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Protecting and maximizing your investment

Strong performance starts with the right strategy. Our advice is grounded in deep market insight and the industry’s largest global cost dataset. Drawing on data from tens of thousands of live and historic projects, we benchmark, test assumptions, set robust baselines, and build cost plans that you can be confident about.

As projects move into delivery, we provide the structure and control to keep everything aligned—managing change and making sure commercial decisions always support your wider objectives. Our proprietary Hive technology platform brings performance, risk, and progress into one clear view.

This isn't just about tracking costs. It's about using data-driven insight to uncover hidden value and identify risks well before they become issues. 

Capabilities

  • Commercial strategy

  • Cost estimating and budgeting

  • Cost modeling

  • Procurement

  • Whole life costing

  • Contract management and administration

  • Cost management

  • Conflict and dispute management

  • Cost engineering

  • Cost planning and benchmarking

  • Cost auditing and assurance

  • Value engineering and management

What sets us apart
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We unlock hidden value

We benchmark costs, assess supplier resilience, and negotiate early to secure the right partners, protect you from price volatility, and find value where others don't.

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Our unique data resource

With our proprietary Hive Portal and global cost dataset—the industry’s largest—we turn raw data into actionable insight, driving value and performance at every stage. 

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Our independence

We're not tied to the design and construction supply chain. Every recommendation is based on what's right for your project.

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Our holistic approach

We connect commercial decisions across the full project lifecycle—securing better outcomes on cost, quality, and schedule.

Commercial clarity that drives performance

Clear commercial strategies are at the heart of high-performing projects and portfolios. We help you make procurement choices and define contract models that reduce supply chain risk and protect value. Throughout delivery, we work closely with supply chain partners, managing change, resolving issues early, and keeping commercial relationships healthy.

Our specialists know your market. They understand how supply chains behave and where capacity constraints can affect delivery. That insight lets us look beyond risk management—actively finding opportunities to unlock performance and value.

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