Sectors

We have created teams with a range of skills and experience which enable us to serve a broad variety of sectors with knowledge and confidence.  If you have a project in any of these sectors and require assistance with related construction activities, we are here for you.​

9 copy
Agricultural
Commercial​
Commercial
Food production 2
Food Production
Government/MOD​
8 copy
10 copy
Healthcare​
Highways​
7 copy
6 copy
Industrial​
Manufacturing​
4 copy
Remewables
Renewables and Energy​
Residential​
1 copy
12 copy
Marine​
Petrochemical​
2 copy
Water Industry
Water Industry

Services

Our services cover most critical aspects of the construction process.  Our core services are listed below.  But if there is something else you require, please get in touch as we may be able to facilitate this through our wide network.

1
Survey & Inspection

Providing surveys, inspections and reporting for new and historic Civil, structural and property assets

Master planning and Scheme Development​

Helping develop the seeds of any project, through initial concepts, schematic designs & feasibility, through to tender design

3
2
Planning & Building Regulations Applications

Completing planning and building regulations applications and follow up negotiations and compliance

Civil Engineering

Concept, Tender and construction phase design, detailing, specification and advice for all elements of Civil Engineering

4
6
Structural Engineering​

Our structural engineering teams are able to deliver concept through to construction phase designs, on projects ranging from small domestic to multimillion pound, complex schemes.

5
Sustainability

Sustainability is fundamental in everything we do. We can provide support to tackle the increasing pressures and focus from government and society on the construction industry’s footprint

Agriculture

ACS provides extensive and cost-effective advice and services to support the agricultural industry.  Our knowledge and understanding of the agricultural industry enables us to provide up to date advice and guidance in relation to construction works, and how your projects can maintain compliance with the relevant statutory requirements.  For our agricultural clients we support projects from initial concept, through planning applications, tender design, and construction support.  We also work well providing smaller parts of larger project and enjoy effective collaboration within larger teams.

    • Agricultural clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys and inspection (SAFFO and CIRIA 736)
      • Master planning and scheme development
      • Planning applications
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Lagoon and reservoir designs
      • Retaining walls
      • Steel structures and platforms
      • Grain stores
      • Portal frame designs and storage sheds
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Drainage designs (surface, foul and effluent)
      • Containment bunding assessment and design
      • Foundation designs
      • Slope stability and engineering
      • Construction phase attendance
      • EA permit applications
      • Negotiation with local authorities and the Environment Agency

Commercial

We provide a full range of services to facilitate construction within the commercial sector.  Whether the project is a simple storage building, office block or state of the art factory facility, our team deliver results on time and to specification.  We believe that understanding our clients complex needs fully, and communicating effectively with them and the wider project team is how we provide the best value solutions.

    • Commercial clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys, inspections, and appraisals (structural, drainage, civil)
      • Master planning and scheme development
      • Planning applications
      • Building regulations applications
      • Existing building modification
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Landscaping design
      • Retaining walls
      • Portal frame designs
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Concrete frame building design
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Drainage designs
      • Foundation designs
      • Construction phase attendance
      • Negotiation with local authorities and the Environment Agency

Food Production

We provide a full range of services to facilitate construction within the food production sector.  Much like the manufacturing industry, optimising engineering solutions to best fit the processes that are critical to a business is our main focus.  We strive to understand how a particular part of the food production process works, its key considerations, and how our solutions can best fit into those requirements.  This can be a simple as ensure ‘no ledge’ construction details is completed to avoid the accumulation of dust, or the total encapsulation of the construction in question to avoid contact all together.

    • Food Production clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys and inspection (structural, drainage, civil)
      • Master planning and scheme development
      • Planning applications
      • Building regulations applications
      • Existing building modification
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Retaining walls
      • Sumps and pits design and detailing
      • Portal frame designs
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Concrete floor designs and detailing
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Drainage designs (surface, foul and effluent)
      • Foundation designs
      • Construction phase attendance
      • Negotiation with local authorities and the Environment Agency

Government & MOD

Providing our services to those who provide for our communities and our people is important to us.  We appreciate that working for Local Government and the MOD requires a different approach to most construction project.  Our systems allow us to provide the highest lest of service while being open and clear with our customers.

