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James & Ward Services
As a consultancy we have been involved in a number of projects within various aspects of Architecture, these include:
Retail Design
We have a broad range of retail project experience within our team, encompassing the skills required to produce first hand feasibility studies, implementation of existing concepts, successful planning applications, tender drawing production and on site works.
Store types and size have been numerous from home shopping units, warehouse extensions, convenience stores, home leisure and clothing stores, right through to full new superstores in multi use schemes with residential.
All working within the constantly changing and forward moving world of retail and the fast track design and build process working, for our contractor clients.
Housing, Social & Private
We have a team offering architectural experience specialising in the design and procurement in specialist and private housing. We offer the development of Standard Details creating a portfolio of production specifications for specialist housing designs.
Commercial & Education
Members within our team, have been involved with projects such as DWP (Department of Work & Pensions), HM Prisons, modular constructed buildings and detailed drawings for schools.
What we offer
We are able to provide many services to our clients in a professional manner within the confines of our ISO 9001: Quality Management systems. These include:
- Laser survey’s producing BIM models of existing buildings and site topography
- Traditional measured survey’s producing BIM models of existing buildings and sites
- Proven approach to production of photographic De-lap surveys of existing stores
- Ability to work direct for clients
- Experience of working in a D&B role with contractor client as lead consultant
- Management of the change process that occurs throughout projects
- Site feasibility studies
- Planning applications
- Video conferencing reducing time and travel
- Determination of planning conditions
- Production of tender information
- Production of standard model details and specifications
- Production of live shedules for any elements within the model
- Construction information with setting out and fully ordnance co-ordinated
- Site monitoring
- As built information in a BIM format
- Model information for facilities use in running and maintaining a building
All of our work is usually carried out as lead consultant, utilising BIM in a fully co-ordinated work flow reducing time, and in a manner that results in build once, resulting in less queries on site and a more controlled path to the final opening of the finished project.
Laser Scanning
In a continued attempt to enhance our service to our clients, james&WARD Ltd have added an additional service to our portfolio in recent weeks. We are now able to offer laser scanning to capture data in order to give accurate 3D digital measurements of buildings, landscapes and complex structures. This now enables us to create "as built" CAD models and animation. We are able to scan, in photo realistic colour, any 3D shape - straight, square, angled or arching, both indoors and outdoors.
How?
- 3D laser scanning has the ability to scan and provide you with the best quality and highly accurate digital model irrespective of the size of the object
- 3D laser Scanning is more cost effective than the manual measurement process, which is prone to human error and is time consuming
- 3D scanning technology can be applied at any point in the cycle, saving time, money and material
The benefits
- Quick data turn around from site work to data delivery
- Avoid re visits to site for missed or doubtful data
- A record of the site which can be accessed even though it may no longer exist in reality
- High quality images, animations and visualisations can be created for reports and presentations
- Fast turnaround where access time is restricted
- Creation of accurate documentation
- Improved Cost Control and Budgeting on Projects