Consulting Engineers Market - UK 2009-2013

Table of Contents

CONTENTS and LIST OF TABLES & CHARTS

1. INTRODUCTION 4

2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 6

3. CONSULTING ENGINEERS MARKET OVERVIEW 11

• 3.1 STRUCTURE OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS MARKET 11
• 3.2 SIZE OF THE MARKET 12
  • 3.2.1 Numbers Employed 12
  • 3.2.2 Market Value 14
• 3.3 OUTLOOK FOR THE CONSULTING ENGINEERS MARKET 17

4. CONSTRUCTION MARKET OVERVIEW 20

• 4.1 TOTAL CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT 20
  • 4.1.1 Value of Output - Construction New Work 20
  • 4.1.2 Construction Output by Sector 21
  • 4.1.3 Construction Output in 2009 and Beyond 22
  • 4.1.4 Planned Future Public Investment 23

5. CONSULTING ENGINEERS - SECTOR PERFORMANCE AND CAPABILITY 28

• 5.1 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS - BUILDING 28
  • 5.1.1 Education 30
  • 5.1.2 Healthcare 31
  • 5.1.3 Housing 33
• 5.2 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS - INFRASTRUCTURE 34
  • 5.2.1 Major Infrastructure Projects underway 36
  • 5.2.2 Roads 39
  • 5.2.3 Rail 42
  • 5.2.4 Airports/Ports 48
  • 5.2.5 Power 54
  • 5.2.6 Water 59

6. MAJOR CONSULTING ENGINEERS 63

• 6.1 OVERVIEW 63
• 6.2 CONSULTING ENGINEERS RANKINGS 64
  • 6.2.1 Staff Numbers 64
  • 6.2.2 Revenue 65
  • 6.2.3 Fee Income 68
• 6.3 CONSORTIA 71
• 6.4 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 72
• 6.5 MAJOR CONSULTING ENGINEERS 75

TABLES AND CHARTS

• CHART 1 CONSULTING ENGINEERS REVENUE BY SECTOR (BUILDING, ROAD, RAIL, WATER, ENVIRONMENTAL) 2004 - 2008 (£M) 6
• CHART 2 UK CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRMS - TOTAL STAFF & TOTAL CIVIL/STRUCTURAL STAFF 2004 - 2009 13
• CHART 3 UK CONSULTING ENGINEERS - TOTAL FEES RENDERED 2004 - 2013 (£M) 14
• CHART 4 CONSULTING ENGINEERS - REVENUE IN THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTORS 2008 (%) 15
• TABLE 5 CONSULTING ENGINEERS FEES RENDERED BY SECTOR 2008 (£M) - TOP 18 SECTORS 17
• CHART 6 VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK 2002-2013 (£ BILLION) 20
• CHART 7 VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT NEW WORK BY SECTOR - % BY VALUE 2008 22
• CHART 8 PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT 2007 - 2014 (£BILLION) 26
• TABLE 9 LEADING 20 CONSULTING ENGINEERS IN THE BUILDING SECTOR BY FEES - 2008 (£M) 29
• CHART 10 CONSULTING ENGINEERS' REVENUE FROM INFRASTRUCTURE - BREAKDOWN BY SUB-SECTOR (ROADS, RAIL, WATER, ENVIRONMENT, POWER, TRANSPORT PLANNING ETC) 2008 (£M) 35
• TABLE 11 TIMELINE OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 2009 - 2025 (CROSSRAIL, OLYMPICS, HEATHROW, M25 ETC) 38
• TABLE 12 LEADING 20 CONSULTING ENGINEERS IN THE ROADS SECTOR - 2008 (£M) 39
• TABLE 13 LEADING 20 CONSULTING ENGINEERS IN THE RAIL SECTOR - 2008 (£M) 43
• TABLE 14 CROSSRAIL - DESIGN PACKAGE CONTRACTS - AWARDED CONTRACTS 46
• TABLE 15 LEADING 20 CONSULTING ENGINEERS IN THE AIRPORTS & PORTS SECTOR - 2008 (£M) 49
• TABLE 16 LEADING 20 CONSULTING ENGINEERS IN THE POWER SECTOR 2008 (£M) 54
• TABLE 17 LEADING 20 CONSULTING ENGINEERS IN THE WATER SECTOR - 2008 (£M) 60
• TABLE 18 CAPITAL SPENDING IN THE WATER SECTOR - AMP4 VS. AMP5 (£M) 61
• TABLE 19 TOP 10 CONSULTING ENGINEERS MARKET SHARES UK 2008 63
• TABLE 20 TOP 20 CONSULTING ENGINEERS BY NUMBERS OF CIVIL/STRUCTURAL STAFF - 2008 65
• TABLE 21 TOP 20 UK TIER 1 CONSULTING ENGINEERS - RANKINGS BY REVENUE (£M) AND SECTOR STRENGTHS - 2008 66
• TABLE 22 TOP 20 UK TIER 2 (MEDIUM SIZED) CONSULTING ENGINEERS - RANKINGS BY REVENUE (£M) AND SECTOR STRENGTHS - 2008 67
• TABLE 23 TOP 20 UK TIER 1 CONSULTING ENGINEERS - FEES RENDERED BY SECTOR (£M) - 2008 69
• TABLE 24 TOP 20 UK TIER 2 (MEDIUM SIZED) CONSULTING ENGINEERS - FEES RENDERED BY SECTOR (£M) - 2008 70
• TABLE 25 LEADING CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND PRINCIPAL CONSORTIA 72
• TABLE 26 CONSULTING ENGINEERS MERGER & ACQUISITION ACTIVITY 2008 74