Martin Wright Associates

Martin Wright - C Eng; FICE; FIHT; MCMI.

Born in 1948, Martin Wright is a chartered civil engineer who graduated from Liverpool University in 1969, became a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1974 and a fellow in 1991. He has been involved in the Coastal Engineering, Highway, Land Reclamation, and Municipal Engineering sectors during his career when he has worked for Cheshire CC, Robinson Jones Partnership, Meirionnydd DC and Gwynedd Council. He has been a director of MWA since its formation where he specialises in Coastal Engineering, Land Drainage and Project Management.

Martin started his career in Coastal Engineering in 1979 with Meirionnydd District Council where as Deputy Chief Technical Officer & Chief Engineer he was responsible for the Council’s engineering capital works programme - which included the £16 million Tywyn coastal defence scheme and other multi-million pound schemes - and later for developing two Shoreline Management Plans in Cell 9 (Cardigan Bay), together with their associated monitoring regimes.

He has been the chairman of the Cardigan Bay Coastal Group since its inception in 1990 and has carefully guided this Group through its formative years. He has been an energetic member of the Regional Coastal Groups National Committee since it was formed in 1991 and has been proactive in developing their national profile particularly with regard to their liaison with MAFF (Now DEFRA) & the National Assembly for Wales (now Welsh Assembly Government). He has also served on the important Shoreline Management Plan Advisory Group from 1996 to 1998.

Martin was a founder member of the TAG Coastal Management Committee in 1991 and was Chairman from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2005 onwards. He is one of TAG’s two-man team who meet DEFRA in their technical sub-committee and has also written advisory papers for the committee.

Martin also sat on the Institution of Civil Engineers specialist committee which is recently produced a ‘Design & Practice Guide’ on Coastal Defence, He has also produced a ‘Briefing Sheet’ – recently updated, for TAG and the Association of Municipal Engineers on Coastal Defence. This was published in “Municipal Engineer” in 2005. He has recently chaired the Welsh Monitoring sub-group, which prepared a brief used by WAG in letting their current Coastal Monitoring Study in the Principality and is currently involved in progressing the results of the study to fruition.

This extensive experience over the past thirty years has led to Martin having a high profile in Coastal Management and more recently Land Drainage and Fluvial Engineering, particularly in the rapidly evolving Land Drainage reporting sector. This has enabled him to offer advice, guidance and contract services to his clients on these subjects.

Martin also has a vast experience in the Municipal Engineering field and has, in the last fifteen years, had an increasing national profile through serving on and indeed chairing, many municipal engineering orientated committees.

Project Management has also taken a high profile with MWA’s clients during the past nine years when Martin has project-managed schemes for various clients. His expertise is such that he can carry out a full range of services for all the company’s clients.

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Mark Roberts - C Eng MICE

Mark has worked for MWA as a sub-consultant since the establishment of his Civil Engineering Consultancy, Civil Engineering Solutions, in August 2004. He has since [in January 2005] resigned his position with Gwynedd Council to concentrate full time on the development of his business.

His main expertise ranges from project appraisals, computer modelling of drainage systems using ISIS, TUFLOW, WinDES and InfoWorks RS, drainage design, CAD, tender preparation, grant aid applications, planning applications, hydrographic surveys, site supervision and site inspections/reporting.

Mark’s work for MWA has complimented the skills of others in the Company and he has also brought in new expertise and enthusiasm.

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Dylan Jones - I Eng AMICE

Dylan has recently (March 2006) resigned his post of Senior Engineer with Gwynedd Council to work as a sub-consultant for MWA as well as establishing his own consultancy service, Aran Civil Engineering Ltd.

He has recently been appointed to oversee the design and supervision of various coast protection land drainage schemes. His main expertise is the project management of civil engineering contracts from initial consultations through planning and consents, Health and Safety requirements (CDM Regs), preparation of contract documents and bills of quantities, contract letting procedures, site supervision, scheme payments and maintenance requirements.

He has experience of project management in various engineering fields including coast protection, harbour maintenance and development, land drainage, water mains, rising mains and sewer renewals.

He has also gained valuable experience in highway and structure improvement schemes during his employment with various civil engineering contractors.

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Arthur Howarth - C Eng MICE

Arthur has worked for MWA since 2003 as a sub-consultant engaged in mainly design and supervision of Land Drainage and Coastal works. He has run his own consultancy, Arthur Howarth Associates since his retirement from Local Government.

Arthur has generally helped MWA on a needs-must basis, assisting in helping the Company in times of pressure to meet its commitments.

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Brian Killingworth C Eng MICE

Brian has a vast experience of Land Drainage work throughout the north of Wales and has recently assisted MWA in this type of work mainly in Carnforth and Rhyl.

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Ray Hooper C Eng FICE FIHT

Ray has recently retired from WAG and has been aiding MWA in preparing various PFS and PAR reports for clients in South Wales. Ray currently oversees MWA’s South Wales office in Cardiff.

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Eiryn Petty C Eng MICE MCIWEM

Eiryn joined MWA after retiring from the Environment Agency and has been closely involved in both report work and design work for Neath Port Talbot CBC and Monmouthshire CC.

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