Brian Clancy

Brian Clancy
Born1940
London
NationalityBritish
EducationSt Benedict’s School, Ealing, University College, London.
OccupationEngineer
Engineering career
DisciplineStructural engineer
InstitutionsInstitution of Structural Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Practice nameClancy Consulting.[1]
ProjectsMatchpoint Tennis Centre in South Manchester, Reconstruction of (part of) The Victorian Pavilion, Buxton, Derbyshire

Brian Clancy is a British structural engineer born in 1940 in London.[2]

Early life and education

After graduating from University College London with a degree in Civil Engineering Clancy started working at Oscar Faber Consulting Engineers (now AECOM) where he worked as a Resident engineer building a reinforced concrete silo and a large warehouse.[2]

Career

In 1966 Clancy moved to Manchester with his new wife Mo to work for C S Allott & Son now Jacobs since 2004. In 1969 he set up his own practice with a colleague but branched out on his own in 1972. The company became Clancy Consulting Chartered Consulting Engineers.[1] When Clancy resigned from the company in 1999 it had grown to 130 staff with offices in 4 UK cities.

Clancy served as a Local Councillor on Trafford Council for Mersey St Mary's between 1971-78[3] and Magistrate 1979-2007[1] and member of the Board of Governors of the University of Manchester[4] Clancy was President of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 1996-97. The Clancy Award named after him.[5] is to the author(s) of a paper published in The Structural Engineer on the whole-life management of structures. Clancy has worked on the subsidence and inspection of low-rise buildings.[2]

Awards and honours

Selected projects

  • Matchpoint Tennis Centre in South Manchester in South Manchester,
  • Reconstruction of (part of) The Victorian Pavilion, Buxton, Derbyshire[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Engineer as Expert Witness". 28 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "The President 1996-97" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Manchester Association of Engineers 1999-2000" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b c "Minutes of Board of Governors".
  5. ^ "Clancy Award" (PDF).
  6. ^ "The Structural Awards 2007" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Victorian Pavilion, Buxton, Derbyshire".