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Top 250 consultants (1-50)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Analysis of UK
chartered staff
      Analysis of UK
non-chartered staff
    Annual UK
fees (£m)
  Offices   Telephone Web site
2000 1999   2000 1999 2000 1999 Architects Surveyors Engineers Project
Managers
Non-chartered
technical
Qualified non-
construction
Administration
& finance
Last
results
Previous
results
UK Worldwide    
1 1 WS Atkins1 3 708 2 643 11 940 7 749 183 1 205 2 230 90 2 634 1 262 2 156 408.3 340.2 90 50 01372-726140 www.wsatkins.com
2 3 Halcrow Group 1 242 1 276 3 094 3 140 6 36 1 200 - 400 - 635 88.5* 77.8** 26 28 020-7602 7282 www.halcrow.com
3 4 Mott MacDonald 1 186 1 151 4 368 4 536 1 26 1 096 67 682 - 397 101.7* 81.0** 22 50+ 020-8774 2000 www.mottmac.com
4 6 Arup2 1 017 986 6 153 5 887 23 24 970 131 1 436 72 583 176 137 21 55 020-7465 3453 www.arup.com
5 32 Amec3 937 290 3 195 1 538 50 77 478 332 826 276 791 250 49.1 30 20 020-7574 3999 www.amec.com
6 11 EC Harris4 784 538 1 384 910 20 670 94 98 167 62 192 55 43.3 18 17 020-7387 8431 www.echarris.com
7 8 WSP Group5 715 602 3 002 1 738 8 29 663 15 701 153 330 85.0* 66.0** 40 20 020-7314 5134 www.wspgroup.com
8 5 Hyder Consulting 682 999 2 329 3 121 - - 656 26 147 44 150 57.6 66.3 19 35 020-7544 6600 www.hyder-consulting.com
9 12 Babtie Group6 641 523 3 070 2 500 33 64 521 23 1 544 186 429 92.9* 70.7** 37 8 0141-204 2511 www.babtie.com
10 10 Scott Wilson 633 543 2 650 2 525 13 46 553 21 205 170 206 72 60 20 67 01256-461161 www.scott-wilson.com
11 13 DTZ (UK) 630 - 1 130 - - 630 - - 46 - 454 94 89 22 11 020-7408 1161 www.dtz.com
12 16 Davis Langdon & Everest7 482 421 2 200 2 165 - 482 - 48 151 32 142 45 32.5 20 62 020-7497 9000 www.davislangdon.com
13 14 Faithful & Gould8 478 432 1 594 1 429 - 478 - - 699 8 175 - - 25 13 020-7637 2345 www.fgould.com
14 30 Citex 433 309 943 646 4 266 84 79 101 52 128 43.1 32.3 14 8 020-7614 8300 www.citex.com
14 15 Waterman Partnership9 433 422 712 675 - 4 429 - 133 - 124 33 29 10 2 020-7928 7888 www.waterman-group.co.uk
16 25 Gardiner & Theobald10 426 344 1 700 660 1 416 9 120 122 32 120     12 100 020-7209 3000  www.gardiner.com
17 19 Lambert Smith Hampton11 400 380 1 035 937 - 400 - - 226 18 391 52.4 47.5 29 0 01604-230606 www.lsh.co.uk
18 22 King Sturge 398 360 802 726 5 391 2 20 92 26 262 - - 14 47 020-7493 4933 www.kingsturge.co.uk
19 17 Capita Property Services12 381 407 893 995 41 178 160 65 374 - 108 41.3* 36.2** 19 2 020-7307 5555  
20 21 GVA Grimley 367 371 4 000+ 3 600+ 2 355 1 14 192 298 264 43.6 41.8 9 80 0870-900 8990 www.gvagrimley.co.uk
21 9 Mouchel Consulting†† 356 339 1 212 1 187 2 47 260 7 453 80 141 41.4* 37.5** 12 12 01932-337000 www.mouchel.com
22 26 BDP International 353 337 1 047 1 019 227 30 91 19 160 34 154 39.9* 42.5** 6 8 020-7462 8000 www.bdp.co.uk
23 24 Gleeds 350 428 931 816 - 289 6 55 188 23 151 31.8* 31.3** 17 30 020-7434 0050 www.gleeds.co.uk
24 23 Franklin & Andrews 349 356 667 734 - 270 13 66 127 12 67 - - 13 30 020-7633 9966 www.franklinandrews.com
25 46 Parkman13 340 172 866 953 - 5 335 30 329 10 137 33.6 31 15 11 0117-906 2300 www.parkman.co.uk
26 28 Parsons Brinckerhoff14 334 327 1 223 1 206 15 13 306 85 502 15 225 46.7* 43.0** 15 8 01483-425900 www.pbworld.com/pbkd
27 White Young Green Consulting 321 - 957 - - - 316 5b 490 - 104 40 42 17 3 0113-278 7111 www.wyg.com
28 41 Binnie Black & Veatch 316 196 1 706 1 548 16 5 295 26 102 5 93 25.0*   8 24 01737-774155 www.bbv-ltd.com
29 34 Turner & Townsend 277 268 629 618 7 198 53 108 108 5 65 - - 14 18 0113-258 4400 www.turnerandtownsend.com
30 29 Symonds Group 275 325 704 983 - 28 195 52 135 138 109 39.2* 42.4** 8 4 020-7870 9277 www.symonds-group.com
31 33 Gibb 266 272 1 507 1 522 14 35 247 33 203 94 107 42.1* 43.9** 13 35 0118-963 5000 www.gibbltd.com
32 36 Oscar Faber 252 238 848 819 2 3 230 17 403 18 95 41.4 33.8 15 2 020-8784 5728 www.oscarfaber.co.uk
33 36 Drivers Jonas 248 238 330 310 1 244 3 14 9 175 63 22.5* 19.1** 6 7 020-7896 8063 www.driversjonas.co.uk
34 31 Currie & Brown 241 241 900 703 3 191 9 40 104 28 77 25.2 25.3 20 30 01582-793003 www.currieb.com
35 55 Montgomery Watson Europe 240 149 4 000 3 600 3 2 236 150 443 45 130 21.8* 18.6** 9 120 01494-526240 www.mw.com
36 51 Maunsell15 238 227 12 000 3 238 - - 238 45 194 4 95 25.9* 28.6** 12 17 020-8639 3500 www.maunsell.co.uk
37 39 Pell Frischmann Group 236 227 536 495 12 6 214 4 73 - 64 16.5 18.3 8 6 020-7486 3661 www.pellfrischmann.com
38 38 Mace 234 230 584 530 17 44 87 188 145 30 135 33.8* 27.7** 4 5 020-7554 8000 www.mace.co.uk
39 40 Donaldsons/Bayley Donaldsons 227 210 389 366 - 227 - 2 12 20 130     8  0  020-7930 1090  
40 48 High-Point Rendel16 193 168 381 398 - 18 175 39 29 4 82 15.0* 14.9** 6 14 020-7928 8999 www.highpointrendel.com
41 45 Carl Bro 191 175 2 250 2 000 1 2 188 170 186 10 62 15.8* 13.8** 8 10 0113-262 0000 www.carlbro.com
42 73 Buro Happold 183 106 581 521 - 4 178 1 165 - 103 21 19 6 8 01225-320600 www.burohappold.com
43 53 Foster and Partners 178 155 522 455 176 - 1 1 159 - 168 21.2 17.7 1 3 020-7738 0455 www.fosterandpartners.com
44 52 Hoare Lea 174 156 426 393 - - 174 2 151 12 89 19.6 17.6 10 0 01454-201020 www.hoarelea.com
44 NAI Gooch Webster17 174 166 3 000 269 - 174 - 18 5 150 100 - - 8 230 020-7409 5100 www.naigoochwebster.co.uk
46 48 McBains Cooper Consulting18 171 168 352 343 15 137 19 25 110 6 45 - - 10 3 020-7612 0700 www.mcbainscooper.com
47 44 Posford Duvivier 170 163 456 481 - 3 167 - 185 12 85 15.2 14.5 9 5 01733-334455 www.posford.co.uk
48 47 Sheppard Robson 165 156 234 216 165 - - - 24 5 40 13.5 11 3 0 020-7504 1833 www.sheppardrobson.com
49 42 Cluttons Chartered Surveyors 164 195 622 550 - 164 - 7 13 10 270 - - 33 6 020-7408 1010 www.cluttons.com
50 60 NBA Quantum19 162 140 261 198 14 131 11 6 8 4 3 8.2 6.9 5 5 020-7256 3950 www.nbagroup.com
 
