Our Services
Structural Engineering
We tailor structural design solutions to suit projects of every scale, from large commercial or residential developments to small domestic extensions. At WHG Consulting, our focus is on delivering safe, reliable, and buildable structures through a blend of creativity and practical engineering.
We offer a full range of structural engineering services, including surveys, inspections, feasibility studies, structural design, and certification. Our reports are clear, concise, and tailored to meet each client’s specific requirements.
By combining deep technical expertise with modern design tools and software, we help turn architectural concepts into reality, all while carefully balancing site conditions, project timelines, and budget requirements.
Civil Engineering
Our multidisciplinary team brings together a wide range of civil engineering expertise, allowing us to deliver fully integrated solutions for your project.
We have extensive experience across both residential and commercial developments, as well as major infrastructure projects such as highways, earthworks, cut and fill assessments, and foundation engineering. Our strong knowledge of highway standards helps ensure successful approval and adoption by highway authorities.
With established relationships across local authorities in Cumbria, Lancashire, and beyond, we are able to progress approvals efficiently and effectively.
Our services include estate roads and footpaths, commercial and industrial access design, private driveways (Section 184), junctions and access roads, car parks, and highway improvement schemes.
Drainage Engineering
Our multidisciplinary team brings together a wide range of drainage engineering expertise, allowing us to deliver fully integrated solutions for your project.
We have extensive experience across both residential and commercial developments, as well as major infrastructure projects such as highways, drainage systems and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).
Our drainage engineering services include drainage design and assessments (including Section 104 adoption), covering both surface and stormwater systems as well as foul and wastewater networks. We also design Sustainable Drainage Systems and private drainage schemes.
Road Safety Audit
Our team delivers highway and road safety audit services across a wide spectrum of projects, ranging from large-scale road infrastructure developments to residential estate layouts and individual private access drives.
Our strong knowledge of highway standards and audit requirements helps ensure successful approval and adoption by highway authorities.
With established relationships across local authorities in Cumbria, Lancashire, and beyond, we are able to respond efficiently and effectively.
Road Safety Audits are undertaken in Accordance with GG 119.
Hydrology
Our hydrology and flood risk team supports projects from small extensions to major developments, assessing site conditions and wider catchment behaviour to deliver robust, effective drainage and mitigation strategies. We prioritise sustainable development in all our work.
Our hydrology and flood risk team supports projects from small extensions to major developments, assessing site conditions and wider catchment behaviour to deliver robust, effective drainage and mitigation strategies.
We also assist through the planning process, ensuring compliance with national and local policy, design standards, and building regulations.
Our services include flood risk assessments, investigations, mitigation reports, and consent applications, alongside river and catchment modelling, hydraulic and climate change analysis, and geomorphological studies.
Expert Witness
We provide independent structural engineering expert witness services for disputes, insurance claims, and legal proceedings, offering clear and impartial technical opinions supported by robust investigation and analysis.
Our team is experienced in assessing structural defects, design and construction issues, and compliance with relevant standards and industry guidance. We prepare evidence-based reports that are thorough, objective, and suitable for formal legal use.
All reports are prepared in accordance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 35, along with the associated Practice Direction 35, ensuring they meet the required standards for expert evidence in court. Our reports are structured, transparent, and compliant with the expectations of legal representatives, courts, and tribunals.