The appointment follows Grontmij’s rebrand of Roger Preston and Partners last month and the repositioning of the team as Grontmij’s Building Services expertise area.

Previously responsible for managing one of the building services design groups, Mr Drysdale joined Grontmij in 2000 and is a Bespoke and International BREEAM assessor, as well as a member of CIBSE. He has over 10 years’ experience delivering innovative designs and successful complex building projects across a wide range of sectors, taking an active role in building sustainability.

In his new role, Mr Drysdale will be responsible for driving forward delivery of low-energy and sustainable building design solutions, leading the team to exceed client expectations and implementing strategy to expand the business and its credentials.

Geoffrey Palmer, director of building services at Grontmij, said: “Sustainability by design is at the heart of everything we do at Grontmij and we are dedicated to providing sustainable solutions that add value for our customers. Alex’s appointment reinforces this important and complex area of our business.”

Mr Drysdale said: “In my new role I’m looking forward to working alongside our team, customers and within the industry as a whole to identify the key needs in the market. Sustainability, for us, has always been a key consideration in any building development and we are committed to growing and expanding our existing expertise in this field.”

Grontmij’s Building Services offering provides authoritative engineering advice and is renowned for creative solutions that satisfy demanding business objectives, while respecting people and the environment.

Grontmij provides a professional, director-led consultancy of engineers experienced in projects of every type and scale around the world.  As well as general building consulting services, the building services division provides a number of specialisms, including building sustainability, fire safety and engineering, vertical transportation, fit-out design, communications, automation and security systems, critical facilities design and building services asset consultancy.

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Notes to editors
Grontmij, formerly Roger Preston & Partners, is a professional consultancy of engineers and specialist technologists, experienced in projects of every type and scale around the world.   Grontmij’s building services experts provide authoritative engineering advice and are renowned for creative solutions that satisfy demanding business objectives, whilst respecting people and the environment.  The consultancy operates a number of core values that centre on unobtrusive engineering and sustainable design, coupled with appropriate innovation, as well as managing risk.

Grontmij is a leading sustainable design, engineering and management consultancy active in the growth markets of water, energy, transportation and sustainable planning and design. At the core of our business is the principle of sustainability by design that is a leading value proposition for our customers. Grontmij is the fourth largest engineering consultancy in Europe with almost 300 offices across the region and a further 50 offices globally. We have nearly 11,000 professionals around the world.