Speakers

Tom is a founding Director of Heyne Tillett Steel (HTS), he enjoys the building process and engineering that challenges, engages and inspires. He is passionate about low-embodied carbon structural design and is an alumni of the NLA Expert Panel for Net Zero as well as leading the practice’s Sustainability Group and development of our HTS + Carbon Counter and reuse of steel projects.

With over 20 years’ experience, much of his work has involved the adaption and extension of existing structures and overcoming the challenges of building on constrained sites within the urban environment of London. Tom is actively involved in all his projects and always strives to achieve an intelligent and efficient structural solution. His recent work includes Timber Square, the redevelopment of a large-scale site to create new office accommodation designed with low carbon materials and sustainable methods of construction at its heart. And the pioneering Holbein Gardens, the refurbishment of an existing 1980s commercial building to create a modern office, with a vertical extension designed from reused structural steel and engineered timber.

Heyne Tillett Steel is a structural and civil engineering practice with a reputation for delivering intelligent low carbon solutions on complex, urban sites.

We combine intelligent engineering with solid practicality and a hands-on approach, getting involved in a project from concept to completion. We are committed to low carbon design and giving new life to existing structures, as well as making new buildings as efficient as they can be. We are constantly pushing at the limits of emerging materials and technologies and have set up a research division, HTS+, to further our learning.

We enjoy our work, and thanks to our forward-thinking attitude and love of design, people enjoy working with us. Clients and collaborators trust us because we put in the time and effort to work out the best solution for every project. They know that our calm, pragmatic interrogation of the whole design delivers benefits in cost, time and consumption of carbon. And they appreciate that we take the time to consider problems with care and a positive mindset. As an Employee Ownership Trust we invest in our employees and work hard to create a culture of continuous learning which supports, inspires and develops a passion for engineering and the built environment.