Mark Taylor

BEng MSc CEng MIET MCIBSE MIEI

Managing Director

Engineering and Environmental Services

Contact Mark

M 077 7933 8394

E mark@caldwellconsulting.net

Mark joined Caldwell in 1988 and gained extensive experience in all aspect of the consultancy business before being appointed as Director in 2004.

He currently works between London and Belfast and continues to be highly involved in project delivery. Recent projects include the W Hotel for Starwood, 140,000 sqft Portman Square Office for British Land and Tuffnal Apartments for Taylor Wimpey. Mark supports the building services industry having served as CIBSE NI Secretary for over 10 years and a member of ACE NI Special Interest Group for the past 6 years.

John Watson

BEng CEng MCIBSE MEI

Managing Director

Engineering and Environmental Services

Contact John

M 077 7933 8395

E john@caldwellconsulting.net

John joined Caldwell in 1990 and gained extensive experience in all aspect of the consultancy business before being appointed as Director in 2004. He currently works between London and Belfast and continues to be highly involved in project delivery. Recent projects include the 500 bedroom Novotel / Ibis signature development for the Accor Group in Blackfriars, the 701 bedroom Premier Inn at Gatwick North Terminal and a 700 bed student accommodation at Stratford for Unite Student Housing.

He currently works between London and Belfast and continues to be highly involved in all of Caldwell project delivery.

Marc Burns

BEng (Hons) MIET

Director

Engineering and Environmental Services

Contact Marc

M 079 7702 7538

E marc@caldwellconsulting.net

Marc began his employment at Caldwell after graduating from Queen’s University Belfast in 2002. He was appointed as an Associate in 2008, Associate Director in 2013 and Director in 2016. His particular speciality is in the hospitality and commercial office sectors.
Recent projects include the extension of the listed Merchant Hotel in Belfast, a 300 bedroom Hampton by Hilton in London and the conversion of a former magistrate’s courthouse into a 5 star hotel in Shoreditch.

Gavin Kelly

BEng

Regional Director – North West

Engineering Services North West

Contact Gavin

M 078 5469 1456

E gavin.kelly@caldwellconsulting.net

Gavin heads up Caldwell’s North West Regional activities having set up the Derry office in 2007. Based in Derry, he has delivered several key projects throughout Ireland and the UK. Gavin started with Caldwell in 1999 and rapidly gained a post at senior management level. He was heavily involved in the refurbishment of Lough Erne Resort ahead of the G8 2013 International Summit, including the new spa, pool and leisure suite.

Current projects include process engineering commissions for several of Northern Ireland’s leading manufacturers including the new £5m extension to Ulster Carpets.

David Shearer

MIET IMaPS

Associate Director

Engineering and Environmental Services

Contact David

M 077 7332 2731

E david@caldwellconsulting.net

David joined Caldwell in 1984 and gained extensive knowledge of all aspects of the consultancy before being appointed as Associate Director in 2007. He currently works in our Belfast Office, with a dedicated team of 16 Engineers, and continues to be highly involved in project delivery.

David specialises in our Marine and Restoration/Conservation Projects which have included: Loch Ryan Port Cairnryan for Stena Line; modernisation of Linkspan facilities for P&O Ferries in Cairnryan; Hatston Pier in the Orkney Islands and refurbishment of the SS Nomadic in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. His latest restoration project is Belfast’s latest Tourist Attraction, HMS Caroline, Alexandra Dock and Titanic Pumphouse, a circa £20m project for NMRN in the Titanic Quarter reflecting the rich maritime history of Belfast.

David is our Quality Director, an Incorporated member of the Association for Project Safety and he also provides a Health & Safety as well as Principal Designer role for the practice.

Eoin Bennett

BEng MSc

Associate Director

Engineering & Environmental Services Mid–Ulster

Contact Eoin

M 077 3157 8759

E eoin.bennett@caldwellconsulting.net

Eoin joined Caldwell in 2013. He came from a mechanical contracts manager role where he gained extensive knowledge from a site–based perspective of mechanical and electrical services. Eoin was promoted to Associate in 2017 and took up the role of Associate Director in 2019. His particular specialty areas include healthcare, hospitality and commercial office sectors.

Eoin played a pivotal role in setting up a new office for Caldwell in Magherafelt which opened in April 2018. Alongside Padraic, he oversees project delivery, mentoring and training of staff and the general day to day operations of the Magherafelt office.

