Karle Burford

AHR - Director

Karle is Director of AHR Architects based in the Bristol office. He is responsible for a number of significant projects located throughout the region across many sectors. He has particular interest in the masterplanning, regeneration and commercial sectors. He has been with AHR since 2005.

About AHR

AHR is one of Europe’s longest standing architecture and building consultancy practices, with experience dating back to 1835. AHR today is one of Europe’s largest practices and has evolved into an international business encompassing 450 staff in 12 offices.

As architects we are passionate about design and the positive effects good design can have on our environment. As building consultants we are passionate about how we care for buildings and how their creative re-use can enhance the fabric of our communities.

Our collective experience and the creativity of our teams, combined with our commitment to innovation and design research, allows us to help our clients develop environments that respond positively to the particular challenges of a project and the wider social, economic and climatic issues we all face.

The way we design and care for our environment is changing rapidly and we continue to seek innovative solutions and develop new ways of working to meet the future needs of our clients and society.

We work in all sectors including civic, education, health, transport, office, leisure, retail, residential, and science.

In the south west AHR has grown to be a major player in the area with several significant projects across the region.

Tim Westwood

Kier Construction - Regional Business Development Manager

Regional Business Development Manager with Kier Construction in Bristol for 16 years, during which time I’ve developed strong business relationships across the region and in all sectors of the industry.

About Kier

With particular knowledge and experience in the public sector and understanding of the particular demands of the Health, Education, Civic as well as blue light and custodial developments on projects up to £50m in value. Have a broad understanding of the application and deployment of a wide cross section of Framework arrangements and understanding of EC procurement rules. Current activities are driven towards maintaining a regional business that now has a turnover well in excess of £200m annually.

Gavin Way

Silcock Dawson & Partners - Regional Director

Gavin joined Silcock Dawson & Partners in 2019 as a Principal Mechanical Engineer based at our Bristol office and was promoted in 2021 to Regional Director.  Having worked within the built environment sector since 2004 as a mechanical building services engineer  Gavin has significant expertise in delivering a large range of complex projects in a wide variety of sectors, from inception through to successful completion as project lead or mechanical lead.  Naturally taking a collaborative approach to all projects he is involved with and is passionate in delivering good quality, robust and cost effect solutions for mechanical building services. 

About Silcock Dawson & Partners

Silcock Dawson & Partners was established in 1984 and are a leading firm of Building Services Consulting Engineers offering a wide range of Consultancy Services throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.  Since 1984 the company has grown progressively and now employs a staff of over 50 with offices in Princes Risborough, Bristol and London.

Our services cover the whole spectrum of building services engineering including:

Surveys, Feasibility Studies, Report and Advisory Work, Design, Building Modelling and Thermal Simulation, Construction Monitoring and Supervision, Project Management, Cost Control, Energy Advice, BREEAM Assessments, Part L Compliance Advice, Expert Witness, Planned Maintenance.

Our experience encompasses all types of projects including Commercial, Leisure, Retail, Residential, Mixed Use, Education, Healthcare, Industrial, Scientific, Technology, Historic and Law and Order.

James Edmonds

Clarkebond - Associate Director

James is an Associate Director at Clarkebond with over 9 years’ experience working across sectors including education, historic structures, industrial, leisure, offices, residential, retail and waste.

With good problem-solving and technical skills, James has played a key role in the successful delivery of some significant projects in the South West and Wales, using his strong communication and inter-personal skills to build good relationships within stakeholder teams. Projects include Cyfarthfa Retail Park, Merthyr Tydfil, Finzel’s Reach, Bristol, the redevelopment of the previous Gloucester Greyfriars site, Access 18, Avonmouth, McArthurs Yard, Bristol and the award-winning Being Brunel Museum on Bristol harbour side.

James is also involved in business development for the Bristol office and acts a mentor for engineers aiming for Chartered status with the Institution of Structural Engineers.
James has a BSc and MEng in Civil Engineering, is a member of the Institution of Structural Engineers and is a committee member of the First Thursday Club.

About Clarkebond

Clarkebond is an ambitious, multi-disciplinary engineering and management consultancy with 3 offices in the UK. We are focused on the challenges of today’s construction projects and the delivery of solutions tailored to client requirements. We take pride in our ability to provide a personalised service with ALL commissions headed up by senior management. Alongside our core engineering services we also provide pre-planning advice, flood risk assessments, transport planning, geo-environmental engineering, waste management, contaminated land assessments, expert witness, building resilience and facade engineering using in-house expertise.