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KJ Tait Engineers

Location KJ Tait Engineers 4 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1JP
Contact Details Contact : Malcolm Tait Tel : 01223 460508 Email : malcolm . tait @ kjtait . com Website : www . kjtait . com
The New Laboratory of Molecular Biology Granta Park
KJ Tait Engineers is a professional practice of Building Services Engineers with offices in Aberdeen , Birmingham , Cambridge , Edinburgh , Glasgow and London . Formed in 1978 , the management of KJ Tait Engineers comprises 6 No Directors and has a current complement of 75 No Staff . KJ Tait Engineers has significant expertise in the laboratory sector . Current commissions include Granta Park , Cambridge Science Park , Liverpool Science Park , and Edinburgh Technopole .
One of the practice ’ s key projects was the design of the £ 200m New Laboratory of Molecular Biology on the Addenbrookes Site in Cambridge . In addition to the traditional core Engineering Services disciplines , the Practice embodies in-house expertise in several areas including low carbon and low energy design , renewable energy generation , BREEAM , sustainability , and facilities management .
The practice ’ s design approach is to meet their Clients ’ demands by engineering simple building solutions that minimise complexity . KJ Tait enjoys an excellent level of morale and strives for excellence in engineering ; this culture is reflected in a high level of repeat business from Clients and Architects . Each Engineer within KJ Tait Engineers including Directors and Associates , has a designated area of specialisation . In addition to their design duties , staff are encouraged to keep abreast of developments in these fields to ensure KJ Tait Engineers consistently provide a suitably skilled design service to their Clients .
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