Since 1975

Strategic
change makers.

For over fifty years we have advised and delivered on large, iconic programmes, complex projects and major business-change initiatives — especially across environment, regeneration, transport and technology.

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Where we work

Four sectors,
one depth of experience.

All sectors

Transport

Rail, road, aviation and active travel — capacity, renewals and decarbonisation.

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Environment

Water, flood, energy transition and nature-recovery programmes at national scale.

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Regeneration

Urban, coastal and post-industrial renewal across housing, civic and mixed-use.

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Technology

Digital transformation for public bodies, infrastructure owners and regulated industries.

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Selected work

Programmes worth
the fifty years.

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1975 — 2025

Fifty years of delivering
the work that mattered.

An independent, leading consultancy with industry authority — the imagination and capability to fulfil all complex programme and project-management needs, across the UK and globally.

£2.3bn
Capital value under active advisory, FY24
50
Years delivering iconic programmes
320
People across four UK offices
100%
Employee-owned independence
What we stand for

Eight values, fifty years in.

01
Spirit

The character that has defined fifty years of showing up.

02
Fun

Serious work done by people who still enjoy it.

03
Intuition

Trusting the pattern-recognition hard-won across decades.

04
Gratitude

For the clients, colleagues and programmes that shape us.

05
Positivity

Hope as a method, not a mood.

06
Creativity

Imagination is a delivery asset, not a decoration.

07
Respect

For people, budgets, and the communities the work lands in.

08
Openness

The whole truth, on time, in plain English.

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