"Some great speeches at the Future Of Consultancy Dinner hosted by the ACE last night. The ACE are absolutely right in getting its membership to focus on change. In particular the digital revolution and the changing demands of society are having an impact right now and the pace of change will intensify. There are barriers to achieving the vision but [...]
Very interesting times we live in at the moment. Over the last few months I have attended a lot of meetings with the ACE, Pension Companies, Insurance Companies and other construction companies. Almost everyone I have spoken to has complained about how volatile the trading environment has become, with the blame being laid at the volatility of UK politics at [...]
Many thanks to the ACE for recently organising the Future of Consultancy Conference. Well done to them for recognising that the Consultant Engineering sector is undergoing a time of radical change and mobilising resource to talk about how it and it’s members can rise to meet these challenges. We heard from a range of industry experts and clients, who gave [...]
Thanks to Sir Robert McAlpine for such an interesting talk on how the Company has developed and grown over the last few years in particular. Many of the values and aspirations that they have on quality, health and safety and sustainability (amongst others) we share as well, and the message I take from this is that we need to keep [...]
Having announced last week that, for the 3rd year in a row, we have been shortlisted for this year's Consultancy & Engineering Best UK Business Performance Award; we are now delighted to announce that we won! This was confirmed at the annual Consultancy & Engineering Awards black-tie Awards ceremony at the Royal Lancaster London last Thursday (June 6th). It is a [...]
We are delighted that, for the 3rd year in a row, we have been shortlisted for this year's Consultancy & Engineering Best UK Business Performance Award. ? We take it as a sign that we must be doing something right! ? Congratulations to the other nominees in our category: Best UK Business Performance - small/medium sized organisation (10+ employees but [...]
It never fails to amaze us... what a fantastic view AECOM have from their offices in Aldgate! We were attending the Advanced Manufacturing Workshop jointly held by CECA and the ACE. This 'Future Of Consultancy Workshop' explored opportunities around offsite manufacturing. The invitation-only event brought together consultants and contractors to discuss issues around offsite manufacturing, and how we can collectively seize [...]
Geo-Environmental is now chairing the ACE’s Rail Special Interest Group. Whilst the sector is currently experiencing growth and there are some major projects on the horizon, the rail sector in general is still facing a number of challenges. Over the next few years we hope to work with other members of the Special Interest Group, the ACE and other representing [...]
Geo-Environmental were proud to have contributed to the Discussion Paper “How can we accelerate the delivery of a sustainable built environment?”. Many thanks to Natalie Cropp from Tony Gee, pictured, who presented the report at ACE’s Parliamentary Reception on 6 November 2018, this paper will frame the activity of the Sustainability group in 2019. The report has been crafted over [...]
We recently sponsored a seminar with private and public stakeholders interested in delivering enhanced interconnectivity across the Midlands: Driving Enhanced Interconnectivity Across The Midlands - an ACE Midlands Event, held earlier this month in Coventry. It was very interesting to hear Maria Machancoses the Director of Midland Connect laying out her vision for infrastructure across the Midlands region. The area that [...]
