Consultancy relocates to historic revamped offices

An engineering consultancy has moved to offices created in a historic building in Derby city centre.

GCA Consulting Engineers, which offers civil and structural engineering design services for commercial, industrial and residential schemes, has relocated its headquarters to St Helen’s House, in King Street.

Designed by Joseph Pickford, St Helen’s House is a Grade I listed, Georgian building.

It was previously home to PKF Smith Cooper, which relocated to Pride Park in 2022. Since then, St Helen’s House has been renovated to provide bespoke corporate offices.

Alongside GCA Consulting Engineers as anchor tenants, Derby-based City is providing fully serviced Grade A office space from single desks to 3,000 sq ft suites.

James Thomson, managing director at GCA, said “As well as our innovative new-build and commercial work, we have a fantastic portfolio of heritage projects.

“After working on so many Grade I, II and II* Listed projects, moving to such a prestigious building feels absolutely right for the practice. The move mirrors our confidence in the future of the firm.”