Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions

We offer drainage, highway and civil engineering advice from concept stage through to design and construction. By adopting a pro-active approach to infrastructure engineering and working closely with others, we provide sustainable, cost-effective solutions for our clients.

Early Project Stage Services

Early Project Stage Services

  1. Bespoke Foursite service to unlock the constraints of the development site

  2. Technical masterplanning to review and mitigate constraints

  3. Flood risk and drainage strategy services to feed into the planning process 

  4. Flood risk assessments and the preparation of environment statement chapters in the final step towards planning approval

Post Planning

Post Planning

  • Highway design, private and public – Section 38, 50 and 278

  • Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDs) to mimic natural drainage processes

  • Traditional drainage systems for private developments and the adoptable asset network – S104, S106 and S185

  • Liaison and management of the agreement processes with statutory bodies, local authorities, highways departments, Environment Agency, and variations of these (SEPA, National Resources Wales and EPA)

  • Earthworks, cut and fill modelling and levels strategies

  • Addressing issues associated with flood risk, e.g. flood storage compensation analysis

  • Detailed technical masterplanning 

  • External works including the design of hard landscaping construction and engineering for soft landscaping areas

  • Client-side technical advisor

Our Infrastructure Projects

North Manchester General Hospital
Healthcare

A new high quality acute hospital, using sustainable construction methods. The new healthcare facility accommodates clinical wards, office space, educational facilities, and a wellbeing hub.

North Manchester General Hospital

The Wilds Ecology Centre, London
Sports & Leisure

The Wilds at Barking Riverside is a multi-purpose community, ecology and events space with state-of-the-art pneumatic waste collection facility.

The Wilds Ecology Centre, London

11&12 Wellington Place, Leeds
Workplaces

11 & 12 Wellington Place is a 12-storey office building that forms part of the 140,000sqm mixed-use development in central Leeds.

11&12 Wellington Place, Leeds

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
Healthcare

Midland Metropolitan Hospital is one of the largest acute hospital developments in Europe.

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

Cot Farm, Newport
Housing

A major housing development as part of the wider regeneration of Ringland in Newport.

Cot Farm, Newport

Artisan Heights Manchester
Student Accommodation

A BREEAM Excellent 32 storey student accommodation tower on New Wakefield Street in the in the heart of Manchester.

Artisan Heights, Manchester

Our Approach

Foursite

Foursite

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Our innovative approach to due diligence, pre-planning and other development services.

Digital Delivery

Digital Delivery

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With a rich history of embracing cutting-edge technology, we lead the way in digital delivery. Accredited with the BSI BIM Level 2 Kitemark, we collaborate in a digital environment using the latest industry tools, and continuously enhance our digital capabilities to add tangible value to our projects.

Sustainability

Sustainability

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At Curtins, sustainability is at the core of our approach as we strive to build a better future.

Drainage

SuDS

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Green infrastructure led design promotes biodiversity and enhances the wellbeing of communities, so we bring this experienced approach to our projects in Wales, as well as the rest of the UK to deliver innovative and biophilic design, in harmony with the natural environment.

What Our Clients Say

We have been impressed with Curtins’ approach throughout the project, working as a key member of the team, helping at the outset with option appraisals, providing robust advice on which we based our early decision making. Throughout the project, they always provided an appropriate level of resource and technical advice. Based upon our experience of working with Curtins, we would be happy to use their services again on our own future projects, and to recommend them to others.

Further Reading

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26th Nov 24

Building a Sustainable Future for Bristol

Curtins, Bristol City Council and Centre for Cities came together at the Watershed cinema for the second in Curtins’ breakfast series on sustainability in Bristol, with a broader look at the city’s development.

Building a Sustainable Future for Bristol
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12th Jul 24

Curtins' Civils Insight Welcomes the 2024 Cohort

In partnership with Symetri, we are delighted to launch our 2024 summer insight programme to 46 inquisitive students.

Civils Insight 2024
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15th Nov 23

Announcing our Carbon Impact Report

We set out our commitment and approach to decreasing the average embodied carbon in our projects and reducing our business emissions.

Carbon Impact Report