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

Arup to lead masterplan efforts of Edinburgh's Waverley Station A team lead by engineering consultancy Arup has been picked to design a masterplan for Edinburgh’s Waverley Station.
24 August 2018
Elixirr welcomes new interns from Harris Westminster Sixth Form Elixirr has recruited four new summer interns from a local sixth form and a grammar school.
24 August 2018
Royal Mail struggles to reduce customer complaints post-privatisation According to a new study, Royal Mail is enjoying mixed results after its three years of full privatisation.
23 August 2018
Market for predictive maintenance to reach $11 billion by 2022 A new report has revealed that rather than being a method of avoiding losses, predictive maintenance of equipment could create major value for businesses.
23 August 2018
Mace's development plans for University of Sheffield approved The University of Sheffield is due for a new development, after the plans of consulting firm Mace were approved by the City Council.
23 August 2018
EY UK&I appoints Praveen Shankar as new TMT leader Big Four firm EY has announced it has appointed Praveen Shankar to lead its UK and Ireland (UK&I) Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice.
23 August 2018
Growing competition is top concern of executives in telecom industry Dramatic changes in the political, business and economic environment means telecom companies are facing major risks on the horizon, as the telecoms industry must adapt to rapidly changing market dema
22 August 2018
How SMEs can gain competitive advantage from Brexit Two years on from the UKs vote to leave the EU, details of the divorce deal are yet to materialise.
22 August 2018
42 digital consultancy jobs saved in Chelsea Apps Factory sale In an uncommon turn of events amid a booming digital consulting industry, Chelsea Apps Factory fell into administration earlier in the summer.
22 August 2018
OC&C Partner Philip Rowland joins private equity firm Riverside US private equity firm Riverside has installed Philip Rowland as a new Partner. Rowland arrives from the strategy consultancy OC&C, where he held the same rank.
22 August 2018
UK must establish construction as 'jewel' of post-Brexit exporting As Britain prepares for life outside the EU, the nation’s Government is being primed by multiple sectors to prioritise their area, in a bid to become world leaders and offset the impact of Brexit.
21 August 2018
Top PwC executive praises response of colleagues as he comes out A top executive of PwC has said that he was positively surprised by the reaction to his coming out.
21 August 2018
House of Fraser administrators defend Sports Direct deal House of Fraser administrator EY has come under pressure to justify accepting Sports Direct’s offer to buy the department store.
21 August 2018
Canadian firm signals intent to purchase UK engineering consultancy The latest in a succession of Canadian acquisitions of UK firms has seen Stantec agree to acquire Peter Brett Associates.
21 August 2018
BDO appoints Richard Austin as Corporate Advisory Partner The UK’s sixth largest advisory and auditing firm has appointed a new Corporate Advisory Partner.
21 August 2018
Global corporates shifted $616 billion in profits to 11 tax havens Despite growing global outrage at the existence of tax havens, the schemes for massive global conglomerates to swerve paying their share seem more popular than ever.
20 August 2018
The top consulting firms for M&A, due diligence and transaction support A new competition analysis has identified the globe’s top consulting firms for M&A consultancy.
20 August 2018
The HALO Scotland partners CGI for Kilmarnock regeneration Urban regeneration firm HALO Scotland has partnered with global IT consultancy CGI to develop technologies that will provide young people and current workforces with the skills in cyber, digital, spa
20 August 2018
EY UK acquires law firm as Big Four edge toward disrupting legal industry With the Big Four looking to enter the coveted legal space, and open themselves up to lucrative new contracts in the process, the foursome are weighing up merger and acquisition activity to break int
20 August 2018
KPMG wealth team snaps up risk expert Bill Packman KPMG UK has appointed a former IBM and Deloitte employee to bolster its wealth team.
20 August 2018
UK supply chain management sees bumper M&A activity but low value In 2017, deal volumes in Europe (including the UK and Ireland) for merger and acquisition activity in the logistics and supply chain management sector represented 54% of the market’s global M&A activ
17 August 2018
New VIGA offering aims to help consulting firms with optimising research Global data collection agency VIGA has launched a new division targeting management consultancies.
17 August 2018
Property consultancy completes Bristol city centre project Property and construction consultancy, Ridge Partners, has finalised a two year refurbishment project in Bristol’s business district.
17 August 2018
Remainer consultant quits job for last European tour to 'Stop Brexit' A former consultant from Exeter has captured imaginations of Europhiles across the continent with his attempt to write “STOP BREXIT” across the continent, armed with only a van, a sat-nav, and his de
17 August 2018
The social media follower base of the top ten strategy consulting firms Combined, the globe’s top ten strategy consulting firms hold an estimated 20% to 25% share of the globe’s $110+ billion strategy & operations consulting market, but with digital disruption at play, t
16 August 2018
Create a winning organisation by re-imagining human resources Aaron Alburey, co-founder of consulting firm LACE Partners, reflects on the opportunity for organisations to rethink the role of HR in our changing world.
16 August 2018
Grey launches consulting arm to battle the management consultants One of the world’s largest design agencies has launched a consulting outfit, as the two industries continue on their trajectory towards a historic synthesis.
16 August 2018
Former GKFX Financial Services chief launches compliance consultancy Rod Martenstyn has exited brokerage firm GKFX Financial Services to launch a new consultancy.
16 August 2018
Bain & Company grows UK revenues by 7% to £149 million Global strategy consultancy Bain & Company has recorded revenue growth of around 7% in the year leading up to December 2017.
15 August 2018
Mazars announces move to new office in Leeds Global consulting firm Mazars has confirmed it will upgrade its office in Leeds to accommodate its larger workforce.
15 August 2018
Control Risks launches due diligence solution for third-party ecosystem A new due diligence solution to monitor and maintain the third-party ecosystem of companies is looking to transform how businesses safe-guard their operations in an increasingly open era of work.
15 August 2018
PwC's Luisa Affuso named Chief Economist of Ofcom The UK’s communications watchdog has named a PwC Director as its new Chief Economist.
15 August 2018

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