WWith new senior appointments, a larger London office and a new talented multidisciplinary team joining, Wallace Whittle is driving collaboration, expertise, and a people-first approach across the capital.
With a presence in London for over 20 years, in the past year we have continued to accelerate our growth in the city – establishing our ESG team back in the beginning of the year, to now in the last few months, we’ve welcomed 15 new members of staff in our London office from MEP Consultancy Mecserve. These additions sparked the need for our office expansion in London, and we have now moved into a bigger space facilitating this rapid growth.
London is a key area of growth for us, with opportunities spanning the south of England across multiple industries. Our recent senior appointments, including Peter Kirk as London Location Director and Carl Saxon as Regional Director South of England, demonstrate our commitment to expanding within the region. The most recent addition to the London Team comes from Mecserve, and they bring a wide variety of expertise alongside expertise.
Peter Kirk, our new Location Director in London, brings extensive sector experience and deep client relationships that underline the strength of the team.
“The team culture in London is excellent. They’re a vocal, energetic group that actively engages with one another and consistently offers support across the team. Our strength lies in our experienced and communicative team. Many of us have worked directly with contractors or been involved in contractor-led design projects, giving us a strong understanding of MEP services and associated specialist works from inception through to completion. This depth of knowledge enables us to produce accurate and practical designs at every stage of a project.”
Supporting Peter at a regional level is Carl Saxon, Regional Director for the South of England, who has been closely involved in integrating the London team into the wider business. We also draw on the expertise of Craig Robertson, our Regional Business Development Director, who also brings valuable guidance and cross-office collaboration to support the London team’s development.
“I’m really looking forward to continuing our good work in and around London. I’m very grateful to our clients and friends who are so supportive of our efforts and quality approach. Wallace Whittle has been in London for a long time now and the future looks brighter than ever.”
Craig Robertson shared with us.
With specialists now across mechanical, electrical and public health, the London office combines multidisciplinary expertise with a people-first working culture. This has helped create a collaborative environment where our teams can work closely together to solve complex challenges and deliver forward-thinking solutions.
“The London team’s greatest strength is our synergy. Many of us have worked closely together for years, and because of that, our collective output is truly greater than the sum of its parts. In a challenging marketplace, having a resilient team that sticks together and can be relied upon to get the job done is absolutely essential.
We’re fortunate to have a healthy balance of experienced engineers and emerging talent, allowing us to offer a broad range of services and high-value advice. Our Director team remains very hands-on — rolling up their sleeves, contributing directly to engineering delivery, and supporting our younger engineers as they develop their skills and build a strong foundation for the future.”
Robert Wilshere, Electrical Director based London, shared with us.
Sustainability continues to be a key discipline within our London office. With members of our ESG and sustainability teams based in the city, London has become a hub for driving forward our sustainability and ESG ambitions across the business.
The recent addition of the Mecserve team has further strengthened this, with Youssef Safadi joining Wallace Whittle as Director of Sustainability. Youssef brings a wealth of sector experience and technical expertise, adding another valuable layer to our expanding sustainability offering, one that supports projects and clients across the entire UK. We spoke to Youssef to hear how he’s finding Wallace Whittle:
“It’s great to be part of Wallace Whittle, working alongside familiar faces and supported by a nationwide team whose collective experience strengthens everything we deliver. Across the UK we see too many projects where sustainability is treated as an afterthought, but here there is a clear focus on practical solutions and buildability that genuinely facilitate the design and build process. The close synergy with our MEP teams, combined with the breadth of knowledge and lessons learned across the country, ensures we can support clients with approaches that are both achievable and impactful.”
Together, our London-based ESG and sustainability specialists are helping shape strategies, guide compliance, and embed low-carbon thinking at every stage of design. Their presence in the capital ensures we remain close to evolving regulatory requirements, client needs, and sector trends, positioning Wallace Whittle at the forefront of sustainable building services engineering.
London presents a wide range of opportunities across commercial, residential, refurbishment, data centre, and life sciences sectors. Our team continues to deliver highly technical, high-value schemes across these markets, supported by our broader national expertise.
The team joining us recently has worked on some major London-based projects, including projects like Sixty London Wall, which highlights the calibre and complexity of the work the team can deliver. You can read more about 60 London Wall here
“Sixty London Wall was a huge commercial scheme in London with LaSalle Investments and Citygrove. We had a fantastic team on that project, I was working alongside our Directors, Joanna and Rob. It was challenging, but everything was thrown at the job, It was a really rewarding scheme and it opened up other pipelines for key work.”
Peter shared with us.
With new leadership, increased capacity, and deepening client relationships, the London team is positioned for continued growth, and the focus remains clear, delivering consistent, high-quality engineering, strengthen client relationships, support sustainable, future-ready designs and building a team culture where people thrive. What makes the London office stand out is not just the technical capability, but the people behind it.
As the team continues to grow, settle into the new space, and expand its portfolio across the capital, one thing remains central: That our people, our relationships, and our culture are the foundation of our business.
