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Structural & Civil Engineering Design
Structural & Civil Engineering Design

Over 20 years of expertise and excellence

Amphora was founded in 2002, as a Queen’s University spin out, by Professors Muhammad Basheer and Adrian Long OBE, developing innovative testing technology and providing world leading material science consultancy.

Much of its early work revolved around the preservation of existing structures, particularly concrete and historic stone. The founders’ international reputation led Amphora to be involved in projects including the Beijing Birds Nest Stadium, Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway, Wardian London and Palais d’Iéna in Paris. As Amphora continues to evolve as a business, we continue our strong links with academia, working closely with our partner institutions; Queen’s University Belfast, Heriot-Watt and Leeds University.

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Our success is fuelled by dedication, enthusiasm and ingenuity

Our focused teams have a flair for lateral thinking, for looking beyond the every day and focussing on design solutions which, not only deliver today but are just as outstanding tomorrow.

What sets us apart is that all our directors and senior people have hands-on input to developing projects as well as managing them – regardless of how large or small the assignment. Our senior leadership team have the focus and breadth of experience to exceed the expected outcomes for our clients. They have successfully led and delivered significant and challenging projects across the entire development cycle of the built environment. Guided by senior management, all members of the Amphora team will demonstrate the same enthusiasm and first-class ability to make your project a resounding success.

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ENGINEERING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE


Our Senior Management

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Neil Campbell

MEng (Hons) PhD CEng MIEI MICT
Managing Director

Team Member

Ross Johnston

MEng(Hons) PhD CEng MIStructE AIFireE NECReg
Director of Structural & Civil Engineering

Team Member

Bill Dowey

BEng (Hons) CEng MIStructE
Executive Director

More About Neil

Neil is a Chartered Structural Engineer with specialist knowledge in material performance and durability. He has a passion for reuse and preservation of existing building materials, particularly concrete, historic stonework and cast iron. After completing a PhD at Queen's University in energy performace of historic buildings, Neil became Managing Director of Ampora in 2014. Neil is passionate about protecting our built enviroment and ensuring that it is preserved for future generations.

More About Ross

Ross joined Amphora Consulting in October 2024 as Director of Structural & Civil Engineering, bringing over 15 years’ experience delivering Structural, Civil and Fire Engineering input on complex building and infrastructure projects in the private and public sectors.

A Chartered Structural Engineer, Accredited NEC PM and Associate Fire Engineer, Ross has a proven track record of leading on the successful delivery of large and medium scale building and infrastructure projects, including both permanent and temporary works. For his work, he has received multiple awards from the IStructE.

He continues to publish journal papers further to his award-winning PhD research and is a Guest Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast. He has been selected to sit on multiple expert panels to contribute to Eurocode and Building Regulation upgrades.

Ross is passionate about utilising creative and innovative methods to resolve complex infrastructure issues, considering buildability at all stages. His other passion is embedding net zero principles throughout design development and through construction.