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My name is Jas and I am a student at Derwen Specialist College for young adults with special educational needs and disabilities. I began my work experience with Thomas Consulting in October 2023.   It has been a very positive experience working with the Shrewsbury...

Capernwray (Dive Centre) which involved the proposal of 19 new holiday lodges overlooking the quarry. We were appointed by the client to propose a surface water drainage strategy for the entire access road (approx. 325m length) and the new lodges. We proposed...

Having completed the Coast to Coast cycles,  Whitehaven to Tynemouth in 2022 (133 miles),  Morecambe to Bridlington in 2023 (191 miles), why stop there the Welsh One was calling? This year’s event started from Chepstow in South Wales and ended in Caernarfon North...

We are committed to providing our clients with innovative and timely solutions to their engineering needs, while delivering exceptional customer service.Well, the TC Staff Forum 2022 took place this month and for the first time in five whole years…. With one thing and...

The germ of an idea of a long cycle ride was mooted when ten of us were cycling in the Elan Valley during a relaxation of covid regulations in 2021. The germinator, later to become the group’s pack leader began emailing details to us all in early 2022 & before...

After I graduated from university last summer with a BA in History but very little actual work experience, job-hunting became months of time-consuming application processes following by generic rejection emails, or no replies at all. Dispirited, I finally applied for...

Here at Thomas Consulting we are looking to continually promote the four pillars of sustainable drainage systems. We are particularly focusing on the pillar of Biodiversity, the development of ecosystems. By considering this in our projects we can create improved...

Phil Howden inspected a property this week. The house has suffered from damage following deep excavation works near the property by a Statutory Undertakers' Contractor, with heavy plant causing significant vibration. The Contractor had also needed to dewater due to...

​In 2021 it will 50 years since Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum opened to the public. In keeping with the areas innovative past, the Blists Hill museum was a first for a new type of open air museum. We were thrilled to be invited by The Ironbridge Gorge Museum to...

Depending on where you live a colloquial term for “fun, entertainment and conversation” is ‘crack’. It often turns up in writing from Northern England and Scotland such as Walter Scott and Robbie Burns. I know someone will be saying it should be ‘craic’ but this...