    • Government & MOD clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys and inspection (structural, drainage, civil)
      • Existing building modification
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Retaining walls
      • Portal frame designs
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Highways designs
      • Drainage designs
      • Foundation designs
      • Bespoke and unique structural designs
      • Tender packages and NBS
      • BIM Level 2
      • Construction phase attendance
      • Negotiation with local authorities and the Environment Agency

Healthcare

With the current stresses on the Healthcare system globally, we are well placed to provide a broad range of services in a timely manner to support most construction related aspects of the industry.  Healthcare clients often utilise off-sight manufacture, modular, temporary, depending on critical time and quality requirements. 

    • Food Production clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys and inspection (structural, drainage, civil)
      • Existing building modification
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Concrete floor designs and detailing
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Drainage designs
      • Foundation designs
      • Bespoke and unique structural designs
      • BIM Level 2 and beyond
      • Construction phase attendance
      • Negotiation with local authorities and the Environment Agency

Highways

Our civils and infrastructure team provide industry standard designs for a variety of situations.  Whether this be for a small domestic access, or a major trunk road re-alignment on an HA framework, our ability to communicate and collaborate our solutions with the wider construction team enables us to deliver the quality standards needed in a timely manner.

    • Clients who require assistance with Highways projects often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys, inspection, and assessments (structural, drainage, civil, CS450)
      • Destructive and non-destructive testing
      • Section 278 design packages
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil
      • Cut and Fill balance
      • Civil3D and PDS design software
      • Estate road design
      • Retaining walls
      • Careful consideration and adoption of the local Highway Authorities design standards
      • Drainage designs
      • Foundation designs
      • Slope stability and engineering
      • BIM Level 2
      • Construction phase attendance

Industrial

We provide a full range of services to facilitate construction within the industrial sector.  In our experience, the industrial sector is where robust engineering, practical construction, and value come together.  Our experience of the aggressive industrial environments gives us critical insights to enable us to deliver the correct solutions for a project’s needs. Industrial clients would include manufacturers and handlers of raw materials; steel, concrete, bulk materials, bulk liquids, and timber to name but a few.      

    • Industrial clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys, inspection, and assessments (structural, drainage, civil)
      • Master planning and scheme development
      • Planning applications
      • Building regulations applications
      • Existing building modification
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Retaining walls
      • Steel structures and platforms
      • Sumps and pits design and detailing
      • Portal frame designs
      • Lifting frames
      • Impact protection
      • Temporary works
      • Blast walls
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Concrete floor designs and detailing
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Internal floor slab
      • Drainage designs (surface, foul and effluent)
      • Foundation designs
      • Construction phase attendance

Manufacturing

We provide a full range of services to facilitate construction within the Manufacturing sector.  Much like the food production industry, optimising engineering solutions to best fit the processes that are critical to a business is our main focus.  We strive to understand how a particular part of the manufacturing process works, its key considerations, and how our solutions can best fit into those requirements.  Avoiding things like columns in the middle of a production line is what we excel at.

    • Food Production clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys and inspection (structural, drainage, civil)
      • Master planning and scheme development
      • Planning applications
      • Building regulations applications
      • Existing building modification
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Retaining walls
      • Steel structures and platforms
      • Sumps and pits design and detailing
      • Temporary works
      • Portal frame designs
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Concrete floor designs and detailing
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Drainage designs (surface, foul and effluent)
      • Foundation designs
      • Construction phase attendance
      • Negotiation with local authorities and the Environment Agency

Renewables and Energy

Our full ranges of construction related services is often utilised within the renewables and energy sector.  Our experience spans nuclear, oil and gas generation sites, waste to energy plants, solar, thermal, heat exchangers and anaerobic digestion.  While each type of project has its own specific equipment and processes, a common key element is communication and collaboration across diverse and widespread construction teams.  We aim to gain a broad understand of the full project to gauge where and when our works fits in, whether this is an inspection, planning application or detailed design.  Programme is key, and being agile to meet the ever shifting demands of a project is crucial to our success project delivery.

