Peter Dann

What Peter Dann does

Peter Dann Limited is a privately held UK civil and structural engineering consultancy founded in 1963, headquartered in Cambridge with a second office in London. The firm operates a single integrated practice offering six service lines: structural engineering, civil and infrastructure, modular design, structural inspections, steelwork design, and restoration. Its underlying technical platform centres on BIM-based 3D design and detailing, supplemented by commissioned 3D cloud surveys for accurate mapping of existing structures — a capability that supports complex refurbishment integration (demonstrated at 25 Moorgate in the City of London) and is a stated differentiator versus standard consultancy workflows. Specialist capabilities include pioneering modular construction engineering (delivering the first modular building at Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf estate, recognised at the Offsite Awards 2019) and sensitive heritage restoration work on Grade I and Grade II* listed buildings (Theatre Royal Brighton, Wimpole Hall Folly, Charles I Bridge at Stanford Hall). The firm serves both private and public sector clients across commercial, education, healthcare, residential, hotel and leisure, industrial, retail, and restoration sectors, with no international footprint.

The firm's revenue model is project-based and quote-driven under a standard Terms of Contract governing law of England, with fees typically structured as time-spent or fixed-fee engagements; no public pricing exists. Go-to-market is direct enterprise and institutional consultancy, positioned as a specialist sub-consultant within multi-disciplinary teams alongside architects (e.g., DT Architects, Corstophine & Write), main contractors (ROSE Builders), and other consultants (Madson MEP, Conamar Building Services). Customer mix spans enterprise (commercial office, hospitality), government (NHS hospitals, schools), and non-profit/NGO (theatres, heritage estates, BFI). The firm has been actively recognised across multiple high-credibility award programmes including Europa Nostra 2016 (Europe's highest heritage honour), RIBA East Regional and Sustainability Awards, the ICE Historic Bridge and Infrastructure Award, Offsite Awards 2019, and shortlistings at AJ, BCI, CN, Building Awards and London Construction Awards through 2022–2026. Headcount is in the 11–50 employee band and the company remains privately held with no disclosed external investment; Peter Chapman retired as Managing Director in April 2024 after nearly 30 years, and the current leadership structure is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Peter Dann

Legal name

Peter Dann Limited

Website

https://peterdann.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Peter Dann is a privately held UK civil and structural engineering consultancy, founded in 1963 and headquartered in Cambridge with a London office, delivering integrated design, modular, steelwork, civil infrastructure, and heritage restoration services to private and public sector clients across commercial, education, healthcare, residential, and hospitality sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN), Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Structural engineering services
• Civil engineering consulting
• Modular construction design
• Steelwork design detailing
• Heritage restoration engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Peter Dann is an award-winning civil and structural engineering consultancy providing integrated design services across the built environment. The firm delivers practical, sustainable and cost-effective engineering solutions across six service lines — Structural Engineering, Civil and Infrastructure, Modular Design, Structural Inspections, Steelwork Design, and Restoration — serving private and public sector clients from early feasibility through to detailed design and delivery. With over 60 years of industry experience, the consultancy operates across commercial, education, hotel and leisure, medical, residential, industrial, modular, and heritage restoration sectors primarily in England.

Product overview

Peter Dann is an award-winning civil and structural engineering consultancy providing integrated engineering services across the built environment. The company operates as a single unified consultancy offering six interconnected service lines: Structural Engineering (core civil and structural design), Civil and Infrastructure (drainage, roads, and external works), Modular Design (off-site construction engineering), Structural Inspections (surveying and assessment), Steelwork Design (fabrication and connection detailing), and Restoration (heritage and listed building engineering). With over 60 years of experience, the firm serves private and public sector clients across all building sectors including commercial, education, hotel and leisure, medical, residential, and industrial projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• First modular building delivered within Canary Wharf Wood Wharf estate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Conamar Building ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking alongside Conamar Building Services as part of the team delivering major refurbishment to Theatre Royal Brighton.
• Tollgate PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for Judds Place Business Park project in Colchester.
• ROSE BuildersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain contractor for Judds Place Business Park project.
• Dudley Smith PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChartered surveyors as part of Judds Place project team.
• Nicholas Percival Estate Agents and SurveyorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstate agents and surveyors part of Judds Place project team.
• DT ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitects for Oakfield Gardens Crematorium project - appointed as part of multi-disciplinary team.
• Corstophine & WriteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitects as part of Judds Place Business Park project team.
• MadsonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEP consultants as part of Judds Place project team.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with UK offices actively competing in the same structural, civil, heritage and modular construction mandates, but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with extensive UK structural and civil engineering capability, competing for the same commercial, healthcare, education and heritage commissions.
• Ramboll: International engineering consultancy with a significant UK buildings division covering structural, civil and sustainability consulting on commercial, healthcare, education and heritage projects.
• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with strong UK presence in structural, civil, infrastructure and sustainability consulting, overlapping considerably with Peter Dann's service portfolio on larger projects.
• Mott MacDonald: Large UK-headquartered engineering consultancy with structural, civil, environmental and project management services that overlap with Peter Dann's built environment portfolio.

Direct peers

• AKT II: London-based structural and civil engineering consultancy of similar size profile, delivering complex new-build and refurbishment projects including commercial, residential and heritage work.
• Heyne Tillett Steel: UK structural and civil engineering consultancy with comparable services across commercial, residential, education and heritage sectors, including refurbishment and adaptive reuse specialisms.
• Price & Myers: Long-established London structural engineering consultancy with a similarly broad sector mix including heritage, education, healthcare and commercial projects, and a comparable emphasis on sustainable design.
• Elliott Wood: London-based structural and civil engineering consultancy of broadly comparable size and specialism, focused on complex new-build, refurbishment and engineered timber projects for UK private and public sector clients.

Regional players

• Curtins: UK-based structural and civil engineering consultancy with offices across the country, competing in similar private and public sector built environment projects at a comparable mid-tier scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/peterdanneng
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Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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