1 One acquisition, not included in figures
2 Merged with Franklin + Andrews (not reflected in figures)
3 Two mergers, resulting in rapid growth over the past year
4 Merged with the Australian practice in October 2001
5 Acquisition of: OTN Building Cost Consultants (Singapore); Hereford Consulting Group (Philippines) and Gabinete de Ingenieria (Spain)
6 Acquired Hanscome and became part of the Atkins Group
7 A management buyout recently took place
8 Acquisition of Rushbrook Fire Safety Consultancy in 2001/2
9 Oscar Faber was aquired by Aecom (a US consulting engineer) in October 2001, and in the UK it merged with Maunsell to form FaberMaunsell
10 Amalgamated with Carter Walker (UK), PKS (Ireland) and Kalin Webb (USA)
11 All figures exclusive of joint ventures and global alliances
12 An office was opened in Poland last year
13 Became a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering in May 2001
14 The sister company, School PM, was amalgamated within TPS Consult
15 A company was set up in Spring 2002 to carry out work in southern Mediterranian countries and South America
16 Name change from Abbey Halford & Rowe to Aedas AHR Architects
17 The Berlin office is now part of the London company structure

18 Acquired by Bure AB of Sweden in December 2001
19 Summers-Inman was created by the merger of Summers and Inman
20 Six partners were appointed
21 Now part of Tribal
22 Amalgamated with Fordham Johns Partnership
23 The group underwent a general restructuring
24 Acquired Project Solutions in October 2001, and launched Hush Design in May 2001
25 All three companies now trade under the banner Frankham Consulting Group

26 Company will become a limited liability partnership in 2002
27 HCD Group was recently formed by amalgamating two companies and incorporating a QS practice.
28 A joint venture was recently set up with BDP to create Claruspcm
29 Became a limited liability partnership
30 Merged with Jon Boon Architects of Norwich
31 Merged with Johnson Gillies on 1 May 2002
32 Incorporated in April 2001
33 Joint ventures were recently established with companies in Dublin & Aberdeen
34 Financial year-end changed from June to September
35 Kennedy Haywards was formed in April 2001 by the merger of Haywards Chartered Surveyors and Kennedy & Partners
36 Changed from partnership to limitied liability partnership in May 2002

37 CMC Group now comprises Commercial Management Consultants and Procom Management
38 The assets of Trick Southern were acquired by the Parent compnay, PH Warr
39 Reduced staff numbers by 15
40 Subsidiary companies were set up in France and Germany
41 Staff numbers increased to undertake access auditing and consultancy for the Disability Discrimination Act
42 A new director has been appointed