We’re proud to be recognised as a national leader in sustainable building services design.
Oatway Design Ltd has been awarded Sustainable M&E Design Consultancy of the Year 2025 and the Excellence in Heritage & Conservation Engineering Award 2025 for the South West by BUILD Magazine’s Architecture Awards. These awards reflect not only our technical excellence but the values that underpin everything we do — long-term thinking, collaborative working, and a belief that great systems are those designed to last.
As an independent, family-led consultancy, we’ve always focused on clarity over noise, depth over volume, and impact over scale. In a sector where larger firms often dominate, our success proves that purposeful, context-sensitive engineering can punch well above its weight. Our clients trust us to design intelligent, high-performance M&E systems that support architectural integrity, environmental responsibility, and the unique character of every building we work on.
Whether we’re supporting a carbon-conscious retrofit of a listed estate, delivering high-efficiency systems in complex regeneration schemes, or advising public sector clients on net-zero strategy, our approach remains consistent: precision-led, future-focused, and deeply collaborative. We work shoulder to shoulder with architects, contractors, and clients to ensure every decision aligns with performance, sustainability, and long-term value.
Recent projects have included a multi-phase regeneration scheme where we delivered heritage-sensitive decarbonisation without compromising visual identity; a high-spec retrofit that balanced 21st-century energy standards with Grade II preservation; and advisory work guiding sustainability strategy for education and civic buildings across the region.
These awards affirm the trust placed in us by our clients and collaborators — and recognise the kind of work we’re proud to stand behind. We believe engineering should serve not just function, but purpose — and that true sustainability lives in the decisions you don’t see, the systems that quietly perform, and the confidence that comes from getting it right the first time.
To explore our recent work or start a conversation, please get in touch — we’d love to hear from you.
