Market Assessment 2016 table of contents - Download 53 The top 20 firms in air quality consultancy ..... 52 Fig 54 The top 20 firms in climate change & energy consultancy ..... 52

UK Market Assessment 2016, Final data

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1. Contents 1. Contents ............................................................................................................................................. i

2. List of figures .................................................................................................................................... ii

3. About .................................................................................................................................................. 1 3.1 Environment Analyst .............................................................................................................................................. 1 3.2 Report methodology and definitions .................................................................................................................... 1 3.3 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................................. 1 3.4 Accessing other reports and profiles in the series .............................................................................................. 1

4. Market assessment overview ............................................................................................................. 2

6. Market overview tables .................................................................................................................... 10

7. Top 30 aggregated data ................................................................................................................... 11

8. Top 30 environmental consulting revenue ...................................................................................... 16

9. Top 30 environmental consulting staff ............................................................................................ 24

10. Top 30 UK EC offices ...................................................................................................................... 28

11. Top 30 UK EC contracts .................................................................................................................. 29

12. Top 30 environmental services, including consulting ..................................................................... 31

13. Top 30 other environmental services (excluding consulting) ......................................................... 35

14. Top 30 group revenue and staff ....................................................................................................... 39

15. Top 30 global environmental consultancy revenue and staff .......................................................... 44

16. Wider market benchmark data ........................................................................................................ 48

17. Service area market data .................................................................................................................. 49

18. Service area consultancy rankings ................................................................................................... 52

19. Client sector market data ................................................................................................................. 58

20. Client sector consultancy rankings .................................................................................................. 60

21. Forecasts .......................................................................................................................................... 63

22. Background charts ........................................................................................................................... 64

23. Market revenue charts ..................................................................................................................... 65

24. Top 30 charts ................................................................................................................................... 66

25. Questionnaire respondents charts ................................................................................................... 69

26. Work area charts .............................................................................................................................. 70

27. Client sector charts .......................................................................................................................... 76

28. Forecast charts ................................................................................................................................. 78


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2. List of figures Fig 1 UK environmental consulting market revenues and annual growth, 2003-2016e ........................................ 2 Fig 2 Client sector revenue and annual growth, 2014-2015* ...................................................................................... 5 Fig 3 Service area revenues, annual growth and forecasts, 2014-2015 ..................................................................... 6 Fig 4 Top 30 EC revenues, growth, staff and market share, 2014-2015 .................................................................. 7 Fig 5 EC market data, 2011-2015.................................................................................................................................. 10 Fig 6 Lastest reporting period ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Fig 7 Top 30 aggregated revenue metrics, 2011-2015 ............................................................................................... 12 Fig 8 Top 30 aggregated staff metrics, 2011-2015 ..................................................................................................... 13 Fig 9 Top 30 aggregated contracts metrics, 2011-2015 ............................................................................................. 14 Fig 10 Top 30 aggregated office numbers, 2013-2015 ................................................................................................ 14 Fig 11 Key metrics of Top 30 environmental consultancies in UK, 2014-2015 ..................................................... 15 Fig 12 Top 30 EC revenue, 2011-2015 .......................................................................................................................... 16 Fig 13 Top 30 EC revenue ranking, 2011-2015 ............................................................................................................ 17 Fig 14 Top 30 EC market share (%), 2011-2015 .......................................................................................................... 18 Fig 15 Top 30 EC annual revenue growth (£ million), 2011-2015 ............................................................................ 19 Fig 16 Top 30 EC revenue growth, 2011-2015 ............................................................................................................ 20 Fig 17 Top 30 5 year absolute EC revenue growth, 2011-2015 ................................................................................. 21 Fig 18 Top 30 5 year EC revenue CAGR, 2011-2015 ................................................................................................. 22 Fig 19 Top 30 5 year EC absolute revenue growth %, 2011-2015 ............................................................................ 23 Fig 20 Top 30 EC staff numbers, 2011-2015 ................................................................................................................ 24 Fig 21 Top 30 EC staff change, 2011-2015 ................................................................................................................... 25 Fig 22 Top 30 EC revenue per head, 2011-2015 .......................................................................................................... 26 Fig 23 Top 30 EC revenue per head change, 2012-2015 ............................................................................................ 27 Fig 24 Top 30 UK office numbers, 2011-2015 ............................................................................................................. 28 Fig 25 Top 30 UK EC contracts, 2011-2015 ................................................................................................................ 29 Fig 26 Top 30 UK EC average contract value, 2011-2015 ......................................................................................... 30 Fig 27 Top 30 environmental services (including consulting) revenue, 2011-2015 ................................................ 31 Fig 28 Top 30 environmental services (including consulting) rank, 2011-2015 ...................................................... 32 Fig 29 Top 30 environmental services (including consulting) annual revenue growth (£ million), 2011-2015 . 33 Fig 30 Top 30 environmental services (including consulting) revenue growth (%), 2011-2015 ........................... 34 Fig 31 Top 30 other environmental services (excluding consulting) revenue, 2011-2015 ..................................... 35 Fig 32 Top 30 other environmental services (excluding consulting) rank, 2011-2015 ........................................... 36 Fig 33 Top 30 other environmental services (excluding consulting) annual revenue growth (£ million),

