Greenhaus wins at the Insider NW Residential Awards 2024

Greenhaus wins at the Insider NW Residential Awards 2024

We are delighted to be a part of the team working on Greenhaus Salford, winner of the Sustainability Award at the Insider North West Residential Awards 2024.

Greenhaus is the latest chapter in the regeneration of the Chapel Street area of Salford Central, led by The English Cities Fund. This scheme has been developed alongside Salix Homes who will be the housing association partner for the scheme.

The Hannan residential team are the MEP design consultants for Greenhaus, which will provide 96 eco-friendly, affordable apartments designed and built to Passivhaus standards,  making it the largest scheme of Passivhaus accredited, affordable homes in the UK.

Our duties on the project have included:

  • Technical review and development of MEP strategy options and plant space requirements to achieve Passivhaus Certification
  • MEP design input into the PHPP assessment
  • Building Regulations Part L Design Stage Compliance Assessments
  • Limiting Overheating Analysis
  • Ongoing site inspections & reporting during the construction period

The Passivahus accreditation will be achieved by employing an all electric strategy including residential ventilation via high efficiency MVHR units, heat pump technology, in addition to passive measures such as enhanced building fabric performance including triple glazing, and significantly improved air tightness.

Other members of the team include:  Buttress Architects; Appleyard & Trew; Alan Johnston Partnership; Max Fordham; Design Fire Consultants; Planit IE; main contractor Eric Wright Construction and MEP Contractor Ameon Building Services.

Greenhaus is part of ECF’s wider £1bn regeneration scheme transforming the area of Salford Central.  The masterplan contains commercial, retail and residential buildings creating a new and vibrant destination for people to live, work and relax.

The English Cities Fund is a joint venture between Muse Places, Legal & General and Homes England, in conjunction with Salford City Council.

‘The overarching aim has been to reduce energy demand and to employ highly efficient, sustainable services design to address fuel poverty and the cost-of-living crisis. In doing so, the scheme is also a positive step in the right direction for achieving carbon targets, offers improved levels of thermal comfort, and will improve residents’ health and wellbeing. The success of the scheme has been driven by each discipline’s attention to detail throughout the design and construction period”.

Thomas Cutt

Thomas Cutt

Associate Mechanical Design Engineer

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44(0)161 337 2200
Congratulations! Hannan Team Promotions News

Congratulations! Hannan Team Promotions News

We are delighted to announce the following promotions within the Hannan team…..

 

Andy Carrington – Director 

Andy joined Hannan Associates as an apprentice mechanical design engineer 25 years ago. He has developed consistently and is a key member of the Hannan team contributing to the success of a wide range of projects and some of our longest-standing clients. Andy has helped the business progress, improving standards and methods of working to ensure we meet changing industry needs.

Vicky Priestley – Marketing Director

Vicky joined Hannan Associates 20 years ago as a Marketing Assistant and PA to the directors. Her continued loyalty and enthusiasm has led to her growth within the business and she has become an integral part of the leadership team, driving the marketing & business development related activities and supporting the other main business operations.

Tom Cutt – Associate Mechanical Engineer

Tom joined Hannan Associates eight years ago as a Graduate mechanical design engineer and during this time he has worked hard to progress as a design engineer, team player and team leader. He is driven and focused, with a keen interest in sustainability. He has played a key role in the successful delivery of many projects.

Juan Carlos – Head of BIM

Juan joined Hannan Associates eight years ago to develop our in-house BIM capability to meet changing industry standards . He continues to maintain high standards within the BIM department whilst developing the skills of other team members.

Shaun Wilkinson – Head of Construction Monitoring  

Shaun joined Hannan Associates ten years ago and has 25 years industry experience.  Shaun’s eye for detail and excellent communication skills lends themselves to the project monitoring role and he now leads our in-house monitoring service. Shaun is a positive team player and leader, who brings enthusiasm and a sense of humour to his teams. 

 

 

Vicky Priestley

Vicky Priestley

Marketing Director

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44(0)161 337 2200
40 Years of Hannans: Q&A with John Walker

40 Years of Hannans: Q&A with John Walker

Name: John Walker

Role: Director

Tell us a little bit about how you came to join Hannan Associates and what it was like when you started.

The previous director decided to emigrate to New Zealand and I responded to a Hannan advertisement for an Electrical Director Designate.

I was interviewed by Bill, Heather and Ian and was lucky to land the position.

Hannan Associates was a successful business with a good reputation when I joined but I could see there were areas of improvement needed to underpin the success and move it forwards.

There was too much focus on Bill Hannan as an individual and not enough on the other talented people in the business so we began to market the wider skills base with clients.

How has the business changed since you joined?

The Business relocated to a new office in Denton which showcased some of the ideas and technologies we were recommending to clients at the time.

The design processes and the skills we require have evolved, driven by the availability of design software and faster computer technology.

Sustainability and the need to improve the performance of buildings has significantly enhanced our role within the design teams and our relationship with the architect.

The increased complexity of developments and buildings has resulted in more specialists being required within the team and we now offer a much wider range of services to clients to meet this demand.

We now operate successfully in a wider range of sectors some of which have been planned and some has been in response to repeat client requests.

What do you think has been the key to keeping so many long-term clients happy over the years?

Everyone in the business is aware of how important it is to keep repeat clients happy and has a good understanding of what it takes but I think it goes beyond that because our people are genuinely interested in delivering what is needed for success on the projects even if that means stepping outwith our scope and I think clients recognise this.

In terms of the process for us it includes; helping to define our own scope, self management, building relations with the team, flexibility, commercial awareness, technical competence, meeting deadlines, good communication and delivering value on fees.

