About GTA Civils
History of GTA Civils
2008/9
gta make progress in developing the flood risk assessment side of the business by branching into complex stream modelling. gta’s ISO 9001 certification is renewed once again.
2007
gta make a successful move to 66a Church Walk, Burgess Hill. The office is in the town centre and provides an excellent central location close to the train station. The staff are looking forward to many years at the bright and airy new offices!
2006
Neil Stevenson joined the company as a technical director; Gerald Tobias took early retirement and continues as a consultant to the company; Emma Horsby handed over the managing director reins to Martin Roberts and was retained by the board as a management consultant.
2005
gta achieved investors in people recognition at the first attempt!
2004
Emma Hornsby became sole managing director and Martin Roberts was appointed a director; gta celebrated 30 years in business.
2003
gta decided to withdraw from mechanical and electrical engineering services in order to concentrate on the core business of civils-highways-drainage-infrastructure services.
2002
The directors implemented a 5 year programme of succession planning; Gerald Tobias and Emma Horsby became joint managing directors.
2000
gta established an association with Highway Associates, a small but very professional group of engineers, dealing with all aspects of traffic, road design and maintenance. As a result our range of services was extended to include highway engineering.
1996
Saw the incorporation of Peter Lines & Partners by gta which broadened the scope of services offered by the consultancy to encompass a wider building services capability.
1992
gta facilities management was launched by Emma Hornsby to provide survey and project management services for the implementation of minor to medium building services contracts.
1974
Gerald Tobias established the private practice of Gerald Tobias Associates (now trading as gta civils ltd). It offered a consultancy specialising in those services associated with public health and infrastructure engineering — drainage, sewage disposal, road and hard standing design, plumbing, water and fire engineering. Until the mid 90s a large portion of its workload was provided by retailers Safeway and Sainsbury.
Management
Martin Roberts ieng, aciwem, mciht
Managing Director
Martin is a director who enjoys giving personal attention to his clients by successfully managing their projects and through good communication. He has a reputation for producing high quality, innovative and cost effective design solutions. He has particular skills with regards to Flood Risk and SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) and overcoming Environment Agency objections on difficult sites. He is also responsible for the financial well-being of the company and personally overseeing the workload of the engineering team.
Neil Stevenson mciht
Director
Neil takes the lead at gta in developing new business and extending existing relationships. He has been in construction since 1987 and has held senior positions in previous employment prior to joining gta civils ltd as a director in 2006. He has a well rounded wealth of experience within the construction sector and is always willing to offer the benefit of his experience to new and existing clients.
Neil is responsible for helping gta civils ltd develop its highways team and also increase the commercial and residential housing market client base. In addition, Neil shares the responsibility for all gta projects and managing the team of senior engineers, engineers and technicians.
Neil’s skills across the engineering disciplines are strong, particularly in the areas of highways and building developments and client care. Neil is also responsible for managing the company’s health and safety policies; training staff; review and report to the board.
Gerald C Tobias cenv, ieng, fiphe, fciwem, frsh
Consultant
Gerald is the company founder and, although now semi-retired, still takes a close interest in the business. He plays an active role in marketing, quality control and business planning. He sits on the board as a non-executive.
Allen Rollings bsc(hons), ceng, mice, miht
Highways Consultant
Allen is a very experienced chartered highways engineer with a wealth of experience in the public and private sectors. He and his team have a first rate record of overcoming planning problems associated with highways and civil engineering.
Roger New ceng mice bsc msc
Highways Consultant
Prior to joining gta, Roger worked for East Sussex County Council for 27 years and in that time developed a wealth of experience in the transport sector. His experience included:
- transport aspects of the County Structure Plan;
- advising District Councils on transport aspects of Local Plans and Local Development Frameworks;
- liaison with Government Offices, Departments and regional organisations on regional transport strategies and plans;
- transport data collection and analysis;
- all aspects of Development Control.
He was also a leading figure in the formation and development of the TRICS trip generation database and its marketing and adoption as the foremost national database of its type.