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Consulting news in the UK | Page 374

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

Julian Howes Mott MacDonald UK Head of Modelling Consulting firm Mott MacDonald has appointed transport planning expert Julian Howes as the new Head of its UK Transport Modelling practice. Howes will manage the firm’s national modelling offering and strengthen the implementation of best pra
10 February 2015
Maersk Oil awards Ramboll second Culzean contract Maersk Oil UK has awarded design consulting firm Ramboll a second jacket design contract for the Culzean field, following the successful completion of its first design contract for the field. The new contract entails the design of three jacket stru
10 February 2015
CGI & Hitachi Data Systems to provide cloud services Consulting firm CGI and Hitachi Data systems have partnered up to provide enterprise-grade cloud services. The cloud services that are powered by Hitachi will be hosted within CGI’s data centres and provide its clients with secure access to b
10 February 2015
Barnett Waddingham boosts insurance consulting team Barnett Waddingham has appointed two new associates to boost its insurance consulting team: David Hughes and Jody Glennie. The additions not only reflect the firm’s growth in the insurance consulting business but will also boost its presence
10 February 2015
French Field Crops added value could rise 50 percent French Field Crop players currently produce €18 billion in market value.
10 February 2015
McKinsey: Capabilities training for business performance Well trained staff, up-to-date on the latest best practice and developed to deal with a wide range of situations, seem like ideal candidates. As part of the wider business performance, firms continue to invest in capability training for their staff
10 February 2015
8 consulting firms named Military Friendly Employer Consulting firms Booz Allen Hamilton, CSC, Deloitte, CBRE, PwC, Accenture, KPMG and Cognizant have been recognised by ratings entity Victory Media as military friendly employers in their efforts to recruit and retain military personnel.
09 February 2015
KPMG Consulting buys Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Accounting and consulting firm KPMG has taken over Trompenaars Hampden-Turner, a specialist in the area of leadership and change management. The change specialist will become part of KPMG’s People & Change practice.
09 February 2015
Michael Edwards joins Eden McCallum from McKinsey Eden McCallum has bolstered its London-based partner team with Michael Edwards. He joins from McKinsey & Company, where he spent nine years, most recently as a partner in the United Kingdom.
09 February 2015
Accenture: 9 developments that shape digital winners Digitalisation is encroaching on everything, creating a demand on how businesses design services and products, finds a recent report by Accenture. Companies that create more personal interactions with consumers, create produces that connect smoothl
09 February 2015
Bain: Mobile banking expands omnichannel loyalty Mobile banking use increased significantly on a global scale in the past year, a recently released report from Bain & Company finds, and is now the dominant banking channel in most of the markets surveyed. The report further finds that there is
09 February 2015
Deloitte Australia and DIGIVIZER sign analytics alliance Deloitte Australia and Australian social analytics company DIGIVIZER have signed an analytics alliance.
09 February 2015
CEO consulting firm new President of Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary’s University appointed Cornerstone Management Group CEO, Simon Newman, as its new President. Newman brings extensive executive experience to his new role, as he not only is the CEO of the consulting firm but also functions as M
09 February 2015
Double Effect expands into North American market Double Effect, a consulting firm with four offices across the globe, has opened its first office in North America. From its new base in banking capital Charlotte the firm has set the ambition to grow its footprint in the world’s la
06 February 2015
Baker Tilly appointed administrator to LQD Markets Baker Tilly has been appointed Special Administrator to LQD Markets (UK), after the shock changes in the Swiss Bank rules surrounding the pegging of the franc to the euro sent the broker into arrest. The administrators will inform clients and credi
06 February 2015
PA Consulting sponsors RS Feva Sailing Championships PA Consulting Group has signed up as sponsor of the UK National and World Sailing Championships of RS Feva, taking place in May and July of this year.
06 February 2015
New Managing Director for Hay Group UK and Ireland Hay Group has recently appointed consulting expert Jim Tapper as Cluster Leader for North Europe and Managing Director UK and Ireland.
06 February 2015
Head of KPMG Tax Valuations Services joins BDO BDO has a boosted its London-based Valuations team with the appointment of the former Head of KPMG’s Tax Valuations group: Anne Daly. According to BDO’s Head of the department, Daly’s addition will boost the firm's client offering
06 February 2015
Aon Hewitt hires Jorge Huitron as Senior Consultant Aon Hewitt, the retirement and health solutions business of Aon, has boosted its Manager Research team with the addition of Jorge Huitron. In his new role, Huitron will be taksed with managing engagement within the private equity segment.
06 February 2015
BearingPoint continues growth with record revenues European management consultancy BearingPoint has continued its growth path in 2014, boosting its profit by 6.2% to the highest EBIT in its history. Revenue rose to €560 million, and looking ahead Peter Mockler, BearingPoint’s
05 February 2015
E-commerce growth engine running out of steam The continued growth of online only sales may be coming to a standstill in the UK, with both logistical issues and customer behaviour holding back further e-commerce expansion.
05 February 2015
West Midlands firms see strong post-recession revival The West Midlands has seen solid financial progress in the past year, with net profits of the top 200 companies growing with 52% and international sales doubling in two years, a report by BDO shows. According to the firm, this post-reces
05 February 2015
Deloitte: Chinese hungry for European firm acquisitions Chinese firms are snapping up European firms, acquiring 79 in 2014 with an average value of £249 million. European investment in Chinese companies, in comparison, involved 54 deals valued at £116 million. Chinese firms are pa
05 February 2015
Simon Virley re-joins KPMG as Partner Energy practice After a long and honoured career in public service, Simon Virley is returning to KPMG as partner to support the firm’s Energy practice in the UK. Virley’s expertise in the market is expected to help KPMG's clients navigate th
05 February 2015
Oliver Wyman boosts aviation business with TeamSAI Oliver Wyman has acquired TeamSAI, a provider of management consulting and technical services to the aerospace and aviation industry. TeamSAI will be integrated into CAVOK, the firm’s aviation and aerospace division. The combined capacities o
05 February 2015
Grant Thornton appoints Will Davies to lead FIS team Grant Thornton has appointed forensic investigation partner Will Davies to head its Forensic and Investigation Services unit.
05 February 2015
Capgemini supports Office Depot with IT integration Office Depot has hired Capgemini to support the firm with post-merger integration support in the field of finance and accounting and IT. The new contract comes on top of the existing relationship between the two firms – Capgemini h
04 February 2015
Aon Hewitt acquires Workday consulting expert Kloud Aon Hewitt has acquired Kloud, one of Europe’s largest specialised Workday consultancy firms.
04 February 2015
A.T. Kearney expects M&A wave in Oil & Gas industry In a recently released report by A.T. Kearney the consequences of a plummeted oil and gas price are considered in the area of mergers and acquisitions.
04 February 2015
Sodexo hires Hymans Robertson for pensions advice Sodexo, one of the largest catering firms in the UK, has hired Hymans Robertson to support the firm with pensions and investment advisory services. In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo has more than 35,000 employees serving clients in over 2,
04 February 2015
Accenture to add 250 new professionals in Ireland Technology consulting firm Accenture has revealed plans to recruit 250 new staff in Ireland, to be based in the country’s capital. The new jobs will be a mix of graduate and professional roles in the areas of technology and digital. According
04 February 2015
Newton expands offerings into Energy & Utilities market Operational improvement specialist Newton has expanded its offerings into the Energy and Utilities sector, a move that, according to Newton founder Kevin Jones, underlines the firm’s continued growth and follows the successes of its Transport
04 February 2015

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