Introduction

We only work on projects where we feel we can provide the best services for our clients and achieve lasting value.

That’s why 90% of our business is generated through repeat business. We want to build long lasting relationships.

With the experience and professional services to create visionary projects, we develop long-term relationships with clients and companies through our quality solutions to help them to achieve sustainable and successful projects.

We are committed to adding value.

 

Beginnings

From inception, founder and CEO, Colin Mullins, has led the business with the ultimate ethos of delivering exceptional service levels and making a real difference in the world of Building Services Engineering

Mullins Associates Group have made an impact within the sector and firmly earned its place as a leading M&E consultancy business.

This has been achieved through the strength of the company’s passionate team, all of whom have been carefully selected, listening to the client’s needs and upholding a strong work ethic. As a result, existing clients form the majority of the business.

What we do

MEP DETAILED DESIGN
MEP PERFORMANCE DESIGN
PLANNING APP SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN
RE-ACQUISITION SURVEYS
ENERGY MODELLING

ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES
DD MONITORING ROLES
DILAPIDATION SURVEYS & REPORTS
ENGINEERING SERVICES SUSTAINABILITY
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM)

Residential

A sense of comfort and wellbeing.

Home is where the heart is. Therefore, this must be a desirable space to live, enjoy and relax.

We have worked on luxury private residences for high-profile clients, as well as major regeneration projects.

Our expertise enables us to work across various types of residential properties to achieve successful and sustainable results.

Commercial

A welcoming commercial environment is key to productivity.

Our innovative commercial space design solutions allow for evolution and development as businesses grow.

We have worked on numerous commercial projects from offices, retail, lesiure and hotel spaces. All of which share a common goal; to achieve efficiency, productivity and a dynamic environment.

Stadia

Achieving lasting memories through entertainment spaces.

Modern sports venues have quicky evolved into social, flexible and multiuse arenas, which can be designed into various platforms for business, entertainment, leisure and live sports functions.

These types of spaces can often be challenging and hence require a creative and strategic approach to fulfill the requirements. We have the knowledge and the know-how to work within these parameters to deliver truly iconic environments and create lasting memories for visitors.

Expertise & Capabilities

We understand that one size doesn’t fit all, that is why we listen, adapt and deliver a solution specifically aligned to our client’s needs, and it is why we are so highly regarded amongst our clients.

Our expertise and capabilities enable us to work in a range of sectors with projects of varying sizes. For us, it’s important to take a holistic view on a project, working with clients from inception to completion. That ensures we have the complete picture and understand what is required. Plus, it allows us to work side by side our clients.

We differ in our approach as we specialise in detailed design work. This allows us to relay the architectural vision, but also go beyond the role of efficiency to build an inspiring environment.

This, together with a cost effective and realistic approach to MEP, is one of the many reasons our clients continue to utilise our services time and time again. They rely on us for quick, reliable and creative solutions.

Residential

Commercial

Hotels & Lesiure

Education

Planning
Infrastructure

Industrial

Heritage

Stadia

Retail

Care

Industrial

Commercial

Hotels & Lesiure

Education

Planning Infrastructure

Industrial

Heritage

Stadia

Retail

Care

Case Studies

Mullins Associates Group provided MEP Review / Quality Assurance

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Projects

Botany Bay, Chorley

MEP team completing both infrastructure and shell and core design for the newly formed warehouse buildings on...

Sector: Industrial
Project Duration: 3 Years
Services: Infrastructure, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Eden Building, Manchester

Appointed to work on one of the most environmentally office buildings in the UK. Eden at New...

Sector: Commercial
Project Duration: 1 Year
Services: Mechanical and Electrical (Stage 3) and Monitoring

Pomona Wharf, Trafford

Mullins Associates Group provided Mechanical and Engineering detailed design on this residential project in Central Manchester, comprising...

Sector: Residential
Project Duration: 2 Years and 6 Months
Services: Mechanical and Engineering

Piccadilly Place, Manchester

Mullins Associates Group provided Electrical Design services on this office refurbishment project, replacing small power, domestics, ventilation...

Sector: Commercial
Project Duration: 8 Months
Services: Electrical Design

Finlays Yard, Manchester

Mullins Associates Group provided Mechanical and Engineering detailed design on a mixture of luxury private houses and...

Sector: Residential
Project Duration: 6 Months
Services: Mechanical and Engineering Design

The Shard, London

Mullins Associates Group provided Mechanical detailed design services on a number of floors for this iconic building.

Sector: Commercial
Project Duration: 2 Months
Services: Mechanical and Engineering

Frequently Asked Questions

General

+ What are building regulations?
Building Regulations are there to ensure that buildings are made to a minimum quality standard for such things as structure, ventilation, fire escape, drainage, insulation etc.

