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

19 consulting industry figures named role models for ethnic minorities 19 members of the global consulting industry have been named as top role models and allies of ethnic minority individuals in the business arena.
20 June 2018
Incremental boosts headcount to 125 with Gap Consulting purchase Scottish consultancy Incremental has acquired English firm Gap for an undisclosed fee.
20 June 2018
Krista Woodman boosts KPMG's London private client team Big Four firm KPMG has announced a new senior appointment to bolster its private client practice in London.
20 June 2018
UK entertainment and media sector to grow by £8 billion by 2022 The UK’s entertainment and media sector is looking set to maintain its healthy growth levels through 2022, with a new report predicting it will grow to a size of £76 billion by then.
19 June 2018
BCC warns of lowest UK growth since recession Brexit uncertainty has left the UK is facing its weakest growth since the financial crisis, according to a new economic forecast.
19 June 2018
Five consulting firms named a best company to work for in Scotland Abbott Risk Consulting has been named one of the best companies to work for in Scotland, alongside industrial compatriots Anderson Anderson & Brown, EY, Accenture and Deloitte.
19 June 2018
HMRC faces probe on 9,000% rise in consulting spend The spending by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on consultants has risen by 9,000%, while customer service has plummeted.
19 June 2018
Amber Wajahat and Al Radford join Thought Provoking Consulting Thought Provoking Consulting has hired two sales directors to its international operations. Amber Wajahat joins the firm the UK, while Al Radford arrived with the consultancy in the US.
19 June 2018
The top 10 global consulting firms by industry and service expertise Deloitte Consulting, McKinsey & Company and The Boston Consulting Group are the top three consulting firms with the broadest and deepest capabilities, according to analysis of the service portfolios
18 June 2018
Heightened competition and currency fluctuations limit FMCG growth Large fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies have seen their revenue growth and operating profit growth slashed significantly in the past years.
18 June 2018
Despite benefits UK companies slow to adopt zero-based budgeting New research has shown that companies are reinvesting millions saved from zero-based initiatives into new growth.
18 June 2018
Moorfields advises Sunline Direct Mail as firm weighs administration Sunline Direct Mail, which provides print, marketing and direct mail services, is planning to bring in an administrator because of a falling order book.
18 June 2018
Deloitte unveils Partner and Director promotions in North West As the Big Four firm looks to meet growing demand in the region, Deloitte has made nine senior promotions across its North West practice.
18 June 2018
Ticket hike sees England fans priced out of World Cup Earlier in the year, figures unveilled by FIFA showed that travelling support for England’s football team was likely to decline by around 15,000 at Russia 2018.
15 June 2018
Woman led companies are outpacing the market, says EY Female led companies are projected to see solid growth rates over the coming year.
15 June 2018
Arthur D. Little and Solon deny strategic advisory roles to Lebara Telecommunications company Lebara has come under scrutiny from two of its alleged consultants, following its sale last year.
15 June 2018
Ramboll relocates Manchester office to Arkwright House Engineering consultancy Ramboll has announced it is relocating its 60-strong Manchester team to the Grade II Listed Arkwright House.
15 June 2018
Matt Watson joins LACE Partners as Chief Technology Officer LACE Partners has appointed Matt Watson as Chief Technology Officer.
15 June 2018
The top 50 most valuable companies | brands in the UK With a brand value of almost £40 billion, Shell is the UK’s most valuable company, while the closes runner up BP saw oil and energy firms dominate the top table of business in Britain.
14 June 2018
Advanced analytics spending in the UK to jump to £24 billion by 2020 Big Data and Advanced Analytics have been 'hot' topics for some time now, and spending in the segment looks set to double by 2020.
14 June 2018
Foreign direct investment in UK could dry up post-Brexit Globally foreign direct investment is set to continue to grow, with North America sitting at the top, while China has slid three spots to fifth overall.
14 June 2018
HMRC paid consultants from McKinsey £680,000 for Brexit work An ill-fated proposal for a post-Brexit customs arrangement has cost the UK Government more than it bargained for, after it emerged that McKinsey & Company had collected a fee of hundreds of thousand
14 June 2018
Eight Advisory hires former EY Senior Partner Steve Taylor Rapidly growing Eight Advisory has hired a former Senior Partner of EY to boost its valuations practice in the UK.
14 June 2018
Four areas to consider for developing digital transformation strategies Even though digitalisation has become a megatrend across sectors, from manufacturing to local government, there are very few success stories of traditional “analog-native” companies growing enough di
13 June 2018
Firms must hone 'cyber risk appetite' to win war against hackers Cybercrime is a continuous threat for organisations, and the protecting companies from highly motivated attackers is therefore a constant and on-going process.
13 June 2018
Alpha FMC eyes global expansion amid revenue boom After a successful IPO and a meteoric rise in revenue, consulting firm Alpha FMC has turned its gaze on global growth, mulling new locales in Zurich, Frankfurt and Hong Kong.
13 June 2018
FinTech Scotland partners with Deloitte and Sopra Steria Professional services firms Deloitte and Sopra Steria are among a quartet of entities which have become strategic partners of a FinTech initiative launched by the Scottish Government.
13 June 2018
WYG appoints Anne Clements as first Planning Director Anne Clements has been selected to fill the newly created role of Planning Director at global professional services firm WYG.
13 June 2018
The best consulting firms for IT strategy and digital transformation A group of 50 management and digital consulting firms in the United Kingdom have been lauded for their services in IT strategy and digital transformation.
12 June 2018
71 industrial robots installed per 10,000 workers in UK The UK is currently lagging behind 21 other nations in the adoption of robot density proportional to its industrial workforce.
12 June 2018
HR technology consultancy Cedar Consulting bought by Version 1 Dublin based tech outsourcing firm Version 1 has bridged the Irish Sea with a multimillion Euro spending spree in recent months.
12 June 2018
Telecoms consultancy Flint International enters Benelux with joint venture Flint International, a UK-headquartered consultancy and interim firm for the telecom sector, has expanded its network’s footprint into the Benelux through a joint venture with Netherlands-based Nauma
12 June 2018

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