Top 150 consultants 2021

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Top 50 Surveyors 2021
RankFirmUK Chartered Surveying Management StaffTotal UK Chartered StaffTotal UK StaffOffices
20212019 Total CharteredQuantityBuildingOther2021202020202021UK
1 1 Turner & Townsend 961 845 0 116 2,093 2,056 2,907 2,912 16
2 4 Arcadis 563 455 108 0 2,319 na 3,881 na 26
3 5 Gleeds 528 453 46 29 647 583 1,196 1,057 22
4 2 Aecom 491 420 41 30 2,588 2,590 6,679 7,159 33
5 3 Gardiner & Theobald 369 na na na 679 719 867 927 8
6 27 Colliers 364 9 41 314 373 na 929 na 14
7 6 Rider Levett Bucknall 295 180 115 0 449 410 710 652 12
8 8 Currie & Brown 276 174 32 70 379 361 537 537 17
9 7 Mott MacDonald Group 229 218 0 11 3,673 3,699 7,059 7,252 27
10 9 Systech 218 218 0 0 278 266 311 298 3
11 13 CBRE 186 62 101 23 377 365 3,706 3,706 16
12 12 Ridge and Partners 159 63 58 38 357 350 639 634 12
13 11 Hollis 144 4 133 7 160 152 387 410 19
14 15 Assent Building Control 121 0 0 121 121 120 256 272 62
15 16 NPS Group 90 26 27 37 174 183 540 682 13
16 new RPS Consulting Services 86 42 6 38 501 438 1,155 1,058 28
17 17= Core Five 82 82 0 0 82 74 126 123 2
18 20 WT Partnership 70 67 2 1 84 88 163 153 11
19 new Cumming Group EMEA 69 58 11 0 111 48 147 67 5
20 new Calfordseaden 67 21 36 10 118 110 313 280 6
21 24 Alinea Consulting 66 66 0 0 66 65 104 105 1
22 19 Paragon Building Consultancy 64 10 31 23 83 93 131 155 6
23 23 Tuffin Ferraby Taylor 61 4 57 0 84 N/A 144 N/A 7
24 new Henry Riley 59 59 0 0 74 57 189 168 9
25 21 Stace 58 32 17 9 95 98 168 172 5
26 22 Pick Everard 55 24 31 0 406 370 583 542 13
27 25 Pellings 53 7 36 10 69 79 138 127 4
28 26 Trident Building Consultancy 47 0 47 0 47 51 72 76 8
29= 32= AA Projects 43 17 15 11 80 63 165 145 8
29= new Kendall Kingscott 43 6 35 2 74 72 165 150 5
31 30 Potter Raper 40 26 7 7 55 65 173 168 5
32= 41= Ingleton Wood 38 4 33 1 102 97 215 200 5
32= 41= Martin Arnold 38 8 30 0 44 39 110 91 3
34= 44 Fulkers Bailey Russell 36 18 16 2 64 50 120 97 7
34= 31 Ward Williams Associates 36 31 5 0 63 53 120 102 7
34= 34 Robinson Low Francis 36 35 1 0 47 51 95 102 5
37 new Watts Group 35 8 27 0 44 35 74 75 7
38 46= Exigere Project Services 34 34 0 0 34 28 57 43 1
39= 37 Schofield Lothian 32 32 0 0 76 73 86 88 N/A
39= 41= Thomas and Adamson 32 26 3 3 44 43 79 84 3
41 45 Summers-Inman 31 21 10 0 35 26 98 104 6
42 46= WSP 29 1 28 0 3,981 4,237 6,854 7,679 35
43 38= Rex Procter and Partners 28 25 3 0 28 27 68 72 4
44= new Kam Project Consultants 26 26 0 0 40 32 60 43 3
44= 36 Procom Construction Consultants 26 25 1 0 36 31 43 38 2
46= 28= John Rowan and Partners 25 14 11 0 42 42 84 88 2
46= new Faithorn Farrell Timms 25 2 20 3 31 29 100 86 4
48 new Walker Sime 24 24 0 0 42 33 73 62 3
49= 38= Baily Garner 23 2 17 4 67 58 195 178 2
49= new Bailey Partnership 23 5 18 0 62 53 101 92 5

Methodology and notes

More than 350 firms were contacted for this year’s Building Top 150 Consultants Survey, the results of which are shown in the tables above. They were sent a survey form asking for details on the number of chartered staff, non-chartered and technical staff, and domestic and worldwide fee incomes. Practices were also asked questions relating to: staff recruitment, wage patterns, margins, areas of work, and work expectations. 

All data in the tables are taken directly from firms’ replies. As there was no Top 150 survey published in 2020 for covid-related reasons, where a company is marked “new“ that means it was not in the 2019 Top 150 rankings.

The survey does not claim to list all the top consultants, as it relies upon firms completing and returning the annual survey form. For a variety of reasons, firms sometimes decide not to take part. Only those firms completing and returning the survey form are included in the survey.  Firms having any questions about the survey, or wishing to be included in the 2022 survey, should contact Martin Hewes at Hewes & Associates: www.hewes-associates.com.  

NB: “New” is used to mean that the company was not in the 2019 Top 150 consultants table.

Notes

1 WSP: Global acquisition of Golder will lead to integration of Golder UK subsidiary.

2 Arup: Latest financial data are provisional and unaudited.

3 Ramboll: Latest financials are draft.

4 Buro Happold: Amalgamated several companies into Buro Happold.

5 CBRE: CBRE restructured on a service line basis.

6 Ridge and Partners: Small acquisition in January 2020.

7 Hydrock: Acquired Kelly Taylor & Associates in March 2020, which has added around 20 staff and 2 locations to operations.

8 Cumming Group EMEA: In Feb 2020, TowerEight was acquired by Cumming Group.

9 Corstophine & Wright: 2021 financial data are estimates.

10 Kier Business Services: A significant contract TUPE was transferred back to the client at the start of this year, which has had a significant impact on the difference in revenue and staff figures between this year and last year.

11 Artelia UK: Acquisition of Austin Newport Group completed in 2020.

12 Atkins Walters & Webster: Latest financial data are unaudited.

13 Clancy Consulting: Latest financial data covers 2019/2020.

14 Whittam Cox Architects: Acquisition of Scottish timber-frame specialist, DBM Consulting.

15 Pulse Consult: Moving to a regional structure has resulted in further synergies across the business.

16 Trident Building Consultancy: Figures include joint venture with Emerald PM.

17 Meinhardt (UK): Latest financial data are estimated.

18 NRP: Latest financial data are estimated.

19 Imagile Professional Services: Acquisition of Capitec.

20 Concertus: In September 2020 a subsidiary, a joint venture with Derbyshire county council, was set up – TUPE 36 staff and £1.1m for 2020/2021.

21 Baqus Group: Closed Oxford office.

22 Provelio: Latest results are partially estimated.

23 Method Consulting: Latest financial data are estimates.

24 Powell Tolner & Associates: Estimated fee income for 2021.

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