admist COVID-19 Wednesday, 17th June 2020

Amidst the challenges presented by the Coronavirus pandemic, Ingleton Wood continue to deliver excellent masterplanning and infrastructure advice...

The Winerack recognised at virtual RICS Social Impact Awards 2020 Monday, 8th June 2020

The Winerack residential development which we project managed on Ipswich’s flagship waterfront was recognised at the RICS Social Impact Awards 2020 (East) held virtually due to the coronavirus crisis...

Expert advice on ‘COVID-19 secure’ risk assessments for schools, offices and manufacturing sectors from our multi-disciplinary teams Friday, 29th May 2020

We are calling on schools and workplaces reopening under new Government guidelines to consider our multi-disciplinary expertise to help interpret and implement major changes to adhere to ‘COVID-19 secure’ guidance and help protect the community and businesses...

COVID-19 - navigating and adapting to the current challenge Tuesday, 19th May 2020

Ingleton Wood have picked out a few key areas where commercial property owners and occupiers can mitigate their COVID-19 risks and prepare for the future to take advantage of any opportunities...

Prepare to be COVID-19 secure with our Space Planning Services Tuesday, 12th May 2020

As a design based business we have been looking at our own offices to see what a return to work might look like...

Major package of mechanical and electrical work at Lincoln’s Inn in London Thursday, 7th May 2020

We are excited to be working again with the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, one of the world’s most prestigious professional bodies of barristers, on a major remedial programme of its historic estate in central London...

Home delivery services Wednesday, 29th April 2020

Our M&E and Sustainability Teams may be at home but that does not mean they are not working. Many of our services can still be delivered and now could be a good time to think about work you have been putting off for ages as well as projects directly related to your current pause in operation...

‘Amazing support’ for Dean serving NHS frontline as 24/7 volunteer medic Friday, 24th April 2020

Building surveyor Dean Appleton has praised the “amazing support” from Ingleton Wood as he selflessly serves the NHS frontline by attending emergency incidents as a 24/7 volunteer medical responder to help the Essex community during the coronavirus crisis...

Ingleton Wood completes ‘exciting’ merger of Martindales Architects in Cambridge Wednesday, 8th April 2020

We are pleased to announce the completion of a three-year merger of the Martindales Architects team in Cambridge that will allow us to provide fully-integrated services across all our disciplines whilst strengthening our position in the East of England....

Coronavirus, vacant buildings and Legionella risks Monday, 6th April 2020

With the current Government Coronavirus advice and requirements for ‘lockdown’, many buildings will be empty or experiencing minimal occupancy as a result. Did you know that in such situations the domestic water systems within your building(s) could potentially become a legionella risk?...

Ingleton Wood completes Martindales merger Wednesday, 1st April 2020

Ingleton Wood are pleased to announce that from April our Cambridge architecture team.currently operating as Ingleton Wood Martindales, will become a fully-fledged part of the Ingleton Wood family...

It's business as usual for planning services Tuesday, 31st March 2020

All local planning authorities that Ingleton Wood currently have live applications with, have advised us that they are committed to keeping their services running during these unprecedented times....

Colne View development heralds regeneration of Colchester’s historic Hythe Tuesday, 31st March 2020

We played a key architectural role in the construction of a £5million residential development of luxury apartments, originally dating back to the 2008 recession, to help complete the regeneration of Colchester’s historic Hythe waterfront...

Our expert health and safety advice for building site operations during the Covid-19 outbreak Friday, 27th March 2020

We are today issuing health and safety advice to construction site managers and workers where building sites are remaining open during the Covid-19 outbreak...

Ingleton Wood Business Continuity Statement Thursday, 26th March 2020

As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to evolve, we want to let you know Ingleton Wood LLP has a comprehensive plan in place to ensure the highest level of service, resilience and availability. Being able to respond quickly to rapidly evolving situations like this epidemic while maintaining as near an uninterrupted service as possible is a key part of our Business Continuity plan...

Ingleton Wood set for more growth and achievements in 2020 Monday, 16th March 2020

We are targeting another successive year of strong business growth and positive outcomes despite a political and economic environment of uncertainty that proved challenging for areas of the construction industry in 2019...

London Mayor shines a light on Ingleton Wood’s college refurbishment Wednesday, 11th March 2020

London Mayor Sadiq Khan officially opened a new £600,000 gallery and exhibition which Ingleton Wood helped to transform to highlight outstanding student work at City Lit adult education college...

Ingleton Wood welcomes new Director of Building Surveying Wednesday, 11th March 2020

We recently appointed Neil Henderson as our new Director of Building Surveying in our growing Cambridge office...

