People

Alice Bowers – Director

Structural/civil engineer with over 18 years design experience, specialising in historic buildings and traditional materials

Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE) and Conservation Accredited Engineer (CARE)

Experienced in a wide range of construction periods and forms, including:

  • Medieval stone churches and castle sites
  • Timber frame C16th and C17th buildings
  • Victorian masonry bridges and industrial structures
  • Late C19th and early C20th iron and steelwork structures

Iain Thew – Director

Chartered engineer with a particular expertise in timber and heritage structures practising for over 17 years. 

Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE), Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IMMM), and TRADA qualified visual strength grader of timber.

Specialist timber experience includes:

  • Design of traditional timber frames and joinery
  • Assessment and analysis of historic timber structures
  • Glulam and CLT frames
  • Expert witness reports on timber defects

Robert Thew – Director/Consultant

Chartered structural engineer with many years experience, specialising in the design of both permanent and temporary structures.

Original owner/director of Dales Calcs Ltd.