Scottish consultancies merge to create Arthian

A major merger has created one of Scotland's largest multi-disciplinary consulting firms, promising enhanced capabilities, new opportunities and an ambitious growth trajectory.

Glasgow-based Mabbett & Associates and Grangemouth-based IKM Consulting have merged to form Arthian Ltd, a Glasgow-headquartered consultancy employing 200 people across 19 offices in the UK and Ireland.

Bosses say the merger will offer an “enhanced service offering” in planning, environmental, engineering and safety consulting, while also “significantly” increasing the “geographical reach” of both companies.

Derek J. McNab, Arthian chief executive officer (former managing director at Mabbett), said: “We are delighted to combine the talented teams at Mabbett and IKM, to create Arthian.

“The merger will bring huge benefits to the clients of both companies, not to mention the new opportunities that the enhanced service offering and geographical reach will bring to Arthian.

“The multi disciplined nature of our combined services will offer an immediate benefit to our client base and the scale of the merged entity will allow us to enter new markets and take on larger contracts.

“Having enjoyed long, successful histories as Mabbett and IKM, we look forward to an exciting future together ahead as Arthian, which we will establish as the premier mid-sized consultancy serving the UK and ROI markets.”

Arthian is targeting growth into new sectors and larger projects, facilitated by the combined entity’s scale.

The firm has announced plans to open new offices in London and Pembroke, with a recruitment drive to add 20 employees over the next year, including positions in its Central London office focused on opportunities in the South East.

Liz Copland, Arthian senior director (former director of IKM), added: “It’s exciting to announce that we have joined forces as Arthian and are able to bring our clients an expanded service portfolio to support their business needs.

“Our geographical reach has significantly increased overnight, bringing greater value to our clients with 200 consultants covering multiple sectors at strategic sites across the UK.

“There is so much appetite and opportunity in the marketplace right now for the services we both offer, and together, we will be able to better capitalise on them.

“This is an exciting time for the combined staff base, too, as there will be many future development opportunities ahead as we grow.”

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