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

Europe’s best train systems, UK railway poor in service quality UK railways have the joint 6th worst standard of service in Europe, according to insights found in a new report by the Boston Consultancy Group.
05 June 2017
Deloitte forecasts pre-Millennial level growth in London office space London will continue to see the addition of new Grade A office space, a new report finds.
05 June 2017
Venture capital investment continues to fall, KPMG finds According to a new study by KPMG, venture capital (VC) markets have continued to decrease investment into Angel/Seed and Early stage startups, in the face of market uncertainty and focus on the manag
05 June 2017
Baringa adds five partners and three directors to UK consulting team Baringa Partners has in recent months made a number of senior appointments.
05 June 2017
BDO advises Profile Consultancy on its disposal to Bellrock Consultancy firm BDO advised Profile Consultancy, as the Yorkshire-based real estate professional services group was acquired by Bellrock.
05 June 2017
Arcardis and Mott MacDonald win underground metro deal in Sydney The Metron Consortium, which includes engineering and consultancy firms Arcadis and Mott MacDonald, has won a contract in Underground Station Design and Technical Services, in preparation for work on the second stage of Sydney’s metro project.
05 June 2017
Market Gravity acquisition boosts Deloitte's creative consulting capacity Major consulting force Deloitte has announced the acquisition of proposition design consultancy Market Gravity, for an undisclosed sum.
02 June 2017
The 25 largest publicly listed companies in the world In line with last year’s trends, Apple is once more the largest listed company in the world.
02 June 2017
White Space helps British Gas to make best of digital custom Strategy consultants White Space worked closely with British Gas to draw up the innovative online-services platform Local Heroes, which launched in 2016.
02 June 2017
John Kotter's change consultancy opens office in London US-based professional service group Kotter International, has opened its first London Office. The firm has made its formal venture into Europe with the move at the start of the year.
02 June 2017
UK middle market continues to out perform closest neighbours SMEs are one of the main drivers of the UK economy, with small and medium enterprises generating around 60% of the country’s private sector economic activity, and employing around 15.
02 June 2017
Cambridge Consultants raise £5,900 for Wintercomfort charity Staff, family and friends of Cambridge Consultants raised more than £5,900 for the firm’s charity of the year, Cambridge-based homelessness charity Wintercomfort.
02 June 2017
Smart factories to significantly boost manufacturing productivity Smart factories have the potential to boost key manufacturing output statistics over the coming five years, relative to gains over the past decades – according to a recent Capgemini study.
01 June 2017
Infrastructure investment could create employment boom in US Investment into US infrastructure projects is touted to increase significantly in the years ahead, in part to meet basic standards, a new report from consulting firm Boston Consultancy Group claims.
01 June 2017
EY's Mark Weinberger most popular CEO of Big Four firms Owler has unveiled the winners and losers of its international popularity contest, releasing a list of the most liked CEO’s in the management consulting industry.
01 June 2017
Aon acquires psychometric and advisory firm cut-e Global professional services conglomerate Aon has acquired psychometric and advisory firm cut-e for an undisclosed sum.
01 June 2017
PwC rides again, as June charity cycle tour begins After raising £150,000 in 2015, PwC rides again this summer, as staff from across the United Kingdom get on their bike for the firm’s Ride the Nation campaign. Donations raised will be split 50:50 between loc
01 June 2017
Six privacy principles for General Data Protection Regulation compliance In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect. The new regulation strengthens local European legislation for data protection and aligns regulators under one authority.
01 June 2017
Mazars scores sponsorship renewal with Yorkshire County Cricket Club Mazars has extended its principal sponsorship of the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the most successful club in England.
01 June 2017
Independent consultants form opportunity for wider consulting industry The number of independent consultants continues to surge – nearly a third of the 175,000 management and digital consultants in the UK are now freelancers, according to official statistics.
31 May 2017
UK retail industry sees value rise, long-term conditions remain uncertain Stagnant wages and unsustainable consumer debt means threaten the long-term spending growth of the UK retail industry, according to a new study by AlixPartners.
31 May 2017
St Albans Council spends £1.2 million on consultants St Albans City and District Council spent £1.2 million on consultants in 2016/17 according to a report to its Cabinet.
31 May 2017
Innopay supports Euro Banking Association deliver Open Banking paper The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has released a new paper into the impact of Open Banking within the industry.
31 May 2017
KPMG acquires FinTech matching platform Matchi KPMG has acquired FinTech and financial services matching platform Matchi.
31 May 2017
Ayming UK agrees partnership with South African Cova Advisory The UK arm of international consultancy Ayming has agreed a partnership with Cova Advisory, a South African consulting firm specialised in investment incentives.
31 May 2017
Ecorys taps Confirmit Horizons solution for market research work Consultancy firm Ecorys has selected Confirmit Horizons as its platform to support its research and project work on behalf of central and local government, not-for-profit, and multi-national private
31 May 2017
Digital transformation consulting market booms to $23 billion The booming digital transformation consulting market is worth $23 billion today, according to a report. In total, the sector now represents more than 15% of the entire consultancy industry, while taking root most extensively in the UK, US, and Australia.
30 May 2017
UK CEOs unlikely to last beyond five years, Strategy& finds A new report from PwC’s Strategy& unit has found that UK CEOs now have an average five year life-cycle, before jittery share-holders seek new blood – partly due to increased public scrutiny of corpora
30 May 2017
The globe's best outsourcing advisors, consultants and lawyers The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) has announced the 2017 edition of its annual ‘World's Best Outsourcing Advisors’ short-list.
30 May 2017
PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and PA among top 25 UK companies to work for Social business platform LinkedIn has unveiled the most attractive companies to work for in the UK.
30 May 2017
Five critical challenges related to becoming GDPR compliant Almost exactly one year from today, on May 25, 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect in the European Union.
30 May 2017
Synechron scoops two FTF Technology Innovation Awards Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) has unveiled the 2017 winners of its annual Technology Innovation Awards.
30 May 2017

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