About Us

Mike Barsby graduated from The University of Nottingham with a Masters of Engineering (Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering  in 2008, before starting his career in the Nuclear Industry working for a large multi-disciplinary design and build company. Following successful completion of a graduate scheme, Mike moved to a traditional consultancy working on domestic and commercial properties in the South West. Mike remained in this sector gaining further experience in the residential, industrial and commercial sectors in the Cotswolds and surrounding area before becoming a Chartered  Engineer with the Institution of Structural Engineers.  

Following a number of years working as a Chartered Structural Engineer, Mike felt the time was right to follow his ambition to create a design consultancy to provide a cost effective and reliable design service.  In partnership with his co-Director and wife Claire they set up Barsby Structural Consultants Ltd. to provide bespoke Structural Engineering services in the Cotswolds and surrounding area.

Mike has experience in providing Structural Engineering consultancy services across a number of building sectors including residential, commercial, industrial, educational and nuclear.  His experience has been gained both locally in the Cotswolds and further afield  in West London, South Wales and the South West to name a few locations. 

Mike has completed numerous  successful projects within the Cotswolds working with the local materials and construction techniques on projects ranging from a single wall removal to create an open plan living space, to a complete barn conversion.  He has worked with buildings of all ages from listed properties to new build contemporary homes with full height glazing and semi basement parking. 

In addition to his experience working on local projects, Mike has also led design teams to produce large concrete framed buildings for mixed use, student accommodation and residential developments up to ten stories with basement car parking under concrete transfer decks. Mike also has experience designing modern steel framed school buildings with clerestory glazing and industrial portal framed buildings. 

Mike uses his extensive experience to ensure every design produced is suitable for purpose, economical and buildable.

Barsby Structural Consultants Ltd can work directly with you, or with your Architect or Builder to make your building plans a reality.  All work undertaken is in accordance with current best practice, Building Regulations and Construction Design Management Regulations, so you can rest assured your project will meet the stringent requirements set out to ensure the construction industry in the UK remains safe, whilst also satisfying Building Control requirements.

We are diligent in our approach to every design challenge. Cost effectiveness and the buildability of your scheme is at the forefront of our thought process when producing a suitably robust and efficient design, to ensure your project is completed successfully.

All designs undertaken are with due thought to their impact on the environment and as such our designs take into account their impact on the worlds natural resources.  By selecting the correct materials in the correct places, we ensure the result has as low an impact on the environment as practicably possible.