James Middleton

I’m a seasoned façade and building envelope surveyor with 10+ years’ experience across listed, contemporary and modern buildings, with a passion for conservation and protection of our heritage/modern architecture. With expertise in the hotel, hospitality and commercial sector, I work with asset, facilities, property, building managers, hotel groups, engineers, surveyors, and building owners. It’s a pleasure working with wonderful clients, including Hilton Hotels, Essendi, British Land, JLL and Savills, helping develop cost-efficient façade refurbishment, repair, surveying and maintenance programmes throughout the UK.

Choosing Gutter and Drainage Systems for your Commercial Building

When the roofing system of a commercial building fails, it’s often due to guttering. This can be a combination of poor roof and gutter maintenance

Should you repair or replace a leaking flat roof on your commercial building?

Flat roofs are one of the most common types of roofing used for large industrial and commercial buildings. A flat roof is pitched at a

How to Detect a Leak in a Commercial Roof

Finding and fixing a commercial roof leak before it has time to become bigger and cause catastrophic damage to your premises is essential, not just

Facade Restoration London: The Importance of Restoring and Protecting London’s Façades

Façade restoration and the protection of London’s modern and heritage buildings is of both historical and ecological importance. Older buildings are key to protecting our

Limestone Restoration: How to Clean and Renew Building Facades

Stone buildings are built to last, and for many centuries, limestone has been a popular exterior stone for buildings in the UK.Limestone Restoration is easier

Rope Access Cleaning: Safe and Efficient Façade Maintenance

There are many reasons a building’s façade may need to be treated with care.

The best work at height access solutions for your building

Finding the right working at height building access solution to repair, restore and maintain your building can be difficult.

How To Clean Natural Stone

Natural stone is one of the world’s oldest building materials, and its attractiveness, strength and durability have ensured it is still as popular today. But

Roof leak detection: What is a flood test?

A flood test is a simple but effective way to check if the membrane is intact and has any defects.

Paint Removal: How To Remove Paint From Stone Or Brick Façades

Paint removal from stone or brick façades can be a difficult process. Cracked, fading, and damaged paintwork on the exterior of a building creates more