We make certain that the advice and recommendations we provide for our clients are in their best interests, not ours. You can be sure that our clear, independent advice can be relied upon.
WJ Shirley take practical Health & Safety seriously and have an exemplary record of no significant accidents since we became drainage specialists in 1960. Due to the complexities of current legal Health & Safety obligations we now rely on our consultants, Alpha Swanson for guidance. We have a fully-trained Confined Spaces team for where entry into manholes is required. All equipment such as tripods, harnesses, breathing apparatus etc. is maintained and certified. Please ask for details of WJ Shirley's Health & Safety Policy.
"We recently instructed WJ Shirley to undertake what we thought would be a fairly generic drainage survey. As always the WJ Shirley team did a fantastic job and provided a clear and concise report shortly after their inspection. In this instance a number of key issues were discovered during their inspection and these were raised with us straight away allowing us to include these points as part of our negotiations with the vendor. Now that we have acquired the property we are implementing the suggested repair and maintenance works to ensure that we are not faced with a more costly bill in the future. Less urgent works are being scheduled for the coming years which will hopefully help to ensure that we aren’t faced with any large unforeseen bills and have happier tenants as a result!"
"Rob and his team go beyond the service offered by your usual CCTV operators and provide an interpretive contextual report of their findings. The reason we use them is that they are intelligent professionals who are used to working in occupied tenanted spaces."
"I have known and worked with WJ Shirley for more than 15 years. I consider them to be THE leading drainage consultants in the UK. They are professional and dedicated; their customer care and service is second to none, they always meet deadlines and exceed expectations. It is true to say that Rob has taken the firm and drainage advice to new levels of excellence, their exemplar reports are clear and well drafted and they remain, with Rob at the helm, the leading light in drainage consultancy and remedial work."
"WJ Shirley are one of the most knowledgeable and well established drainage consultants in the UK. Their professional approach and up to date, clear reporting format provides us with invaluable assistance for Commercial Due-Diligence Surveys and Asset Management Projects."
A different kind of drainage company
We know there is a choice when choosing a drainage company, that’s why at WJ Shirley we have built our business around the specific needs of Building Consultancies, Investors and Fund Managers. With over 55 years experience of specialising in transactional drainage assessments, we understand the complex ways in which drainage liabilities can reduce capital value and interrupt investment cash flows. Our clients value the importance of fast turnaround and reporting timescales and clear, informed and relevant advice.