Knight Webb

What Knight Webb does

Knight Webb Limited is a UK-based, privately-held project management and construction cost consultancy founded in 2009 by Paul Knight and Richard Webb, both formerly of Prologis. The firm specializes exclusively in the industrial, logistics, distribution, retail, and manufacturing property sectors, delivering five interconnected professional services: Project Management, Employer's Agent, Fund Monitoring, Tenant's Agent, and Quantity Surveying & Cost Management. The team — approximately 15-20 Chartered construction professionals, project managers, cost managers, and support staff based in Leicester (HQ) and Manchester — has collectively delivered over 50 million square feet of distribution, industrial, and warehouse buildings across the UK.

The company's revenue model is pure professional services, with bespoke fees negotiated per project on a multi-year contract cadence; no public pricing tiers exist. Knight Webb sells directly to enterprise clients including major logistics property developers (Segro, PLP, Roxhill, Evander, Rockspring), investor funds (London Metric, Blackstone), and end-user occupiers (DHL, XPO Logistics, Kuehne+Nagel, Waitrose, ASDA, ASOS, Urban Outfitters, Pets At Home, TNT, Marks & Spencer, the Ministry of Defence). Projects span £4 million build-to-suit manufacturing facilities up to £50 million schemes such as the 1 million sq ft MOD Donnington development, with the firm handling temperature-controlled, automated, and high-bay facilities as well as traditional warehouse and industrial builds.

Go-to-market is relationship-driven, emphasizing repeat business, industry reputation, and referrals rather than digital marketing. Recent strategic activity has focused on leadership succession (Richard Webb promoted to Managing Director in 2024), senior promotions, and geographic expansion into Manchester to extend North of England coverage, with no external institutional investment, acquisitions, or product diversification beyond the core services portfolio.

Name

Knight Webb

Legal name

Knight Webb Limited

Website

https://knightwebb.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rugby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project Management Services: Knight Webb provides comprehensive project management services for construction and development projects, from conception through completion. Revenue is generated through professional service fees, typically project-based or retainer arrangements with property developers, investors, and end-users.
2. Quantity Surveying & Cost Management: Cost planning, budgeting, and commercial management services for development projects. Provides due diligence, cost plans for development appraisals, and ongoing cost management through project delivery.
3. Fund Monitoring: Monitoring services for funds and building owners to protect investment value during construction. Includes due diligence prior to funding, site inspections, progress meetings, and final review of project documentation.
4. Employer's Agent Services: Acting as the Employer's Agent to manage project delivery on behalf of clients, including contractor monitoring, contract administration, and project oversight.
5. Tenant's Agent Services: Representation of end-user tenants in developer-led projects to ensure their operational needs are fully incorporated from project outset, coordinate between developer and tenant works, and manage early access and completions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Knight Webb is a UK-based project management and construction cost consultancy firm specializing in the industrial, logistics, distribution, retail, and manufacturing property sectors. The firm delivers five core services — Project Management, Employer's Agent, Fund Monitoring, Tenant's Agent, and Quantity Surveying & Cost Management — for major property developers, institutional investors, and end-user occupiers of large-scale distribution, warehousing, and manufacturing facilities.

Product overview

Knight Webb offers a unified portfolio of project management and construction cost consultancy services for the industrial, distribution, retail, and manufacturing property sectors. The core service offering comprises five interconnected professional services: Project Management (core delivery of construction projects), Employer's Agent (representing clients as construction professionals), Fund Monitoring (protecting investor interests), Tenant's Agent (representing end-user occupier interests), and Quantity Surveying & Cost Management (financial oversight and cost control). The company specializes exclusively in logistics and distribution, retail, industrial/manufacturing, site infrastructure, and building refurbishments sectors, having delivered over 25 million sq ft of projects in the UK and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management First-class project management services delivering construction projects or developments on time and on budget, working closely with developers and end users to understand client requirements and operational needs of buildings.
• Employer's Agent Acting as the Employer's Agent to manage the delivery of a project, providing construction professional services with a pro-active hands-on approach to manage each project and resolve issues.
• Fund Monitoring Monitoring services for funds and building owners to protect investment value during construction, including due diligence prior to funding, active participation in project progress meetings, and final review of project documentation.
• Tenant's Agent Representing end-user tenants in developer-led projects to ensure their operational needs are fully incorporated from project outset, coordinating between developer and tenant works, and managing early access and completions.
• Quantity Surveying & Cost Management Comprehensive quantity surveying services including cost planning, budgeting, due diligence for development appraisals, and ongoing commercial management through project delivery, working closely with contractors to maintain reliable cost data and budgetary advice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully delivered projects totalling over 25 million sq ft
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Turner & Townsend: Global construction project management and cost consultancy with a strong UK real estate and logistics practice. Directly comparable to Knight Webb in core PM, employer's agent, and quantity surveying services, but operating at vastly greater scale and with broader sector coverage.
• Gardiner & Theobald: UK-headquartered cost and project management consultancy with deep experience in commercial, retail, and industrial real estate. Competes with Knight Webb for QS, employer's agent, and fund monitoring mandates on UK logistics and commercial developments.
• Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB): Global quantity surveying and project management consultancy with significant UK presence in commercial and logistics property. Directly competes with Knight Webb on cost management and PM services for warehouse, distribution, and retail developments.
• Faithful+Gould: UK-based cost consultancy and project management firm (part of AtkinsRéalis) with extensive logistics, retail, and industrial sector work. Closely comparable service mix (PM, cost management, employer's agent) and similar client base of developers, investors, and occupiers.
• Mace Group: UK-headquartered consultancy and construction group offering project management, cost consultancy, and construction services across real estate, infrastructure, and logistics. Comparable in service offering (consultancy arm) and UK real estate market focus.

Broad incumbents

• JLL Project & Development Services: JLL's UK Project and Development Services division provides PM, cost, and development advisory across logistics, industrial, and retail real estate. Overlaps significantly with Knight Webb's client base and service portfolio but at much greater scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and project management consultancy with UK real estate and industrial logistics work. Competes for larger PM and cost mandates but is multi-sector and not specialised in the way Knight Webb is.
• CBRE Project Management: CBRE's UK Project Management and Building Consultancy practice serves commercial, logistics, and industrial real estate clients including many of the same developers and investors as Knight Webb (e.g. SEGRO, Blackstone). Larger and broader offering.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consultancy firm providing project management and cost services across UK real estate, logistics, and infrastructure. Larger and more diversified than Knight Webb but overlaps on commercial and industrial project mandates.

Regional players

• Healey & Baker (part of Cushman & Wakefield): Cushman & Wakefield's UK Project & Development Services practice covers logistics, industrial, and retail real estate with project management and cost consultancy. Comparable in client types and service lines but operates globally and across all real estate asset classes.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KnightWebbLtd
• Facebookfacebook.com/knightwebbltd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/knight-webb-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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