What Fraser Randall does

Fraser Randall is a specialist project and cost management consultancy headquartered in London, founded approximately 30 years ago as a privately held limited company (registered in England & Wales, company number 11714534). The firm provides an integrated suite of six services—project management, cost management, design management, content management, construction management, and principal designer/CDM advisory services—to complex cultural, heritage, hospitality, commercial, and private residential projects globally. Its primary client base comprises national museums, galleries, and cultural institutions, with named engagements at major UK venues including the V&A, British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Natural History Museum, British Library, Historic Royal Palaces, and the London Museum, as well as select international venues such as the National Museum of Ireland and the Emirates NBD Pearl Museum in Dubai.

The firm operates as a pure professional services business, relying on industry expertise rather than proprietary technology platforms. Its technical toolkit includes Building Information Management (BIM) tools and Common Data Environment (CDE) systems for heritage projects, which enable coordinated information flow between designers, consultants, and specialist contractors. Revenue is generated entirely through negotiated fees for professional services across project lifecycles; pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies with scope, complexity, and duration. The firm maintains offices in London (headquarters), Dubai, and New Zealand, and serves clients across the UK, US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Fraser Randall's market position is anchored by long-tenured relationships with major UK cultural institutions and a consistent core leadership team that has remained intact over the company's history. The firm's value proposition centers on managing multi-stakeholder complexity—coordinating architects, artisans, construction partners, software developers, and engineers to deliver immersive, large-scale exhibitions and built environments. It has won industry recognition including a Museums + Heritage Awards Visitor Accessibility Award, and its exhibitions attract millions of visitors annually. The company has expanded from its museum-sector base into global expo, hospitality, commercial, and private residential sectors over the past decade.

Name

Fraser Randall

Legal name

Fraser Randall

Website

https://fraserrandall.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fraser Randall is a London-based specialist project and cost management consultancy providing integrated project, cost, design, content, and construction management services to museums, galleries, cultural institutions, hospitality, commercial, and residential clients across the UK, US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project and Cost Management Consultancy

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Project management consultancy
• Exhibition project management
• Cost management services
• Construction management services
• Museum consultancy services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Project Management: Fees charged for project management services throughout the lifecycle of exhibition and construction projects, from inception and development through to completion. Services are tailored to client needs, ranging from full end-to-end project management to discrete consultancy engagements.
2. Professional Services - Cost Management: Cost management and quantity surveying services providing financial oversight, budget control, stage-by-stage cost appraisals, and value-for-money advice throughout project delivery.
3. Professional Services - Construction Management: Construction management services allowing clients and design teams to maintain greater quality control through direct management and coordination of specialist contractors.
4. Design Management Services: Design management services managing creative resources, coordinating with clients, creative directors, designers, and contractual artists throughout the exhibition development process.
5. Content Management Services: Content management services for narrative-led projects, facilitating content development workflow with tailored processes, clear milestones, and monitoring.
6. Principal Designer Services: CDM Advisor and Principal Designer services under health and safety regulations, ensuring safety considerations are integrated into design development.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fraser Randall is a specialist project and cost management consultancy delivering complex exhibition, museum, heritage, hospitality, commercial, and residential projects worldwide. The firm provides an integrated suite of six services: Project Management, Cost Management, Design Management, Content Management, Construction Management, and Principal Designer Services under CDM regulations. Engagements range from full end-to-end project management to discrete consultancy mandates, with the firm acting as an extension of the client's in-house team.

Product overview

Fraser Randall is a specialist project and cost management consultancy that offers a unified suite of management services for complex exhibition and construction projects. The company provides six core service offerings: Project Management, Cost Management, Design Management, Content Management, Construction Management, and Principal Designer Services. These services are delivered as an integrated consultancy offering, where clients can choose full end-to-end service or discrete consultancy engagements. Rather than a software product platform, the company operates as a professional services firm that applies these management disciplines to museum, gallery, heritage, hospitality, commercial, and residential projects globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Millions of visitors annually experience projects managed by Fraser Randall
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Foster + PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraser Randall worked closely with Foster + Partners to coordinate basebuild and exhibition interfaces for the First World War Galleries project at IWM London.
• Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraser Randall was brought on board early by Ralph Appelbaum Associates to lead project management and quantity surveying for Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station from RIBA Stage 1.
• Haley Sharpe DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraser Randall is collaborating with Haley Sharpe Design for the Museum of Two Halves project in Wrexham, integrating world-class exhibition design.
• Purcell ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraser Randall is collaborating with Purcell Architecture for the Museum of Two Halves project, integrating heritage-sensitive architectural design.
• Agence NC (French scenographers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraser Randall worked alongside French scenographers Agence NC for the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition at V&A.
• SetworkscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMain contractor for Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition, collaborating with Fraser Randall on construction and installation.
• Drinkall DeancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFraser Randall worked closely with exhibition designers Drinkall Dean as Cost Managers on the Changing Ireland Galleries at National Museum of Ireland.
• Sam Forster AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExhibition contractors for the Fairy Tales exhibition at British Library, coordinating artisans and craftspeople.
• Wanda BarcelonaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPaper artists who collaborated with main contractor Setworks to create the cascading floral installation in the Christian Dior exhibition.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mather & Co: Exhibition design and build firm delivering museums, visitor centres and brand experiences. Overlaps with Fraser Randall on museum and cultural sector exhibition delivery.
• Gardiner & Theobald: Independent construction and property consultancy offering cost management and project management. Comparable in cost management and PM services delivered to cultural and heritage clients.
• Cultural Innovations: Museum and cultural sector consultancy providing interpretive planning, exhibition design and project management. Closely aligned with Fraser Randall's core service offering.
• Squint/Opera: Creative studio specialising in immersive experiences, museums and exhibitions. Comparable in delivering high-profile cultural and exhibition projects globally.
• Event Communications: Design and project management consultancy specialising in museums, galleries and visitor experiences. Directly comparable in terms of cultural-sector project delivery focus.
• MET Studio: Exhibition and museum design consultancy delivering interpretive experiences for cultural institutions. Overlaps significantly with Fraser Randall's cultural-sector project work.
• Real Studios: Specialist exhibition and interpretive design consultancy for museums, galleries and cultural attractions. Directly comparable to Fraser Randall in serving UK cultural institutions with exhibition project delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Turner & Townsend: Global programme, project and cost management consultancy. Overlaps with Fraser Randall's PM and cost services but operates at much greater scale across all sectors.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major interdisciplinary architecture and design practice offering integrated project management. Comparable in PM services but with broader design and engineering capability.

Emerging players

• Hub Exhibits: Exhibition design and build firm serving museums, corporate and event sectors. Comparable in delivering exhibition projects though more focused on fabrication.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fraserrandall

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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