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Who we are

Since 1946, we've been the kind of consultancy clients come back to. Here's why.

Where it began

It all started in 1946 with Harold Ridge. Trust, shared ambition and a genuine commitment to getting things right.

Over eighty years, project by project, our disciplines grew and converged – until joined-up expertise wasn’t just something we offered. It was simply how we worked.

Practical Brilliance, every day

Brilliant ideas matter. But an idea that doesn’t work in practice is just a good intention.

We bring both halves – the ambition and the rigour, the smartest thinking and the discipline to make it perform. Technically. Commercially. From day one to done.

That’s Practical Brilliance. It’s not a claim. It’s how we work.

The best. Not the biggest.

We don’t need to be the biggest. Just the best. 1,500+ people. 16 locations. Projects that range from social housing to Formula 1, and identical standards for every single one. Scale doesn’t change how we work. Neither does sector. 80% of our clients come back to us. That’s not coincidence. That’s 80 years of trust, earned one project at a time.

80 years

Of trust
1,500+

People

16

Locations
80%

Of our clients come back to us

Our story

Behind every project, there are people who care about getting it right. That's been true since 1946. It's still the most important thing about us.

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Meet the team

Meet our partners: different backgrounds, different perspectives – shared ideas and standards. Accountability that stays with projects from start to finish.

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