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Consulting news in the UK | Page 350

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

UK manufacturing execs predict innovation led future Increased competition and pressure on prices are causing many manufacturers continued strife in 2015. To stay ahead of the competition, companies are turning to innovation, research by KPMG shows.
22 July 2015
Utrecht and Ecofys shortlisted for EUROCITIES Awards EUROCITIES, a pan-European network of major European cities, has unveiled the shortlisted cities for the 2015-edition of its annual Awards competition.
21 July 2015
EY expands cybersecurity capabilities with Mycroft deal Accounting and consulting giant EY has acquired Mycroft, a New York-based provider of cloud-based identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) and identity and access management (IAM) services.
21 July 2015
Consultancies Clarasys & Decision Technology join MCA The Management Consultancies Association has added two consulting firms to its association: Clarasys and Decision Technology.
21 July 2015
Grant Thornton: Clear charity reporting rebuilds trust Public trust in UK charities and NGOs decreased from 67% in 2014 to 51% this year, with unjustifiable ‘overheads’ – among which executive pay – a leading concern.
21 July 2015
Right incentive system crucial for Financial Services Complexity is in the nature of the financial services beast, however, with the right incentives, it can be managed. New rules around bonuses, according to Oliver Wyman, may have the opposite of their intended effect, incentivising generalised centr
21 July 2015
Green districts add environmental and economic value Developing green districts has the potential to add considerable economic, environmental and social benefits to the people and businesses that exist there, research by McKinsey & Company shows.
21 July 2015
Baker Tilly appoints Paul Bator to manage Central area Paul Bator has been appointed Regional Marketing and Business Development Manager by Baker Tilly. Bator, who joins from Grant Thornton, brings more than 15 years’ experience to the role, and will lead the firm’s Business Development tea
21 July 2015
Advisors rack up 100 million for Ahold Delhaize merger Last month supermarkets Ahold and Delhaize announced they agreed a merger, a move which will create Ahold Delhaize, a new top 10 player in the global supermarket scene. For management consultants, advisors and lawyers th
20 July 2015
Simon-Kucher well on its way to meet 200 million mark Half way through the year Simon-Kucher & Partners is well on its way of breaking through its ambitious growth target for 2015.
20 July 2015
Deloitte boosts TMT practice with double appointment Deloitte has strengthened its UK technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector team with the appointment of two new partners. Dan Adams joins the firm’s consulting team at Deloitte Digital and Paul Staples joins the Advisory Cor
20 July 2015
Top 5 cities that support innovation & entrepreneurship New York, London, Helsinki, Barcelona and Amsterdam are top five performing cities when it comes to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, research by Accenture shows. In its report, the consulting firm considers different ways in which local
20 July 2015
A.T. Kearney: Execs say strategy harder to formulate Companies that have a long term business strategy still outperform companies that don’t, research by A.T. Kearney shows.
20 July 2015
Capita: Three in four employees experience work stress Three in four UK employees are experiencing work related stress, with especially young employees affected, Capita’s latest employee survey shows.
20 July 2015
NHS awards Accenture cloud email service contract Accenture and subsidiary Avanade have been awarded a contract to provide the NHS in England and Scotland with a cloud-based secure email and collaboration service.
20 July 2015
Solucom buys Swiss consultancy Arthus Technologies French management and IT consulting firm Solucom has acquired Swiss consulting firm Arthus Technologies.
17 July 2015
Curzon & Company moves to new office in London Management consultancy firm Curzon & Company has earlier this month moved to new premises in London.
17 July 2015
L.E.K. Consulting: 6 strategies for high value PE buy-ins Despite challenges, private equity funds are doing well. In recently released research, L.E.K.
17 July 2015
Projective appoints Corjan Mol partner in Netherlands Projective, a financial sector advisory specialised in project management, has appointed Corjan Mol as partner. Mol, with Piet Impens at his side, has been leading the Dutch branch of the firm since 2011. Their biggest challenge is to attract highl
17 July 2015
Atos partners with Digital Guardian for data loss service Atos and cyber security firm Digital Guardian have partnered up to deliver Atos’ cloud-based Data Loss Prevention Service, developed to protect sensitive, private and critical business data from loss
17 July 2015
The Brattle Group to evaluate 2024 Boston Olympics bid The Brattle Group has been hired by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, and Senate President Stan Rosenberg to analyse the feasibility of a 2024 Boston Olympic bid. The consultancy will, among other things, evaluate as
17 July 2015
IBM: New social messaging solution driven by analytics IBM has rolled out new social messaging software, called IBM Verse, which allows for a new way of working.
17 July 2015
Five female advisors in Top 50 Most Powerful Women Virginia Rometty (IBM), Mary Ann Tighe (CBRE), Cathy Engelbert (Deloitte), Lynne Doughtie (KPMG) and Suri Kasirer (Kasirer Consulting) have been recognised as one of the most powerful women in New Yo
16 July 2015
UK infrastructure industry to undergo massive change The UK’s infrastructure is getting old, and will soon come into the eye of both its users as well as its funders as it finally starts to give way.
16 July 2015
McGladrey: Five tech trends to watch for in 2015 Bill Kracunas, Principal at accounting and consulting firm McGladrey, provides his view on the five major technology trends to watch for this year. 1. Cloud productivity will move from concept to mainstream for organisations.b
16 July 2015
100 most transparent and trustworthy US companies Forbes and MSCI ESG Research have released the 2015 edition of their annual ‘100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America’ list. Among the 100 leading companies are four companies with a perfect score, and two active in the consulting indu
16 July 2015
Baker Tilly boosts Corporate Finance team in Aberdeen Baker Tilly in Scotland has appointed Tom Faichnie as Corporate Finance Partner and Ian McDonald as Associate Director to its Corporate Finance team. The two are set to strengthen the last year established Aberdeen team and realise client demand in
16 July 2015
Capita to provide Welsh fire and rescue control centre Capita has won the contract to deliver a command and control platform to the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service in Wales.
16 July 2015
Roland Berger: Telco operators must utilise blind spots The telecom operators market is difficult to enter, with high capital costs and stiff competition from incumbents.
16 July 2015
Top tier Dutch law firms more optimistic about sales and outlook Top tier Dutch law firms are optimistic about the near future.
15 July 2015
Marsh: Drone market will reach 100 billion in 2030 Unmanned aerial systems are expected to grow in market value from around $2 billion in 2005 to around $100 billion in 2030, research by Marsh shows.
15 July 2015
ARC wins Nuclear Services Framework contract renewal Abbott Risk Consulting has been re-awarded a first tier Framework contract via the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Shared Services Alliance to deliver consultancy safety case services to the UK Nuclear Decommissioning sector. The Nuc
15 July 2015

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