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Leeds engineers win six figure worth of new work

Leeds civil and engineering specialists RWO Associates has won a clutch of new house building projects.

The Park Place based firm, which provides locally based technical engineering services and expertise, has won an undisclosed six-figure worth of work in the last three months.

This includes pre-planning drainage and flood risk work, detailed highways and drainage design services and earthworks analysis for over 1,700 new residential properties being built by Persimmon Homes, Gleeson Homes, Barratt Homes, Harron Homes and Mulgrave Property Group across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

The office is also providing structural engineering services and technical expertise, which includes sub-structure and super-structure design, for these developments, supporting further the local requirements of national developers.

It is also recruiting for several new engineering roles in Leeds as work ramp ups.

Ongoing demand from housebuilders looking to tap into its engineering services to support their own development, construction and infrastructure plans, is contributing to a strong performance said managing director Ross Oakley.

He said: “The opportunity to provide services and expertise to bring forward the development of much need new housing stock, is a big boost for our Leeds office. It’s another step on the path to strategic growth, providing a platform for further success and development as we move into 2020.

“It also creates new jobs and increases opportunities for current employees to progress, strengthening our position as a leading providing of highly skilled civil and structural engineering services in Yorkshire.”