WJ Shirley

Established in 1928, WJ Shirley is privately owned family business and has specialized in Pre-Acquisition Drainage Assessments since 1960. With the experience and constant development applied over the last 50 years, WJ Shirley Ltd is believed to be the most experienced in the field and to have the most highly developed service available. The relevant professional and public liability insurances are always in place and can be viewed on request.
 

Nationwide coverage

• Drainage assessments are available nationwide.
 

Capable of handling large multi-site portfolios

• We are happy to work long, hard hours and stay away from home when required (at no extra cost) to meet important deadlines. Please see our case study opposite.
 

Top building consultancies and investors

• WJ Shirley’s regular clients include CBRE, CBRE Investors, King Sturge, DTZ, Watts, GVA, SEGRO etc. as well as numerous investors and pension funds. We are happy to work directly for the investor or via a Building Consultancy.
 

Short turnaround

• We understand that acquisitions usually need to be completed quickly so we are happy to provide a short-notice, flexible service working weekends and out-of-hours if required.
 

Same-day interim summary

• Information needs to be assimilated quickly in order to make an informed decision about purchase and we are usually able to supply an interim summary verbally or by email the same day as the inspection.
 

Every job overseen by partners

• A full partner of the firm attends site or oversees each job to ensure quality control and a report you can rely on.
 

Affordable

• We are happy to provide a speedy fixed price quote at any time.
 

Case Study

In January 2010 WJ Shirley Ltd was appointed drainage consultants for SEGRO’s purchase of 2.75 million sq ft of warehouses and airport cargo terminal from BAA. With just 5 days to complete multi-site inspections at Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Edinburgh airports and a further week to complete full reports, we worked day and night to ensure the job was completed on time.


 

History

WJ Shirley was founded in 1928 by William John Shirley (Seymour's father). The business built houses up to World War II employing up to 20 men and moved to specialist drainage inspections in 1960.
WJ Shirley 1894-1974
WJ Shirley 1894-1974