Lewis Howdle Ltd review
Ranked 5 of 5 in Structural engineers in Telford
Best for: Telford clients wanting a long-standing practice
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Trading as LEWIS HOWDLE LIMITED · Wellington · Service area: Telford
Lewis Howdle Ltd in short
Lewis Howdle Ltd is a consulting engineering practice at Haygate Road in Wellington, listed with a named contact, phone and fax [1]. The limited company behind it has traded for decades, which is the firm's strongest card [2]. It suits Telford clients who want a long-standing practice and are happy to make contact by phone rather than through a website.
Reviews run against it: a low Google rating from a pair of ratings is the whole customer record [3]. There is no website, so services, prices and insurance details cannot be checked online [1] [3]. Our opinion: Lewis Howdle Ltd is a history-led choice for general consulting work, but neither its cover nor its cost is published on any public source.
On services and areas, the record is spare: an engineering-consultants listing at Haygate Road in Wellington with a named contact, phone and fax, and no website behind it [1]. The company record gives the practice its backbone, with decades of continuous trading under the same identity [2].
Customer evidence is the whole of two Google ratings, averaging low, with no other platform carrying a word on the firm [3]. That pair of voices is too small a base to call a pattern, and nothing published on services, prices or cover fills the gap. Our opinion: a history-led choice for general consulting work, where the caller judges the practice on the phone rather than on paper.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Lewis Howdle suits you if you prefer a long-established Wellington practice and will make contact by phone [1] [2]. The company has traded since 1999 [2]. Set against that: a low Google rating from two reviews, no website, and no published prices or insurance details [3].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 44.0 / 100
Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%
25 out of 100
Google 3 out of 5 from 2 reviews [3]. With fewer than five reviews so far, this counts a little less.
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
50 out of 100
Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked.
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
Industry qualifications
Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.
Strengths
Limitations
The Google listing carries 3.0 from two reviews, seen 4 September 2026 [3].
It has no website, so services, prices and insurance details cannot be sourced online.
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Questions about Lewis Howdle Ltd
Is Lewis Howdle any good?
As a long-standing practice, the history is solid: a Wellington consulting firm with a company record stretching back decades [1] [2]. The customer record is weaker, with a low Google rating from a pair of ratings [3]. Phone with your brief and confirm cover and cost in writing. The decades-long company record is the firm's strongest card in this table [1] [2].
Is Lewis Howdle registered with an industry scheme?
No industry qualifications could be sourced from the registers, a website or the platforms checked, and the practice has no website of its own to state any. There is no mandatory register for structural engineers. Ask what credentials sit behind your job and get the answer in writing. Put the question on the same call as the price so both answers arrive together.
How much does Lewis Howdle charge?
With no website, it publishes no prices, rates or VAT terms anywhere we could check. That makes the phone call the whole quoting process: describe the job fully and agree a fixed price. Confirm what the price covers in writing before work starts. Put spans, photos and access on the table in that same call so the price means something.
Where does Lewis Howdle work?
It is based at Haygate Road in Wellington, Telford, listed under engineering consultants [1]. Phone first to confirm it covers your postcode and can take your job at a time that suits you. Agree access, timing and what the fee covers on the same call. The Haygate Road listing sits under engineering consultants with phone and fax routes in [1].
How is Lewis Howdle ranked?
It ranks fifth of the five structural engineers in our September round, picked for Telford clients wanting a long-standing practice. Firms are listed in score order and this round's evidence is dated 4 September 2026. Read the full review, then call with your brief. Its long-standing-practice best-for suits callers who value history over a deep review record.
How do I get a quote from Lewis Howdle?
By phone to the Wellington office: with no website, the call is the whole quoting process [1]. Ring with the brief ready: spans or drawings, photos, access and timing, then agree a fixed price with what it covers confirmed in writing. Ask what credentials sit behind your job on the same call.
What do the reviews say about Lewis Howdle?
Little, and little of it warm: a low Google rating from a pair of ratings, seen in this September round [3]. No other platform carries a word on the firm. Ask the practice for recent client references when you ring for the quote. If you have used the practice, the review form on this page takes customer reviews.
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Sources
- Construction.co.uk directory — Lewis Howdle Ltd, engineering consultants Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — LEWIS HOWDLE LIMITED overview (03745897) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Lewis Howdle Ltd, Wellington, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- IStructE — find a structural engineer (trade register reference) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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