Hanscomb

Name

Hanscomb

Legal name

Hanscomb Limited

Website

https://hanscomb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Cost Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Quantity surveying services
• Construction cost consulting
• Cost planning and control
• Construction loan monitoring
• Expert witness claims

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Quantity Surveying and Cost Consulting Services: Professional consulting fees charged for cost planning, cost control, quantity surveying, and related advisory services across all phases of construction projects from pre-planning through end-of-life costing. Services provided to government agencies, healthcare institutions, educational facilities, and private sector clients on a project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hanscomb is a Canadian quantity surveying and cost consulting firm that provides independent capital and operating cost estimates, cost planning, and cost control services throughout the construction project lifecycle. Its core offering spans six practice areas: Pre-Planning Services (feasibility studies, business cases, cost modelling, procurement analysis), Cost Planning & Control (milestone estimates, value engineering, constructability review), Post Contract Services (loan monitoring, change order review, payment certification), Expert Witness and Claims, Life Cycle & Maintenance, and End of Life Costing. The firm delivers these advisory services via nine Canadian offices serving government agencies, healthcare institutions, educational facilities, transit authorities, and architecture firms.

Product overview

Hanscomb is a quantity surveying and cost consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of professional services across the entire project lifecycle. The core service portfolio includes six interconnected practice areas: Pre-Planning Services (feasibility studies, business cases, cost modelling), Cost Planning & Control (milestone estimates, value engineering, constructability review), Post Contract Services (loan monitoring, change order review, payment certification), Expert Witness and Claims (legal dispute support), Life Cycle & Maintenance (long-term cost analysis), and End of Life Costing (decommissioning/demolition cost planning). Complementing these services are digital tools (Escalation Calculator for construction cost impact analysis) and publications (Escalation Watch quarterly reports and Yardsticks for Costing reference book). The company operates nine offices across Canada serving clients throughout North America and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pre-Planning Services Feasibility studies, business cases, options analysis, cost research, cost modelling, risk management, master scheduling, client representation, procurement analysis, and cost share analysis provided to project owners to secure project funding.
• Cost Planning & Control Milestone estimates, value engineering, constructability review, technical advisory services, and scheduling across all design stages using CIQS Elemental Format, Uniformat, and ICMS industry-standard methodologies.
• Post Contract Services Loan monitoring, change order and variation review, negotiation, payment certification, and independent certification services delivered during the construction phase of projects.
• Expert Witness and Claims Expert witness testimony and claims analysis for construction-related legal disputes, providing independent technical opinions in written reports and courtroom testimony.
• Life Cycle & Maintenance Life cycle cost estimates and maintenance cost analysis to help owners make long-term investment decisions considering maintenance, repair, replacement, and energy use.
• End of Life Costing Replacement cost analysis, decommissioning, demolition, and building condition assessments for facilities that have reached the end of their useful life.
• Escalation Calculator Free online calculator tool allowing users to assess the impact of construction cost escalation on projects, using Statistics Canada non-residential and residential construction indices for 15 census metropolitan areas dating back to 1981.
• Escalation Watch Quarterly publication tracking Statistics Canada non-residential and residential construction price indices, providing market trend analysis for construction cost forecasting.
• Yardsticks for Costing Reference publication detailing construction costs for eight major regions in Canada, containing market unit costs for 2,600+ construction components, 300+ composite unit rates, and gross building costs for 34 typical structures at three quality levels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pre-tender estimate within 3% of successful bid on complex projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Altus Group: Canadian-headquartered property and cost consulting firm providing quantity surveying, cost management, and project advisory services across real estate and infrastructure — directly overlapping Hanscomb's QS / cost consulting core.
• BTY Group: Specialized cost consultancy offering quantity surveying, loan monitoring, and project advisory across infrastructure, healthcare, and education — directly comparable business model and client overlap with Hanscomb.
• Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB): Global construction cost consultancy providing quantity surveying, cost management, and advisory across public and private sectors — directly competes in the same service categories as Hanscomb with international reach.
• Turner & Townsend: Global cost management and project advisory firm providing independent cost consulting on major infrastructure, P3, and building projects — directly comparable in service breadth and client type.
• Currie & Brown: International cost management, quantity surveying, and advisory practice specializing in real estate and infrastructure projects — directly comparable expertise and engagement models.
• Gleeds: International construction and property consultancy providing cost management, QS, and project advisory — comparable in service mix and project type (healthcare, transit, commercial, public sector).
• CoreStates Construction Services: Construction cost consulting firm offering owner's representation, loan monitoring, and cost advisory services — closely comparable niche position to Hanscomb in North American markets.

Regional players

• Langdon Construction Consulting: Quantity surveying and cost management specialist primarily serving the UK and Middle East — comparable in core QS services but operates in different geographies than Hanscomb's Canadian base.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting giant offering cost management and program management within a broad engineering and project delivery portfolio — overlaps with Hanscomb on P3 cost consulting but at much larger scale.
• WSP Global: Canadian-headquartered global engineering and project management firm with cost management capabilities across infrastructure — competes on large Canadian P3 mandates and advisory work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HanscombLimited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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