Top 250 consultants (51-99)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Analysis of UK
chartered staff
      Analysis of UK
non-chartered staff
    Annual UK
fees (£m)
  Offices   Telephone Web site
2000 1999   2000 1999 2000 1999 Architects Surveyors Engineers Project
Managers
Non-chartered
technical
Qualified non-
construction
Administration
& finance
Last
results
Previous
results
UK Worldwide    
51 50 WA Fairhurst & Partners 158 168 335 380 - - 138 20 121 - 54 15.8* 14.5** 10 1 0141-332 8754 www.fairhurst.co.uk
52 66 Cyril Sweett 157 125 278 238 5 145 7 36 67 11 39 16 12.6 13 2 020-7242 9777 www.cyrilsweett.co.uk
52 57 WT Partnership 157 145 715 702 2 147 8 27 62 4 25 30 28.5 10 2 020-8686 0431 www.wtpartnership.com
54 20 Entec UK†† 155 143 495 421 1 5 149 149 - 264 76 31.7* 30.4** 11 1 0191-272 6100 www.entecuk.com
54 59 RMJM 155 144 451 434 113 - 42 - 35 8 33 10.3 7.5 4 5 020-7251 5588 www.rmjm.com
56 65 Chapman Taylor 152 126 353 287 152 - - - 29 - 43 - - 1 7 020-7727 4236  
57 43 James R Knowles (Holdings) 151 180 380 371 5 106 30 10 27 - 110 20 18.7 19 12 01606-814720 www.jrk.co.uk
58 55 Owen Williams Consultants 149 149 641 632 5 10 130 4 393 - 76 29.0* 25.0** 10 4 0121-456 1568 www.owenwilliams.co.uk
59 67 Cundall Johnston & Partners 139 120 266 235 - - 139 - 92 - 35 - - 4 0 020-7776 5000 www.cjp.co.uk
60 63 Aspen Consulting Group 138 128 353 355 2 10 126 6 176 6 33 13.5 12.5 9 0 01342-893800 www.aspenconsult.co.uk
60 57 MDA Group 138 145 549 584 3 130 5 35 72 6 36 12.6* 13.0** 9 27 020-8686 5566 www.mdagroup.com
62 62 Abbey Holford Rowe 129 99 371 318 95 34 - 6 126 12 65 10.5 9.4 6 1 01484-537411 www.ahr.co.uk
63 70 Bullen Consultants 128 120 409 419 - 1 128 10 201 10 70 13.2 14.2 11 0 0191-384 8594 www.bullen.co.uk
64 77 Peter Brett Associates 124 103 318 285 - - 124 6 131 2 48 11.8 10 6 4 0118-950 0761 www.pba.co.uk
65 61 Taywood Engineering 121 138 284 338 3 1 101 16 65 11 43 14.4* 13.2** 2 7 020-8575 4494 www.tel-consult.co.uk
66 68 Donald Smith, Seymour & Rooley 120 118 206 208 - 3 117 - 46 - 37 7.5 6.9 5 0 020-8567 5621 www.dssr.co.uk
66 75 Geoffrey Reid Associates 120 100 420 387 120 - - - 60 - 30 10.2* 9.5** 4 11 020-7631 4646 www.geoffreyreidassociates.com
68 TPS Consult 117 131 254 253 27 5 85 - 87 - 50 14.6* - 4 0 020-8256 4547 www.tpsconsult.ltd.uk
69 74 Northcroft 115 102 390 372 - 98 2 15 48 1 35 10 8.7 10 15 020-7839 7858 www.northcroft.co.uk
70 54 Aukett Europe 114 104 580 500 78 - 36 - 86 - 49 12.4* 7.5** 2 11 020-7924 4949 www.aukett.com
71 76 Ridge and Partners 108 97 189 161 5 74 11 18 41 4 36 8.4* 7.8** 4 2 01865-794777 www.ridge.co.uk
72 87 Gifford and Partners20 107 77 330 283 - 2 105 5 146 16 54 10.1 10.1 5 3 02380-817500 www.gifford-consulting.co.uk
73 77 Broadway Malyan 104 95 345 297 92 12 - - 156 - 46 15.6 13 5 3 01932-845599 www.broadwaymalyan.com
74 79 Watts and Partners 99 93 185 161 5 84 18 - 13 4 63 11.3 9.6 8 1 020-7533- 4800 www.watts.co.uk
75 81 RWS Project Services 93 87 193 170 - 83 10 - 35 6 14 - - 3 3 020-7378 7959 www.rws.co.uk
76 118 Whitby Bird & Partners 92 66 321 231 - - 92 - 169 - 60 13.0* 10.0** 4 0 020-7631 5291 www.whitbybird.com
77 91 Pick Everard 91 93 202 201 22 13 56 - 86 5 20 - - 6 0 0116-223 4400 www.pickeverard.co.uk
78 RW Gregory and Partners 88 - 239 - - - 88 - 35 - 35 8.1 - 8 2 0161-248 6411 www.rwgregory.co.uk
78 URS Europe21 88 85 1 130 472 - 3 85 6 313 208 125 37.5* 18.7** 14 23 020-8944 3300 www.urscorp.com
80 88 PRP Architects 85 74 157 135 81 3 1 2 40 1 31 6.2* 5.7** 3 0 020-8339 3600 www.prparchitects.co.uk
81 85 RHWL Partnership 82 78 165 154 82 - - - 46 10 25 8.7 6.5 3 1 020-7379 7900 www.rhwl.co.uk
82 83 Curtins Group 81 84 201 204 - 2 79 - 78 - 42 7.9* 7.9** 11 0 0151-726 2000 www.curtins.com
83 100 BDG McColl 79 67 272 250 60 6 13 6 18 124 41 - - 4 1 020-7490 1144 www.bdgmccoll.com
83 88 Benoy 79 74 159 155 78 1 - - 49 1 30 - - 2 0 020-7404 7666 www.benoy.co.uk
85 91 Baker Wilkins & Smith 77 77 161 151 - 73 - 4 13 3 24 - - 10 4 020-7827 3535 www.bws-group.com
86 123 Clarke Bond 75 51 132 111 - - 75 - 31 1 25 5.6 5.3 7 0 0117-929 2244 www.clarkebond.co.uk
87 132 Roberts & Partners 74 48 236 224 - - 74 - 100 10 30 9.5* 9.0** 4 1 01865-842222 www.robertsandpartners.com
87 94 Barton Willmore Partnership 74 69 167 155 73 - - 1 58 2 33 10 8.9 7 0 0118-943 0000 www.bartonwillmore.co.uk
89 101 Mason Richards Partnership 73 66 271 259 42 22 9 9 73 6 35 9.6* 9.2** 3 0 01902-771331 www.mrp.co.uk
90 118 Gensler 72 52 2 073 1 776 72 - - - 102 50 42 19.5 13 1 17 020-7330 9600 www.gensler.com
90 Summers & Partners 72 62 122 109 - 69 3 - 19 4 24 4.5 4.3 7 0 0191-284 1121 www.summers-consultants.co.uk
92 88 Haley Somerset Consulting 70 74 123 122 - 55 6 9 38 4 6 5.8 5.9 4 1 020-8645 9707 www.haley-somerset.com
92 105 Terry Farrell & Partners 70 60 120 110 50 - - - 10 5 5 7.2 8.8 2 1 020-7258 3433 www.terryfarrell.com
94 126 Robinson Low Francis 69 61 110 100 - 57 - 12 17 4 20 - - 6 0 020-7566 8400 www.rlf.co.uk
95 94 Berkeley Consulting 68 69 106 114 - 65 2 1 18 - 4 3.5* 2.5** 1 3 01276-34399 www.berkeley-consulting.com
96 96 Blyth & Blyth 67 68 159 161 - - 67 - 59 8 25 4.9 4.9 5 0 0131-317 7337 www.blythandblyth.co.uk
96 84 HLM Architects 67 79 141 140 65 1 - - 26 - 48 8.9 6 3 0 020-8744 1666 www.hlm.co.uk
96 109 Hunter & Partners 67 57 133 124 30 29 8 45 42 - 19 7.4* 5.9** 2 1 020-8237 8200 www.hunters.co.uk
99 96 Birmingham Design Services 65 68 250 230 31 28 6 - 141 1 43 8.2 8.5 1 0 0121-303 7755  
99 104 GHM Group 65 61 94 90 40 9 17 16 14 2 13 5.8 4.1 3 0 01582-834233 www.ghm-group.demon.co.uk
 
Top 250 consultants (99-149)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Analysis of UK
chartered staff
      Analysis of UK
non-chartered staff
    Annual UK
fees (£m)
  Offices   Telephone Web site
2000 1999   2000 1999 2000 1999 Architects Surveyors Engineers Project
Managers
Non-chartered
technical
Qualified non-
construction
Administration
& finance
Last
results
Previous
results
UK Worldwide    
99 106 Percy Thomas (Architects)22 65 59 183 170 64 - 1 3 52 - 28 6.8* 6.2** 5 2 02920-224334 www.percythomas.com
102 123 Jones Lang LaSalle 64 51 7 200 6 500 3 54 7 17 3 - 17 - - 5 92 020 -7399 5908 www.joneslanglasalle.com
102 93 Rolfe Judd 64 70 102 102 50 14 - - 26 - 12 5.3* 5.0** 1 0 020-7556 1500 www.rolfe-judd.co.uk
104 96 Chetwood Associates 62 56 106 98 59 - 3 - 26 - 18 5 4.6 3 0 020-7490 2400 www.chetwood-associates.com
105 113 EPR Architects 61 56 150 127 60 1 - - 69 3 17 7.8 6.7 1 0 020-7834 4411 www.epr.co.uk
105 106 Hamilton Associates Architects 61 59 119 115 61 - - - 42 - 16 6.0* 5.6** 3 3 020-7351 5432 www.hamilton-assoc.com
105 96 Rider Hunt 61 68 124 112 - 61 2 2 41 - 11 - - 8 3 020-7236 4548 www.riderhunt.co.uk
108 Richard Rogers Partnership 60 67 117 122 58 - 2 - 11 5 36 9.6 9.7 1 1 020-7385 1235 www.richardrogers.co.uk
108 85 Weeks Technical Services 60 44 500 425 - 16 35 15 200 100 110 15.3 16 13 2 01732-771388 www.weeks.co.uk
110 156 Lewis & Hickey 59 37 145 111 51 3 3 2 36 - 20 - - 4 17 020-7724 1611 www.lewishickey.com
110 118 MPM Capita23 59 52 126 115 3 35 21 59 38 3 29 9.9*8 4.4** 5 0 0141-332 2828 www.mpmcapita.co.uk
112 151 Design Group Partnership 58 48 165 144 8 2 60 2 90 - 15 6.7 6.2 3 0 0161-907 3500 www.dgp.co.uk
113 80 Austin-Smith:Lord 57 88 120 127 55 - - 2 15 19 29 5 4.5 4 0 020-7251 6161 www.austinsmithlord.com
113 116 Henry Riley Group 57 53 113 111 - 49 8 10 40 - 16 - - 7 0 020-8662 2200 www.henryriley.co.uk
115 130 TP Bennett 56 52 138 131 56 - - - 42 - 19 7 6 1 0 020-7208 2000 www.tpbennett.co.uk
116 132 ChandlerKBS 55 48 168 139 - 50 5 - 70 - 24 - - 8 2 02920-470170 www.chandlerkbs.com
116 118 Leonard Stace 55 52 150 129 1 54 - 11 65 4 24 - - 6 1 01992-565565 www.stace.co.uk
116 115 Nightingale Associates 55 52 84 81 55 - - - - 1 8 4.1* 3.5** 3 0 01235-820222 www.nightingaleassociates.com
116 137 Stride Treglown 55 44 122 88 44 11 - 3 48 - 19 4.2* 3.8** 4 0 0117-974 3271 www.stridetreglown.co.uk
120 103 Hornagold & Hills 53 62 97 104 3 26 24 - 31 2 9 6 5.8 3 1 01277-722200 www.hornagold-hills.com
120 109 Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners 53 52 100 96 53 - - - 12 2 33 4.3* 4.6** 3 3 020-7271 4141 www.ngrimshaw.co.uk
120 151 Rex Procter & Partners 53 38 93 82 - 46 - 7 12 8 20 3.6 2.9 2 0 01274-693622  
123 145 Frankham Consultancy Group 52 40 133 119 8 20 22 2 46 - 35 5.1 4.8 3 0 020-8306 8888 www.frankham.com
123 123 Keppie Design 52 51 117 129 52 - - 1 45 - 20 4.5 4.5 3 0 0141-204 0066 www.keppie-architects.co.uk
123 118 Levitt Bernstein Associates 52 52 79 79 52 - - - 15 - 12 3.4 3.6 1 0 020-7275 7676  
123 159 Purcell Miller Tritton 52 52 111 117 33 - - 19 19 11 29 3.4** 3.3 7 0 01603-221800 www.pmt.co.uk
123 165 Troup Bywaters and Anders 52 54 143 151 - - 52 - 66 4 21 7.2* 7.6** 5 0 020-7565 5666 www.tbanda.co.uk
128 135 Baily Garner 51 49 141 135 10 41 - 1 65 - 25 - - 2 0 020-8294 1000  
128 Schal 51 56 204 293 5 11 26 51 127 6 20 17 18 3 0 020-8256 4900 www.schal.com
128 126 Tuffin Ferraby & Taylor 51 50 139 128 4 47 - 2 50 2 28 - - 6 1 020-8549 8763 www.tftsurveyors.co.uk
131 151 Allies and Morrison 50 38 92 65 50 - - - 33 4 5 3.9 2.6 1 0 020-7612 7100 www.alliesandmorrison.co.uk
131 148 Comprehensive Design Group24 50 39 97 72 50 - - 1 32 - 15 - - 5 0 0131-225 1111 Under construction
131 145 Silcock Dawson & Partners 50 40 112 96 - - 53 - 40 - 22 4.5* 4.0** 5 0 01844-347474 www.silcockdawson.co.uk
134 143 Calford Seaden Partnership 48 41 124 108 8 40 - - 28 5 43 - - 4 0 01689-888222 www.csp.co.uk
135 159 Parr Partnership 47 46 102 101 40 - 3 4 43 - 12 4.0* 4.0** 5 0 0141-331 4500 www.parrarchitects.com
136 166 Damond Lock Grabowski + Partners 46 32 72 58 46 - - - 14 - 12 3.8 2.7 2 0 020-7439 6701 Under construction
136 139 HSB Partnership 46 43 78 80 - 37 9 12 20 - 12 3.2 2.9 5 0 020-7833 2468 www.hsb.co.uk
136 130 Lyons + Sleeman + Hoare 46 49 157 154 43 1 - 2 79 2 30 7.8 6.5 1 0 01252-844144 www.lsharch.co.uk
136 140 Scott Brownrigg + Turner 46 36 95 66 46 - - - 25 6 18 6 4 3 0 01483-568686 www.sbtarchitects.co.uk
136 158 Thomas and Adamson 46 36 88 82 - 42 4 2 22 1 15 3.2 3.2 3 1 0131-225 4072 www.thomasandadamson.com
141 126 Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Int) 45 40 378 328 45 - - - 56 5 26 10.2 8.5 1 1 020-7836 6668 www.kpf.com
141 159 Sidell Gibson Partnership 45 34 120 101 45 - - - 47 - 16 - - 2 1 020-7722 5009 www.sidellgibson.co.uk
141 140 Torpy Group 45 42 150 147 - 13 32 22 57 5 41 5.6* 5.4** 7 1 0117-938 9334 www.torpy.com
144 Schofield Lothian 42 33 246 226 - 32 10 - 156 - 23 8.8 8.2 7 4 01707-390085 www.schofields.com
144 Shepherd Consulting 42 38 296 255 13 4 19 6 50 11 25 7.1 6.3 4 5 01904-654533 www.shepherd-consulting.co.uk
146 Clancy Consulting25 41 39 120 121 - 11 26 4 44 - 35 4.7 4.8 5 0 0161-613 6000 www.clancy.co.uk
146 151 Whicheloe Macfarlane 41 38 77 73 22 6 13 1 25 - 12 3.1 2.7 3 0 0117-929 9861 Under construction
148 116 Walfords 39 43 93 95 1 37 - 1 40 4 10 3.3 3.1 5 1 020-7630 8999  
149 Burgess Partnership 38 - 81 - 30 4 - 3 21 4 18 - - 4 0 02920-342688 www.b3.co.uk
149 Campbell Reith Hill 38 35 100 94 - - 37 1 42 1 14 4.8 4.6 2 1 020-7565 1600 www.campbellreith.com
 