East London from above – striking photos from hospital helipad capture incredible views as we start work on a project Wednesday, 11th March 2020

Jack Guerrier, from our London architectural team, took these photos of the incredible views from Europe’s highest elevated rooftop helipad in London to mark the start of building work aimed to help improve emergency response times...

Pushing the Boundaries Of Sustainability Wednesday, 26th February 2020

Ingleton Wood’s sustainability team provide a full range of consultancy support to external clients and internal design teams, providing a truly integrated sustainable service...

Ipswich Winerack shortlisted for inaugural RICS Social Impact Awards 2020 Wednesday, 26th February 2020

The Winerack residential development on Ipswich’s flagship waterfront for which we provided full architectural, planning, project management and quantity surveying services has been shortlisted for the inaugural RICS Social Impact Awards 2020...

Ingleton Wood’s ‘great understanding of requirements’ helps deliver sustainable housing development on Norfolk/Suffolk border Tuesday, 11th February 2020

Ingleton Wood has been praised for the quality of its design services and the support the practice provided after being appointed as architects to help build a new sustainable housing development on the Norfolk/Suffolk border...

National Apprenticeship Week 2020: Why more firms should invest in local future Wednesday, 5th February 2020

More firms across the country are being urged to consider the career-boosting benefits of recruiting local young apprentices in the construction industry as part of National Apprenticeship Week (February 3-9)...

Ingleton Wood’s mechanical and electrical services help refurbish a public library in Cambridge Tuesday, 17th December 2019

We played an important role in the refurbishment of a popular community library in Cambridge which recently reopened its doors to the public...

The vital role of apprentices in construction Tuesday, 17th December 2019

Ingleton Wood is urging companies to look towards the benefits of recruiting valuable apprentices to the construction industry...

Key team member recruited to head our new Oxford office Tuesday, 17th December 2019

Peter Webb joins our team as director of our newly opened Oxford office at a time when the practice has just increased its national league-table ranking to 48 in a list of the UK’s top 150 consultants compiled by Building magazine...

Looking back... the Ingleton Wood Planning team reflects on a successful 2019 Thursday, 12th December 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, the professional Planning team at Ingleton Wood are reflecting on another hugely successful year of consents granted across East Anglia, London and the South-East...

We’re celebrating! We’re in the top 50 of national league table Wednesday, 11th December 2019

Ingleton Wood has risen 25 places in Building magazine’s Top 150 consultants’ list to number 48. Last year, we were positioned at number 73...

Ingleton Wood have a new London home Thursday, 5th December 2019

Our head office has moved from its current location to new accommodation...

Par-fect! Ingleton Wood Charity Golf Day breaks clubhouse record for hospice Tuesday, 15th October 2019

A host of local businesses swung into record-breaking fundraising action at Ingleton Wood’s Charity Golf Day 2019 to raise thousands of pounds for a hospice...

Ingleton Wood marks key milestone in flats regeneration work in Walton on the Naze Wednesday, 9th October 2019

A £560k scheme to revamp the grounds and exterior of flats owned by Tendring District Council (TDC) has taken a major step forward.

New school term, new £3m state-of-the-art teaching block designed by Ingleton Wood Wednesday, 9th October 2019

Students at Westcliff-on-Sea’s Thomas More High School have been enjoying lessons at the new £3 million state-of-the-art teaching block, designed by our architects...

Ingleton Wood’s London staff plunge 17 floors… for charity! Wednesday, 9th October 2019

Fearless fundraisers at our London office abseiled 212ft down the side of the Royal London Hospital to raise vital funds for charity...

It begins… £2.65m Manningtree High School expansion project managed by Ingleton Wood Monday, 30th September 2019

Students returning to Manningtree High School this term were witness to the heavy plant and machinery heralding the expansion of the school and replacement of its dilapidated performing arts block...

Ground-breaking begins on new community centre in Billericay Thursday, 26th September 2019

Work has just started on the site of Billericay Town Council’s beautiful new £1.6m community facility, designed by our architects to replace the Chantry Centre in Chantry Way, Billericay...

Ingleton Wood helps win planning permission for 38 affordable homes at former Stowmarket Middle School site Thursday, 26th September 2019

Ingleton Wood has played a vital role in the granting of planning permission to transform the former Stowmarket Middle School site into 38 much-needed affordable homes for the town...

