Ridge and Partners LLP

What does a community driven, future-proof town centre look like?    The Farnham and Hilldene regeneration is set to redefine what’s possible. With planning now submitted, this forward-thinking scheme - led by the London Borough of Havering and Wates Group with Ridge providing client-side Project Management since RIBA Stage 0 - will deliver:    🌳 A truly green development in London – a remarkable 95% Biodiversity Net Gain, featuring tree-lined streets, rain gardens, biodiverse roofs, and a new public square.    🏡 481 brand-new homes (replacing 117 existing), with 57% affordable by habitable room, prioritising family housing at London Affordable Rent and Social Rent levels.    🛍️ A reimagined high street – blending public realm, community spaces, incubator units, and retail shops to create a safe and thriving town centre.    🚶♀️ A community driven scheme - extensive consultations with the community resulted in a 96.38% positive residential ballot vote for the regeneration plans.    🎨 A design that reflects local heritage – with mural walls, stained brickwork, and shopfronts inspired by East London’s historic pie and mash shops, pubs, and cafés.    🚲 A people-first approach – reducing redundant car parking by 50%, adding cycle storage for 1,000 bikes, and prioritising pedestrian-friendly streets, children’s play space, places to socialise and active travel.    🌍 Sustainability at its core – Air Source Heat Pumps, photovoltaics, and a Net Zero Carbon design    You can read more about the scheme here: https://lnkd.in/dCfrASPM   #UrbanRegeneration #Sustainability #NetZero #Biodiversity #TownCentre #HousingCrisis #Construction #ProjectManagement #Community    Wates Group | London Borough of Havering | Akhil Bakhda | Lara Dennison MRICS | Richard Martinson | Rory Coltart | Simon Pearce 

We’ve been shortlisted for the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2025 🏆   🥇 First up: Gradel Quadrangles at New College, Oxford – nominated for Building Project of the Year Over £20m. Famous for its historic 14th-century quad, New College is once again setting a new benchmark in education design. David Kohn Architects have reimagined the traditional quad as a vibrant, open and sustainable 21st-century learning community.    Ridge provided Project Management and Quality Monitoring services for this ambitious scheme, which delivers:  🛏️ 95 student bedrooms and kitchens  🎨 Student common room, an art gallery and an auditorium for public performances   🍽️ New facilities for the adjacent New College School including assembly hall, kitchen, dining hall and classrooms  🏙️ A striking new tower and gatehouse acting as urban markers in Oxford’s skyline      This transformative project not only meets high sustainability targets - it also gained the Institution of Civil Engineers Carbon Champion status.      🥇 Our second nomination is in the Retrofit category - recognising a bespoke app developed by our Digital Engineering team for SNG (Sovereign Network Group).    Built using AirTable, the app offers a practical, cost-effective alternative to traditional software. The app acts as a centralised property database, with real-time reporting dashboards and automations that reduce admin and free up time for high-value work. It’s helped streamline communication, improve client visibility, and support more efficient delivery across the board.    It’s also great to see other projects we’ve supported shortlisted, including the Oxford University Football Stadium and Nebula at Milton Park.    The SECBE Awards recognise and celebrate the very best companies, collaborations and projects from across the London and South East region. Good luck to all finalists, and we’re looking forward to the award ceremony in June.    Mike Ford | Brent Rees | Tim Leigh | Jemma Crowther | James Bingham | Nuala Darnell | Adam Evershed | Kate Carter-Brown | Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)

