Consultants

Aecom is among the firms to have scooped a place on Highways England’s first-ever archaeology framework. The consultant is one of seven firms to have been awarded a place on the four-year framework, which runs from this month until April 2025. The seven winners include the Museum of London Archaeology…

More than 20 firms including Mace, Morgan Sindall and Mott MacDonald have signed up to the pilot phase of the government’s Value Toolkit, which aims to help clients make decisions based on the overall value that could be delivered by a construction project. The toolkit, alongside the government’s Construction Playbook,…

Atkins has been picked by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to design the world’s first tritium fusion energy research centre. The Hydrogen-3 Advanced Technology facility is set to be built at Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire and will support ongoing work at ITER, a large fusion experiment being developed…

Gleeds has set up a new dispute advisory business as it anticipates a growing number of contractual claims in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The consultancy said it has extensive experience working with insurers, loss adjusters, lawyers, forensic accountants and other specialisms but has not previously provided a dedicated…

London has lost its crown as the most expensive city in the world to locate a construction project, new figures from Arcadis have found. The latest International Construction Costs report from the consultant found that London was second behind Geneva and ahead of Copenhagen in the list of 100 cities.…

An interim report into last year’s Stonehaven derailment in Scotland, published by the UK Government’s Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), has identified gravel from a drainage system built by Carillion and designed by Arup as the likely cause of the accident. On 12 August 2020, a train travelling at 73mph…

Mace has poached Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) chief executive Hannah Vickers. She will take on the new role of chief of staff to CEO Mark Reynolds, supporting him and the company’s board in “embedding” its 2026 business strategy – driving growth, net-zero carbon and digital efforts. Vickers will…

Arup staff have been warned to check their bank accounts for signs of unusual activity after the consultant’s payroll provider was hit by a cyber attack. According to law firm CEL Solicitors, the names, bank account numbers, sort codes and other personal details of its staff were stolen by hackers…

The Crown Commercial Service has launched a £1.5bn framework for construction professional services. The government agency is looking for architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services across all arms of government, from Whitehall to local authorities, the police, fire and rescue, education, housing, charities and devolved administrations. It is seeking bids…

Turner & Townsend has appointed a former director general of the UK Vaccine Taskforce to its senior management team. The consultant announced that Nick Elliott has joined its leadership team to “enhance the company’s programme management capability”. Elliott was part of the vaccine taskforce from April until December last year,…