Work Life After COVID

Have we enjoyed working in our pyjamas? Sure. Being able to walk the dog at lunchtime? Even better! Dodgy internet, working in the kitchen and death by conference call? Maybe not. As life inches closer to normality, we’ve been reflecting on how we’ve been working for the last year and half. The Before Times In […]

Welcome New Starters!

A warm welcome to all our new starters who have joined us in the last couple of months. Now restrictions have eased we look forward to welcoming them properly with a good night out! Leo Steel has joined the Liverpool team as a principal electrical engineer and brings with him a wealth of experience in […]

2021 Highlights

It’s that time of year when we look back at the last 12 months. We want to say a big thank you to all our clients, suppliers and of course our staff – it’s been a challenging year but we have enjoyed working with you all! Here’s a round up of our 2021…

New Home in Manchester

We are thrilled to announce that our head office will be moving to a new home in Manchester on Monday 23rd May. Our relationship with work and the office has shifted dramatically over the last two years. As we’ve embraced a new agile working policy it has become clear that our needs have changed, and our current head […]

New Home in Birmingham

We are very pleased to announce that our Birmingham team will be moving to a new, larger office space from Wednesday 1st June. A lot has changed since the office opened two years ago. Whilst agile and homeworking are now a core part of how we work, it’s still important to us to provide comfortable and flexible workspaces […]

CWC Take on Tour de LandAid

We’ve assembled our best cyclists to take on this year’s Tour de LandAid challenge, cycling as many miles as possible to raise money for charity. Between the 1st and 24th July, our team of six cyclists will aim to cover the same distance as the Tour de France between them (not each!). That’s over 2000 miles! Our […]

International Women in Engineering Day 2022

  Today marks International Women in Engineering Day (INWED22), a day to raise the profile of women engineers and encourage women and girls to explore this career path. Women are still vastly under-represented in the engineering and construction industries, and as an employer we recognise we have a role to play in widening participation. We spoke with […]

Moving to Employee Ownership

  We are delighted to announce that Crookes Walker is moving to become an employee-owned business (EOT). The majority shareholding will move to an employee-owned trust, which will manage the business on behalf of our employees. Founded in Manchester in 2004 by Dave Walker and Paul Crookes, CWC is now one of the largest independent […]

CWC Now Offering NABERS Assessments

  We are pleased to announce we are now offering NABERS energy assessments, with George Talbot newly qualified as an assessor. NABERS UK is a new efficiency rating system for office buildings. Launched in November 2020, it is an adaptation of the Australian NABERS scheme, widely considered to be a world leading environmental performance rating tool for commercial […]

2022 Highlights

  At this time of year we like to look back at the last 12 months and reflect on our achievements. We want to thank everyone we have worked with in 2022, and we look forward to working with you in 2023! In lieu of any Christmas gifts, this year we have chosen to make […]