Top 250 consultants (149-200)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Analysis of UK
chartered staff
      Analysis of UK
non-chartered staff
    Annual UK
fees (£m)
  Offices   Telephone Web site
2000 1999   2000 1999 2000 1999 Architects Surveyors Engineers Project
Managers
Non-chartered
technical
Qualified non-
construction
Administration
& finance
Last
results
Previous
results
UK Worldwide    
149 172 HTA Architects 38 32 63 58 36 1 - 1 17 - 8 4.3* 3.9** 1 0 020-7485 8555  
149 166 Hurd Rolland Partnership 38 32 81 74 34 4 - - 21 1 21 4 3.5 6 0 01592-873535 www.hurdrolland.co.uk
149 145 Mackenzie Partnership 38 32 59 49 - 25 - 13 10 1 10 2.8 2.1 3 0 0141-331 7700 www.mpuk.co.uk
154 143 WT Hills 37 41 105 110 - 37 - - 36 - 20 4.4* 4.0** 7 1 020-7581 0833 www.wthills.com
155 156 Bailey Partnership 36 37 65 60 3 27 6 4 19 - 10 - - - - 01752-229259  
155 Foremans 36 - 137 108 - - 36 - 82 - 19 5.6 4.4 4 0 020-8834 6433  
157 163 Donald Insall Associates 35 34 65 62 35 - - - 10 2 18 2.8* 2.6** 7 0 020-7245 9888 www.insall-lon.co.uk
157 137 Fairhursts Design Group 35 35 152 152 21 14 - - 20 - 13 3.8 3.4 2 5 0161-236 7722  
159 166 Pellings 34 32 80 74 4 30 - 12 23 - 23 - - 3 0 020-8460 9114  
160 Nigel Rose Group 33 - 78 - - 33 - 1 31 - 14 - - 8 0 0118-977 4702 www.nigelrose.com
161 166 Charter Partnership 32 32 77 76 32 - - - 26 2 17 3.7 3.2 5 0 01201-554625 ds.dial.pipex.com/tcp.london/
162 175 Feilden + Mawson 31 28 51 48 28 3 - 2 10 - 10 1.9* 1.8** 3 0 01603-629571 www.feildenandmawson.com
162 148 Fitzroy Robinson 31 39 76 83 31 - - - 29 3 13 7.5 6.4 2 1 020-7636 8033 www.fitzroyrobinson.com
162 199 Pascall + Watson Architects 31 27 61 58 31 - - - 20 2 8 2.9* 2.8** 1 0 020-8874 1311 www.pascalls.co.uk
162 RTKL-UK26 31 28 838 703 31 - - - 39 14 19 9 5.7 1 10 020-7306 0404 www.rtkl.com
166 189 Hanscomb (UK) 30 23 552 551 - 30 - - - 23 11 6.7* 5.6** 2 28 020-7823 1313 www.hanscombglobal.com
166 183 Malcolm Hollis 30 26 54 47 2 28 - - 5 1 18 2.1 1.8 5 0 020-7622 9555 www.malcolmhollis.co.uk
166 NBW Crosher & James 30 - 49 - - 30 - - 4 - 15 4.1 - 5 0 020-7845 0600 www.crosherjames.co.uk
166 163 Potter Raper Partnership 30 34 64 62 - 30 - - 21 - 13 - - 4 0 020-8658 3538 www.potrapqs.demon.co.uk
166 180 YRM Architects Planners Designers 30 27 48 49 30 - - - 11 2 7 2.9* 2.8** 1 0 020-7600 8118 www.yrm.co.uk
171 172 HBG Design 29 30 85 80 8 5 16 - 50 - 6 4.3* 4.5** 1 0 020-8200 7070  
171 194 Ingleton Wood 29 23 55 42 - 23 6 - 12 1 14 2.3 1.6 3 0 01277-219775 www.ingleton-wood.co.uk
171 183 Kennedy & Partners 29 26 58 54 - 29 - - 8 3 18 1.8* 1.7** 1 0 020-8333 4444  
171 183 Kvaerner Technology 29 26 86 95 - - 29 - 29 2 20 4.8* 4.7** 2 0 01923-776666 www.kvaerner.com/construc/technology
171 171 RH Partnership Architects 29 27 44 38 28 1 - 2 11 - 4 1.9 1.5 2 0 01223-316209 dialspace.dial.pipex.com/rhp
171 179 Wilkinson Hindle Halsall Lloyd Prtnrshp 29 29 64 64 29 - - - 23 1 11 - - 5 0 0151-708 8944 www.whhlp.com
177 194 Cooper Cromar 28 22 69 58 26 2 - - 33 - 8 3.1 2.5 2 0 0141-332 2570 www.coopercromar.co.uk
177 175 Pringle Brandon Group 28 29 78 80 28 - - - 38 1 11 - - 1 0 020-7466 1000 www.pringle-brandon.co.uk
179 175 Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson 27 29 76 75 18 - 9 - 42 - 7 3.4 3.2 1 0 0114-266 8181 www.hcd.co.uk
180 180 Byrom Clark Roberts 26 26 54 50 8 5 13 - 8 - 20 2.4 2.2 4 0 0161-236 9601 www.bcr.uk.com
180 183 Carl Fisher Partnership 26 26 42 41 26 - - - 11 - 5 1.8 1.5 3 0 020-7638 3373 Under construction
182 191 Alan Baxter & Associates 25 24 125 116 3 - 30 - 64 5 31 4.8 4.2 3 0 020-7250 1555  
182 183 Building Performance Group 25 22 49 45 8 14 3 1 9 6 9 2.9 3.1 3 0 020-7240 8070 www.bpg-uk.com
182 Colliers Conrad Ritblat Erdman 25 26 52 53 - 24 1 - 12 - 15 2.7 1.9 7 0 020-7484 1809 www.collierscre.com
182 172 Fletcher McNeill 25 30 46 50 - 25 - - 9 1 11 2.4* 2.3** 5 0 0151-798 5896 Under construction
182 Hurley Palmer Partnership 25 19 81 62 - 4 21 - 54 - 17 4.6 3.6 4 3 020-8763 5900 www.hurley-palmer.com
182 159 Intec Management 25 17 67 32 - 3 17 5 32 6 4 2.5* 2.8** 1 0 01256-331391 www.intecm.co.uk
182 194 Scott-White & Hookins 25 24 87 76 - 1 24 - 46 1 15 3.8 2.7 4 0 020-8773 3131 www.swh.co.uk
182 199 William Martin & Partners 25 22 44 40 5 18 - 2 9 3 7 2.2 - 2 0 020-7233 8833  
190 Bond Bryan Partnership 24 19 57 43 24 - - - 25 3 5 1.5 1.2 1 0 0114-266 2040  
190 Cassidy and Ashton 24 23 59 56 10 8 6 - 19 - 16 2.6 2.5 3 0 01772-201331 Under construction
190 210 Holder Mathias Alcock 24 18 76 70 22 1 - 1 42 - 10 3.6 2.8 2 4 02920-498681 www.hmagroup
193 194 Denley King Partnership 23 22 35 34 - 23 - - 1 1 10 - - 4 0 01202-715300 Under construction
193 210 Jestico + Whiles 23 12 48 27 23 - - - 18 - 7 2.4 1.6 1 5 020-7380 0382 www.jesticowhiles.co.uk
193 203 Property Tectonics 23 21 60 52 1 18 4 - 24 3 10 - - 2 0 0161-794 9977 www.property-tectonics.co.uk
193 199 Tooley and Foster Partnership 23 22 40 38 18 2 3 - 7 - 7 1.4* 1.2** 1 1 020-8504 9711 www.tfp.org.uk
193 191 Wheelers 23 24 42 45 - 23 - - 12 1 6 - - 3 0 020-7828 2082 www.wheelergroup.com
198 136 Clarke Nicholls Marcel 22 - 81 - - - 22 - 47 3 9 3.3 3.2 1 0 020-8748 8611  
198 210 Knight Frank27 22 20 8 00028 - 1 25 - - 4 476 374 2.4 - 9 0 020-7629 8171 www.knightfrank.com
200 199 BPTW Architects and QSs 20 18 48 41 17 3 - - 21 1 6 2.5 2 1 0 020-8293 5175 www.scoot.co.uk/bptw
 
