A structural engineering consultancy that has worked on landmark sites including Hong Kong Airport and ‘lights corner’ at Piccadilly Circus has secured a £400,000 loan to help it expand and take on larger and more complex contracts.

Design 4 Structures (D4S) has raised the funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, through fund manager Frontier Development Capital (FDC). The company, which employs 60 staff at its headquarters in Telford and office in London, plans to create ten new jobs in the year ahead and invest in AI to create more advanced modelling tools.

D4S brings together civil, structural and construction engineers alongside modellers and technicians. It is believed to be the only consultancy of its type that can advise on every stage of the design process up to con

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