    • Renewables and Energy clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys, inspection, assessments (civil, structural, drainage, bunding)
      • Master planning and scheme development
      • Planning applications
      • Ground investigation works
      • Existing building modification
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Retaining walls and push wall systems
      • Sumps and pit designs
      • Lifting frames
      • Steel structures and platforms
      • Impact protection
      • Blast walls
      • Temporary works
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Portal frame designs and storage sheds
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Drainage designs (surface, foul and effluent)
      • Containment bunding assessment and design
      • Statutory utility provider compliant design submissions
      • Foundation designs
      • Slope stability and engineering
      • Construction phase attendance
      • BIM Level 2 and beyond
      • EA permit applications
      • Negotiation with local authorities and the Environment Agency

Residential

Working as part of larger design and construction teams, we collaborate effectively to delivery services to the residential sector.  Our skills extend to cover simple lintel and beams designs in a domestic properties, to flay slab, multistorey concrete framed residential buildings.  Primarily we focus on the civil and structural design elements of residential projects.

    • Residential clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys and inspection, appraisals (structural, drainage, civil)
      • Existing building modification
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Concrete frame building design
      • Estate road design
      • Foundation designs

Marine

Working in the wet has its only unique sets of challenges.  Our primary focus within the marine sector is on the civil and structural engineering aspects. We have experience in delivering a variety of civil and structural design for installation on sites ranging from small brooks and the foreshore to deep water and jack-up barges.

    • Marine clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys, inspection, and assessments (structural and civil)
      • Destructive and non-destructive testing
      • Building regulations applications
      • Existing structure modification
      • Ground investigation works
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Retaining walls and seawall designs
      • Steel structures and platforms
      • Lifting frames
      • Temporary works
      • Impact and wave protection
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Concrete floor designs and detailing
      • Drainage designs (surface, foul)
      • Foundation designs
      • Construction phase attendance

Petrochemical

Exacting standards and quality processes are key to the Petrochemical sector.  Our expertise focuses on civil and structural engineering within this sector, with particular emphasis on bunding, earthworks and associated structural elements.  With widespread pollution prevention and containment compliance being increasing enforced and enhanced by the Environment Agency and SEPA, our skills are their to help projects move forward positively, and reach practical and cost effective solutions. 

    • Renewables and Energy clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys, inspection, assessments (civil, structural, drainage, bunding)
      • Ground investigation works
      • Existing asset modification
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Retaining walls
      • Sumps and pit designs
      • Lifting frames
      • Impact protection
      • Blast walls
      • Temporary works
      • Steel structures and platforms
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Yard areas and hard standings
      • Drainage designs (surface, foul and effluent)
      • Containment bunding assessment and design
      • Foundation designs
      • Slope stability and engineering
      • Construction phase attendance

Water Industry

With increasing pressure to meet stakeholder expectations a public focus on compliance with our national policy requirement, the water industry is under pressure to reform.  Our company has extensive experience in the design and construction of water industry assets.  We are able to works directly for supplies of small maintenance components who service the industry regularly, or large contractors on unique projects who are placed on framework agreements.  Our knowledge of design and construction in the industry places us in an exceptional position to provide outstanding quality and value to our clients.  Our detail processes and procedures enables us to produce the high standards require by each individual project and water authority.

    • Water Industry clients often require the following ACS services:
      • Surveys, inspection, assessments (civil, structural, drainage, bunding)
      • Ground investigation works
      • Existing asset modification
      • Detailed design work for civil and structural aspects
      • Retaining walls
      • Sumps and pit designs
      • Lifting frames
      • Temporary works
      • Steel structures and platforms
      • Steel frame building designs
      • Foundation designs