Top 250 consultants (200-248)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Analysis of UK
chartered staff
      Analysis of UK
non-chartered staff
    Annual UK
fees (£m)
  Offices   Telephone Web site
2000 1999   2000 1999 2000 1999 Architects Surveyors Engineers Project
Managers
Non-chartered
technical
Qualified non-
construction
Administration
& finance
Last
results
Previous
results
UK Worldwide    
200 John McAslan & Partners 20 15 38 29 20 - - - 5 7 5 3.0* 2.1** 1 1 020-7727 2663 www.mcaslan.co.uk
200 203 Kendall Kingscott Partnership 20 21 59 55 6 19 1f 3 27 - 12 - - 3 0 0117-931 2067 www.kendallkingscott.co.uk
200 235 Lacey Hickie Caley 20 16 41 36 19 - - - 13 2 6 1.4 1.2 3 0 01392-444334 www.lhc.net
204 203 Architects Co-Partnership 19 21 55 57 19 - - - 21 3 10 1.7 1.6 2 0 01707-651141  
204 Boxall Sayer29 19 - 44 - - 19 - 8 16 2 7 1.1 - 4 0 01243-861631 www.boxallsayer.co.uk
204 214 Frank Shaw Associates 19 19 44 49 19 - - - 19 4 2 2 2 2 0 01246-233255  
204 183 Jenkins & Marr 19 26 47 49 19 - - - 20 - 8 - - 3 0 01224-586277 www.jenkinsmarr.co.uk
204 214 Shepheard Epstein Hunter 19 16 48 46 19 - - - 24 - 5 1.7* 1.8** 1 0 020-7841 7500 www.seh.co.uk
204 219 Michael Laird Partnership 19 17 36 31 19 - - - 11 2 4 - - 1 0 0131-226 6991 Under construction
210 BDB Surveying Services 18 14 36 30 - 18 - 2 8 - 5 1.3 1 4 2 01799-531251 www.bdb-uk.com
210 224 Bowman Riley Partnership 18 15 42 44 15 3 - 1 17 - 7 - - 1 0 01756-795611 www.bowman-riley.co.uk
210 220 Carter Walker 18 15 32 25 - 16 - 2 6 3 5 - - 1 0 0115-962 2511 www.carterwalker.co.uk
213 235 Adams Kara Taylor 17 10 49 36 - - 17 - 26 - 5 1.6* 2.5** 1 1 020-7336 7143 www.akt-uk.com
213 Architon Group Practice 17 12 38 25 15 - 1 1 17 2 2 1.5 1.4 1 0 01372-745600 www.architon.com
213 220 Associated Architects 17 15 34 29 17 - - - - - 8 1.7 1.5 1 0 0121-233 6600 www.associated-architects.co.uk
213 231 Commercial Management Consultants 17 13 63 51 - 17 - 2 34 1 7 2.4* - 5 2 01322-273145 www.cmcltd.co.uk
213 210 Sandberg 17 19 100 110 - - 20 17 65 - 15 5 5.6 5 2 020-7565 7000 www.sandberg.co.uk
218 Burtenshaw Associates 16 15 33 27 - 18 1 - 10 - 7 1.2* 1.0** 7 0 01603-626020 www.burtenshaws.co.uk
218 203 Hurley Robertson and Associates 16 27 47 55 16 1 - - 22 1 8 2.9* 3.2** 1 0 020-7633 5100 www.hra.co.uk
218 180 National Design Consultancy 16 26 70 125 - 1 16 - 42 - 12 3.8 6 5 0 0121-233 7192 www.ndc-uk.co.uk
218 244 Ruddle Wilkinson 16 14 35 35 16 - - - 9 2 8 1.8 1.7 1 1 01733-314314 www.rwltd.u-net.com
222 224 Alan Conisbee and Associates 15 15 58 43 - - 18 - 31 1 11 2.2 2 1 0 020-7700 6666 www.conisbee.co.uk
222 218 Andrews Kent & Stone 15 18 57 57 - 2 13 - 24 - 9 2.7 2.8 2 2 020-8686 9271 www.aksltd.co.uk
222 252 Assael Architecture 15 7 40 27 15 - - - 5 5 15 2.4 1.3 2 0 020-7736 7744 www.assael.co.uk
222 220 MacConvilles 15 15 41 39 1 14 - - 13 1 12 2.1 2.1 2 0 01273-676639 www.macconvilles.com
222 132 Capital Project Consultancy 15 15 85 75 - 8 3 4 30 10 10 3.4 3 5 2 020-7613 3422 www.cpcltd.com
227 241 Barker & Associates 14 13 36 29 1 13 - - 9 1 12 1.2* 1.4** 3 0 01279-647111 ds.dial.pipex.com/barker.manuden/
227 231 Browne Smith Baker 14 13 47 51 14 - - 2 23 - 10 1.9 1.7 4 0 0191-212 1133 www.bsb-architects.co.uk
227 CNP30 14 9 34 23 - 14 - - 11 - 9 2.7 1.4 2 0 01372-466445 www.cnpltd.co.uk
227 235 David Hutchison Partnership 14 10 36 29 14 - - - 4 - 4 0.8 0.6 2 1 01225-461100 members.xoom.com/dhparch
227 231 DEGW 14 13 250 250 14 - - - 76 7 34 7.5 4.5 2 11 020-7239 7777 www.degw.com
227 229 Derek Evans and Partners 14 14 39 36 - 14 - 10 14 - 11 1.0* 1.0** 5 0 01922-703900 www.dep.uk.com
227 175 Hulme Upright31 14 30 65 100 14 - - 1 34 2 15 2.4 3.3 4 0 01782-208600 Under construction
227 220 NJSR 14 16 42 52 14 1p - - 20 - 8 - - 3 0 01704-531252  
227 229 Reiach and Hall 14 14 35 29 14 - - - 14 - 7 1.0* 0.9** 1 0 0131-225 8444  
227 241 Strutt & Parker 14 13 500 500 - 14 - 1 2 - - 1.027 1.227 22 0 01244-320747 www.struttandparker.co.uk
237 Anthony Hunt Associates 13 - 82 - - - 13 - 59 - 10 2.7 2.4 3 0 01285-655858 www.anthonyhuntassociates.com
237 235 DHP 13 10 22 20 1 10 2 - 4 - 5 1.4 1.2 1 0 01932-850100 www.dhpuk.co.uk
237 Rowney Sharman Project Consultants 13 10 17 13 - 8 1 4 - - 4 1.1 0.8 3 0 01344-872111 www.rowneysharman.co.uk
240 235 Baker Mallett 12 12 47 50 - 12 - - 29 - 6 - - 6 0 01642-608511  
240 241 Clarson Goff Management 12 11 24 24 - 8 5 12 7 1 4 1.8 2 1 0 020-7766 8505 www.clarsongoff.co.uk
240 244 Gilmore Hankey Kirke 12 10 23 17 12 - - - 6 - 5 0.9* 0.8** 2 0 020-7736 8212 www.ghkint.com
240 248 Owen Ellis Partnership 12 9 19 14 10 2 - - 4 - 3 0.8 0.7 1 0 0151-236 0424 www.merseyworld.com/owenellis
240 224 Ratcliffe Groves Partnership 12 15 55 52 12 - - 2 35 - 8 2.4 - 3 0 0161-797 6000 www.rgparchitects.co.uk
245 Hand Deere & Cox 11 9 19 18 - 11 - - 5 - 3 1.1 0.8 1 0 01784-439664  
245 224 Poole Dick Associates 11 11 21 21 - 11 - - 5 - 5 0.8 0.8 4 0 0161-832 4371 www.pooledick.co.uk
245 Stubbs Rich 11 10 24 21 11 - - - 7 - 6 1.2 0.7 3 0 01225-483379 www.stubbs-rich.co.uk
248 RNJ Partnership 10 10 19 19 - 10 - - 4 - 5 0.8 0.8 1 0 0191-286 0707  
248 248 Simons Design 10 9 28 29 10 - - - 14 - 4 1.3 1.1 1 0 01522-882600 www.simonsdesign.co.uk
248 Yolles Partnership 10 8 150 140 - - 10 - 10 - 4 1.8* 1.4** 1 2 020-7593-0098 www.yolles.com
 
Top 150 architects (1-48)
Rank   Practice Architectural
staff
    Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Offices  
2000 1999   Total Chartered
architects
Technicians 2000 1999 2000 1999 UK  Worldwide
1 2 Foster and Partners 335 176 159 178 155 522 455 1 3
2 1 BDP International 299 227 72 353 337 1 047 1 019 6 8
3 4 Broadway Malyan 232 92 140 104 95 345 297 5 3
4 7 Abbey Holford Rowe 221 95 126 129 99 371 318 6 1
5 5 Sheppard Robson 189 165 24 165 156 234 216 3 0
6 3 WS Atkins1 183 183 - 3 230 2 643 10 346 7 749 90 50
7 7 Chapman Taylor 181 152 29 152 126 353 287 1 7
8 6 Geoffrey Reid Associates 180 120 60 120 100 420 387 4 11
9 12 RMJM 148 113 35 155 144 451 434 4 5
10 17 Gensler 145 72 73 72 52 2 073 1 776 1 17
11 9 Mason Richards Partnership 139 42 97 73 66 271 259 3 0
12 14 Barton Willmore Partnership 131 73 58 74 69 167 155 7 0
13 15 RHWL Partnership 128 82 46 82 78 165 154 3 1
14 10 Benoy 127 78 49 79 74 159 155 2 0
15 16 Percy Thomas (Architects)22 116 64 52 65 59 183 170 5 2
16 21 EPR Architects 112 60 52 61 56 150 127 1 0
17 10 Aukett Europe 102 78 24 114 104 580 500 2 11
18 21 Hamilton Associates Architects 101 61 40 61 59 119 115 3 3
19 28 PRP Architects 99 81 18 85 74 157 135 3 0
20 19 Keppie Design 97 52 45 52 51 117 129 3 0
21 21 Lyons + Sleeman + Hoare 94 43 51 46 49 157 154 1 0
22 30 Sidell Gibson Partnership 92 45 47 45 34 120 101 2 1
23 38 Stride Treglown 92 44 48 55 44 122 88 4 0
24 18 HLM Architects 91 65 26 67 79 141 140 3 0
25 56 Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Int) 90 45 45 45 40 378 328 1 1
26 20 Chetwood Associates 85 59 26 62 56 106 98 3 0
27 41 Allies and Morrison 83 50 33 50 38 92 65 1 0
27 41 Lewis & Hickey 83 51 32 59 37 145 111 4 17
29 27 Parr Partnership 83 40 43 47 46 102 101 5 0
30 50 BDG McColl 78 60 18 79 67 272 250 4 1
31 34 Rolfe Judd 76 50 26 64 70 102 102 1 0
31 31 TP Bennett 76 56 20 56 52 138 131 1 0
33 34 Nightingale Associates 75 55 20 55 52 84 81 3 0
34 29 Capita Property Services12 74 41 33 381 407 893 995 19 2
35 25 Amec3 73 50 23 937 290 3 195 1 538 30 20
36 56 Hunter & Partners 72 30 42 67 57 133 124 2 1
37 39 Scott Brownrigg + Turner 71 46 25 46 36 95 66 3 0
38 21 Austin-Smith:Lord 70 55 15 57 88 120 127 4 0
39 Richard Rogers Partnership 69 58 11 60 67 117 122 1 1
40 36 Levitt Bernstein Associates 67 52 15 52 52 79 79 1 0
40 45 Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners 67 53 12 53 52 100 96 3 3
42 41 Charter Partnership 66 32 34 32 32 77 76 5 0
43 52 Holder Mathias Alcock 64 22 42 24 18 76 70 2 4
44 60 Damond Lock Grabowski + Partners 60 46 14 46 32 72 58 2 0
44 37 Fitzroy Robinson 60 31 29 31 39 76 83 2 1
46 71 Cooper Cromar 59 26 33 28 22 69 58 2 0
47 61 Arup2 58 23 35 1 017 986 6 153 5 887 21 55
48 61 Arup Associates 55 36 19 74 67 128 110 1 0
48 45 Comprehensive Design Group24 55 50 5 50 39 97 72 5 0
48 TPS Consult 55 27 28 117 131 254 253 4 0
 
Top 150 architects (51-99)
Rank   Practice Architectural
staff
    Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Offices  
2000 1999   Total Chartered
architects
Technicians 2000 1999 2000 1999 UK Worldwide
51 50 Pringle Brandon Group 52 28 24 28 29 78 80 1 0
51 47 Purcell Miller Tritton 52 33 19 52 52 111 117 7 0
53 71 Pascall + Watson Architects 51 31 20 31 27 61 58 1 0
54 Bond Bryan Partnership 49 24 25 24 19 57 43 1 0
55 Burgess Partnership 48 30 18 38 - 81 - 4 0
56 58 GHM Rock Townsend 47 36 11 36 38 58 60 3 0
57 47 Birmingham Design Services 46 31 15 65 68 250 230 1 0
58 62 Donald Insall Associates 45 35 10 35 34 65 62 7 0
59 52 Wilkinson Hindle Halsall Lloyd Partnshp 44 29 15 29 29 64 64 5 0
60 77 Hurd Rolland Partnership 43 34 9 38 32 81 74 6 0
60 68 Ratcliffe Groves Partnership 43 12 31 12 15 55 52 3 0
62 63 Pick Everard 42 22 20 91 93 202 201 6 0
63 39 Fairhursts Design Group 41 21 20 35 35 152 152 2 5
63 63 YRM Architects Planners Designers 41 30 11 30 27 48 49 1 0
65 80 Architects Co-Partnership 40 19 21 19 21 55 57 2 0
66 83 Jenkins & Marr 39 19 20 19 26 47 49 3 0
66 87 RH Partnership Architects 39 28 11 29 27 44 38 2 0
66 65 Shepheard Epstein Hunter 39 19 20 19 16 48 46 1 0
69 71 BPTW Architects and QSs 38 17 21 20 18 48 41 1 0
69 71 Feilden + Mawson 38 28 10 31 28 51 48 3 0
69 68 Frank Shaw Associates 38 19 19 19 19 44 49 2 0
69 55 HTA Architects 38 36 2 38 32 63 58 1 0
73 68 Browne Smith Baker 37 14 23 14 13 47 51 4 0
73 RTKL-UK26 37 31 6 31 28 838 703 1 10
73 77 Carl Fisher Partnership 37 26 11 26 26 42 41 3 0
73 76 Whicheloe Macfarlane 37 22 15 41 38 77 73 3 0
77 58 Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson 35 18 17 27 29 76 75 1 0
78 71 NJSR 34 14 20 14 16 42 52 3 0
79 90 Babtie Group6 33 33 - 641 523 3 070 2 500 37 8
79 87 Tuffin Ferraby & Taylor 33 4 29 51 50 139 128 6 1
81 77 Bowman Riley Partnership 32 15 17 18 15 42 44 1 0
81 87 Lacey Hickie Caley 32 19 13 20 16 41 36 3 0
83 Architon Group Practice 30 15 15 17 12 38 25 1 0
83 92 Michael Laird Partnership 30 19 11 19 17 36 31    
85 86 HBG Design 29 8 21 29 30 85 80 1 0
86 Cassidy and Ashton 28 10 18 24 23 59 56 3 0
87 100 Associated Architects 26 17 9 17 15 34 29 1 0
87 Shepherd Consulting 26 13 13 42 38 296 255 4 5
89 92 Baily Garner 25 10 15 51 49 141 135 2 0
89 92 DEGW 25 14 11 14 13 250 250 2 11
89 John McAslan & Partners 25 20 5 20 15 38 29 1 1
89 107 Ruddle Wilkinson 25 16 9 16 14 35 35 1 1
93 95 Gibb 24 14 10 266 272 1 507 1 522 13 35
93 100 Jestico + Whiles 24 23 1 23 12 48 27 1 5
93 95 McBains Cooper Consulting18 24 15 9 171 168 352 343 10 3
93 98 Tooley and Foster Partnership 24 18 6 23 22 40 38 1 1
93 85 Woods Hardwick 24 6 18 8 8 44 44 1 0
98 Alan Cotterell Practice 23 7 16 7 7 29 27 1 0
99 107 Calford Seaden Partnership 22 8 14 48 41 124 108 4 0
99 119 NBA Quantum19 22 14 8 162 140 261 198 5 5
 
