127 Joint Venture Limited

About Us

127 Joint Venture Limited is owned by 127 Consultancies Limited, GTA Civils Limited and HVJ Transport Limited. ​

Our Mission

  • To provide a world-class multi-disciplinary alliance that undertakes projects from feasibility through to implementation.
  • To use trusted, highly qualified staff with diverse skill sets, who have proven themselves in the industry.
  • To provide competitive rates to our clients by lowering our overhead costs.

Our Partners

127 Joint Venture Limited is a network of several trusted engineering consultancies who work together to deliver larger framework contracts to our clients. The companies involved include:

    1. 127 Consultancies Limited
    2. GTA Civils Limited
    3. Planning for Sustainability LTD
    4. Sterling Road Safety LLP
    5. HVJ Transport Limited
    6. RKS Associates Limited
    7. Thornton Tomasetti Limited
    8. Andrew Boyle Associates Limited
    9. Amalo Consulting LTD
    10. D.W. Windsor Limited
    11. Fotom Consulting LTD
    12. The Safety Forum Limited

Giving Back to Communities

When a new framework contract is won, 127 Joint Venture’s policy is to seek out and use local businesses and appoint local apprentices and staff to work on these projects. This will give the local people the opportunity to gain experience from highly qualified Chartered Engineers and Technicians so they too can build a rewarding career in civil engineering. We also value that local experience and knowledge will be essential in delivering a world-class service.

127 Joint Venture Limited regularly gives back to communities through participating in charitable ventures, and financially supporting not-for-profit organisations.

Directors of 127 Joint Venture Limited

Ian Gittens CEng, CPEng, MICE, MCIHT, MSoRSA, MIEAust, Certificate of Competency in Road Safety Auditing,

Ian Gittens has over 32 years’ civil engineering experience in the United Kingdom and Australia. Ian’s areas of expertise include highways, transportation, traffic engineering, drainage, road safety, health and safety, accident investigation and prevention, project management and controlled parking zones. He has managed large multi-disciplinary teams, project managed multi-million-pound schemes and he can offer considerable health and safety knowledge having previously worked as a HM Specialist Inspector in Civil Engineering with the Health and Safety Executive (UK).

Ian is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT). Ian is also a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) with Engineers Australia and is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ).

Ian has recently been elected as a ‘Chartered Institution of Highways & Transport (CIHT) Council Member’. For some time as a ‘CIHT Reviewer’, Ian has evaluated candidates who also apply to be ‘Chartered and Incorporated Engineers’.

Ian gives back 10% of his earnings to not-for-profit registered charities who are committed to helping communities in the UK and abroad.

Lawrence Stringer BEng(Hons), MSc, CEng, FCIHT, MRTPI.
 

Lawrence has over 33 years of civil engineering experience. His previous senior management roles at both East Sussex County Council and West Sussex County Council has equipped him with an excellent understanding of local government policies and procedures.

Lawrence has a thorough knowledge of the planning process in civils and drainage construction, including the implementation of Section 38 and 278 agreements. During his time at East Sussex, Lawrence was also part of the TRICS Management Board and has detailed knowledge of the TRICS database and its application in the development planning industry. Lawrence has also presented at several TRICS conferences.

Lawrence is now the Director of GTA Civils Limited. As such he has a wealth of experience in the private sector, working on different projects of varied scales across London and the South-East.  Through this work, Lawrence has provided advice to different highway authorities on their assessments of planning applications and development allocations.  He also project manages several staff members who prepare the essential elements that make up a Transport Assessment. Lawrence also leads on the strategic transport modelling as part of the development of local plans.

Lawrence is a Reviewer for the Chartered Institute of Highways & Transport for those wishing to become Chartered & Incorporated Engineers. This involves assessing candidates’ knowledge across the board, including their understanding of key areas in contract management as well as their knowledge of Health & Safety policy and procedures.

Huw Jones, BTEC HNC in Civil Engineering.​

Huw has over 40 years’ experience in ‘Development Planning’ in both the public and private sectors. He has held senior roles at Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council and now is the director of HVJ Transport Limited. As such, Huw has an exceptional knowledge and understanding of a wide range of planning and transport processes. Huw has been on the board of numerous planning Committees and appeared as a professional transport witness at many public inquiries and informal hearings. Huw has detailed highways knowledge including the standards and requirements for Section 38 and Section 278 agreements. In the private sector, Huw has successfully secured planning consent for major new developments including at hospitals, major residential developments, hotel developments and a new bus depot.

Companies involved in the Joint Venture

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