Engineers with real site experience.
AVB Struct is led by Ștefan Abalașei — a chartered civil engineer with experience spanning heavy civils, transportation infrastructure, structural analysis, and BIM-VDC implementation across the UK.
Built on discipline, sharpened on site.
AVB Struct was founded by Ștefan Abalașei — a civil engineer trained at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași, with hands-on delivery experience across some of the UK’s most demanding infrastructure projects.
Before launching the practice, Ștefan worked on the front line of British construction — site engineering at SJS Engineering on the M20 Smart-Motorway scheme, civil engineering at eight2O for the Laleham water intake at Thames Water, reactor lining work at Bylor Joint Venture on the Hinkley Point C nuclear project, and topographical surveying around Heathrow and on heritage builds like the Moxy Hotel.
That breadth — from highways and water infrastructure to nuclear and structural surveying — is the foundation of how we work today. AVB Struct combines architectural and multidisciplinary design with rigorous structural analysis, delivered through modern BIM-VDC workflows and a deep respect for the codes that keep buildings safe.
We believe the best engineering starts with listening. Every brief is different, every site has its constraints, and every client deserves a solution tailored to their reality — not a house style imposed from above.
Where we go deep.
Years of experience across the most technical end of UK construction — applied to projects of every scale.
Heavy Civils
Reactor secondary linings, water intakes, large-scale concrete works. Experience earned on Hinkley Point C and Thames Water infrastructure.
Transportation Infrastructure
Smart-motorway delivery on the M20, J10A interchange works, signage and VRS — the discipline of delivering on a live highway, applied to every site we touch.
Structural Analysis
3D structural analysis of foundation blocks, ground beams, slabs, and column projection nodes. Code-checked, FEA-validated, optimised.
BIM-VDC Workflows
Reality capture and Virtual Design & Construction implementation, aligned with the latest UK standards including the CDM Regulations 2015.
Topographical Surveying
Full measured surveys, setting out, structural monitoring, and CAD drafting — including site engineering at Heathrow and the Moxy Hotel London.
Quality Assurance
Research and development under ISO 14075:2002 and ISO/IEC 17025:2017 — bias-free quality control as a core part of every deliverable.
Engineering is the art of modelling materials we do not wholly understand, into shapes we cannot precisely analyse, so as to withstand forces we cannot properly assess — in such a way that the public has no reason to suspect the extent of our ignorance.
Ready to start?
Whether you’re at concept stage, mid-design, or evaluating an existing structure, we’d be glad to talk. Most enquiries receive a response within one working day.
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