Top 150 architects (101-149)
Rank   Practice Architectural
staff
    Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Offices  
2000 1999   Total Chartered
architects
Technicians 2000 1999 2000 1999 UK Worldwide
101 98 Hurley Robertson and Associates 21 16 5 16 27 47 55 1 0
102 127 EC Harris4 20 20 - 784 538 1 384 910 18 17
102 116 Assael Architecture 20 15 5 15 7 40 27 2 0
102 113 Design Group Partnership 20 8 12 58 48 165 144 3 0
102 107 Reiach and Hall 20 14 6 14 14 35 29 1 0
102 112 Simons Design 20 10 10 10 9 28 29 1 0
107 148 Scott Wilson 19 13 6 633 543 2 650 2 525 20 67
108 113 David Hutchison Partnership 18 14 4 14 10 36 29 2 1
108 Stubbs Rich 18 11 7 11 10 24 21 3 0
110 Architectural and Planning Group 17 9 8 9 - 20 - 2 0
110 32 Hulme Upright 31 17 14 3 14 30 65 100 4 0
110 115 Mace 17 17 - 234 230 584 530 4 5
113 Binnie Black & Veatch 16 16 - 316 196 1 706 1 548 8 24
113 105 Frankham Consultancy Group 16 8 8 52 40 133 119 3 0
113 107 Kendall Kingscott Partnership 16 6 10 20 21 59 55 3 0
116 81 Parsons Brinckerhoff14 15 15 - 334 327 1 223 1 206 15 8
117 119 Gilmore Hankey Kirke 14 12 2 12 10 23 17 2 0
117 119 William Martin & Partners 14 5 9 25 22 44 40 2 0
119 Archer Partnership 13 7 6 7 5 18 16 1 0
119 Panton Sargent 13 7 6 8 6 18 16 1 0
119 124 Owen Ellis Partnership 13 10 3 12 9 19 14 1 0
122 124 Building Performance Group 12 8 4 25 22 49 45 3 0
122 127 Pell Frischmann Group 12 12 - 236 227 536 495 8 6
122 Rosemont Architecture and Surveying 12 6 6 7 6 16 15 1 0
125 Byrom Clark Roberts 11 8 3 26 26 54 50 4 0
126 102 HSB Partnership 10 - 10 46 43 78 80 5 0
126 152 Ridge and Partners 10 5 5 108 97 189 161 4 2
128 158 Bailey Partnership 8 3 5 36 37 65 60    
128 139 Currie & Brown 8 3 5 241 241 900 703 20 30
128 134 Watts and Partners 8 5 3 99 93 185 161 8 1
128 134 WSP Group5 8 8 - 715 602 3 002 1 738 40 20
132 148 Citex 7 4 3 433 309 943 646 14 8
132 137 GVA Grimley 7 2 5 367 371 4 000+ 3 600+ 9 80
132 139 Pellings 7 4 3 34 32 80 74 3 0
132 131 Turner & Townsend 7 7 - 277 268 629 618 14 18
136 106 Arnold & Boston 6 4 2 4 3 14 11 1 0
136 127 Halcrow Group 6 6 - 1 242 1276 3 094 3 140 26 28
136 139 Hornagold & Hills 6 3 3 53 62 97 104 3 1
136 139 James Cubitt + Partners 6 5 1 5 5 100 100 1 6
136 127 Jones Lang LaSalle 6 3 3 64 51 7 200 6 500 5 92
136 148 Montgomery Watson Europe 6 3 3 240 149 4 000 3 600 9 120
142 152 Cyril Sweett 5 5 - 157 125 278 238 13 2
142 139 Ingleton Wood 5   5 29 23 55 42 3
142 139 James R Knowles (Holdings) 5 5 - 151 180 380 371 19 12
142 131 King Sturge 5 5 - 398 360 802 726 14 47
142 152 MPM Capita23 5 3 2 59 52 126 115 5 0
142 148 Owen Williams Consultants 5 5 - 149 149 641 632 10 4
142 Schal 5 5 - 51 56 204 293 3 0
149 Carter Walker 4 - 4 18 15 32 25    
149 172 Drivers Jonas 4 1 3 248 238 330 310 6 7
 
Top 100 Engineers (1-50)
Rank   Practice Engineering
staff
          Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Offices  
2000 1999   Total Civil Structural Mechanical Electrical Other 2000 1999 2000 1999 UK Worldwide
1 1 WS Atkins1 2 230 756 135 275 263 801 3 230 2 643 10 346 7 749 90 50
2 2 Halcrow Group 1 200 1 035 85 - 80 - 1 242 1 276 3 094 3 140 26 28
3 4 Mott MacDonald 1 096 615 95 136 157 93 1 186 1 151 4 368 4 536 22 50+
4 6 Arup2 965 325 303 131 64 142 1 017 986 6 153 5 887 21 55
5 7 WSP Group5 663 235 137 122 82 87 715 602 3 002 1 738 40 20
6 5 Hyder Consulting 656 324 170 30 24 108eg 682 999 2 329 3 121 19 35
7 8 Scott Wilson 553 95 60 6 10 382ghp 633 543 2 650 2 525 20 67
8 10 Babtie Group6 521 405 55 19 11 31 641 523 3 070 2 500 37 8
9 24 Amec3 478 135 40 64 51 188 937 290 3 195 1 538 30 20
10 11 Waterman Partnership9 429 45 240 61 20 63e 433 422 712 675 10 2
11 23 Parkman13 335 230 20 5 5 75hp 340 172 866 953 15 11
12 White Young Green Consulting 316 142 84 20 23 47 321 - 957 - 17 3
13 13 Parsons Brinckerhoff14 306 100 14 41 80 71 334 327 1 223 1 206 15 8
14 20 Binnie Black & Veatch 292 223 5 30 32 5 316 196 1 706 1 548 8 24
15 9 Mouchel Consulting†† 260 167 20 4 12 57hip 356 339 1 212 1 187 12 12
16 15 Gibb 247 135 24 10 11 67 266 272 1 507 1 522 13 35
17 25 Maunsell15 238 213 15 4   6g 238 227 12 000 3 238 12 17
18 28 Montgomery Watson Europe 236 150 18 18 20 30em 240 149 4 000 3 600 9 120
19 17 Oscar Faber 230 80 42 59 34 15 252 238 848 819 15 2
20 19 Pell Frischmann Group 214 93 40 11 17 53fghip 236 227 536 495 8 6
21 18 Symonds Group 195 93 18 10 10 74 275 325 704 983 8 4
22 21 Carl Bro 188 97 23 11 27 30e 191 175 2 250 2 000 8 10
23 38 Buro Happold 178 17 94 67 67 67 183 106 581 521 6 8
24 27 High-Point Rendel16 175 148 148 3 3 24g 193 168 381 398 6 14
25 26 Hoare Lea 172 - - 93 71 8dh 174 156 426 393 10 0
26 22 Posford Duvivier 167 147 12 4 4 - 170 163 456 481 9 5
27 31 Capita Property Services12 160 15 50 50 35 10 381 407 893 995 19 2
28 16 Entec UK†† 149 98 1 26 22 2 304 280 495 421 11 1
29 33 Cundall Johnston & Partners 139 23 30 50 36 - 139 120 266 235 4 0
30 29 WA Fairhurst & Partners 138 82 34 - - 22eh 158 168 335 380 10 1
31 32 Owen Williams Consultants 130 130 130 130 130 130 149 149 641 632 10 4
32 36 Bullen Consultants 128 100 24 1   3g 128 120 409 419 11 0
33 34 Aspen Consulting Group 126 96 20 5 5 - 138 128 353 355 9 0
34 37 Peter Brett Associates 124 65 44 6 3 6 124 103 318 285 6 4
35 35 Donald Smith, Seymour & Rooley 117 - - 64 45 8h 120 118 206 208 5 0
36 45 Gifford and Partners20 105 46 39 18 18 2 107 77 330 283 5 3
36 98 Henry Riley Group 105 - - 3 3 2f 57 53 113 111 7 0
38 40 BDP International 101 3 22 57 57 9d 353 337 1 047 1 019 6 8
38 30 Taywood Engineering 101 67 14 2 2 16mec 121 138 284 338 2 7
40 48 EC Harris4 94 21 21 34 34 39fn 784 538 1 384 910 18 17
41 52 Whitby Bird & Partners 92 4 60 12 8 8b 92 66 321 231 4 0
42 RW Gregory and Partners 88 - - 51 37 - 88 - 239 - 8 2
43 43 Mace 87 57 3 27 27 27 234 230 584 530 4 5
44 TPS Consult 85 43 20 16 6 - 117 131 254 253 4 0
44 URS Europe21 85 68 8 4 5 - 88 85 1 130 472 14 23
46 50 Citex 84 14 3 21 22 24 433 309 943 646 14 8
47 44 Curtins Group 79 18 53 4 4 - 81 84 201 204 11 0
48 55 Roberts & Partners 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 48 236 224 4 1
49 57 Turner & Townsend 72 53 53 53 53 19 277 268 629 618 14 18
50 46 Blyth & Blyth 67 10 28 11 14 4b 67 68 159 161 5 0
 
Top 100 Engineers (51-99)
Rank   Practice Engineering
staff
          Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Offices  
2000 1999   Total Civil Structural Mechanical Electrical Other 2000 1999 2000 1999 UK Worldwide
51 62 Design Group Partnership 60 32 23 2 3 - 58 48 165 144 3 0
52 59 Pick Everard 56 23 15 8 9 1e 91 93 202 201 6 0
53 50 Clarke Bond 55 12 40 - - 23 75 51 132 111 7 0
54 60 Silcock Dawson & Partners 53 - - 30 20 3p 50 40 112 96 5 0
55 63 Troup Bywaters and Anders 52 - - 35 15 2 52 54 143 151 5 0
56 52 RMJM 42 15 15 27 27 27 155 144 451 434 4 5
57 Campbell Reith Hill 37 12 22 - - 3eg 38 35 100 94 2 1
58 52 Aukett Europe 36 - 7 9 14 6h 114 104 580 500 2 11
58 Foremans 36 - - 20 10 6b 36 - 137 108 4 0
60 47 Weeks Technical Services 35 10 12 6 5 2 60 44 500 425 13 2
61 65 Torpy Group 32 - - 21 11   45 42 150 147 7 1
62 66 Alan Baxter & Associates 30 14 16 - - - 25 24 125 116 3 0
62 61 James R Knowles (Holdings) 30 17 1 1 1 10inp 151 180 380 371 19 12
64 68 Kvaerner Technology 29 22 4 - - 3b 29 26 86 95 2 0
65 68 Clancy Consulting25 26 7 15 3 1 - 41 39 120 121 5 0
65 Schal 26 21 2 1 - 2b 51 56 204 293 3 0
67 91 Mason Richards Partnership 25 9 - - - 16Ip 73 66 271 259 3 0
68 63 Hornagold & Hills 24 12 6 3 3 - 53 62 97 104 3 1
68 71 Scott-White & Hookins 24 8 16 - - - 25 24 87 76 4 0
70 56 Clarke Nicholls Marcel 22 4 18 - - - 22 - 81 - 1 0
70 79 Frankham Consultancy Group 22 4 6 6 6 - 52 40 133 119 3 0
72 Hurley Palmer Partnership 21 1 5 8 7 - 25 19 81 62 4 3
72 72 MPM Capita 21 5 - - - 16f 59 52 126 115 5 0
74 72 Sandberg 20 6 1 2 - 11mg 17 19 100 110 5 2
75 74 McBains Cooper Consulting18 19 3 3 13 13 13 171 168 352 343 10 3
75 Shepherd Consulting 19 2 5 1 - 11m 42 38 296 255 4 5
77 77 Alan Conisbee and Associates 18 3 15 - - - 15 15 58 43 1 0
77 84 Watts and Partners 18 2 6 2 - 8 99 93 185 161 8 1
79 105 GHM Group 17 - 5 2 - 10 65 61 94 90 3 0
79 67 Intec Management 17 7 8 1 1 - 25 17 67 32 1 0
81 79 Adams Kara Taylor 16 2 14 - - - 17 10 49 36 1 1
81 76 HBG Design 16 - 9 5 2 - 29 30 85 80 1 0
81 National Design Consultancy 16 - - 8 8 - 16 26 70 125 5 0
84 78 Andrews Kent & Stone 13 3 10 - - - 15 18 57 57 2 2
84 Anthony Hunt Associates 13 3 10 - - - 13 - 82 - 3 0
84 93 BDG McColl 13 1 - 3 3 6f 79 67 272 250 4 1
84 81 Byrom Clark Roberts 13 8 5 - - - 26 26 54 50 4 0
84 91 Franklin + Andrews 13 8 - 5 - - 349 356 667 734 13 30
89 84 Whicheloe Macfarlane 12 - 2 6 5 - 41 38 77 73 3 0
90 88 NBA Quantum19 11 4 - 4 3 - 162 140 261 198 5 5
90 84 Ridge and Partners 11 - - 5 6 - 108 97 189 161 4 2
92 81 RWS Project Services 10 1 - 8 1 - 93 87 193 170 3 3
92 Schofield Lothian 10 - 5 - - 5 42 33 246 226 7 4
92 Yolles Partnership 10 - 10 - - - 10 8 150 140 1 2
95 105 Currie & Brown 9 3 - 4 - 2in 241 241 900 703 20 30
95 88 Gardiner & Theobald10 9 5 1 - - 3 426 344 1 700 660 12 100
95 84 Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson 9 3 6 - - - 27 29 76 75 1 0
95 88 HSB Partnership 9 - 1 4 4 - 46 43 78 80 5 0
99 98 Hunter & Partners 8 - - 4 4 - 67 57 133 124 2 1
99 98 WT Partnership 8 1 - 1 2 4 157 145 715 702 10 2
 
