Opening in 2026, with seven platforms for the HS2 high-speed line, this new station in Birmingham City Centre will also integrate with conventional rail services and the tram network, providing connections to the wider West Midlands. We worked on a Surface Access Strategy for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists to further maximise connectivity across the region, and developed the structural design as an easy-to-navigate public space. With an estimated 300,000 passengers using the station daily by 2033, this new landmark station is already catalysing unprecedented regeneration in the West Midlands area.
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Coventry's rapid transit route
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With Coventry City Council, we are developing a strategic business case for a rapid transit route between Memorial Park and the M6/M69 junctions, via the city centre. If the route is given the go-ahead, it will support the city's burgeoning regeneration and growth, and it could be used for an innovative 'Very Light Rail' (VLR) system of lightweight, state-of-the-art trams, already being developed by the Warwick Manufacturing Group at Warwick University.
HS2
Phase 1, 2a and 2b, linking London to Manchester and Leeds, via Birmingham and Crewe, will create extra capacity and connectivity across the East and West Midlands, reducing congestion, and unlocking opportunities for economic growth. Our work on this important infrastructure project has already spanned system-wide railway operations, railway systems design, civil engineering, construction & logistics and environmental challenges. Most recently, we have been appointed as lead consultant on the critical procurement and delivery phase of the 140-mile-route between London and Birmingham.
Midland Sprint and Metro Study
Advanced manufacturing
Birmingham International
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Advanced manufacturing
Schemes that enable motorists to park their vehicles and ride into built-up areas on public transport are demonstrably successful in reducing both congestion and vehicle emissions. With Midlands Connect, we are appraising options for park and ride schemes, using a bespoke demand forecasting tool to determine priorities. The overarching goal is to use park and ride to support the effectiveness of the Strategic Road Network and the government's proposed Major Road Network.
Curzon Street Station
Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM) intends to boost the region's sustainable travel options significantly, incorporating the planned growth of Birmingham Airport within their investment portfolio. We are workiing for Birmingham Airport and with TfWM, and local authorities to examine how proposals for Sprint and an expanded Midland Metro system can contribute to sustainable transport goals and support the airport's masterplan, including linking the airport with Solihull's UK Central development and the HS2 rail interchange station.
Midlands Major Road Network Study
We're bringing our experience of expanding and developing airports worldwide to the Midlands, following our appointment to the engineering framework to extend and develop Birmingham International Airport (BHX). The strategic goal is to support domestic and international growth, and harness opportunities created by the opening of the new HS2 Interchange rail station. We will provide structural, civil and building services design, specialist airfield, fire, environmental, and baggage handling consultancy, IT/ICS and security advice.
A step change in transport connectivity
For our client, Midlands Connect, we built the regional evidence base for defining the Major Road Network (MRN) in the Midlands. The evidence merges the top down criteria, as set out by the Department for Transport (DfT), with bottom up local authority views alongside modelling and data sources.
The MRN sits between the national Strategic Road Network and local roads, and as such, extensive stakeholder activity was undertaken to confirm, add or delete proposed sections of the network. We also defined the performance criteria alongside local objectives and conducted a route-based assessment of need and priority for CAV development.
Birmingham International Airport
Housing
One of the UK's busiest road corridors, the A46 runs from the West Country to the North Sea. Its route through the Midlands is home to businesses that generate an estimated £ 115 billion annually, large from logistics and distribution, manufacturing, food production, construction and agriculture. We are working with Midlands Connect on plans to upgrade sections of the Gloucestershire to Humberside stretch, devising infrastructure improving to enhance the resilience of the Strategic Road Network.
Housing
Midlands Strategic Park and Ride
Coventry's rapid transit route
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One of the UK's busiest road corridors, the A46 runs from the West Country to the North Sea. Its route through the Midlands is home to businesses that generate an estimated £ 115 billion annually, large from logistics and distribution, manufacturing, food production, construction and agriculture. We are working with Midlands Connect on plans to upgrade sections of the Gloucestershire to Humberside stretch, devising infrastructure improving to enhance the resilience of the Strategic Road Network.
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WSP in the Midlands
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WSP in the Midlands
Curzon
Street Station
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Midland Sprint and Metro Study
Coventry's rapid transit route
Curzon Street Station
Midlands Major Road Network Study
Low Carbon Future
Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM) intends to boost the region's sustainable travel options significantly, incorporating the planned growth of Birmingham Airport within their investment portfolio. We are working for Birmingham Airport and with TfWM, and local authorities to examine how proposals for Sprint and an expanded Midland Metro system can contribute to sustainable transport goals and support the airport's masterplan, including linking the airport with Solihull's UK Central development and the HS2 rail interchange station.
