Frank Bates

DCL is a multi disciplinary practice offering structural, civil, highways, bridges, geo-technical and below ground drainage engineering services to clients across all sectors of the construction industry.ForwardAt DCL, we put innovation at the heart of our work. We are fully conversant with modern methods of construction and invest in the latest CAD technology and quality management systems. We incorporate time as the fourth dimension in our drawings. Our agile and responsive team ensure that we deliver against our promises on time every time, helping to keep your project moving forward.ThinkingWorking collaboratively with our clients, we deliver affordable and environmentally sustainable solutions. Our design focus is fixed on delivering highly cost effective solutions that connect on a human scale with the property owners and end users. Carbon reduction is the greatest challenge we as engineers face and our engineering solutions adopt a low embodied energy approach as standard. We provide both professional and private clients with the highest standard of service, transparent pricing and effective processes.EngineeringOur team of experienced specialists deliver elegant and pragmatic plans which achieve clients’ objectives and are genuinely buildable. We are experts in both new-build, refurbishment and change-of-use projects and have worked in sectors including residential, commercial, industrial, Tier IV data centres, retail, leisure, healthcare and education. We have an innovative approach and detailed understanding of the challenges faced by developers working on sites in London. Sites which are often listed, of historical significance, and require retained façades. We are particularly adept at developing mixed-use sites. And, of managing the complexities of delivering solutions where sites are adjacent to public, commercial and transport services which remain in use throughout the development work.