Top 150 Surveyors (1-50)
Rank   Practice Surveying
staff
      Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Offices  
2000 1999   Total Quantity Building Other 2000 1999 2000 1999 UK Worldwide
1 19 WS Atkins1 1 205 608 105 412alp 3 708 2 643 11 940 7 749 90 50
2 5 EC Harris4 670 546 124 - 784 538 1 384 910 18 17
3 2 DTZ (UK) 630 - 82 548 630 1 130  22  11
4 4 Davis Langdon & Everest7 482 482 - - 482 421 2 200 2 165 20 62
5 3 Faithful & Gould8 478 478 - - 478 432 1 594 1 429 25 13
6 10 Gardiner & Theobald10 416 392 4 20 426 344 1 700 660 12 100
7 6 Lambert Smith Hampton11 400 - 59 341 400 380 1 035 937 29 0
8 8 King Sturge 391 1 67 323ap 398 360 802 726 14 47
9 7 GVA Grimley 365 12 45 298angp 367 371 4 000+ 3 600+ 9 80
10 12 Gleeds 289 275 14 - 350 428 931 816 17 30
11 9 Franklin & Andrews 270 270 - - 349 356 667 734 13 30
12 13 Citex 266 176 68 22 433 309 943 646 14 8
13 14 Drivers Jonas 244 - 44 200ap 248 238 330 310 6 7
14 16 Donaldsons/Bayley Donaldsons 227 1 22 204a 227 210 389 366 8 0
15 17 Turner & Townsend 198 162 3 33 277 268 629 618 14 18
16 11 Currie & Brown 191 181 10 - 241 241 900 703 20 30
17 15 Capita Property Services12 181 100 33 48l 381 407 893 995 19 2
18 NAI Gooch Webster17 174 - 24 150a 174 166 3 000 269 8 230
19 18 Cluttons Chartered Surveyors 164 - 19 145a 164 195 622 550 33 6
20 21 WT Partnership 147 125 - 22 157 145 715 702 10 2
21 24 Cyril Sweett 145 128 5 12 157 125 278 238 13 2
22 22 McBains Cooper Consulting18 137 60 50 27bn 171 168 352 343 10 3
23 25 NBA Quantum19 131 131 - - 162 140 261 198 5 5
24 20 MDA Group 130 127 3 - 138 145 549 584 9 27
25 23 James R Knowles (Holdings) 106 80 26 - 151 180 380 371 19 12
26 29 Northcroft 98 98 - - 115 102 390 372 10 15
27 34 Watts and Partners 84 8 76 - 99 93 185 161 8 1
28 35 RWS Project Services 83 83 - - 93 87 193 170 3 3
29 31 Amec3 77 77 - - 937 290 3 195 1 538 30 20
30 32 Ridge and Partners 74 42 30 2ak 108 97 189 161 4 2
31 36 Baker Wilkins & Smith 73 67 - 6b 77 77 161 151 10 4
32 Summers & Partners 69 48 16 5f 72 62 122 109 7 0
33 38 Berkeley Consulting 65 65 - - 68 69 106 114 1 3
34 37 Rider Hunt 61 61 - - 61 68 124 112 8 3
35 42 Robinson Low Francis 57 54 3 - 69 61 110 100 6 0
36 39 Haley Somerset Consulting 55 51 4 - 70 74 123 122 4 1
37 50 Jones Lang LaSalle 54 - 37 17 64 51 7 200 6 500 5 92
37 41 Leonard Stace 54 43 7 4f 55 52 150 129 6 1
37 40 Babtie Group6 54 49 4 11 641 523 3 070 2 500 37 8
40 48 ChandlerKBS 50 49 1 - 55 48 168 139 8 2
41 44 Henry Riley Group 49 49 - - 57 53 113 111 7 0
41 46 Tuffin Ferraby & Taylor 47 - 47 - 51 50 139 128 6 1
43 32 Mouchel Consulting†† 47 14 26 7 356 339 1 212 1 187 12 12
44 58 Rex Procter & Partners 46 36 2 8 53 38 93 82 2 0
44 67 Scott Wilson 46 3 25 18l 633 543 2 650 2 525 20 67
46 48 Mace 44 44 - - 234 230 584 530 4 5
47 63 Thomas and Adamson 41 27 8 6 46 36 88 82 3 1
47 55 Baily Garner 41 7 31 3p 51 49 141 135 2 0
49 57 Calford Seaden Partnership 40 11 27 2f 48 41 124 108 4 0
50 62 HSB Partnership 37 - 29 8ap 46 43 78 80 5 0
 
Top 150 Surveyors (50-99)
Rank   Practice Surveying staff       Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Offices  
2000 1999   Total Quantity Building Other 2000 1999 2000 1999 UK Worldwide
50 50 WT Hills 37 36 1 - 37 41 105 110 7 1
50 43 Walfords 37 35 - 2b 39 43 93 95 5 1
53 153 Halcrow Group 36 - - 36 1242 1276 3 094 3 140 26 28
54 65 MPM Capita23 35 28 7 - 59 52 126 115 5 0
55 63 Abbey Holford Rowe 34 1 26 7l 129 99 371 318 6 1
56 Nigel Rose Group 33 28 5 - 33 - 78 - 8 0
56 70 Malcolm Hollis 33 - 28 5j 30 26 54 47 5 0
58 Schofield Lothian 32 31 1 - 42 33 246 226 7 4
59 70 Pellings 30 3 24 3p 34 32 80 74 3 0
59 60 Potter Raper Partnership 30 27 3 - 30 34 64 62 4 0
59 82 Hanscomb (UK) 30 27 3 - 30 23 552 551 2 28
59 NBW Crosher & James 30 30 - - 30 - 49 - 5 0
59 74 BDP International 30 21 - 9 353 337 1 047 1 019 6 8
64 74 Kennedy & Partners 29 1 28 - 29 26 58 54 1 0
64 78 Hunter & Partners 29 9 20 - 67 57 133 124 2 1
64 84 WSP Group5 29 - - 29 715 602 3 002 1 738 40 20
67 53 Symonds Group 28 28 - - 275 325 704 983 8 4
67 70 Birmingham Design Services 28 28 - - 65 68 250 230 1 0
69 67 Bailey Partnership 27 13 14 - 36 37 65 60 - -
70 67 Mott MacDonald 26 22 4 - 1 186 1 151 4 368 4 536 22 50+
70 74 Hornagold & Hills 26 20 6 - 53 62 97 104 3 1
72 54 Mackenzie Partnership 25 17 8 - 38 32 59 49 3 0
72 65 Fletcher McNeill 25 22 - 3fp 25 30 46 50 5 0
72 86 Knight Frank27 25 - 21 4 22 20 8 00028 - 9 0
75 82 Denley King Partnership 24 17 6 - 23 22 35 34 4 0
75 73 Arup2 24 22 1 1 1 017 986 6 153 5 887 21 55
75 Colliers Conrad Ritblat Erdman 24 6 16 2f 25 26 52 53 7 0
78 86 Ingleton Wood 23 2 19 2a 29 23 55 42 3 0
78 110 Pick Everard 23 4 8 1l 91 93 202 201 6 0
78 80 Wheelers 23 23 - - 23 24 42 45 3 0
81 95 Frankham Consultancy Group 20 4 13 3 52 40 133 119 3 0
82 99 Kendall Kingscott Partnership 19 - 13 6j 20 21 59 55 3 0
82 Boxall Sayer29 19 14 5 - 19 - 44 - 4 0
84 Burtenshaw Associates 18 15 3 - 16 15 33 27 7 0
84 BDB Surveying Services 18 18 - - 18 14 36 30 4 2
84 92 William Martin & Partners 18 1 15 2fp 25 22 44 40 2 0
84 90 Property Tectonics 18 - 17 1k 23 21 60 52 2 0
84 95 Carter Walker 18 8 8 2 18 15 32 25    
84 90 High-Point Rendel16 18 18 - - 193 168 381 398 6 14
90 99 Commercial Management Consultants 17 17 - - 17 13 63 51 5 2
91 121 Weeks Technical Services 16 - 12 4 60 44 500 425 13 2
92 115 CNP30 14 - 14 - 14 9 34 23 2 0
92 95 Derek Evans and Partners 14 10 4 - 14 14 39 36 5 0
92 102 Rolfe Judd 14 - 4 10p 64 70 102 102 1 0
92 110 Strutt & Parker 14 - 13 1 14 13 500 500 22 0
92 88 Building Performance Group 14 4 10 - 25 22 49 45 3 0
92 Fairhursts Design Group 14 - - 14dl 35 35 152 152 2 5
92 92 MacConvilles 14 - 7 7 15 15 41 39 2 0
99 106 Barker & Associates 13 13 - - 14 13 36 29 3 0
99 106 Torpy Group 13 8 4 1l 45 42 150 147 7 1
 
