Fennell Green & Bates is a chartered mineral, waste, energy and building surveyors practice, with a specialism in project co-ordination and management in the construction and mining industries.
The company had evolved substantially since its inception in 1875 when founders Mr Fennell and Mr Green, took over the practice from the eminent mining engineer: Mr J Tolson White.
Under the expert direction of the current director, the company has expanded exponentially, employing experienced staff with chartered surveying expertise. From its convenient central base the UK in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, customers can be reached easily within three hours, excluding the southern counties of Devon and Cornwall, which takes a little longer.
As leading specialists in construction project co-ordination and management, the company’s range of services includes: building surveys, land condition surveys, coal and other mining reports, contaminated land audits, land and mine surveying, geotechnical advice and site investigation.
To allow for a more streamlined process, the company has recently embraced the digital era, by moving its substantial archive, documentation and filing systems to a more secure online storage. This has already provided a more efficient service for its large customer base of: self-build, SME home builders and commercial developers, farmers and landowners.
“Experience in all types of land and former use with a large archive of material to research, helps inform modern solutions to ground conditions problems,” says company Partner, John Carlon and keeps Fennell Green & Bates ahead of the competition.
“Our experienced staff are familiar with mining law, land law and regulation and redeveloping land. Experience in subsidence identification from mining and treating the effect, is highly valued by our customers,” elaborates John.
It is this winning combination of experienced staff, with knowledgeable areas of expertise, with access to extensive archived documents and drawings, that has cemented the company as a leading specialised chartered surveyor.
Enlisting the guidance of an experienced chartered surveyor, like Fennell Green & Bates, at the early stages of land development or building property can mitigate against further challenges. Drawbacks could include: mining induced ground conditions, contamination and the boundaries of the site, but through informative advice, customers can make detailed, informed decisions.
It is these important, expert risk assessments that can determine whether land use can be developed further to what the client chooses.
“We can advise on developments in former coal mining areas and solutions to stabilise land from any mining or industrial use. Our coal mining risk assessments can be included with future planning applications in areas of high risk as identified on
the Coal Authority data base.
We offer competitive, cost-effective solutions to most land condition problems. Our latest services include: level 3 structural surveys, contaminated land reviews and valuation.”
From its Wakefield base, this experienced chartered surveyor practice has helped a large diverse customer base across the UK and according to John, is wholly focussed on helping companies, especially smaller ones to succeed, “The plan for the future is to grow the practice and help the smaller developer to find cost-effective solutions to ground conditions and contamination.”
For further information, please see the details below:
T 01924 255666
M 07483 164372
fennellgreenandbates@gmail.com
www.charteredsurveyorswakefield.co.uk