Meet Richard Brimfield Meng, MA (Cantab), MCIBSE, CEng, a highly qualified and experienced MEP Expert Witness here at Ridge 🤝 Richard is regularly instructed as lead expert on projects and has broad experience in mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) building services engineering, with specialist interests including heat pump systems and automatic controls. Alongside his expert witness work, Richard is at the forefront in updating the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) guides on heating and public health design. Using his expertise, Richard is reviewing methodologies for system sizing and improving design approaches for efficient hot water generation. He has also presented at CIBSE events on heat pumps and advanced control strategies and is proud to be one of the founding members of the CIBSE heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) group. Beyond that, Richard is still hands-on with project work. Right now, he is leading a major heat decarbonisation project - replacing 2-megawatts of gas boilers in some of Cambridge’s oldest buildings. On this project, Richard comments “It’s a fantastic challenge, blending heritage conservation with modern sustainability solutions.” Lucy Osborne | David Pope | Steve Manchester | Katerina Ballentine | Gary Robinson | Ian Laurie | Matthew Smith | Christine Leigh BSc (Hons) PGDipSurveying C.Build E FCABE AIFireE | Natalie Ford | Andrew Allmark | Chris mills | Claire Clark | Mahira Ali | George Stephenson

How would you like to virtually walk through your project as well as have dimensionally accurate data and a platform for collaboration? Our geospatial team adopt cutting-edge tech that captures, processes, and shares spatial data faster and more accurately than ever. The NavVis VLX 2, MLX, and IVION solutions are changing the game for surveying, data capture, and 3D modelling: ✅ VLX 2 – A wearable scanner that captures high-res 360º images with pinpoint accuracy.  ✅ MLX – A handheld laser scanner that’s perfect for tight spaces and quick, high-quality scans.  ✅ IVION – A web-based platform that transforms real spaces into interactive digital twins—making collaboration easy, even remotely. From streamlining workflows to improving decision-making, these tools are helping our clients work smarter. Want to see it in action? Visit https://lnkd.in/eMfws6Db or get in touch with Daniel Pickett MCIAT or Lloyd Reed. #Geospatial #DigitalTwins #Surveying #DataCapture #NavVis #BuiltEnvironment 

Sustainability isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of defence. But maybe it should be. At Ridge, we’ve spent more than a decade working with the Ministry of Defence on some of its most complex, secure and sustainability-driven projects. And through that work, we’ve learned a lot – about flexibility, collaboration, and how bold targets can be achieved when everyone pulls in the same direction. In this new article, Abby Foster (née Bartlett) Foster, Sustainability Partner at Ridge, shares five key lessons we’ve learned from delivering sustainable defence projects – from the power of post-occupancy evaluation to why DREAM (the MOD’s equivalent to BREEAM) is quietly driving ambitious change across the estate. Read the full article here 📘 https://lnkd.in/eGSrU4X4 Whether you work in defence or another sector entirely, these lessons are widely applicable – and a reminder that great sustainability work doesn’t always make headlines, but it’s happening in some unexpected places. #Sustainability #Defence #ESG #NetZero #DREAM #BuiltEnvironment #PublicSector  #Multidisciplinary #MOD 

We have been appointed to support the Rugby Football Union (RFU) on their new Twickenham Stadium Masterplan 🏉 We are providing Information Management services as part of the team supporting the RFU for RIBA Stage 2 on their Stadium Masterplan Project. Allianz Stadium, Twickenham has been the home of England Rugby for over 100 years. In this time, the game has become an essential part of the fabric of the country and visiting Allianz Stadium is a highlight of many people’s year.   As the governing body for rugby union in England, the RFU is dedicated to enriching lives by introducing more people to rugby union and developing the sport for future generations. All profit generated is reinvested into the game to support its growth at all levels, through community programmes and investment into player development, professional clubs, community clubs, and the England national teams.   Like all businesses, they face financial pressures from economic challenges, rising costs, and the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these challenges lie in how they maximise and invest in their biggest asset, Allianz Stadium, which generates around 85% of their revenues. The Stadium Masterplan Project has been established to support the RFU to develop a vision and multi-year plan for the future that looks at how the stadium can maintain its reputation as a world-class entertainment venue for sports and concerts, and in turn generate more income, all while becoming an asset that local communities can be proud of 🏟️     To find out more about our Digital Engineering team visit https://lnkd.in/eg5ph82K. England Rugby | Brent Rees | People Friendly Design | Rappor | Populous | Griffiths Evans | WSP | Turner & Townsend | LCA | Arup | Turley | Simply CDM | Vanguardia, A Buro Happold Company | Momentum Transport Consultancy | Rider Levett Bucknall RLB | DP9 Limited | Planit #TwickenhamStadium #RFU #EnglandRugby #AllianzStadium #DigitalEngineering