Recent and current projects include the district heating mains project at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, Adagio Aparthotel Edinburgh Royal Mile, the restoration & extension to the Grade II listed 1906 John Dixon Butler police station and magistrates court at Tower Bridge London into a 193 bedroom 5* boutique hotel and the 190,000 sq. ft. Grade A office for HMRC in Edinburgh.

Martin McCrea

Senior Associate Electrical Engineer

Engineering & Environmental Services

Contact Martin

M 077 3266 7628

E martin.mccrea@caldwellconsulting.net

Since joining Caldwell in 1989, Martin has brought an immense wealth of knowledge and experience to the practice, with over 30 years service in the consultancy business. His role includes training, design, management and project delivery.

Martin works on projects throughout the UK & Ireland for companies such as BritishLand, Taylor Wimpey Central London & Unite Students, to name but a few. He is a specialist in managing schemes in extreme and/or isolated locations, such as the modular built Moorefield Hotel in the Shetland Isles and various historic projects in the most Northerly Hebridean Isles. Listed and traditional properties are also of interest, including the £1.65m RIBA award winning refurbishment of the Victorian Portrush Town Hall.

Martin has been known to share his innovative flair for lighting design, having worked alongside clients and designers to produce some very unique lighting solutions, particularly in the public realm.

Padraic Quinn

TMIET AIOSH

Associate Electrical Engineer

Engineering & Environmental Services Mid–Ulster

Contact Padraic

M 078 0079 7863

E padraic.quinn@caldwellconsulting.net

Padraic jointly heads up the newly opened Magherafelt office. He began his employment at Caldwell in 2007 having previously worked in the electrical services installation industry. Having gained considerable knowledge within the company he was appointed as an Associate in 2018.

He has been involved with the delivery of many significant projects throughout Ireland and the UK and his specialities include the residential and educational sectors. Recent projects include the luxurious apartments at The Mansion in London, Strule Shared Educational Campus in Omagh and the refurbishment and regeneration of the existing seven floor landmark Lincoln Office building in Belfast.

Conor Blaney

MEng MIMechE

Associate Mechanical Engineer

Engineering & Environmental Services

Contact Conor

M 074 3628 4052

E conor.blaney@caldwellconsulting.net

Conor graduated from Queens University in 2008. He joined Caldwell in 2010 and took up the role of Associate in 2017.

His current focus is on large scale commercial and residential developments throughout the UK. Recent projects include the conversion of a former magistrates courthouse into a 5 star hotel in Shoreditch London, Westminster Quarter Apartments for Taylor Wimpey and The Mansion Apartment Development for Clivedale in Marylebone London.

Sam McVicker

MEng

Associate Mechanical Engineer

Engineering & Environmental Services

Contact Sam

M 074 3628 4051

E sam.mcvicker@caldwellconsulting.net

Sam attended Newcastle Upon Tyne University where he studied Mechanical Engineering and obtained his Masters Degree, graduating in 2009. Sam commenced employment with Caldwell in 2010 and gained considerable experience working on and delivering successful projects throughout Ireland and the UK. Sam became an Associate in April 2017.

He has worked on numerous projects within a number of different sectors including, Hotel, Office, Retail and Residential. Delivering the projects from conceptual ideas, creating detailed designs and managing the installation, commissioning and handover stages. Recent examples of which include London Irish Rugby Training Grounds, City View Brighton Office Development and Angel Lane Unite Student Accommodation. He is currently working to deliver a 22 Storey Student Accommodation in Liverpool with over 1000 beds.

Pearse McCallan

BEng

Associate Mechanical Engineer

Engineering & Environmental Services

Contact Pearse

M 074 3628 4050

E pearse.mccallan@caldwellconsulting.net

Pearse began his engineering career at Caldwell in January 2011 after graduating from the University of Ulster, Belfast in 2010. He was appointed as an Associate in 2017.

Since joining Caldwell, Pearse has gained experience in the hotel, education, healthcare and commercial office sectors across the UK and Ireland. Recent developments include the 389 Bedroom Hub by Premier Inn including retail units at King’s Cross London and the 9–storey, 126,000 square foot Clarendon House office occupied by Belfast City council. He has delivered approximately 2740 Premier Inn and Hub by Premier Inn bedrooms as well as a number of Jury’s, Hilton, Ibis, Clayton and Marriott hotels.