Hot business ideas that can still keep their cool Thursday, 26th September 2019

While the new Innovation Centre at the University of Essex is aiming to be an incubator of hot business ideas, the building itself won’t be overheating anytime soon thanks to our expert building services engineering team...

Did you see it? One of our Partners makes it into Building Magazine Wednesday, 4th September 2019

Partner and Building Services Engineer, Anni Folan-White, recently featured in the national publication Building Magazine. She contributed to its regular 'Five minutes with…' feature that appeared in August...

Ingleton Wood on target for £800,000 Bedford school project Friday, 23rd August 2019

An Ingleton Wood project to build a new £800,000 support centre for students with special educational needs (SEN) at St Thomas More Catholic Secondary School in Bedford is on target for completion...

Ingleton Wood helps win £1.85m funding for Sidcup school Friday, 16th August 2019

We’ve played a crucial role in Blackfen School for Girls in Sidcup being awarded £1.85m in funding to build new state-of-the-art teaching accommodation to replace decades-old ‘temporary’ buildings...

Ingleton Wood gain 'Silver' in longstanding Investors in People accreditation Thursday, 15th August 2019

It’s official – we’re a great place to work! After a decade of consistent recognition for looking after the interests of our staff from Investors in People, we have now been upgraded to its Silver accreditation for 2019 following the latest external assessment.

Ingleton Wood’s designs for £1.6 million Billericay town hall about to become reality Wednesday, 14th August 2019

Our designs for the new Billericay town hall have just seen Councillors agree a contract with builders to construct the new community facility that will replace the current Chantry Way centre...

Rollercoaster engineering classroom ride for Norfolk pupils Thursday, 1st August 2019

We’ve inspired some of Norfolk’s next generation of young engineers after helping to run a school project in which pupils got their thinking caps on and put their practical skills to the test in the classroom...

Ingleton Wood marks staff milestone with graduate appointments Monday, 29th July 2019

We have double reason for celebration this summer after the new appointment of two graduate building surveyors helped us reach the 200-employee milestone...

£3m expansion of Hemel Hempstead primary school on track Monday, 24th June 2019

Construction work is gathering pace at Belswains Primary School in Hemel Hempstead with the £3m project Ingleton Wood is involved in being on target to complete in time for September’s new school year...

Female engineer reaches top job at Ingleton Wood Friday, 14th June 2019

As a qualified building services engineer Anni Folan-White is one of a handful of women visible on building sites in and around Cambridgeshire. Now, she’s just made Partner here at Ingleton Wood...

£4m building project begins at Southend’s Chase High School Wednesday, 12th June 2019

Ingleton Wood joined Southend MP Sir David Amess at a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony recently that saw the start of year-long building project at Southend’s Chase High School...

Ingleton Wood sees sensory garden’s grand opening Friday, 7th June 2019

A beautiful new sensory garden that Ingleton Wood helped make a reality at Aldeburgh and District Community Hospital has just been opened...

How CGI videos are bringing development plans to life for clients Thursday, 9th May 2019

Ingleton Wood is increasingly using detailed CGI software that offers an intricate look via video at plans so clients can see exactly how a development will take shape...

New £2 million sports hall set for grand opening Monday, 29th April 2019

The 1,300 pupils who attend Highworth Grammar School in Ashford will now benefit from a state-of-the-art sports hall, which will provide students with the opportunity to take part in a range of sporting activities...

‘Green’ accolade for the new Stansted Airport College Friday, 26th April 2019

Stansted Airport’s £11m technical skills college has been given a stamp of approval for its ‘green’ credentials. Ingleton Wood’s experts in sustainability were brought in to advise on the construction of the building from concept to completion...

Ingleton Wood opens a new office in Oxford Wednesday, 17th April 2019

Ingleton Wood has opened an office in Oxford in response to further client demand and other future opportunities that are developing for the firm in and around the City of Dreaming Spires.

Seafront regeneration project receives £1.52m Wednesday, 17th April 2019

An exciting seafront regeneration plan at Thorney Bay on Canvey Island has just won a £1.52m grant to improve the visitor experience there...

New Director of Architecture appointed at Ingleton Wood Martindales Monday, 8th April 2019

We are very happy to announce the appointment of a new Director of Architecture at our Cambridge office...

Southend school reaches important landmark in £4 million expansion project Monday, 8th April 2019

An expansion project Ingleton Wood is involved in that is aimed at alleviating the increasing demand for school places in the borough is progressing well...

School students in Bedford benefit from ‘fizzy drinks’ tax funding Tuesday, 26th March 2019

Hundreds of students from Bedford’s St Thomas More Catholic Secondary School are to benefit from a new pastoral and special needs block, project managed by Ingleton Wood, with cash from the ‘fizzy drinks’ tax...