How ready are you for the AI era? At this year’s BIM (Building Information Modelling) Summit in London, Amy Beckenham, Digital Engineering pro at Ridge, will be taking the stage to challenge perceptions about AI readiness in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. In her talk, “Revit is a database: Unlocking your hidden data literacy for the AI era”, Amy will reveal how Revit users have been database administrators all along - whether they realise it or not. By reframing BIM skills through a database lens, she’ll show how AEC professionals can harness their existing expertise to navigate the next wave of digital transformation. Amy will also be joining the panel discussion: “How will the next era of digital disruption transform BIM?” - tackling the implications of AI, evolving workflows, and the future of digital delivery in our industry. 📅 9 April 2025  📍 The BIM Summit, Hilton London Tower Bridge  🌎 https://lnkd.in/eMcBPBed Symetri Europe | Brent Rees #TheBIMSummitbySymetri #BIM #AI #DigitalEra #Revit 

We’re excited to welcome Adept Management Limited to Ridge. With their experience managing large scale complex programmes - combined with an impressive portfolio of nuclear, transport and defence projects - they will hugely complement our established strength in the building sector.    Adept Management bring deep expertise in project controls and design management to our 1300 strong team and will be key to expanding our reach in high-growth infrastructure sectors.  Why it’s important:   ✔️ Enhanced expertise in programme and project controls   ✔️ Increased capability to support major infrastructure projects   ✔️ Greater opportunities for staff development and collaboration  Jolyon Price, Partner in Project Management at Ridge, said: "This acquisition enhances our ability to deliver complex programmes and takes us a step further to establishing ourselves as a leader in the project and programme management space. As infrastructure moves up the national agenda, we are strengthening our capabilities to help clients navigate and capitalise on emerging opportunities.” Find out more about the acquisition here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d9YYgP2N John Steele (MEng, PhD, CEng, MIED, FAPM, RPP, ChPP) | Adrian O'Hickey | Phil Baker | Graham Blackburn #AdeptManagement #Acquisition #BuiltEnvironment #ProjectManagement #ProgrammeManagement #Infrastructure 

🎓 Universities play a crucial role in shaping the future - so how can we help shape theirs? We’re exhibiting at AUDE 2025 - the key event for estates and facilities professionals in higher education. From sustainable campus development to optimising estate performance, our experts are ready to discuss how we can support universities in creating resilient, future-ready spaces. You can visit us at Stand 1, hope to see you there 📍 Adrian Goulding | Alice Parker | Brent Rees | Paul Harding | Simon Ebbatson | AUDE_news #AUDE2025 #HigherEducation #BuiltEnvironment #UniversityEstates

We’ve been shortlisted for Consultancy of the Year at the Insider Media North West Property Awards 🏆   With a presence in Manchester and Liverpool since 2008 and 2015 respectively, our teams have delivered wide-ranging projects across multiple sectors, supporting much-needed local services such as upgrade works at Warrington Hospital and the design of a new SEND school in Liverpool. We’re helping to shape Manchester’s future with the landmark Viadux development and supporting heritage and regeneration through the International Slavery and Maritime Museums’ redevelopment on Liverpool’s waterfront.   Other recent highlights include: 🔹 Jaguar Land Rover Halewood – Driving JLR’s electrification journey with a cutting-edge Body in White facility. 🔹 100 & 101 Embankment, Salford – Delivering high-spec office space that is now a Manchester landmark. 🔹 St John Vianney SEND School, Manchester – Supporting education with a Net Zero school tailored to students’ needs.   We are immensely proud of our people, the work they deliver, and the positive impact this has on communities throughout the region. Congratulations to all the finalists - see you at the awards 🎉   #ConsultancyOfTheYear #BuiltEnvironment #Manchester #Liverpool #NorthWestPropertyAwards