Building regulation matters are usually handled by Building Control Officers in the Building Control Department of your local authority but increasingly private licensed inspectors are an alternative.
+ What are building service systems?
Building services are the systems installed in buildings to make them comfortable, functional, efficient and safe.

Building services engineering encompasses the following:

Mechanical services:
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air conditioning (HVAC) and other applications of Refrigeration (HVACR)
  • Escalators and lifts
  • Energy supply – gas, electricity and renewable sources (such as solar, photovoltaic, wind, geothermal, biomass, heat pumps etc.)
  • Energy distribution
Electrical services:
  • Low voltage (LV) systems, distribution boards and switchgear
  • Communication lines, telephones and IT networks (ICT)
  • Building automation
  • Lighting (natural and artificial)
  • Lightning protection
  • Fire safety, detection and protection
  • Security and alarm systems
Public health services:
  • Plumbing solutions for water supply, both potable cold water and DHW (domestic hot water)
  • Drainage of waste water (sewage) from inside a building and drainage/treatment of external surface runoff around a building
  • Increasing use of grey-water recycling and solutions to delay runoff (e.g. green roofs and infiltration beds). Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS).
  • Solutions for hygiene and sanitation, including cleaning, indoor air quality, and health technology (e.g. isolation wards)
Other:
  • Building-integrated features such as passive cooling
  • Facade engineering (such as building shading requirements)
  • Building physics, especially related to heat and moisture transfer, etc.
  • Carbon emissions calculations and reduction
  • Design of pumping stations as well as pump houses
  • Integrating, restoring and designing new building services for architectural conservation projects
+ What is CDM(2015)?
CDM (2015) is Construction Design Management that was updated in 2015.
+ Do I need planning permission or building regulation approval?
If you live in England or Wales, you will find planning and building regulations guidance for many common building work projects at www.planningportal.gov.uk

Technical

+ What does MEP mean in construction?
Basically MEP means Mechanical (heating and cooling systems, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration), Electrical (Electricity, lighting, fire alarm and security systems), Public health services / Plumbing (incorporates gas, water, sewer management).
+ What is the latest version of British Standard BS xxxx?
The best way of checking the currency of a particular British Standard is check the BSI website -> shop.bsigroup.com

Ventilation

+ What does MEP mean in construction?
Basically MEP means Mechanical (heating and cooling systems, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration), Electrical (Electricity, lighting, fire alarm and security systems), Public health services / Plumbing (incorporates gas, water, sewer management).
+ What size HVAC unit do I need?
When it comes time to buy (or change) a heating or air conditioning unit for your home (building / flat), one thing most people probably won’t know is what size unit they need.

Usually people know that when replacing an existing heating system it was (or is) warm enough or not. Air conditioning – was the current installation it was (or is) cooling sufficiently or not. Unfortunately, this information is often not enough for a new project, it can only be an advice on what to look for when making new engineering calculations (e.g. heat losses and gains) or equipment placement.

Choosing the right size HVAC unit for your home / building is very important in order to maintain a comfortable, even temperature throughout the building. REMARS can offer assistance (engineering calculations, design, drawings) and recommendations as to what type of equipment that would be best for your situation.
+ MVHR - What is it?
Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) provides fresh filtered air into a building whilst retaining most of the energy that has already been used in heating the building.

What benefits does MVHR offer?
  • Controlled airflows
  • Pre-heated incoming fresh air
  • Heat exchange may reduce heat demand
  • May be useful where external noise pollution is a problem as there are fewer building penetrations
What difficulties could we encounter?
  • Accommodating the fan unit and concealing all ducts
  • Perceived high running costs, though usually not actual
  • For the system to be effective, the dwelling needs to have an airtightness of less than 0.2 air changes per hour
  • Noise potential, especially if ducts are poorly installed
+ What is MEV?
Mechanical Extract Ventilation (MEV) are systems that provide continuous ventilation using multi point extracts. The MEV ventilation strategy provides simultaneous, low-level extraction from the moisture producing areas or “wet rooms” such as kitchens, bathrooms, shower rooms, utility rooms, and toilets to a central extract fan via a system of ductwork and grilles.

The extracted air is then normally discharged to outside via a single duct and grille / cowl.

Heat pumps

+ ASHP - what is it?
ASHP means Air Source Heat Pump. An ASHP works a bit like a refrigerator in reverse and absorb heat from the outside air to heat your home and hot water.
+ GSHP - what is it?
GSHP means Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) or Geothermal Heat Pump (GHP). GSHP is a type of heat pump used to extracts heat from the ground using pipes buried underground, either in the garden or on adjoining land.

Passivhaus

+ Can I open the windows in a Passivhaus
Yes you can.

Even though a Passivhaus must be built to a high level of air-tightness, you can, if you wish, leave windows open whenever you want. In the heating season opening the windows will reduce the efficiency of the building and you will use more energy to keep the house warm, just as you would in a normal house.

Let’s Talk

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