Pell Frischmann (PF) is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy based in London that provides structural and civil engineering, planning, design, and consulting services. Pell Frischmann employs over 1,000 staff worldwide with eight offices across the UK and international offices in India, the Middle East, Turkey and Romania. The original company was founded by Cecil Pell in the 1920s, who entered into partnership with Wilem Frischmann in the early 1970s forming Pell Frischmann and Partners. In 2003, the umbrella company became Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers. Major subsidiaries of the company include Frischmann Prabhu operating in the Asia-Pacific region and Conseco operating in the Middle East. Key areas of business include buildings, building services, land development and regeneration, traffic and transportation, highways and bridges, railways, environment and process technology, water and wastewater, power, fire engineering and IT and telecommunications. In April 2015, Pell Frischmann received The Queen's Award for International Trade.

History

The original company was founded in 1926 by Cecil Pell, who subsequently formed Pell Frischmann and Partners with Wilem Frischmann in 1972. The Group became a limited company in 1984. Until the late 1960s, the Group's activities centred on structural engineering and mechanical and electrical building services. Pell Frischmann Group has acquired a number of companies, including the

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's West Yorkshire Road Construction Sub-Unit (1981), 70 staff from the Infrastructure Directorate of the

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Development Corporation joined the Group to form Pell Frischmann Milton Keynes Ltd (1988), Pell Frischmann Water Ltd was formed in 1990 as a joint venture between the Pell Frischmann Group and

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plc. EPD Consultants was acquired from

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(1998) and De Leuw Rothwell Ltd (2000) was a new company set up safeguarding the jobs of a number of staff following the collapse and subsequent liquidation of the former De Leuw Rothwell. In 2002, the various offices were consolidated under one umbrella company and in September 2003 the company was restructured and changed its trading company name to Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers (PFCE). Major subsidiaries include Frischmann Prabhu founded by Sudhakar Prabhu and based in

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providing expertise in the Asia-Pacific region and Conseco International which focuses on projects in the Middle East and was awarded the

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in 2006 for work in the

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. In October 2015, it was announced that RAG-Stiftung (Foundation) Investment Company had bought a majority stake in the company.

Notable projects

Centre Point, London

The tall

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tower was constructed between 1963 and 1966. It is a 32-storey office building above

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with of floor space. Pell Frischmann provided structural engineering design and construction supervision services. The external columns, load-bearing façade and floors are prefabricated off-site from concrete which was highly polished to give it the appearance of marble or granite. Centre Point achieved a record building time in the 1960s, where a complete floor cycle was achieved in seven days without the use of exterior scaffolding.

United Kingdom

Tower 42 Tower 42, commonly known as the NatWest Tower, is a skyscraper in the City of London. Designed by Richard Seifert and engineered by Pell Frischmann, it opened in 1980 as London's first skyscraper and the tallest building in the United King ...

(formerly National Westminster Tower), London; The 52-storey tall former

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Tower office building has a gross floor area of approximately and rises to above ground level. *

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, Liverpool * 62

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; the building was designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli and Swanke Hayden & Connell with Pell Frischmann working as structural engineers. It was completed in May 2013 with of office space. Pell Frischmann was shortlisted in the 2013 ACE awards 'Building Structures Large' category for its work on the

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. *

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Headquarters (

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), London * New Street Square, London * 7–10 Old Bailey, London *

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, Oxford; Pell Frischmann has worked on a number of projects in the university including the following: :* New

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; provided structural engineering services for the new structure. :* Earth Sciences Building; a teaching and research facility for the Earth Sciences Department designed by

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and partnered with

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. Pell Frischmann won the

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Engineering Excellence award for Building Structures in 2011 for its work on the department. :*

Blavatnik School of Government The Blavatnik School of Government is the school of public policy of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The School was founded in 2010 following a £75 million donation from business magnate Len Blavatnik, supported by £26 million fro ...

; Pell Frischmann provided civil and structural engineering services for the new build structure. The building includes a 200 person capacity lecture theatre, teaching spaces, and seminar rooms. :*

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; extensions to workspaces and accommodation. Pell Frischmann provided structural engineering services while

provided mechanical and electrical engineering. * Hunts House,

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* Cornwall House, King's College London * Paddington Central, London; Paddington Central Development (Phase 1) is some 12 storeys high and comprises more than of prime office accommodation, together with retail and leisure space of a further and over 200 residential units. * The Point,

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, London

Middle East

* Al Zeina Beach Development,

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; provides 1,200 beach-front apartments.

References

External links

Pell Frischmann Website

Frischmann Prabhu
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