What’s New at KMG Partnership? An Company

For those who may not know –KMG Partnership is a designled structural engineering consultancy, based in the RSK offices at Frogmore Road, Apsley. KMG became an RSK company in 2017 and we recently moved from our longstanding office at Abbots Langley, where we were based for over 20 years.

I am MD of two other structural engineering consultancies within the RSK Group, with offices in the North West, Edinburgh and Birmingham – so together with KMG, we can offer nationwide coverage. I am a linguist by training, with a career background in business and financial management, I’ve been with my original engineering business since 1998 – coming up to 25 years.

RSK has brought us all together, though the business model for its many acquired businesses is that we remain as separate entities with support from central functions such as finance, payroll, HR, IT and Business Development. It is very much a collaborative organisation, with lots of opportunity and truly knowledgeable people offering almost every engineering and environmental construction-related service from Acoustics to Zero Energy Design. But more of that next time…

Let’s take a closer look at KMG Partnership.

With a specialism in structural engineering design for the logistics and food storage sectors, KMG was also closely involved in the design of probably our most visited local attraction – the Harry Potter Experience at Leavesden Studios. Can’t see the connection? Think spacious, adaptable buildings – ingenious design - management of traffic/people flow – consideration of how all this sits in the natural environment. There are more similarities than you might first imagine between the wizarding world and refrigerated storage.

In the last few years, KMG has made the move into designing manufacturing facilities for the Life Sciences sector, currently involved in a bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing building which will be the largest of its type in the UK when completed. We have been working on similar projects throughout the UK and in Europe. Products include vaccine manufacture and targeted cancer drugs, requiring specialised design for clean rooms, laboratories and segregated drainage, as well as the usual office, warehouse and welfare provision associated with any production site. We have quickly acquired expertise in this important and growing field of work, leading to repeat business with valued clients. It’s not all magic and medicines though – working in an SME consultancy business is all about variety. Underpinning the bigger, long-term projects are residential and retail jobs, inspections and surveys, remediation advice and defect reporting, as well as collaborating with our RSK colleagues, which can often bring new and interesting challenges.

There’s been a lot written in these pages about sustainability and environmental concerns. The least carbon costly construction methods are where existing buildings are re-used – re-purposed – refurbished –there’s a particular skill in this, to optimise and rejuvenate tired, outdated buildings and give them a new lease of life, while enhancing useable or lettable space. KMG has the design flair and expertise which, partnered with the wide range of construction-related skills within RSK – such as embodied carbon calculations - enables our clients to measure the environmental impact of their project and to make informed choices.

Following on from recent management team changes, KMG made the decision to concentrate on offering structural engineering consultancy, which in the past has been coupled with in-house architectural services. We are ready and able to work with third-party architects to bring our clients’ visions to life and look forward to more collaboration with Herts based businesses as well as further afield.

KMG has only been a member of Herts Chamber since 2021, with a spell as Patron last year; we’re very much enjoying the benefits of membership, but you may be asking “what can a structural engineer do for my business?”

To discuss any aspect of this article further or to explore any potential projects, then contact me at Lyndsay.Waymont@kmgpartnership.com or call me on 07740 422302

For General Enquiries please email us at info@kmgpartnership.com

For those of you in the construction and property industry, this might be fairly obvious – you may already be working with structural engineers, in which case, my job here is to ask you to get in touch with KMG, to find out more about what we can offer as a truly local design engineering resource. I’ve highlighted some areas of work, but we can work with any building structure in the commercial, residential or industrial sectors, whether refurbishment or new build.

For other members, you may not have a need within your own business, but what about your clients? Whether they are looking to acquire, dispose of, build or improve a property either for occupation or investment, KMG can help, so do please put them in touch –introductions make the business world go round.