about us

a legacy of quality and success.

As a leading Building Services Engineering Consultancy, established in 1999 and rebranded in 2020, Bennett Freehill provides a quality, client focused and professional mechanical, electrical and niche sustainability engineering design service.

We have created a vibrant, innovative and energetic engineering hub that focuses on the advancements in digital engineering and sustainability and is integral to the delivery of pioneering and award-winning projects such as the South West College Erne Campus (the world’s first educational Passivhaus Premium rated building and the first UK building to achieve both Passivhaus Premium status and BREEAM outstanding accreditation), DAERA Headquarters, Giants Causeway Visitors Centre and more recently the Redevelopment of two CAFRE Agricultural College campuses to Passivhaus Premium and Weavers’ Hall the first certified Passivhaus Purpose Built Student Accommodation in Belfast.

Working in collaboration with architects and professional design teams, D&B contractors and M&E sub contractors, we strive to be at the forefront with innovative, practical sustainable solutions to deliver world class buildings for our clients throughout the UK and Ireland.

our team

brilliant minds. passionate people.

About us Bennett Freehill

Our talented team, led by Managing Partner Cormac Freehill MCIBSE MIET CEng MSc BEng, bring their passion, expertise and personality to every project.  We take immense pride in all our projects and have an ambitious ethos that drives an immersive approach to working on new projects.

Our in-house team consists of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Vertical Transport Engineers, Building Physics Engineers, Certified Passivhaus / NZEB Designers, Certified Commissioning Managers, BREEAM Assessors and BIM Professionals.

We design the best buildings today for a better tomorrow.

our culture

team-centred. rewarding. inclusive.

We’ve created a fun rewarding workplace where talented people thrive while delivering pioneering, pragmatic building design. 

At Bennett Freehill, strategic thinking happens alongside spontaneous conversations, where everyone’s voice contributes to our shared success.

our vision

collaborate

To work together in pursuit of client satisfaction and a truly sustainable environment.

deliver

To deliver coordinated, practical, design solutions that excite.

excellence

To nurture a passion for technical excellence for our clients and team.

accreditations & memberships

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About us Bennett Freehill
About us Bennett Freehill
About us Bennett Freehill
About us Bennett Freehill

Cormac Freehill

MCIBSE MIET CEng MSc BEng

A Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 15 years’ experience working with some of the UK’s foremost engineering companies, Cormac has been pivotal to the successful award and delivery of multi-million pound projects since being appointed to the role of Managing Director in June 2020 and rebranding the business as Bennett Freehill.

Cormac brings a new vision, new energy and fresh leadership to the team and is responsible for the strategic growth and development of the business, through supporting and undertaking marketing activities, and the training and development of our technically accomplished staff.  In the role of design team leader and client liaison Cormac ensures that the team delivers pioneering, pragmatic MEP design excellence for our clients. 

Cormac specialises in Passivhaus and Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) construction and is passionate about, and professionally skilled in, Renewable Energy Systems, Energy, Procurement, Design Management and Consulting Engineering.

Cormac Freehill

MCIBSE MIET CEng MSc BEng

A Chartered Building Services Engineer with over 15 years’ experience working with some of the UK’s foremost engineering companies, Cormac has been pivotal to the successful award and delivery of multi-million pound projects since being appointed to the role of Managing Director in June 2020 and rebranding the business as Bennett Freehill.

Cormac brings a new vision, new energy and fresh leadership to the team and is responsible for the strategic growth and development of the business, through supporting and undertaking marketing activities, and the training and development of our technically accomplished staff.  In the role of design team leader and client liaison Cormac ensures that the team delivers pioneering, pragmatic MEP design excellence for our clients. 

Cormac specialises in Passivhaus and Nearly Zero-Energy Building (NZEB) construction and is passionate about, and professionally skilled in, Renewable Energy Systems, Energy, Procurement, Design Management and Consulting Engineering.