What do you think the next ten years holds for Hannan Associates and the industry?

The focus on sustainability will continue to offer significant opportunities as we approach the worldwide carbon deadlines for 2030 and beyond.

The pace of change looks like it will be the main challenge for us over the coming years. If we are to take advance of the opportunities we will need to embrace and master the new technologies and design tools which are likely to include AI.

Construction needs to be more diverse and whilst we have moved forwards there is much more to do.

What are you most proud of in terms of your contribution to the business? 

The systems and processes which we have implemented to help us deliver our services.

The successes we’ve had with the people who joined us a graduates and trainees – even the ones who moved on.

The freedom enjoyed by the staff and the absence of red tape and bureaucracy.

The stability of the company and the way we have responded UK and World recessions.

John Walker

John Walker

Director

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44(0)161 337 2200
40 Years of Hannans: Q&A with Ian Joyce

40 Years of Hannans: Q&A with Ian Joyce

Name: Ian Joyce

Role: Director

Tell us a little bit about how you came to join Hannan Associates and what it was like when you started.

Hannan Associates was formed after Bill Hannan left Thermal Transfer and i joined within 6 months of the inception when there were only 3 staff and we were working in Bills dining room at his house in Charlesworth. 

 We were working on various schemes involving Energy Efficiency schemes for factories including decommissioning Oil and Steam plant and replacing with decentralised gas fired plant.  We also worked on a quite a few projects in Saudi Arabia at that time including some historic Mosque redevelopments. For the first two years we stayed in Charlesworth but space became an issue and we had to find new accommodation.  Hannan’s initially rented then bought a building in Marple which required conversion to offices.  In a short space of time after that the staffing levels reach over 40 and i had a remote office set up in another building

There was a breakthrough into larger projects when we were invited to assist in early stages of a very large London Docklands development.  This was pre curser to the Canary Wharf scheme but it kicked off all the major development in the area of London.

Over the next few years after an initial scheme to replace the floodlighting at Old Trafford, we also got involved in numerous stadia projects for Bolton, Manchester United, Manchester City, Blackburn and others.

How has the business changed since you joined?

The world has changed and whilst we started with energy saving schemes that would also be saving carbon, the extent of change of emphasis and the responsibilities of the Building Services Engineer are much greater and more significant in the design of buildings.

Nearly all projects now have a multitude of targets, modelling and reports to meet the various standards. In the 80s for a typical office scheme we would just need to meet building regulations but now we have to consider much tougher building regulations, Development Briefs, BCO Guidance, BREEAM Certification, Wired Score, Well Building, Low Carbon Targets, NABERS rating, Passive Design, Indoor air quality, LCA reports, Fire engineering strategies and Specific Planning requirements.

Then there are new requirements under the Golden Thread which are starting to be included.

What do you think has been the key to keeping so many long-term clients happy over the years?

It’s about being thorough and listening to what clients want and dealing with any problems quickly and honestly.

What do you think the next ten years holds for Hannan Associates and the industry?

It difficult to imagine but the next planned changes to building regulations and the golden thread are going to make a big difference to the work in getting a job out of the door and built.  The services engineer is going to have to be even more  involved in building design strategies.

What are you most proud of in terms of your contribution to the business? 

It’s just great to know that we were part of developing buildings which will be around for years to come and are used by thousands of people.  

 

Ian Joyce

Ian Joyce

Director

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44(0)161 337 2200

Looking for a Change? The Hannan Team is Recruiting

Looking for a Change? The Hannan Team is Recruiting

Due to an increase in workload we are expanding our team and are currently looking for new talent to join us at our busy Manchester office.

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>Graduate Building Services Engineers<
>Building Physics Engineers<

So, if you’re a motivated team player with a methodical attitude and you’re looking for a new challenge please drop us an email enclosing your CV.

With 35 years in business, a long standing team of experts and client base, Hannan Associates can offer you ….

  • Exciting and varied projects
  • An innovative and fast paced working environment
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • A team at the forefront of change in relation to energy modelling & carbon evaluation
  • Access to further training & growth, mentoring & support

Our continued success is testament to the skill, hard work and enthusiasm of our long standing team. Without which we could not achieve our high levels of repeat business and client satisfaction. We believe in developing team players who possess well founded self-belief and will act with diligence & integrity on behalf of our clients whilst providing support and motivation to colleagues.

 

Benefits

In return for your loyalty and hard work, we offer:

  • Competitive Salary
  • Private health care
  • Health care cash plan
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement

Apply now

To apply please email your CV to Carolyn Sidebotham:

Carolyn Sidebotham

Carolyn Sidebotham

Recruitment Manager

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44(0)161 337 2200

Hannan Associates are an equal opportunities employer and we value the diversity of our workforce. Applicants are considered in relation to business needs, job requirements & individual qualifications without regard to age, sex, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Introducing Hannan Associates 

 

Hannan Associates is an engineering consultancy formed in 1983 to provide Building Services Engineering to the Construction Industry.

We deliver projects valued in excess of £500m with national as well as international design teams. We work in a range of sectors with projects of varying sizes, providing us with good market resilience and an exceptional breadth of track record and design competence.

We pride ourselves on delivering our service with a higher level of personal attention than larger competitors but providing a comparable strength of management, process discipline, expertise and creativity.

The development of the company has been aided by a strong, long serving work force through which we have developed lasting relationships with our clients, ensuring that 80% of our turnover is achieved through repeat business.

We strive to maintain the highest levels of team work and co-operation and develop staff that possess well founded self-belief who will act with diligence and integrity on behalf of our clients.

Many of our engineers have worked together over a long period of time, some for over 25 years, completing many successful projects together. 

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