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Being part of one of the largest design and construction consultancies in the UK, enables us to encompass a global reach and provide specialist European project management knowledge, as well as full cost and contract management services.

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Thoughts

generation z – connecting with ‘Screenagers’ before its too late

New research from JWT reveals good news for retailers, a staggering 67% of the UK’s Generation Z, 12-19 year olds born after 1995, would rather... read more
Insights

How to reach customers not interested in in-store technology

Retail brands make the assumption that all of their customer base want to go with them on the techno journey. This prompts some fundamental questions… read more
Insights

impulse purchasing – creating the right store environment for impulse buyers

A staggering 85% of the UK population admit to buying things on impulse and therefore it probably comes as no surprise that retailers are constantly... read more
Trends

Why omnichannel retail needs real places for real people

There’s been a lot of talk in retail about ‘locality’ recently. Brands like Adidas have led the field with their NBHD concept, which places their... read more
Trends

schools of the future

At a recent Common’s Education Committee hearing, The Royal Institute of British Architects issued a warning that efforts to slash the cost of school building... read more
Thoughts

if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product

New research from Accenture shows that 55% of consumers want personalised experiences through all engagement channels, perfectly tailored to their personal needs. However, it also... read more
Trends

retail revolution won’t be all click and no brick

Tim Steiner, CEO of Ocado, announced confidently at last week’s BRC annual lecture that, “the high street is dead, so, long live the Internet.” read more
Insights

showdown… or showroom…

Many retailers are terrified that customers use mobile phones in-store to compare and contrast prices with the internet. But this situation can work just as... read more
Insights

restaurants: high street newbies get a slice of the action

People pile on the pounds in a recession, a fact supported by a wave of new restaurants opening up across the UK. read more
Thoughts

britishness…

Authenticity is critical to the future success of brands. Create an authentic product and experience and you will drive loyalty; it is this authenticity that... read more
Trends

an end to clicks and bricks

So for all those who say that bricks are crumbling and that clicks will rule retail think again! Online players, the purists, who live in... read more
Insights

…the future of retail

Sufferers are short with retail assistants, abandon clothes untried and even storm out of the retail shop… read more
Insights

a luxury retail bric in the wall

Between them, BRIC economies account for three billion people and are among the fastest growing on the planet. Together they have successfully bucked the recessionary... read more
Thoughts

adapt or become obsolete…

Major retail landlords and management companies are now realising that they need to address the fast changing needs of UK retail stores. read more
Thoughts

all change at apple

Apple has taken over from Coca-Cola to become the most valuable brand in the world, according the annual ‘Best Global Brands’ report from Interbrand. Coca... read more
Insights

Big Data or Big Brother?

“Consumers are statistics. Customers are people,” said Stanley Marcus a member of the venerable Advertising Hall of Fame. And he makes a really good point,... read more
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