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The latest news in the consulting industry in the UK. An overview of consulting news, research and firm updates.

Chris Morley and Dom Boyd join Kantar as division leaders Kantar has appointed two division leaders in the UK.
27 January 2020
Fall in CVAs could lead to spike in retail administrations 2019 was undoubtedly a tough year for the retail sector – however Britain’s high street crisis could be on the verge of deepening this year, according to the latest research.
24 January 2020
Develop Consulting wins NHS contract to improve General Practice Develop Consulting, a Coventry-based improvement firm specialising in process and organisational improvement, has been awarded a national NHS England contract to support general practice in the imple
24 January 2020
Leaders under pressure lose eye contact and speak faster Workers wondering if their boss might be failing to keep them in the picture about the future of their company would do well to pay attention to their senior manager’s body-language.
24 January 2020
AlixPartners appoints trio of Managing Directors in London office Global consultancy AlixPartners has announced the appointment of three new Managing Directors in its London office.
24 January 2020
Top car-makers face €14 billion fine for emissions failures As Europe looks to cut down on its emissions footprint to offset the worst effects of climate change, 13 of the continent’s leading automotive manufacturers face a combined fine of €14.5 billion.
23 January 2020
Movement Strategies joins engineering consultancy GHD in London Analytics specialist Movement Strategies has been purchased by global consultancy GHD Group for an undisclosed fee.
23 January 2020
Arup to aid Persimmon with fire-safety response Specialist consultant Arup has been appointed to assess fire-safety issues in the new homes of Persimmon, following a damning report into the house-builder.
23 January 2020
SAC Consulting beefs up livestock advisory team Agricultural advisory firm SAC Consulting Solutions has appointed two new members to its beef and sheep team, as farmers in the sector look to adapt to rapidly changing conditions.
23 January 2020
CEO confidence in economy slides from buoyant to glum What a difference two years can make.
22 January 2020
Charlotte Gregson on UK's booming independent consulting market Independent consulting work now accounts for over a fifth of the industry’s annual revenues. COMATCH UK Managing Director Charlotte Gregson says the only way is up.
22 January 2020
Accenture FinTech scheme targets women-founded start-ups The London wing of Accenture’s FinTech Innovation Lab has announced it will welcome a new group of start-ups in 2020.
22 January 2020
Karin Giefer and Quinnton Harris join Publicis Sapient Digital transformation firm Publicis Sapient has started 2020 by adding two new senior members to its Experience team.
22 January 2020
How digital marketing agencies should evolve to stay relevant The multitude of benefits brought by digital advertising continue to drive its growth. However, marketing budgets are shifting, with spend on social taking share from spend on search.
21 January 2020
Construction tender inflation less bad than expected A new study from consulting firm Arcadis has found that inflation in the construction industry is likely to fall in 2020.
21 January 2020
Has Brexit damaged the ambitions of UK's tech sector? Brexit is fast approaching, with just one week left before the UK officially leaves the European Union (EU).
21 January 2020
Steve Varley becomes EY's first global sustainability leader As part of a major reshuffle among EY’s upper echelons, Steve Varley has been named as the Big Four firm’s first global sustainability leader.
21 January 2020
Brexit anxiety helps UK consulting market hit £11 billion The growth of the UK’s management consulting industry accelerated to 8% in 2019, propelling the market’s combined revenue beyond the £11 billion mark.
20 January 2020
Business strategies to better face economic uncertainty Economists are forecasting that there is a recession on the horizon. The economy can’t be projected entirely on suspicion, particularly at a time of uncertainty surrounding the future of Brexit.
20 January 2020
Why C-suite leaders must become chief learning officers Training, learning and development, powered by a rapidly growing array of innovative edtech tools, represent a new front in the battle for competitive advantage, argue Simon Rowan and Andrew Davidson
20 January 2020
Louise Durkan joins Quantuma as Partner in Bristol office UK consultancy Quantuma has further invested in its Bristol operations with a new Partner appointment.
20 January 2020
How techniques from acting can help business leaders perform RADA Business, the commercial consultancy and training arm of the drama school RADA, is helping business professionals improvise successfully and perform in the moment in business.
17 January 2020
5 questions to ask before embarking on an agile journey There is a large amount of information about Agile and much of it is conflicting.
17 January 2020
Former Police Chief Inspector launches new consultancy Rhiannon Ivens, formerly a Police Chief Inspector, has dived into the private sector and established and launched her own consultancy, Double Back Solutions, with the strong desire to support and pro
17 January 2020
Healthcare consultancy CF appoints Mike Parish as Chair Healthcare management consultancy CF has appointed Mike Parish as Chair of the Board.
17 January 2020
OC&C Strategy Consultants enjoys bumper year The M&A team of OC&C Strategy Consultants had a busy year in 2019, having advised on 70 acquisitions around the globe, including several multi-billion transactions and IPOs.
17 January 2020
2019 saw UK retail suffer 25-year-low A new industry report has found that Britain’s retail growth is currently enduring its worst performance since the 1990s.
16 January 2020
SAP SuccessFactors helps EY to transform HR structure Having doubled its headcount in five years, Big Four firm EY needed to overhaul its internal human resources systems to on-board and support its 290,000 global staff.
16 January 2020
PwC opens largest UK regional office in Birmingham Professional services firm PwC has moved its 2,000 Birmingham staff into a new office at One Chamberlain Square.
16 January 2020
Deloitte Partner Tom Scampion joins AlixPartners in London AlixPartners has appointed Tom Scampion as a Managing Director in its London office.
16 January 2020
Equal pay to be realised after 2277 at present rate An damning new report from the World Economic Forum has warned that the gender pay gap will not be closed for more than two centuries, if the present rate of progress does not improve.
15 January 2020
Korn Ferry's Sarah Chorus on the courage needed for D&I change While the importance of diversity and inclusion is broadly agreed upon by the majority of business leaders, many organisations still fall short of living up to their commitments.
15 January 2020

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