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Coventry's rapid transit route
Curzon
Street Station
Midlands Strategic Park and Ride
Midlands Strategic Park and Ride
Phase 1, 2a and 2b, linking London to Manchester and Leeds, via Birmingham and Crewe, will create extra capacity and connectivity across the East and West Midlands, reducing congestion, and unlocking opportunities for economic growth. Our work on this important infrastructure project has already spanned system-wide railway operations, railway systems design, civil engineering, construction & logistics and environmental challenges. Most recently, we have been appointed as lead consultant on the critical procurement and delivery phase of the 140-mile-route between London and Birmingham.
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With Coventry City Council, we are developing a strategic business case for a rapid transit route between Memorial Park and the M6/M69 junctions, via the city centre. If the route is given the go-ahead, it will support the city's burgeoning regeneration and growth, and it could be used for an innovative 'Very Light Rail' (VLR) system of lightweight, state-of-the-art trams, already being developed by the Warwick Manufacturing Group at Warwick University.
Developing the A46
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Connectivity
Schemes that enable motorists to park their vehicles and ride into built-up areas on public transport are demonstrably successful in reducing both congestion and vehicle emissions. With Midlands Connect, we are appraising options for park and ride schemes, using a bespoke demand forecasting tool to determine priorities. The overarching goal is to use park and ride to support the effectiveness of the Strategic Road Network and the government's proposed Major Road Network.
Birmingham International
Airport
Midland Sprint and Metro Study
Birmingham International Airport
HS2
Developing the A46
WSP Address in Midlands
Developing the A46
HS2
Midlands Major Road Network Study
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Midlands Strategic Park and Ride
For our client, Midlands Connect, we built the regional evidence base for defining the Major Road Network (MRN) in the Midlands. The evidence merges the top down criteria, as set out by the Department for Transport (DfT), with bottom up local authority views alongside modelling and data sources.
The MRN sits between the national Strategic Road Network and local roads, and as such, extensive stakeholder activity was undertaken to confirm, add or delete proposed sections of the network. We also defined the performance criteria alongside local objectives and conducted a route-based assessment of need and priority for CAV development.
Opening in 2026, with seven platforms for the HS2 high-speed line, this new station in Birmingham City Centre will also integrate with conventional rail services and the tram network, providing connections to the wider West Midlands. We worked on a Surface Access Strategy for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists to further maximise connectivity across the region, and developed the structural design as an easy-to-navigate public space. With an estimated 300,000 passengers using the station daily by 2033, this new landmark station is already catalysing unprecedented regeneration in the West Midlands area.
Midland Sprint and Metro Study
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The Midlands is at the heart of the UK's transport network, so how can its connectivity be improved to benefit not only the Midlands, but the productivity of every region which surrounds it? As well as delivering HS2, we're working strategically to enable transformative investment in transport across both east and west Midlands, as well as international gateways and hubs, such as Birmingham Airport.
Connectivity
Midlands Major Road Network Study
We're bringing our experience of expanding and developing airports worldwide to the Midlands, following our appointment to the engineering framework to extend and develop Birmingham International Airport (BHX). The strategic goal is to support domestic and international growth, and harness opportunities created by the opening of the new HS2 Interchange rail station. We will provide structural, civil and building services design, specialist airfield, fire, environmental, and baggage handling consultancy, IT/ICS and security advice.
Developing the A46
Sustainable Homes near Sutton Coldfield
Building homes in city centres generates compelling opportunities for sustainable living: the chance to live close to work, for example, which reduces travel time and the environmental emissions associated with cars, buses and trains. Moda Living's 2one2 development in Broad Street, Birmingham, will be the city's tallest residential tower - a 'vertical village' that incorporates the latest smart technologies. We are Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical, Vertical Transportation Facade and Wind Environment Consultants for Moda Living.
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Regenerating Longbridge
Transforming this former vehicle manufacturing site into an exciting, sustainable, mixed-use urban district, with the goal of attracting up to 10,000 new jobs, is a regeneration challenge unprecedented in the West Midlands region. With developers St Modwen, we are working with Birmingham City Council, the Environment Agency, Severn Trent Water, Western Power, and other key stakeholders to restore the land and the River Rea, as part of a £1 billion scheme to deliver a development with new commercial, residential and retail opportunities with supporting sustainable infrastructure.
Homes England
Advanced manufacturing
As the region becomes a beacon for those seeking to match great opportunity with great quality of life, how can we meet the Midlands Engine's target of 600,000 new homes in the next 15 years to keep up with demand? We're here to accelerate delivery, whilst planning, designing and engineering communitieis that can thrive.
