The Kut Partnership - Building Services & Environmental Consulting Engineers

Team - Associate Partners

Vinod Makwana

	Joined Kut as Trainee Design Draughtsman in 1984. Started Autocad in 1988 and became CAD Manager in 1997. As a CAD Manager with Kut he has been an integral part of Kut’s multi-disciplinary team responsible for CAD Drawing production from conception to completion. Vin was promoted to Associate Partner in 2006, responsible for the management of CAD & IT systems, general marketing and business management.

Peter Jones

	Started as a graduate engineer with Kut Partnership in 1995, and trained as a mechanical engineer. Left to work for other consultants in North London. Re-joined Kut Partnership in 2008 as Associate Partner. Multi-discipline engineer, responsible for mechanical, electrical and public health design. Experience of: • Engine test laboratories (many including Formula 1 Petronas, Malaysia) • Laboratories and clean rooms (many including Porton Down, Pharmacia, Astra Zeneca) • Retail (including Canary Wharf Jubilee Place and Hustler Hollywood) • Commercial Offices (including Cavendish Square and Charles Street) • Luxury houses (many over 1000 sq.m in Hamspstead, Highgate and Chelsea) • Affordable Estates (many of several hundred units) • Litigation (expert witness reports) • Surveys (condition reports, buyers reports, trouble shooting, fault finding)

Henry Chua

	Henry has a wealth of experience in designing Building Services for luxury buildings (single dwellings and apartment blocks). Henry joined KUT in June 2010. Henry was the project design engineer for the Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning Services and Electrical Installations for a contemporary luxury building with a built-up of 22,000 sq ft. at No 1 Radlett Place in St Johns Wood with MMM Architects. Sustainable M&E installations for the luxury dwelling include Closed Loop Ground Source Heating and Cooling, Solar Thermal Heating, Photo-Voltaic Electrical Systems and Rainwater harvesting.

Sam Quinn

	Continually engaged in the Building Services profession since 1998. Apprenticeship as an Applications Engineer with a Heat Pump Manufacturer. Continued Consultancy experience as well as sales experience through leading Air Conditioning Manufacturer, including organisation and presentation of Continued Professional Development seminars. Sam joined Kut in 2007.