About
No product affiliations. No contractor commercial pressure. Specialist multi-disciplinary design that genuinely owns the waterproofing scope from RIBA 2 through construction monitoring.
Why CLW exists
Basement waterproofing is consistently high risk in UK commercial development. The scope gap is structural: structural engineers or architects develop design intent for waterproofing at RIBA Stage 2, without the specialist depth to own it. This intent gets pushed down the supply chain until no one truly owns it.
The result is defects, cost overruns, disputes, and. Ultimately. Buildings that leak.
CLW exists to close that gap. Not by selling products. Not by working for contractors. By being genuinely independent, technically expert, and commercially accountable.
The team
Technical Director
MEng PgDip MSt(Cantab) C.Build E CSRT CSSW WDS APAEWE MCIOB MCABE
Founder. Past Chair of the Property Care Association. Contributing committee member of BS 8102:2022. Named author of CIRIA C817. Expert witness on waterproofing disputes (Academy of Experts, NEWA). ~22k LinkedIn followers. Speaker and white paper author. Family of three sons; climbs when he can get out.
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Practice Director
ARB RIBA CSSW
Chartered Architect (ARB RIBA) and CSSW-qualified waterproofing specialist. Andrea bridges the architectural design process and waterproofing technical requirements from RIBA Stage 1 through construction completion. As Practice Director, he owns CLW's quality systems, document protocols, and project delivery processes - ensuring waterproofing scope is properly integrated from the earliest design stages. Sailor and scuba diver; prefers his home waters of Sicily.
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Design Manager
BA CSSW PCAQT WDS
20+ years of technical drawing for architects and developers. CSSW-qualified and WDS-registered waterproofing design specialist. Owns CLW's document protocols, drawing standards, and construction detail library. Adam makes complex waterproofing design legible on the drawing set - and keeps it that way through every revision.
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Senior Waterproofing Design Consultant
MEng MSc CSSW WDS
Structural engineer (MEng MSc) with 20+ years in basement construction and foundation engineering. Has worked with foundation contractors as structural engineer, project manager, temporary works coordinator, and temporary works engineer - giving him direct contractor-side insight into how waterproofing decisions land on site. CSSW and WDS qualified, Johnny brings structural depth to CLW's design work with particular expertise in deep basement sequencing, ground engineering interfaces, and below-ground structural form.
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CFO (Chief Fun Officer)
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Ben's dog. Comes into the office. Excellent at chasing balls.
Credentials
£10m Professional Indemnity. SSiP Approved Designers. Cyber Essentials Plus. CHAS Elite Accredited. Chartered Building Consultancy (CIOB). ASUC member. PCA member. Three registered Waterproofing Design Specialists (Ben, Adam, Johnny). Ben Hickman contributed to BS 8102:2022.
Full credentials →Whether you're at RIBA 2 and shaping the brief, or you've been handed a contractor's proposal and need an independent read.