Ingleton Wood employee meets the Queen Thursday, 14th February 2019

Sam Boone, a junior building services engineer here at Ingleton Wood, has met the Queen following his involvement in a leading programme to create and inspire the next generation of Built Environment professionals...

Refurbishment completed on historic University of Cambridge building Wednesday, 13th February 2019

A major refurbishment project has been completed at one of Cambridge University’s most historic buildings...

Townley Grammar School set for winter after makeover Wednesday, 13th February 2019

Students in Bexleyheath, Kent, are benefiting from a major £1 million makeover of Townley Grammar School...

Ingleton Wood helps primary school realise expansion plans Tuesday, 12th February 2019

A school in the London Borough of Bexley can now increase its number of pupils by a third after seeing its £4.5m three-year expansion plan through to fruition...

£1.5 million renovation project supports Southend’s most vulnerable students Wednesday, 30th January 2019

Two new academies are supporting students with special educational needs following a £1.5 million renovation and refurbishment project...

Ingleton Wood calls for more work-based placements for young people Tuesday, 22nd January 2019

Ingleton Wood has called for more work placements to be made available for young people interested in starting a career in the building industry to help tackle an emerging skills shortage...

Work to begin on Belswains Primary School expansion project Monday, 21st January 2019

Almost 500 pupils are set to benefit from a £3m expansion project at a Hemel Hempstead Primary School...

St Thomas More Catholic School in Bedford receives major makeover Wednesday, 5th December 2018

School pupils are enjoying new facilities following a major redevelopment after the mayor of Bedford pledged to remove all temporary classrooms in the borough...

Corporate office relocation gains praise for Ingleton Wood Wednesday, 5th December 2018

Ingleton Wood has been praised for smoothly relocating around 250 staff from the NHS Camden Clinical Commissioning Group to new office accommodation at London’s Euston Tower...

We won! Awards victory for the Ingleton Wood team Thursday, 29th November 2018

Ingleton Wood has scooped the award for Professional Services Provider of the Year at the News On The Block Property Management awards...

Concerns over institutional building fire safety measures that are too often overlooked Wednesday, 28th November 2018

The importance of fire safety has been at the forefront of the public’s and industry’s consciousness following the devastating Grenfell Tower tragedy. The Hackett review, as well as the enhanced media scrutiny on the subject, has rightly resulted in a far more comprehensive assessment of fire safety measures and processes...

Transformation of town hall well underway Monday, 26th November 2018

The £9.5 million redevelopment of Brentwood Town Hall is progressing well, exactly a year after Brentwood Borough Council vacated the building...

Health centre’s new heating system improves efficiency without disrupting service to patients Friday, 16th November 2018

Our ground-breaking work on the heating system of a multi-use NHS health centre – originally fed by boilers dating back to the 1930s – has led to improved efficiency without disrupting the service to patients...

Ingleton Wood appoint new quantity surveyor to London team Wednesday, 17th October 2018

Ingleton Wood is delighted to announce that we have appointed Memo Ngwenya as a new quantity surveyor in our London office...

Ingleton Wood invests in future with four promotions for Cambridge office Wednesday, 17th October 2018

Ingleton Wood is delighted to announce four new promotions in our Cambridge office that reflect the hard work and commitment of our growing team...

Fundraisers in full swing for charity golf day in aid of St Helena Hospice in Colchester Tuesday, 16th October 2018

Fundraisers were in full swing at Ingleton Wood’s annual golf day in aid of Colchester’s St Helena Hospice...

New air quality and ventilation guidelines will mean changes for schools and other education providers Tuesday, 16th October 2018

New air quality guidelines for schools mean that designers working for headteachers, school estates and facilities managers will have to look much more closely at ventilation strategies for new buildings and refurbishment projects...

Ingleton Wood named as one of top in country – with growth set to continue in 2019 Friday, 12th October 2018

Ingleton Wood has once again been named as one of the leading practices in the country...

Ingleton Wood welcomes new Director of Commercial Building Surveying to Billericay office Wednesday, 3rd October 2018

Ingleton Wood has appointed a new Director of Commercial Building Surveying in our Billericay office...

£450k refurbishment project on track at Grade I listed Bruce Castle Friday, 10th August 2018

Our £450,000 refurbishment of Grade I listed Bruce Castle in Tottenham is progressing well and on track to be completed later this year...