2012-2015 ................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Fig 34 Top 30 other environmental services (excluding consulting) annual revenue growth (%), 2012-2015... 38 Fig 35 Top 30 UK group revenue, 2011-2015 .............................................................................................................. 39 Fig 36 Top 30 UK group rank, 2011-2015 .................................................................................................................... 40 Fig 37 Top 30 UK group annual revenue growth (£ million), 2012-2015 ............................................................... 41 Fig 38 Top 30 UK group annual revenue growth (%), 2012-2015 ............................................................................ 42 Fig 39 Top 30 UK group staff numbers, 2011-2015 ................................................................................................... 43 Fig 40 Top 30 global environmental consultancy revenue, 2011-2015 ..................................................................... 44 Fig 41 Top 30 global EC revenue ranking*, 2011-2015 .............................................................................................. 45 Fig 42 Top 30 global EC annual revenue growth (£ million), 2012-2015 ................................................................ 46 Fig 43 Top 30 global EC annual revenue growth (%), 2012-2015 ............................................................................ 47 Fig 44 Benchmark key performance indicators of selected consultancies, 2015* ................................................... 48 Fig 45 Service areas annual revenue (£ million), 2011-2015 ....................................................................................... 49 Fig 46 Service areas ranking, 2011-2015 ........................................................................................................................ 49 Fig 47 Service areas market share, 2011-2015 ............................................................................................................... 50 Fig 48 Service areas annual revenue growth (£ million), 2011-2015 ......................................................................... 50 Fig 49 Service areas annual revenue growth (%), 2011-2015 ..................................................................................... 50 Fig 50 Service areas 5 year growth (£ million), 2011-2015 ......................................................................................... 51 Fig 51 Service areas 5 year CAGR (%), 2011-2015 ...................................................................................................... 51 Fig 52 Service areas 5 year absolute growth (%), 2011-2015 ...................................................................................... 51 Fig 53 The top 20 firms in air quality consultancy ....................................................................................................... 52 Fig 54 The top 20 firms in climate change & energy consultancy ............................................................................. 52 Fig 55 The top 20 firms in contaminated land/remediation consultancy ................................................................ 53 Fig 56 The top 20 firms in ecological/landscape services consultancy .................................................................... 53 Fig 57 The top 20 firms in EIA & sustainability consultancy .................................................................................... 54 Fig 58 The top 20 firms in environmental liabilities, risks & hazards consultancy ................................................. 54 Fig 59 The top 20 firms in environmental management & compliance consultancy ............................................. 55


