What Scott White and Hookins does

Scott White and Hookins (legal entity SW & H Limited) is a UK private engineering consultancy established in 1963, providing professional structural, civil, and associated engineering design services. The firm operates from three offices in Bedford (headquarters), London (Sutton), and Southampton, and serves construction projects across the United Kingdom. It employs over 60 staff across disciplines including structural engineering, civil engineering, flood risk assessment, traffic and transport, highway engineering, event engineering, CDM consultancy, health and safety advisory, and BREEAM/sustainability consultancy, addressing 13 sectors ranging from commercial, education, healthcare, residential, retail, and industrial through to defence and secure facilities, heritage, railways, and specialist events.

The consultancy's core technology is built around Building Information Modelling (BIM), 3D structural analysis software, and Eurocode-compliant design workflows, with documented specialist capabilities in event engineering (temporary and hydraulically operated structures for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, ELO, and Take That tours), high-sensitivity laboratory structural design, sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDs), and novel applications of maritime ship-building technology to building structures (the Pod at Southampton Solent University). It is an ICE Approved Employer with formal training pathways through ICE, IStructE, and RICS, and a signatory to Engineers Declare and Civil Engineers Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency.

Revenue is generated entirely on a project-by-project professional services basis through direct consultative sales to public and private sector clients, with no disclosed pricing, self-serve channels, or productised offerings. Distribution is direct and relationship-driven, leveraging framework agreements (e.g., Peabody), repeat developer clients (Wrenbridge Land, Total Solutions Ltd), and a project case study-led content presence on LinkedIn and YouTube. The company is privately held with no disclosed external shareholders, M&A activity, or funding rounds.

Name

Scott White and Hookins

Legal name

SW & H Limited

Website

https://swh.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Scott White and Hookins is a UK engineering consultancy, founded 1963, delivering structural, civil, CDM, health & safety, and BREEAM/sustainability design services from offices in Bedford, London, and Southampton to public and private sector clients across 13 construction sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Professional consultancy fees for structural engineering, civil engineering, flood risk assessments, traffic and transport, highway engineering, event engineering, CDM consultancy, health and safety consultancy, BREEAM assessments, and sustainability consultancy. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis as a professional services firm serving both public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Scott White and Hookins is an award-winning UK engineering consultancy providing professional structural and civil engineering design for buildings, infrastructure, railways, highways, bridges, and specialist event structures. The firm also delivers CDM/health and safety advisory, Building Safety Act expertise, flood risk and traffic/transport assessments, and BREEAM/sustainability consultancy. Services are delivered on a project-by-project basis to public and private sector clients from three UK offices.

Product overview

Scott White and Hookins is an award-winning UK-based engineering consultancy offering a unified suite of professional structural, civil, and associated engineering services. The firm operates across three service pillars: Core Engineering (Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Flood Risk Assessments, Traffic and Transport, Highway Engineering, Event Engineering), Advisory Services (CDM Consultants, Health and Safety Consultancy), and Sustainability Services (BREEAM and Environmental Assessments, Sustainability Consultants, Sustainable Solutions). Projects span multiple sectors including commercial, education, healthcare, residential, retail, industrial, railways, defence, heritage, hospitality, sport and leisure, and specialist events. The consultancy serves clients across the UK from offices in Bedford, London (Sutton), and Southampton.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering

Quantifiable outcome

• The Pod at Southampton Solent University won the Student Experience Award and was Highly Commended in Project of the Year: Colleges and Universities category in 2017.
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Total Solutions Ltd (TSL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWH works closely with Total Solutions Ltd (TSL) on specialist event engineering projects, including structural modelling, load capacity assessments, and Eurocode calculations for temporary event structures. Projects include the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 Opening Ceremony, the ELO Flying Saucer for the ELO summer tour, and the Take That III tour set structures.
• Wrenbridge Land LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWH has been appointed as Principal Designer Advisor on several different schemes for Wrenbridge Land Ltd, working together to develop a range of warehouse buildings, offices and logistic spaces. Projects include North Road Stevenage (16-acre, 200,000sq ft), St James Way Bishopstortford (190,000sq ft employment scheme), and Dartford X (nine-acre development with Railpen).
• TTPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTTP is referenced as the client/developer for the Birchwood Fields project at Melbourn Science Park.
• SDC BuildersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSDC Builders is the design and build contractor for the Birchwood Fields development at Melbourn Science Park.
• Roxhill Developments LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoxhill Developments Ltd is the developer client for the Asda store project in Raunds, Northamptonshire.
• Peabody TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWH worked under the Peabody framework agreement for CDM Consultancy services and general health and safety advice on the Greenheath Housing project in Bethnal Green.
• Care Developments LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare Developments Ltd is the developer for the Squires Mews Care Home project in Northampton, for which SWH acted as BREEAM Assessors and BREEAM Advisory Professional.
• Highwood Construction LtdminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHighwood Construction Ltd is the contractor for the Westergate Living Apartments project in West Sussex, for which SWH provided civil and structural engineering services.
• Housing and Care 21minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing and Care 21 is the client for the Westergate Living Apartments, a 60-bedroom Extra Care development in West Sussex.
• Stability Investments LtdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStability Investments Ltd is the client for the 19-21 Great Queen Street, Holborn project, a domestic refurbishment converting the building into four luxury apartments with BREEAM Excellent certification.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hydrock: UK multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy offering structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, environmental, and sustainability services. Highly comparable in the multi-disciplinary bundling and BREEAM/sustainability capability that SWH emphasises.
• BWB Consulting: UK multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy providing structural, civil, environmental, and transportation services to public and private sector clients. Directly comparable to SWH in scope (engineering + environmental/sustainability) and size bracket.
• Mann Williams: Smaller UK structural and civil engineering consultancy with comparable service scope across buildings and infrastructure. Similar private, mid-sized professional services profile to SWH.
• Price & Myers: London-headquartered UK structural engineering consultancy with a strong heritage and focus on building structures across commercial, residential, and cultural sectors. Closely comparable in core structural engineering offering and UK-centric delivery.
• Pick Everard: UK engineering and design consultancy delivering structural, civil, M&E, and project advisory services across public and private sectors. Comparable multi-disciplinary UK consultancy operating at similar scale with similar sector mix.
• Campbell Reith: UK structural and civil engineering consultancy with a similar heritage profile and comparable service portfolio including buildings, infrastructure, and geo-environmental work. Operates at broadly similar scale to SWH.
• Curtins: UK-based structural and civil engineering consultancy of comparable size, offering building structures, civil infrastructure, and transport design across multiple sectors. Closely aligned with SWH in service mix, scale, and UK regional delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services firm with extensive UK structural, civil, environmental, and transportation engineering practices. Competes with SWH in UK building and infrastructure markets at a much larger scale and broader capability set.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Larger UK-headquartered multi-disciplinary design practice offering architecture, structural/civil engineering, and sustainability services across many of the same sectors as SWH. Overlapping capability but at significantly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management, and development consultancy with UK structural, civil, environmental, and transportation practices operating across all of SWH's core sectors. Much larger scale; competes with SWH on framework bids and major project commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@scottwhiteandhookins
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/258769
• Xx.com/swhtweets
• Facebookfacebook.com/scottwhiteandhookins

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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