Engineering firm expands into new Leeds office with plans to double headcount

TGA Consulting Engineers, a provider of consulting engineering services and working at the “leading edge” of carbon reduction technologies, has demonstrated its commitment to the Yorkshire region with the expansion of its team after locating to larger premises in Leeds.

The firm also has ambitious plans to double the size of its headcount in Leeds over the next five years. Established sixty years ago, TGA, which already has offices in Newcastle, Durham, London and Stevenage, recently moved from The Pinnacle to a new office location in Albion Street in central Leeds.

With the implementation of an ambitious business development strategy underway, two new appointments have now been made as a foundation for future development of the team.

Firstly, Martin McKay has been appointed as an associate. Specialising in electrical engineering design, with particular emphasis on project lead and delivery, Martin has joined from a global professional services firm and brings 25 years of experience to TGA.

Ross Nicholson, a mechanical engineer, has also been appointed. He will be working with Martin and Erica, a Graduate Building Performance Engineer, alongside the rest of the team as well as supporting the workload of the Durham and Newcastle offices.

Russell Entwistle, technical director and head of the Leeds office, welcomed the two new members of the team, who will continue work on several projects in the Yorkshire area including the Hull Maritime Museum project which comprises the refurbishment of the Grade 2 listed building and a new build Passivhaus standard facility.

TGA’s work at Ledston Hall is also well progressed and drawing to a close. TGA has been involved in completely refurbishing this Grade 1 listed minor stately home near Castleford since 2010 to create high end rental accommodation in a series of houses and apartments.

Russell, who is himself a Chartered Engineer with over 19 years of experience in consultancy engineering, has vast experience in the delivery of building services, energy strategies and low carbon masterplanning across a wide range of sectors.

Commenting on TGA’s expansion plans, he continued: “Over the next five years we are ambitious to double the size of our headcount in Leeds and become a recognised employer of local people with local knowledge, especially those who are excited at the prospect of working for a dynamic company that is involved in projects at the leading edge of carbon reduction technologies.

“In the meantime, we are becoming increasingly well-known in the Leeds area, and I am pleased to report that there is quite a lot of activity in the pipeline.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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