Top 150 Surveyors (99-142)
Rank   Practice Surveying staff       Total UK
chartered staff
  Total staff
worldwide
  Offices  
2000 1999   Total Quantity Building Other 2000 1999 2000 1999 UK Worldwide
99 95 Parsons Brinckerhoff14 13 5 7 1 334 327 1 223 1 206 15 8
102 102 Baker Mallett 12 12 - - 12 12 47 50 6 0
102 99 Broadway Malyan 12 - - 12lp 104 95 345 297 5 3
104 92 Poole Dick Associates 11 11 - - 11 11 21 21 4 0
104 152 Woods Hardwick 11 - - 1l 8 8 44 44 1 0
104 121 Stride Treglown 11 2 2 7pd 55 44 122 88 4 0
104 Hand Deere & Cox 11 11 - - 11 9 19 18 1 0
104 115 Clancy Consulting25 11 - 11 - 41 39 120 121 5 0
104 Schal 11 11 - - 51 56 204 293 3 0
110 164 Owen Williams Consultants 10 10 10 10 149 149 641 632 10 4
110 RNJ Partnership 10 9 1 - 10 10 19 19 1 0
110 110 DHP 10 - 10 - 13 10 22 20 1 0
110 102 Aspen Consulting Group 10 8 2 - 138 128 353 355 9 0
114 132 GHM Group 9 5 3 1n 65 61 94 90 3 0
114 Thomson Bethune 9 9 - - 9 10 27 28 2 0
114 115 Matthews & Goodman 9 - 9 - 9 9 145 132 4 0
114 164 Montgomery Watson Europe 9 2 7 - 240 149 4 000 3 600 9 120
118 Cassidy and Ashton 8 - 8 - 24 23 59 56 3 0
118 143 Capital Project Consultancy 8 1 7 - 15 15 85 75 5 2
118 115 Castons 8 7 1 - 8 7 32 33 5 0
118 Rowney Sharman Project Consultants 8 5 3 - 13 10 17 13 3 0
118 137 Clarson Goff Management 8 2 6 - 12 11 24 24 1 0
123 123 Veale & Sanders 7 7 - - 7 7 14 14 1 0
123 127 Gibb 7 5 - 2 266 272 1 507 1 522 13 35
123 115 Maunsell15 7 7 - - 238 227 12 000 3 238 12 17
126 132 Whicheloe Macfarlane 6 5 - 1d 41 38 77 73 3 0
126 127 Mason Richards Partnership 6 - 4 2l 73 66 271 259 3 0
126 137 BDG McColl 6 3 2 1 79 67 272 250 4 1
126 110 Pell Frischmann Group 6 4 2 - 236 227 536 495 8 6
130 123 Byrom Clark Roberts 5 - 5 - 26 26 54 50 4 0
130 132 HBG Design 5 5 - - 29 30 85 80 1 0
130 TPS Consult 5 1 4 - 117 131 254 253 4 0
130 127 Entec UK 5 5 - - 304 280 495 421 11 1
130 Binnie Black & Veatch 5 2 3 - 316 196 1 706 1 548 8 24
130 123 Parkman13 5 - 5 - 340 172 866 953 15 11
136 Hurley Palmer Partnership 4 - 4 - 25 19 81 62 4 3
136 137 Hurd Rolland Partnership 4 1 1 2 38 32 81 74 6 0
136 Shepherd Consulting 4 4 - - 42 38 296 255 4 5
136 Burgess Partnership 4 1 3 - 38 - 81 - 4 0
136 137 Waterman Partnership9 4 - - 4s 433 422 712 675 10 2
136 143 Buro Happold 4 4 - - 183 106 581 521 6 8
142 153 Hamilton H Turner & Son 3 2 1 - 3 3 5 5 1 0
142 143 Hyde Harrington 3 - 3 - 3 4 7 8 2 0
142 164 Feilden + Mawson 3 - 1 2 31 28 51 48 3 0
142 143 BPTW Architects and QSs 3 2 1 - 20 18 48 41 1 0
142 143 Donald Smith, Seymour & Rooley 3 - 0 3 120 118 206 208 5 0
142 127 Intec Management 3 2 1 - 25 17 67 32 1 0
142 143 Oscar Faber 3 1 2 - 252 238 848 819 15 2
142 143 PRP Architects 3 1 2 - 85 74 157 135 3 0
142 137 Posford Duvivier 3 3 - - 170 163 456 481 9 5
 
Top 100 quantity surveyors (1-50)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered QSs
 
2000 1999   2000 1999
1 WS Atkins1 608
2 3 EC Harris4 546 328
3 2 Davis Langdon & Everest7 482 421
4 1 Faithful & Gould8 478 432
5 4 Gardiner & Theobald10 392 313
6 7 Gleeds 275 249
7 5 Franklin + Andrews 270 289
8 6 Currie & Brown†† 181 180
9 8 Citex 176 174
10 9 Turner & Townsend 162 157
11 13 NBA Quantum19 131 114
12 15 Cyril Sweett 128 102
13 10 The MDA Group 127 135
14 12 WT Partnership 125 115
15 11 Capita Property Services12 100 120
16 17 Northcroft 98 96
17 20 RWS Project Services 83 72
18 18 James R Knowles (Holdings) 80 89
19 29 Amec3 77
20 21 Baker Wilkins & Smith 67 66
21 23 Berkeley Consulting 65 65
22 21 Rider Hunt 61 66
23 24 McBains Cooper Consulting18 60 60
24 26 Robinson Low Francis 54 48
25 29 Haley Somerset Consulting 51 45
26 35 Babtie Group6 49 40
26 33 ChandlerKBS 49 42
26 26 Henry Riley Group 49 48
29 Summers & Partners 48
30 30 Mace 44 43
31 30 Leonard Stace 43 43
32 34 Ridge and Partners 42 41
33 40 Rex Procter & Partners 36 30
33 35 WT Hills 36
35 25 Walfords 35 49
36 Schofield Lothian 31
37 NBW Crosher & James 30
38 47 MPM Capita23 28 24
38 Nigel Rose Group 28
38 37 Symonds Group 28 37
38 41 Birmingham Design Services 28 28
42 53 Thomas and Adamson 27 21
42 41 Potter Raper Partnership 27 28
42 51 Hanscomb (UK) 27 23
45 47 Wheelers 23 24
46 47 Mott MacDonald 22 24
46 43 Fletcher McNeill 22 27
46 45 Arup2 22 25
49 53 BDP International 21 21
50 55 Hornagold & Hills 20 20
 
Top 100 quantity surveyors (51-97)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered QSs
 
2000 1999   2000 1999
51 BDB Surveying Services 18
51 57 High-Point Rendel16 18 16
53 57 Mackenzie Partnership 17 16
53 60 Denley King Partnership 17 14
53 63 Commercial Management Consultants 17 13
56 Burtenshaw Associates 15
57 30 Mouchel Consulting†† 14 43
57 Boxall Sayer29 14
59 60 Bailey Partnership 13 14
59 Barker & Associates 13
61 60 GVA Grimley 12 14
61 64 Baker Mallett 12 12
63 66 Calford Seaden Partnership 11 10
63 59 Poole Dick Associates 11 15
63 Hand Deere & Cox 11
63 Schal 11
67 66 Derek Evans and Partners 10 10
68 76 Hunter & Partners 9 7
68 RNJ Partnership 9
68 Thomson Bethune 9
71 90 Watts and Partners 8 4
71 80 Carter Walker 8 6
71 72 Torpy Group 8 8
71 66 Aspen Consulting Group 8 10
75 72 Baily Garner 7 8
75 69 Castons 7 9
75 76 Veale & Sanders 7 7
75 69 Maunsell15 7 9
79 Colliers Conrad Ritblat Erdman 6
80 76 Parsons Brinckerhoff14 5 7
80 96 GHM Group 5 3
80 Rowney Sharman Project Consultants 5
80 90 Gibb 5 4
80 84 Whicheloe Macfarlane 5 5
80 84 HBG Design 5 5
80 80 Entec UK 5 6
87 96 Pick Everard 4 3
87 104 Frankham Consultancy Group 4 2
87 96 Building Performance Group 4 3
87 72 Pell Frischmann Group 4 8
87 Shepherd Consulting 4
87 96 Buro Happold 4 3
93 90 Scott Wilson 3 4
93 90 Pellings 3 4
93 104 BDG McColl 3 2
93 90 Posford Duvivier 3 4
97 112 Ingleton Wood 2 1
97 104 Stride Treglown 2 2
97 112 Montgomery Watson Europe 2 1
97 104 Clarson Goff Management 2 2
 
Top 100 Building surveyors (1-48)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered BSs
 
2000 1999   2000 1999
1 2 WS Atkins1 185 88
2 4 EC Harris4 124 80
3 3 DTZ (UK) 82 84
4 5 Watts and Partners 76 73
5 13 Citex 68 44
6 14 King Sturge 67 43
7 9 Lambert Smith Hampton11 59 50
8 10 McBains Cooper Consulting18 50 49
9 12 Tuffin Ferraby & Taylor 47 46
10 15 GVA Grimley 45 40
11 8 Drivers Jonas 44 52
12 15 Jones Lang LaSalle 37 40
13 17 Baily Garner 31 28
=14 11 Capita Property Services12 30 48
=14 19 Ridge and Partners 30 26
16 19 HSB Partnership 29 26
=17 25 Malcolm Hollis 28 24
=17 19 Kennedy & Partners 28 26
19 22 Calford Seaden Partnership 27 25
=20 James R Knowles (Holdings) 26 1
=20 39 Mouchel Consulting†† 26 11
=20 25 Abbey Holford Rowe 26 24
23 22 Scott Wilson 25 25
=24 NAI Gooch Webster17 24 21
=24 27 Pellings 24 21
26 29 Donaldsons/Bayley Donaldsons 22 20
27 Knight Frank27 21
28 31 Hunter & Partners 20 18
=29 22 Cluttons Chartered Surveyors 19 25
=29 32 Ingleton Wood 19 16
31 35 Property Tectonics 17 14
=32 Summers & Partners 16
=32 Colliers Conrad Ritblat Erdman 16
34 35 William Martin & Partners 15 14
=35 43 Gleeds 14 9
=35 37 Bailey Partnership 14 13
=35 49 CNP30 14 9
=38 43 Frankham Consultancy Group 13 9
=38 37 Kendall Kingscott Partnership 13 13
=38 41 Strutt & Parker 13 10
41 56 Weeks Technical Services 12 6
42 43 Clancy Consulting25 11 9
=43 49 Currie & Brown 10 8
=43 34 Building Performance Group 10 15
=43 100 Owen Williams Consultants 10 1
=43 43 DHP 10 9
47 43 Matthews & Goodman 9 9
=48 56 Thomas and Adamson 8 6
=48 43 Mackenzie Partnership 8 9
=48 52 Pick Everard 8 7
 
Top 100 Building surveyors (48-100)
Rank   Practice Total UK
chartered BSs
 
2000 1999   2000 1999
=48 49 Carter Walker 8 8
=48 Cassidy and Ashton 8
=53 52 Leonard Stace 7 7
=53 56 MPM Capita23 7 6
=53 52 MacConvilles 7 7
=53 68 Parsons Brinckerhoff14 7 4
=53 Montgomery Watson Europe 7
=53 Capital Project Consultancy 7
=59 56 Hornagold & Hills 6 6
=59 72 Denley King Partnership 6 3
=59 79 Clarson Goff Management 6 2
=62 72 Cyril Sweett 5 3
=62 Nigel Rose Group 5
=62 Boxall Sayer29 5
=62 52 Byrom Clark Roberts 5 7
=62 62 Parkman13 5 5
=67 72 Gardiner & Theobald10 4 3
=67 68 Haley Somerset Consulting 4 4
=67 72 Babtie Group6 4 3
=67 62 Mott MacDonald 4 5
=67 68 Derek Evans and Partners 4 4
=67 56 Rolfe Judd 4 6
=67 72 Torpy Group 4 3
=67 68 Mason Richards Partnership 4 4
=67 TPS Consult 4
=67 Hurley Palmer Partnership 4
=77 56 Turner & Townsend 3 6
=77 79 MDA Group 3 2
=77 79 Robinson Low Francis 3 2
=77 62 Potter Raper Partnership 3 5
=77 Hanscomb (UK) 3
=77 Burtenshaw Associates 3
=77 100 GHM Group 3 1
=77 Rowney Sharman Project Consultants 3
=77 Binnie Black & Veatch 3
=77 Burgess Partnership 3
=77 72 Hyde Harrington 3 3
=77 URS Europe21 3
=89 79 Rex Procter & Partners 2 2
=89 100 Stride Treglown 2 1
=89 79 Aspen Consulting Group 2 2
=89 100 BDG McColl 2 1
=89 79 Pell Frischmann Group 2 2
=89 79 Oscar Faber 2 2
=89 79 PRP Architects 2 2
=89 Bowman Riley Partnership 2
=89 Gifford and Partners20 2
=89 79 Design Group Partnership 2 2
=89 Andrews Kent & Stone 2
100 100 ChandlerKBS 1 1
 
