Civil and structural engineering for infrastructure and property.
Our engineering skills are transferable across sectors. From concept and feasibility through to construction support, we deliver the civil, structural and drainage design that gets schemes built — in rail, energy and property.
Ancillary civil & structural works for the UK rail network
Rail is where GSB started. We design, check and support delivery of the ancillary works that keep the railway running — schemes that must be right first time but rarely make the headlines.
- Foundations, drainage and earthworks
- Ground retention structures, embankments and slope stability
- Platforms and Access for All schemes
- Over and under-track crossings
- Road/Rail Access Points (RRAPs)
- Station upgrades
- Substations, switching compounds and lineside equipment
- Lineside civils and cable routing
- Overhead Line Equipment (OLE), CCTV and signalling schemes
- Temporary works design
- Surface water drainage design for rail environments
- Foul water drainage design and connection
- Track drainage
- Sewer connection applications and statutory approvals
- Water authority liaison
Civil and structural design for the energy transition
The disciplines we apply on the railway transfer directly to energy infrastructure. We support Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) — including UKPN and SSE — through our clients, design the associated civil works for EV charging point installations for private-sector clients, and deliver rail power and decarbonisation schemes such as substation upgrades and TPH renewals.
- Civil design support for Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) — including UKPN and SSE schemes
- Civil works for EV charging point installations — private and public sector clients
- Rail power and decarbonisation infrastructure — TPH renewals and substation upgrades
- Substations, switching compounds and compound layouts
- Reinforced concrete and piled foundations for plant, transformers and LV panels
- HV cable routes, ducting, containment and under-track crossings
- Hardstanding, access, earthworks and site drainage
- Site assessments, surveys and buried services constraints
- Structural design within multi-storey and sub-surface car parks
- DDA-compliant parking and pedestrian arrangements
- Fire and life safety coordination for sub-surface installations
- Earthworks assessment and retaining wall coordination
- DNO, contractor and electrical designer coordination
- Buildability reviews, construction support and design assurance
Structural engineering for commercial and residential buildings
We support developers and architects with structural alterations, change-of-use conversions and heritage-sensitive interventions — for commercial and residential buildings.
- Structural alteration design for change-of-use conversions
- Commercial and residential building structures
- Heritage-sensitive interventions and assessments
- Loft conversions, extensions and rear additions
- Steel, masonry and timber structural design
- Existing structure assessment and load analysis
- Coordination with architects, contractors and Building Control
- Surface water drainage design (separate and combined systems)
- Foul water drainage design and connection
- SuDS and attenuation design
- Sewer connection applications and statutory approvals
- Water authority liaison
- Drainage strategy reports for planning