Langley Sustainable Urban Extension, one of the largest residential developments in the UK, will become a cornerstone of Birmingham's growth, with plans to develop 51,000 sustainable homes there over the next 13 years. We are currently leading the technical studies to inform the planning for 6,000 new homes: steering the detailed masterplan; informing the project-specific design code; and liaising with stakeholders to ensure all aspirations for the development are met for Langley's new sustainable, resilient and thriving community.
Housing
WSP in the Midlands
We have been appointed to the Homes England framework on a 'future ready' brief to ensure new housing developments are delivered sustainably by taking into account likely changes in mobility, energy and smart technologies. Established by the government to accelerate the development of new homes and communities, Homes England is targeting construction of an estimated 300,000 homes per year. Our brief is national, and will include developments in the Midlands region.
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Moda Living,
Birmingham
City Centre
Moda Living, Birmingham City Centre
Unlocking housing delivery
Sustainable homes near Sutton Coldfield
Connectivity
Homes England
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Regenerating Longbridge
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Mobility 2022
Manufacturers from around the world seeking a venue to test smart autonomous vehicle prototypes are target customers for the new Midlands Future Mobility CAV Testbed. We are working with Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM) on detailed design and delivery of the 80km urban testbed route between Coventry, Solihull and Birmingham. We will supoort TfWM through to project implementation and commissioning, sharing the ambition to make it a testbed of choice for global vehicle makers.
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Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) Testbed
Energy Networks Association (ENA)
Advanced manufacturing
Our work with the ENA is focused on research into how energy distribution and transmission operators - the companies that provide networks of pipes and wires for electricity and gas supply - can best enable the roll out of low carbon technologies (LCTs). The networks need to understand the impact of LCTs under various scenarios to support and promote their use. We are working with the ENA to develop modelling tools that will aid energy policy makers in optimising networks at no added cost to customers.
Designing a
low carbon future
The West Midlands is the leading Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) testing and trialling region in the UK. We are supporting our client - Transport for West Midlands - in the discovery phase of Mobility 2022, a globally significant project which will help identify the opportunities of CAV and new mobility services that work across the public and private sector. The project aims to enable clean, low carbon transport services designed to address the needs of citizens in time for the 2021 Coventry City of Culture and 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.
Housing
WSP in the Midlands
Our work with the ENA is focused on research into how energy distribution and transmission operators - the companies that provide networks of pipes and wires for electricity and gas supply - can best enable the roll out of low carbon technologies (LCTs). The networks need to understand the impact of LCTs under various scenarios to support and promote their use. We are working with the ENA to develop modelling tools that will aid energy policy makers in optimising networks at no added cost to customers.
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FlexDGrid
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Global and national legislation is setting a clear policy path towards a low carbon future but how can decarbonisation be driven locally? Cities and towns across the Midlands are setting their own pathways to become 'zero carbon'. From innovative forms of energy like hydrogen, to ensuring the region is at the frontier of low carbon, next generation transport tech, we're committed to a low carbon future Midlands.
FlexDGrid
Connectivity
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Engergy Networks Association (ENA)
At the site of the UK's largest independent manufacturer and supplier of bacon products, we've been helping Becketts Foods secure planning permission for the growth of their Coventry-based processing facility. The plant currently produces over 2 million bacon rashers per day but to be able to meet expected demand, an increse in capacity is required. We have developed concept designs for this plant expansion and have conducted traffic planning and surveys to ensure that operations continue to run smoothly during construction.
Housing
At Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) Gaydon facility, Warwickshire, we helped develop a unique, world-class research, development and technology centre, designed to measure vehicle refinement to exacting standards.
By providing specialist MEP and structural design services, and acoustic engineering advice, we are helping JLR to construct a specific site to conduct these specialist studies, cementing the West Midlands' place at the centre of automotive innovation. The project is also key to JLR's intention to redevelop the Gaydon site to accommodate future growth.
An advanced manufacturing economy
Advanced manufacturing
Factory Cencept Design for Becketts Foods
WSP in the Midlands
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Factory Concept Design for Becketts Foods
Vehicle Test Facility
Low Carbon Future
Advanced manufacturing hubs are helping to attract a new wave of hi-tech manufacturers to the country's traditional industrial heartland. Through multidisciplinary engineering and technical advisor roles we're supporting businesses to stay at the forefront of manufacturing technologies whilst maintaining smooth operations. This is helping the region to drive productivity and improve competitiveness, whilst taking a lead in innovative key industries such as future food manufacturing.
Vehicle Test Facility