What is the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)? - 5 tips for housebuilders and Local Authorities on the Government’s new national guidance Tuesday, 31st July 2018

After much anticipation, the long awaited new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has landed on the desks of planning consultants across England...

Works to upgrade facilities at Grade II listed university theatre now complete Monday, 30th July 2018

Theatre students will benefit from improved facilities including a new refectory, library, IT suite, and common room following our work on a £2m upgrade of a Grade II listed theatre. We carried out the work at the E15 Acting School’s Corbett Theatre, part of the University of Essex’s Loughton Campus...

Ingleton Wood appointed to prestigious NHS framework Thursday, 26th July 2018

We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed onto the NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) Construction Consultancy Services framework for a further four years...

Work on ‘super budget’ hotel in Ipswich town centre on track Tuesday, 17th July 2018

Our work to convert a former town centre nightclub into a new ‘easyHotel’ is progressing well and should be complete by September this year...

The latest on our project at St Anne's Quarter Wednesday, 11th July 2018

Since our last update on St. Anne’s Quarter in the summer of 2015 things have certainly come on a long way. During the last three years the Ingleton Wood design team has been working closely with Orbit and project managers TCM and ISG Contractors to deal with a range of planning amendments, but also to develop the technical detail of the package for the construction phase...

Ingleton Wood strengthens leadership team with new promotions Monday, 25th June 2018

Ingleton Wood has strengthened its senior team with a series of promotions...

Ingleton Wood kicks off charity fundraising for St Elizabeth Hospice Monday, 25th June 2018

Ingleton Wood has helped raise vital funds for those living with a progressive or terminal illness after hosting our annual charity football tournament in support of St Elizabeth Hospice in Ipswich...

Exciting prospects for industrial and logistics space in Essex Friday, 22nd June 2018

Simon Gorst, Partner at Ingleton Wood LLP, recently featured in Property Week commenting on the supply and demand for industrial and logistics warehousing space in Essex and the East of England. In our latest Ingleton Wood blog, he explores the opportunities available in a little more detail...

State-of-the-art £6 million health facility opens its doors to patients Monday, 18th June 2018

A brand new £6m health and wellbeing centre that will bring adult and children’s services together under one roof has opened its doors to patients in Hertfordshire...

Ingleton Wood interior designer praised for creative flair at Clerkenwell Design Week Wednesday, 13th June 2018

Mandy Cheung, an interior designer based at our London office has been recognised for her creative flair at the prestigious Clerkenwell Design Week – helping to raise vital funds for charity...

The latest on our works at Homerton College, Cambridge Wednesday, 30th May 2018

Cambridge Assessment’s new offices provide fine views of our Homerton Business Centre which Ingleton Wood Martindales designed in 2016...

Ingleton Wood strengthens planning team Wednesday, 30th May 2018

As one of the largest property and construction consultancies in the East of England, Ingleton Wood have responded to changes in Government policy by strengthening our planning department...

Ingleton Wood design to be showcased at Clerkenwell Design Week Friday, 18th May 2018

An Ingleton Wood interior designer’s work has been selected by a panel of international judges to be showcased at a charity auction during the Clerkenwell Design Week on 22nd May. The design initiative, led by furniture designer and manufacturer Actiu, invited London-based creatives to upcycle the company’s iconic ‘Badminton’ chair and auction the winning pieces to raise funds for UK cancer support charity, the Maggie’s Centre. The Maggie’s Centre, built in the grounds of NHS cancer hospitals, offers free practical, emotional and social support to cancer sufferers as well as their family and friends.

Ingleton Wood’s Colchester office celebrates strong start to 2018/19 Thursday, 26th April 2018

Our Colchester office has had a strong start to the new financial year – growing its existing team and expanding into new office space...

Ingleton Wood’s Cambridge office welcomes Royal Engineer Thursday, 26th April 2018

A military engineer has swapped the frontline for the design studio as part of a British Army training scheme designed to improve the skills of service personnel...

Ingleton Wood starts work on brand new £3 million state-of-the-art teaching block at Essex school Thursday, 26th April 2018

Work has now started on a brand new £3million state-of-the-art teaching block at St Thomas More High School in Westcliff-on-Sea...

Ingleton Wood warns landlords over new energy efficiency rules Wednesday, 4th April 2018

Commercial landlords still have time to act on new energy efficiency rules that could see them fined up to £150,000 if their properties are not upgraded...

Ingleton Wood impress European Commission following ground-breaking research project Monday, 26th March 2018

The European Commission has recognised the work of Ingleton Wood following the successful completion of our innovative research project that aims to transform the future of building sites...

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