The etch team

Chris Hughes
Chris has 11 years’ of mechanical engineering experience across both contracting and engineering consultancy. His diverse experience ranges from large national infrastructure projects to small scale refurbishments, across heritage, private residential, public sector,commercial, healthcare, and rail projects.
Chris has worked extensively across the heritage and low carbon energy sectors, often marrying these together by working with major charitable trusts, ecclesiastical buildings, and world heritage sites. In 2023 he was published in the E&T magazine with apiece on reducing carbon emissions in heritage buildings.
Within project teams, Chris believes in developing friendly and respectful working relationships, and takes care to fully understand the client’s needs. Chris has a strong interest in mentoring junior staff and enjoys fostering new talent.