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Fig 60 The top 20 firms in noise & vibration ............................................................................................................... 55 Fig 61 The top 20 firms in environmental/sustainability policy & strategy consultancy ....................................... 56 Fig 62 The top 20 firms in waste management/recycling ........................................................................................... 56 Fig 63 The top 20 firms in water quality & resource management consultancy ..................................................... 57 Fig 64 The top 20 firms in other environmental consultancy .................................................................................... 57 Fig 65 Client sectors annual revenue (£ million), 2011-2015 ..................................................................................... 58 Fig 66 Client sectors ranking, 2011-2015 ....................................................................................................................... 58 Fig 67 Client sectors annual revenue share (%), 2011-2015 ....................................................................................... 58 Fig 68 Client sectors annual revenue growth (£ million), 2011-2015........................................................................ 58 Fig 69 Client sectors annual revenue growth (%), 2011-2015 .................................................................................... 59 Fig 70 Client sectors 5 year growth (£ million), 2014-2015 ........................................................................................ 59 Fig 71 Client sectors 5 year CAGR (%), 2014-2015..................................................................................................... 59 Fig 72 Client sectors 5 year absolute growth (%), 2014-2015 .................................................................................... 59 Fig 73 The top firms working for government & agencies ........................................................................................ 60 Fig 74 The top firms working for regulated industries ................................................................................................ 60 Fig 75 The top firms working for extractive, manufacturing & processing clients ................................................ 61 Fig 76 The top firms working infrastructure and development clients .................................................................... 61 Fig 77 The top firms working for financial & service sectors clients ........................................................................ 62 Fig 78 The top firms working for other clients ............................................................................................................ 62 Fig 79 Forecast revenue 2015-2020 ................................................................................................................................ 63 Fig 80 Forecast service area revenue 2015-2020 ........................................................................................................... 63 Fig 81 Forecast service area growth, 2015-2020 ........................................................................................................... 63 Fig 82 Growth in the number of UK environmental consultancies ......................................................................... 64 Fig 83 UK branch office distribution (Top 30) ............................................................................................................ 64 Fig 84 UK environmental consulting market revenues and annual growth, 2005-2016e ...................................... 65 Fig 85 Environmental consulting organic vs acquisitive revenue growth, 2005-2015 ........................................... 65 Fig 86 Market structure: 2015 environmental consulting revenues by size of firm ................................................ 66 Fig 87 Market structure: 2015 EC market breakdown by consultancy type ............................................................ 66 Fig 88 Top 30 UK turnover growth, EC vs. group, 2014-2015 ................................................................................. 66 Fig 89 Top 30 global turnover growth, EC vs. group, 2014-2015 ............................................................................. 66 Fig 90 Global v UK EC revenues of the Top 30 UK environmental consultancies, 2011-2015 ......................... 67 Fig 91 Revenue derived from overseas projects by Top 30 UK environmental consultancies, 2015.................. 67 Fig 92 Top 30 UK EC staff change, 2011-2015 ........................................................................................................... 67 Fig 93 Top 30 UK staff change, 2014-2015 .................................................................................................................. 67 Fig 94 Top 30 global staff change, 2014-2015 .............................................................................................................. 68 Fig 95 Top 30 UK turnover per head, 2014-2015 ........................................................................................................ 68 Fig 96 Top 30 global turnover per head, 2014-2015 .................................................................................................... 68 Fig 97 Top 30 number of contracts, 2014-2015 ........................................................................................................... 68 Fig 98 Top 30 average contract value, 2014-2015 ........................................................................................................ 69 Fig 99 Average revenue per employee, by size of consultancy, 2013-2015 .............................................................. 69 Fig 100 Average project value, by size of consultancy, 2014-2015 .............................................................................. 69 Fig 101 Related services offered ........................................................................................................................................ 70 Fig 102 Market revenue breakdown by service area 2014-2015 ................................................................................... 70 Fig 103 Proportion of market revenue in each service area, 2014-2015 ..................................................................... 70 Fig 104 Revenue growth in each service area, 2014-2015 ............................................................................................. 71 Fig 105 CAGR in each service area, 2011-2015 .............................................................................................................. 71 Fig 106 Absolute revenue growth in each service area, 2011-2015 ............................................................................. 71 Fig 107 Numbers of professional staff (full-time equivalent) in each service area, 2015 ......................................... 71 Fig 108 Revenue per head in each service area, 2015 .................................................................................................... 72 Fig 109 Historic revenue growth in top 4 service areas, 2005-2015 ............................................................................ 72 Fig 110 Historic revenue growth in mid 4 service areas, 2005-2015 ........................................................................... 72 Fig 111 Historic revenue growth in low 4 service areas, 2005-2015 ........................................................................... 72 Fig 112 Market share of top ten firms by service area, 2014-2015 .............................................................................. 73 Fig 113 Historic revenue and growth rates in air quality consultancy, 2005-2016e .................................................. 73 Fig 114 Historic revenue and growth rates in climate change & energy consultancy, 2005-2016e ........................ 73 Fig 115 Historic revenue and growth rates in contaminated land consultancy, 2005-2016e ................................... 73 Fig 116 Historic revenue and growth rates in ecological/land services consultancy, 2005-2016e ......................... 74 Fig 117 Historic revenue and growth rates in EIA & sustainable development consultancy, 2005-2016e .......... 74 Fig 118 Historic revenue and growth rates in environmental liabilities, risks & hazards consultancy, 2005-

2016e ........................................................................................................................................................................ 74 Fig 119 Historic revenue and growth rates in environmental management & compliance consultancy, 2005-

2016e ........................................................................................................................................................................ 74


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Fig 120 Historic revenue and growth rates in environmental noise & vibration consultancy, 2005-2016e .......... 75 Fig 121 Historic revenue and growth rates in environmental/sustainability policy & strategy consultancy,

2005-2016e .............................................................................................................................................................. 75 Fig 122 Historic revenue and growth rates in waste management/recycling consultancy, 2005-2016e ................ 75 Fig 123 Historic revenue and growth rates in water quality & resource management consultancy, 2005-

2016e ........................................................................................................................................................................ 75 Fig 124 Historic revenue and growth rates in other consultancy services, 2005-2016e ........................................... 76 Fig 125 Proportion of revenue in each client sector, 2013-2015 (Top 30) ................................................................. 76 Fig 126 CAGR in each client sector 2011-2015 (Top 30) ............................................................................................. 77 Fig 127 Proportion of revenue in each client sub-sector, 2014-2015* ........................................................................ 77 Fig 128 Indicative revenue change in each client sub-sector, 2014-2015* ................................................................. 77 Fig 129 Environment Analyst forecast market revenue, 2005-2020 ........................................................................... 78 Fig 130 Additional annual market revenue, 2005-2020 ................................................................................................. 78 Fig 131 Additional revenue forecast in each service area, 2016-2020 ......................................................................... 78 Fig 132 Forecast CAGR in each service area, 2016-2020 ............................................................................................. 78 Fig 133 Forecast revenue growth in top 4 service areas, 2015-2020 ........................................................................... 79 Fig 134 Forecast revenue growth in mid 4 service areas, 2015-2020 .......................................................................... 79 Fig 135 Forecast revenue growth in low 4 service areas, 2015-2020 ........................................................................... 79

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Market Assessment 2016 table of contents - Download 53 The top 20 firms in air quality consultancy ..... 52 Fig 54 The top 20 firms in climate change & energy consultancy ..... 52