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

Agile working can help public sector bodies improve performance Agile ways of working are sweeping the private sector.
03 July 2018
PwC first Big Four firm to ban all-male job shortlists Professional services giant PwC has announced it will no longer permit all-male job shortlists, as the firm bids to tackle its gender pay gap.
03 July 2018
David Villar and Nick Sumner join R&G Global Consultants UK International professional services group R&G Global Consultants has added two new senior members to its London team.
03 July 2018
The 50 global companies with the best leadership team A new list of the world’s top companies for business leadership has revealed a number of best practices which can boost a firm’s growth.
02 July 2018
ICMCI launches ISO quality standard for management consultancy services The International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), an international organ that supports the development of the management consulting profession, has launch of the ISO 20700, the f
02 July 2018
BearingPoint promotes Stuart Higgins to Partner in the UK Stuart Higgins has been appointed as a Partner in the UK wing of international consultancy BearingPoint.
02 July 2018
Thornton Tomasetti expands UK footprint by acquiring two consultancies Global engineering consultancy Thornton Tomasetti has further grown its footprint of 44 offices worldwide with the acquisition of two British firms.
02 July 2018
Ruairí Allen and Daniel Gaffney named Partners at Deloitte Ireland Deloitte Consulting’s Ireland arm has made two internal Partner appointments in preparation for changing demand in coming months.
02 July 2018
How six core values are steering First Consulting's growth At First Consulting, six simple words define how work internally and with clients," says Jon Nelmes, the firm's UK director.
29 June 2018
UK employees losing faith in annual performance management cycles A poll of the UK’s workforce has shown that annual appraisals are becoming outdated in the eyes of British employees.
29 June 2018
A.T. Kearney and Atos win executive development awards Two consulting firms have been rewarded for their efforts in executive development. A.T.
29 June 2018
SLR Consulting posts strong financial results, completes Charterhouse deal UK headquartered SLR Consulting has seen a boost in turnover of more than 4% in the last financial year.
29 June 2018
PwC fined and Partner banned from accounting over BHS audit Following an investigation into the collapse of British retailer British Home Stores, PwC and a former Partner of the firm have been fined on the grounds of ‘misconduct’.
29 June 2018
OC&C Partner Nicholas Farhi appointed new Chair of UnLtd Non-profit organisation management firm UnLtd has confirmed the hiring of an OC&C Partner as its new Chair.
29 June 2018
Study shows Brexit could cost each UK household £1,000 Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union is set to cost £1000 per household, according to a new study.
28 June 2018
Advanced use of Robotic Process Automation to double by 2020 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is set to revolutionise the customer experience by 2020, according to new research.
28 June 2018
Equiteq advises on Dartmouth Partners and The NAV People transactions Continued merger and acquisition activity in the consulting industry has seen Equiteq advice on multiple deals in 2018.
28 June 2018
'Unacceptable deterioration' in auditing sees KPMG censured by FRC The Financial Reporting Council has taken unprecedented steps to monitor the auditing work of KPMG.
28 June 2018
EY partners Tim Wainwright and Dean Lake join Eight Advisory Weeks after hiring EY partner Steve Taylor, Eight Advisory has poached another two Senior Partners from the Big Four firm.
28 June 2018
UK companies most at risk of investor activism Investor activism saw a double digit rise in the UK over the past 12 months, according to a new report.
27 June 2018
Ankura acquires two business units from Navigant for $470 million As global consulting firm Navigant seeks to realign itself to a more concentrated set of services, the firm has confirmed the proposed sale of two of its business units to rapidly growing Ankura Cons
27 June 2018
Three key considerations when selling a consulting partnership Increasing levels of deal activity in the professional services market from both trade purchasers and private equity funds is inspiring many partners of consultancies to consider selling their busine
27 June 2018
Duff & Phelps administrates restaurant chain amid poor hospitality spending Duff & Phelps has been appointed as the administrator for collapsed up market dining chain Prescott & Conran.
27 June 2018
CBRE appoints Charlotte Gannon a UK Client Solutions Director Real estate consultancy CBRE has appointed Charlotte Gannon as a Director in the firm’s UK client solutions team.
27 June 2018
Legacy IT operations slow profitability, customer experience and innovation Large companies which have successfully upgraded their legacy IT are reaping the benefits.
26 June 2018
McKinsey and Quantum Black back government's £2.3 billion AI boost A new multi-billion AI investment drive has been backed by key industry figures, including consulting firm McKinsey & Company and its analytics subsidiary Quantum Black.
26 June 2018
ITPEnergised and Xero Energy merge respective consulting businesses Two Scotland-based energy consultancies have announced a deal to merge their operations.
26 June 2018
PwC appoints new Head Partner in Newcastle Global professional services giant PwC has appointed a new Head Partner for its Newcastle outfit.
26 June 2018
How Agile working with SAFe helps Air France - KLM bolster performance In order to boost its time to market and efficiency, commercial airliner Air France – KLM recently underwent a concerted campaign of Agile adoption.
25 June 2018
Stephen Newton on how he built Elixirr into an international consultancy UK-founded consultancy Elixirr has gone from strength to strength since its launch, nine years ago.
25 June 2018
Companies with poor customer experience are putting £107 billion at risk UK companies which fail to maintain customer relevance could forfeit over £100 billion in coming years, as all sectors face mounting competition, thanks to new innovative and agile rivals leveraging
25 June 2018
Atos wins deal to establish supercomputing Centre of Excellence in Wales IT specialist consultancy Atos has garnered a new contract in collaboration with Dell EMC to establish a supercomputing Centre of Excellence in Wales.
25 June 2018

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