Our practice

Independent
by design.

MEP engineering for new, existing and occupied buildings.

Since 1992, MMA has helped clients create, adapt and improve buildings across the UK.

From London and Manchester, we bring mechanical, electrical and public health engineering together as one coordinated service.

34Years of engineering · Established 19922UK offices
Battersea Power Station marketing suite with exposed building services

Why MMA

Technical memory.
Practical judgement.

MMA supports landmark developments, operating estates and individual projects. Our role often continues beyond a single commission: retaining the technical knowledge of a building, coordinating change and helping clients make informed decisions as requirements evolve.

That experience is particularly valuable in occupied and trading environments, where services must be understood before they are altered and where design decisions need to work on site as well as on paper.

Experience in context

Recognised places.
Long-term relationships.

Our work ranges from estate-wide landlord advice to detailed fit-out and refurbishment design. These projects are part of a wider archive spanning eight core sectors.

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How we work

Close to the work.
Clear in our advice.

Our approach is straightforward: understand the building, coordinate the disciplines and stay involved as decisions move from strategy to site.

01

Direct

Experienced engineers remain close to the work, giving clients continuity from early advice through design and delivery.

02

Practical

Design decisions respond to the architecture, programme, budget and the realities of constructing and operating the building.

03

Collaborative

We work openly with clients, architects, contractors and specialists so technical decisions are made in context.

04

Enduring

Comfort, energy, adaptability and maintainability are considered together—not treated as separate questions.

What we do

Three connected
areas of expertise.

Fire safety systems include detection, alarm, sprinkler and smoke-control services coordinated with the project fire engineer and wider design team.

01

Integrated design

Coordinated building services developed as one design, not a collection of separate disciplines.

  • Mechanical services
  • Electrical services
  • Public health
  • Fire safety systems
  • Lighting
  • Energy strategies
02

Landlord & tenant

Technical continuity for estates and occupied buildings, balancing landlord standards with tenant requirements.

  • Landlord technical advice
  • Tenant design reviews
  • Capacity assessments
  • Fit-out coordination
  • Technical standards
  • Metering strategies
03

Existing buildings

Clear evidence before intervention, helping clients understand constraints, risk and opportunity.

  • Condition surveys
  • Technical due diligence
  • Feasibility studies
  • Refurbishment & retrofit
  • Plant replacement
  • BIM coordination

Sector experience

Knowledge that travels
between sectors.

Broad experience gives us useful points of comparison, while every design remains specific to its building, users and brief.

How we’re appointed

A service shaped
around the project.

MMA can work to recognised RIBA stages or a clearly defined bespoke scope, as lead MEP consultant or as part of a wider consultant team.

01

Retained appointments

Long-term technical knowledge and consistent standards across estates, portfolios and repeat programmes.

02

Full MEP design

Integrated mechanical, electrical and public health design from early strategy through detailed information and delivery.

03

Landlord-side review

Review and coordination of tenant proposals, capacities, interfaces and compliance with landlord requirements.

04

Focused technical advice

Surveys, feasibility, due diligence and clearly defined interventions for a specific building or decision.

London

South-east team.

Supporting clients and projects across London, the South East and nationally.

london@mmaengineers.co.uk

Manchester

North-west team.

Delivering building-services advice from Greater Manchester across the North and the wider UK.

manchester@mmaengineers.co.uk