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Scottish construction consultancy Soben has appointed Tom Harrison, former global COO of Turner & Townsend (T&T), as its new strategic advisor. In his role, Mr Harrison will work closely with Soben’s executive team to help accelerate the firm’s global expansion. Harrison’s

Following the announcement that T&T is selling a 60% stake to US giant CBRE, we measure up the two firms to see how good a fit they are

He said: “I would imagine both those firms [Core 5 and Alinea] are already seeking to reinforce their ranks and it couldn’t have come at a better time for them as the economy starts to pick up. “The challenge now [for] CBRE will be holding on to their best talent and demonstrating that they really understand the business they have acquired.” Last week T&T chairman and chief executive Vince Clancy said the firm had rebuffed a number of offers from rivals over the years, including private...

By Dave Rogers2021-07-29T05:00:00+01:00 Keeping staff happy and maintaining autonomy at listed US giant are the key challenges facing consultant’s UK bosses “We were all shocked when we were called into a room and told that we were being bought. We were gobsmacked it hadn’t leaked, bowled over. Very few people must have known.” One senior industry figure is recalling the time several years ago he found out the consulting business he was working at had just been snapped up by Aecom. Fo...

By Dave Rogers2021-01-28T06:00:00+00:00 Upbeat Vince Clancy says return to normality might be ‘quicker than we think’ Turner & Townsend boss Vince Clancy has said the industry is weathering the current covid storm better than expected, suggesting a return to normality might be quicker than previously thought. Clancy, who has been with the business since 1989, said the level of uncertainty caused by the pandemic was greater than the 2008/09 financial crash but the economic impact had not b...

Turner & Townsend’s boss is looking beyond the UK’s third lockdown to a ‘golden era’ for construction For a man who has seen business at one of his most important divisions – aviation – nosedive 60% in the past year, Vince Clancy is feeling pretty positive about life. Being positive can have a different meaning these days and Clancy is more aware of that than most. The Turner & Townsend chief executive, only the fourth in its 75-year history, tested positive for covid-19 shortly bef...