What Coates Design does

Coates Design Partnership is a UK-based building services consultancy founded in 1994, headquartered in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The firm operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kingspan, the multinational building materials group, and delivers energy-efficient building design services to residential developers, national housebuilders, social housing providers, care home operators, and specialist building sector clients across England and Wales. Its core service portfolio comprises four integrated lines: Building Information Modelling (BIM) for 3D visualization and 4D/5D management; Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) Design Services covering heating, ventilation, water services, underfloor heating, and district heating systems; Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) calculations for energy performance and building regulation compliance; and Renewable Energy Design consultancy for solar thermal, photovoltaic, biomass, CHP, and air-source heat pump systems. The company's underlying technology stack combines BIM, AutoCAD, and industry-approved engineering software, with CIBSE-qualified engineers and in-house accredited SAP assessors delivering practical, construction-grounded designs.

The business operates a sales-led B2B professional services model, generating revenue through consulting fees for design and advisory engagements. Go-to-market is direct enterprise engagement with national developers, architects, and construction teams via phone, email, and website contact requests, with no public pricing. Distribution is single-country domestic, focused on the UK market. The firm's competitive positioning is anchored in its Kingspan partnership (enabling integrated design-to-product specification across Kingspan's renewable technology portfolio including Thermomax tubes, Aeromax Plus heat pumps, and Kingspan Solar panels), CIBSE-qualified engineering talent with construction industry backgrounds, and regulatory expertise spanning SAP, Code for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM, and Passivhaus standards. Marketing is primarily conducted through a content-led company website showcasing case studies and technical capabilities, with no evidence of paid acquisition or broader digital marketing infrastructure.

Name

Coates Design

Legal name

Coates Design

Website

https://coates-design.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coates Design is a UK building services consultancy and Kingspan subsidiary that provides BIM, mechanical and electrical design, SAP assessments, and renewable energy design services to residential developers, national housebuilders, and construction firms across England and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Services Consultancy

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chillers, Boilers & Central Plant Operations (BPABACAG)

Keywords

• Building services consultancy
• Mechanical electrical design
• Building information modelling
• Energy performance assessment
• Renewable energy design

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building Services Consultancy: Provides comprehensive consultancy services for energy efficient building designs including BIM, mechanical and electrical design, SAP assessments, and renewable energy design. Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees for design services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Coates Design provides building services consultancy for developers and housebuilders, delivering energy-efficient building design across four core service lines: Building Information Modelling (BIM), Mechanical and Electrical Design Services, Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) assessments, and Renewable Energy Design. The firm engineers heating, ventilation, hot/cold water, underfloor and district heating systems; produces SAP energy ratings and Energy Performance Certificates; and provides renewable technology feasibility studies for solar thermal, PV, biomass, CHP and air-source heat pumps.

Product overview

Coates Design is a building services consultancy firm offering a portfolio of integrated professional services for developers and house builders. The company provides four core services: Building Information Modelling (BIM) for 3D digital prototyping and collaborative design; Mechanical and Electrical Design Services covering heating, ventilation, water services, and complex MEP systems; Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) assessments for energy performance compliance; and Renewable Energy Design consultancy for solar thermal, PV, biomass, CHP, and air-source heat pump systems. As a Kingspan company, Coates Design specializes in helping clients achieve lowest carbon footprint, cost-effective, and energy-efficient building designs throughout the UK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,994kWh heat generated annually; £3,000+ income boost per annum (RHI + gas savings)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KingspancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoates Design is a Kingspan company, providing comprehensive consultancy services integrated with Kingspan's product portfolio. The partnership involves using Kingspan Environmental, Kingspan Solar, and Thermomax products including Aeromax Plus heat pumps, solar thermal vacuum tubes, flat plate panels, and solar cylinders. This strategic relationship enables integrated solutions from design through to product specification.
• NHBCminorOthersNHBC (National House-Building Council) is referenced as a certification/recognition body on the company website footer, indicating professional standing in the house building industry.
• NHERminorOthersNHER (National Home Energy Rating) is referenced as a certification/recognition body on the company website footer, indicating professional standing in energy assessment.
• CIBSEminorOthersCIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) qualification is held by engineers at Coates Design. This professional certification demonstrates technical competency in building services engineering.
• ArizonEnergyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal renewable energy installers who partnered with Coates Design on the Trawsdir Caravan Park project. Arizon approached CDP for design support on solar thermal system for the shower block hot water and underfloor heating.
• Central Plumbing and Heating Services LimitedminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWest Midlands-based plumbing and heating contractors who installed the Kingspan systems designed by Coates Design at Bromford Developments affordable housing project. Selected for quality and cost-effectiveness.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pick Everard: Pick Everard is a UK multi-disciplinary consultancy providing building services engineering, sustainability, and BIM to residential developers and public-sector clients — comparable in size and developer-segment focus.
• Hoare Lea: Hoare Lea is a long-established UK building services engineering consultancy offering MEP, sustainability, and BIM services to developers and architects — the closest UK-based direct competitor to Coates Design's service mix and target client base.
• Buro Happold: Buro Happold is a UK-headquartered engineering consultancy with deep MEP, sustainability, and BIM capabilities for major real-estate developments — competes directly for national developer mandates that Coates Design also targets.
• Max Fordham: Max Fordham is a UK building services engineering consultancy known for sustainability-led MEP design, Passivhaus expertise, and renewable energy integration — closely aligned with Coates Design's renewable-energy and low-carbon design positioning.
• Cundall: Cundall is a UK-headquartered multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with a strong sustainability and building-services design practice serving developers globally — directly comparable in service portfolio (MEP, sustainability, BIM) and developer focus.
• Hilson Moran: Hilson Moran is a UK building services and sustainability engineering consultancy focused on MEP, energy, and environmental design for residential and commercial developers — a closely overlapping niche competitor in the same UK market.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: AECOM is a global engineering and design firm with a substantial UK buildings practice covering mechanical/electrical design, sustainability, and BIM — a broad incumbent competing for the same large national developer accounts.
• Arup: Arup is a global engineering consultancy with deep UK building-services, sustainability, and low-carbon design capabilities — a broad incumbent whose buildings practice overlaps with Coates Design's developer-facing service offering.
• Ramboll: Ramboll is a global engineering consultancy with a strong UK sustainability and buildings practice — competes for the same developer-led sustainable-design mandates, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering consultancy with a large UK property and buildings practice covering MEP, sustainability, and BIM — competes with Coates Design on national developer briefs but operates across many sectors and at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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