Top 200 fee earners (1-50)
Rank Position
in top 250
Core
business
Practice UK fees/ chartered
staff (last results £)
Worldwide fees/employee
(last results £)
1 =254 A Woods Hardwick 325 000 59 090†
2 =213 E Sandberg 294 117 54 000
3 =166 S Hanscomb (UK) 291 869 38 522
4 =162 A RTKL-UK 291 000 80 606
5 =90 A Gensler 270 833  
6 5 MD Amec 266 808 86 385
7 =108 E Weeks Technical Services 255 716 30 686
8 =162 A Fitzroy Robinson 242 258† 104 210†
9 =218 PM National Design Consultancy 237 500 54 285
10 =141 A Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Int) 226 666 100 529
11 =144 S Schofield Lothian 209 523† 44 308†
12 =237 A Anthony Hunt Associates 207 762 36 585
=13 =200 A John McAslan & Partners 200 000 120 689
=13 =240 A Ratcliffe Groves Partnership 200 000 43 636
15 =87 E Roberts & Partners 197 916 49 107
16 76 E Whitby Bird & Partners 196 969† 56 277†
17 48 MD Owen Williams Consultants 194 631 48 259
18 =227 S CNP 192 857 79 411
19 =182 E Alan Baxter & Associates 190 000 38 000
20 =171 E Kvaerner Technology 185 192 58 621
21 =213 S Commercial Management Consultants 184 615† 54 705†
=22 =222 E Andrews Kent & Stone 180 000 47 368
=22 =248 E Yolles Partnership 180 000 85 571
24 9 E Babtie Group 177 629 38 320
25 =182 E Hurley Palmer Partnership 176 538 66 543
26 4 MD Arup 173 000 45 900
27 =227 A Hulme Upright 171 428 36 923
28 =144 MD Shepherd Consulting 169 046 52 364
29 =136 A Lyons + Sleeman + Hoare 168 673 50 859
30 32 MD Oscar Faber 164 285 51 000
31 =222 A Assael Architecture 160 266 60 100
32 =213 E Adams Kara Taylor 160 000 45 400
33 =108 A Richard Rogers Partnership 159 833† 106 837†
34 =155 E Foremans 155 550 40 875
35 31 MD Gibb 154 911 35 191
36 =182 A Scott-White & Hookins 150 400 43 218
=37 73 A Broadway Malyan 150 000 49 275
=37 =198 E Clarke Nicholls Marcel 150 000 40 740
39 =240 S Clarson Goff Management 149 250 74 625
40 =227 A Browne Smith Baker 149 230 38 039
41 11 S DTZ (UK) 149 206  
42 =190 A Holder Mathias Alcock 148 333 41 000
43 =171 MD HBG Design 148 275 50 588
44 =182 PM Intec Management 147 058† 78 125†
45 38 PM Mace 146 947† 66 803†
46 =222 E Alan Conisbee and Associates 146 133 37 798
47 89 MD Mason Richards Partnership 145 757 37 142
48 26 MD Parsons Brinckerhoff 142 813 55 563
49 7 MD WSP Group 141 196 57 537
50 =222 S MacConvilles 138 733 50 756
Key: A = architect; E = engineer; MD = multidisciplinary; PM = project manager; S = surveyor;
Figures in bold = 1998/99 results; † = Building estimate
 
Top 200 fee earners (51-100)
Rank Position
in top 250
Core
business
Practice UK fees/ chartered
staff (last results £)
Worldwide fees/employee
(last results £)
51 =257 A Archer Partnership 138 385  
52 =166 S NBW Crosher & James 136 666  
53 =87 A Barton Willmore Partnership 134 865 59 760
54 =149 A HTA Architects 134 375 74 139
55 =123 E Troup Bywaters and Anders 133 703 47 814
56 =96 A HLM Architects 133 283 63 333
57 57 MD James R Knowles (Holdings) 132 450 69 736
58 =257 A Alan Cotterell Practice 132 000 31 862
59 17 S Lambert Smith Hampton 130 944 50 605
60 =136 A Scott Brownrigg + Turner 130 435 66 316
61 =96 S Hunter & Partners 128 947 54 925
62 =105 A EPR Architects 127 442 51 826
63 =248 A Simons Design 127 079 45 357†
64 =110 PM MPM Capita 126 756 57 315
65 =99 MD Birmingham Design Services 126 153 32 800
66 179 MD Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson 125 752 44 689
67 28 MD Binnie Black & Veatch 125 551 50 387
=68 =200 A BPTW Architects and QSs 125 000 52 083
=68 115 A TP Bennett 125 000 50 000
70 27 E White Young Green Consulting 124 610 43 887
71 =254 S Castons 124 075 31 019
72 =141 MD Torpy Group 124 000 37 000
73 21 MD Mouchel Consulting 122 000 47 000
74 30 MD Symonds Group 120 615 48 016
75 =254 A Panton Sargent 120 600 95 250
76 70 A Aukett Europe 119 230 30 800
77 43 A Foster and Partners 119 118 57 100
78 20 S GVA Grimley 118 801  
79 74 S Watts and Partners 116 464 64 608
80 =182 S Building Performance Group 116 000 59 183
81 161 A Charter Partnership 115 625 48 051
82 112 MD Design Group Partnership 115 517 40 600
83 10 E Scott Wilson 115 000 40 000
84 42 E Buro Happold 114 754 44 750
85 =146 E Clancy Consulting 114 634 39 167
=86 =149 E Campbell Reith Hill 114 000 50 000
=86 36 MD Maunsell 114 000 46 600
88 =54 E Entec UK 113 214 79 269
89 =120 MD Hornagold & Hills 113 207 61 855
90 22 MD BDP International 113 031 51 690
91 =44 E Hoare Lea 112 643 46 009
=92 =218 A Ruddle Wilkinson 112 500 51428
=92 =131 E Silcock Dawson & Partners 112 500 46 875
94 =204 S Boxall Sayer 112 000 36 130
95 68 MD TPS Consult 111 335 67 822
96 =177 A Cooper Cromar 110 714† 44 927†
97 1 MD WS Atkins 110 113 43 283
98 =190 MD Cassidy and Ashton 110 018 44 745†
99 =237 S DHP 110 000 65 000
100 =182 S Colliers Conrad Ritblat Erdman 109 600 52 692
Key: A = architect; E = engineer; MD = multidisciplinary; PM = project manager; S = surveyor;
Figures in bold = 1998/99 results; † = Building estimate
 
Top 200 fee earners (101-150)
Rank Position
in top 250
Core
business
Practice UK fees/ chartered
staff (last results £)
Worldwide fees/employee
(last results £)
=101 =198 S Knight Frank 109 090  
=101 =245 A Stubbs Rich 109 090 50 000
103 =166 A YRM Architects Planners Designers 108 888 63 265
104 154 S WT Hills 107 585 41 818
105 =204 A Shepheard Epstein Hunter 107 437 37 369
106 =162 A Pascall + Watson Architects 107 333 49 965
107 =157 A Fairhursts Design Group 107 142  
108 81 A RHWL Partnership 106 097 55 151
109 =149 A Hurd Rolland Partnership 106 000 49 800
110 =218 A Hurley Robertson and Associates 105 814 51 945
111 =263 S Hyde Harrington 105 666 45 285
112 =204 A Frank Shaw Associates 105 263 46 511
=113 262 A Arnold & Boston 105 000 30 000
=113 =251 S Thomson Bethune 105 000 35 000
115 34 S Currie & Brown 104 630 47 268
116 =193 A Jestico + Whiles 104 347 50 000
117 65 E Taywood Engineering 104 202 54 763
118 =99 A Percy Thomas (Architects) 104 000 44 000
119 63 E Bullen Consultants 102 734 32 388
120 =66 A Geoffrey Reid Associates 102 000 72 351
121 =52 S Cyril Sweett 101 910 58 273
122 =213 A Associated Architects 101 764 50 882
123 =105 A Hamilton Associates Architects 101 694† 52 173†
124 19 MD Capita Property Services 101 582 41 541
=125 =171 S Ingleton Wood 100 000 54 761
=125 =257 A Rosemont Architecture & Surveying 100 000 43 750
127 =14 MD Citex 99 538 63 245
128 25 MD Parkman 98 823 43 071
129 =123 MD Frankham Consultancy Group 98 000 38 000
130 =60 E Aspen Consulting Group 97 826 40 816
131 =116 A Stride Treglown 96 136† 48 068†
132 =245 S Hand Deere & Cox 95 455 55 263†
133 64 E Peter Brett Associates 94 758 38 522
134 33 S Drivers Jonas 94 537 72 580
135 72 E Gifford and Partners 94 400 33 454
136 51 E WA Fairhurst & Partners 94 047 43 421
137 47 E Posford Duvivier 94 011 41 149
138 82 E Curtins Group 93 809 38 627
139 12 S Davis Langdon & Everest 93 360 40 910
140 =78 E RW Gregory and Partners 92 045 43 933
141 =204 A Architects Co-Partnership 91 631 32 849
142 =180 MD Byrom Clark Roberts 90 576 43 611
143 41 E Carl Bro 90 285 55 909
144 =99 A GHM Group 88 461 67 623
145 3 MD Mott MacDonald 88 357 43 011
146 =213 A Architon Group Practice 88 235 39 473
147 =82 S William Martin & Partners 88 000 50 000
148 69 S Northcroft 86 957 41 025
149 135 A Parr Partnership 86 956† 39 603†
150 =60 S MDA Group 86 896 27 568
Key: A = architect; E = engineer; MD = multidisciplinary; PM = project manager; S = surveyor;
Figures in bold = 1998/99 results; † = Building estimate
 
Top 200 fee earners (151-200)
Rank Position
in top 250
Core
business
Practice UK fees/ chartered
staff (last results £)
Worldwide fees/employee
(last results £)
151 =123 A Keppie Design 86 846 38 888
152 71 MD Ridge and Partners 86 600 54 037
153 =240 A Gilmore Hankey Kirke 85 000 50 000
154 =237 S Rowney Sharman Project Consultants 84 615 64 700
155 8 E Hyder Consulting 84 464 58 533
156 =263 S Hamilton H Turner & Son 84 000 50 000
157 148 S Walfords 83 333 34 946
158 80 A PRP Architects 83 095 45 548
159 =92 S Haley Somerset Consulting 82 857 50 406
160 =120 A Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners 82 692 65 625
161 =157 A Donald Insall Associates 82 352 44 444
162 48 A Sheppard Robson 81 818 57 692
163 =136 A Damond Lock Grabowski + Partners 81 804 52 266
164 62 A Abbey Holford Rowe 81 395† 32 075†
165 104 A Chetwood Associates 80 645 47 363
166 =227 A DEGW 80 077  
167 =218 S Burtenshaw Associates 80 000 44 444
168 =182 S Fletcher McNeill 80 000 48 000
169 =162 A Feilden + Mawson 79 166 43 181†
170 =116 A Nightingale Associates 78 846 50 617
171 =131 A Allies and Morrison 78 000 42 391
172 265 A DW Lamberts 78 000 74 000
173 =146 MD Whicheloe Macfarlane 76 780 40 893
174 =245 S Poole Dick Associates 76 454 40 047
175 =248 S RNJ Partnership 76 200 40 100
176 =14 E Waterman Partnership 76 200 47 750
177 =102 A Rolfe Judd 75 714 51 960
178 =227 S Barker & Associates 75 000 41 400
179 86 E Clarke Bond 75 000 43 000
180 23 S Gleeds 74 299 47 303
181 =210 S BDB Surveying Services 73 333 51 388
182 =96 E Blyth & Blyth 72 537 30 556
183 =227 S Strutt & Parker 71 428  
184 6 MD EC Harris 70 153 55 996
185 =166 S Malcolm Hollis 70 000† 38 800†
186 =227 A Reiach and Hall 70 000 32 758
187 37 E Pell Frischmann Group 69 915 34 000
188 =136 S HSB Partnership 69 565 41 025
189 2 MD Halcrow Group 69 400 48 300
190 =200 A Lacey Hickie Caley 69 400 33 853
191 =136 S Thomas and Adamson 68 913 38 750
192 =171 S Kennedy & Partners 67 769 32 629
193 =120 S Rex Procter & Partners 67 547 38 495
194 =180 A Carl Fisher Partnership 67 307 41 606
195 =54 A RMJM 66 451 41 463
196 =171 A RH Partnership Architects 66 000 43 500
197 =123 A Levitt Bernstein Associates 65 385 44 304
198 =190 A Bond Bryan Partnership 63 000 26 526
199 =66 E Donald Smith, Seymour & Rooley 62 500 38 835
200 =90 S Summers & Partners 62 500† 36 885†
Key: A = architect; E = engineer; MD = multidisciplinary; PM = project manager; S = surveyor;
Figures in bold = 1998/99 results; † = Building estimate