Hoare Lea
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| Industry | engineering consulting |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Headquarters | Bristol, UK |
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Number of employees
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Circa 800 |
| Website | www.hoarelea.com |
Hoare Lea is a British firm of consulting engineers specialising in mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering (building services engineering). Founded in 1862, Hoare Lea has offices located in Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Isle Of Man, Leeds, London, Manchester, Oxford, Plymouth and Glasgow. It has a growing international presence.
Hoare Lea was founded by Henry Lea in 1862. With an expertise spanning the mechanical and electrical disciplines, he was the first person to advertise himself as a Consulting Mechanical Engineer when he opened his office in Birmingham.
Lea pioneered electrical lighting, and methods of efficient heating and air conditioning systems. In 1882, Lea supervised one of the first electrical lighting systems installed in a public building at Birmingham Town Hall. Other notable examples of Lea's work include the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, widely recognised as one of the first air conditioned buildings in the world.
Lea died in 1912 leaving control of the practice to his son, Fred M. Lea, also an engineer and his long-standing principal assistant. During the inter-war recession the firm continued to design for public buildings, and in 1939 Donald Lea amalgamated the Practice with that of Edwin S. Hoare and Partners of Bristol to form Hoare Lea. Hoare Lea transitioned its legal status from a partnership to limited liability partnership (LLP) on 1 May 2016.
The firm has a range of specialist teams to complement its mechanical and electrical engineering discipline.
Hoare Lea has a comprehensive and structured Initial Professional Development (IPD) scheme developed for graduate engineers pursuing Chartered Engineer status. The scheme comprises on-the-job training as part of a design team; a two-year lecture programme focused on technical, management and communication subjects, and construction site experience. Hoare Lea has recently established an exchange programme with a leading UK architectural practice.
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