CCS Consulting

What CCS Consulting does

CCS Consulting Ltd is a privately held UK civil and structural engineering consultancy founded in 2006 and headquartered in Manchester, with additional offices in Leeds (opened 2019) and London (Covent Garden). The firm provides design, site investigation, surveys, and checking-engineer services to clients including NHS trusts, commercial developers, residential developers, heritage/listed-building owners, retailers, and events/entertainment organisers, working on projects ranging from £150k to £45m in construction value. Core capabilities span new build, refurbishment, heritage conservation, and a differentiated special-projects practice in temporary and demountable structures (e.g. Halo 4 Xbox launch UFO, Ford M-Sport hospitality, Westfield feature installations), supported by a dedicated in-house special projects department formed in 2008 and BIM/REVIT 3D modelling capability added in 2018.

The business is a traditional professional services firm operating on project-based commissions secured through direct engagement, framework agreements (notably a five-year NHS framework won in 2009), and reputation/repeat-client referrals. Revenue is generated entirely from engineering consultancy fees, with no software, API, or productised offering. CCS holds £10m professional indemnity insurance (secured 2017), enabling it to bid on construction projects exceeding £20m, and runs an IStructE-accredited Graduate Training Programme that has produced chartered engineers. The company is wholly owned by its founding directors and shareholders, has not raised external capital, and operates with a headcount in the 1-10 range across its three UK offices.

Customer concentration is project-driven rather than recurring-revenue-driven: disclosed clients span NHS Foundation Trusts, CGI/Talk Talk, Ugg Australia, Leeds Building Society, Westfield (Gariff), Maybrook, Ford M-Sport, Monster Energy, and Microsoft/Xbox via AKQA/Cinimod. The firm has completed over 2,000 projects since inception but is not a scaled platform — its competitive position rests on niche domain expertise (heritage, special structures, events), credentialed talent, and blue-chip project references rather than technology differentiation or scale economics.

Name

CCS Consulting

Legal name

CCS Consulting Ltd

Website

https://ccs-consulting.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CCS Consulting is a privately held UK civil and structural engineering consultancy, founded in 2006 and operating from Manchester, Leeds, and London. It provides design, BIM, and specialist services across commercial, healthcare, residential, heritage, and event/temporary-structure projects for developers, NHS trusts, and enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil structural engineering
• Building information modelling
• Bespoke structural design
• Heritage building engineering
• Temporary demountable structures

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: CCS Consulting generates revenue through providing civil and structural engineering consultancy services on a project basis. Services include design, construction support, site investigations, surveys, and checking duties. Revenue is project-based with individual project values ranging from £150k to £45m. The company achieved first £250k turnover in 2011 and has grown to work on prestigious projects in excess of £20 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CCS Consulting provides civil and structural engineering consultancy services covering the design and construction of buildings, infrastructure, and associated works. The firm delivers BIM-enabled 3D modelling, site investigations, surveys, checking duties, and construction support. It also operates an in-house special projects department focused on specialist/bespoke structures and temporary/demountable structures for the events and entertainment market.

Product overview

CCS Consulting operates as a civil and structural engineering consultancy providing a unified suite of professional services. The core offering is Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy, supported by BIM Services using REVIT software for 3D modeling. The firm specializes in Specialist/Bespoke Structures and Temporary/Demountable Structures for events and hospitality applications. Their service portfolio spans multiple sectors including Commercial, Healthcare, Leisure & Entertainment, Historical, Retail, Education, Industrial, and Residential projects. The company has no software product, API, or SaaS offering—services are delivered directly by engineering professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy Core civil and structural engineering consultancy covering the design and construction of buildings, infrastructure, and associated works across the UK and Europe, including structural design, site investigations, surveys, checking duties, and construction support.
• BIM (Building Information Modelling) Services BIM-enabled 3D modelling service using REVIT software to produce accurate coordinated structural models of building infrastructure, supporting design visualisation and multidisciplinary coordination for clients.
• Specialist / Bespoke Structures Engineering Design and engineering of bespoke, non-standard structural solutions including unique architectural features, custom installations, and specialised construction requirements such as UFO structures, feature finishes, and signature buildings.
• Temporary / Demountable Structures Engineering Engineering design for temporary, demountable, and touring structures such as event stages, exhibition setups, and demountable hospitality suites, with designs compliant with Eurocodes and Event Industry Guidance for rapid deployment and demountability.
• Heritage / Listed Building Engineering Structural engineering consultancy for the refurbishment and conservation of Grade 1 and Grade 2 listed buildings, including interfacing new design with historic fabric and complying with conservation constraints.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 successful projects completed since 2006
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments8 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NHS Blackpool Fylde & Wyre NHS TrustcoreOthers · 1 January 2009CCS Consulting was awarded membership to the NHS Consortium for Healthcare and won a five-year framework contract with Blackpool Fylde & Wyre NHS Trust in 2009. This framework contract enabled the company to provide structural engineering services to the NHS trust for healthcare projects.
• Prolyte Products UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCS has worked extensively with Prolyte Products UK on multiple special structure projects including the Halo 4 UFO Structure, Westfield Digital Falls fountain, Ford M-Sport Hospitality Suite, Abu Dhabi Hospitality Suite, and offshore wind farm installations. Prolyte provides the aluminium truss products which CCS engineers for specific applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with extensive UK presence, routinely engaged on large, complex UK and European projects at the scale CCS also targets. Operates as a broad incumbent competing for the same prestige project pipeline.
• Buro Happold: Global engineering consultancy with UK structural and civil engineering teams across commercial, healthcare, and heritage. Direct overlap on sector mix but at larger scale and broader capability portfolio.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering consultancy providing UK structural and civil design across healthcare (NHS framework work), infrastructure, and buildings. Competes on the same NHS and developer-led commissions at greater scale.

Direct peers

• Waterman Group: UK-based structural and civil engineering consultancy with similar multi-office footprint and comparable project values across commercial, residential, healthcare, and heritage. Directly comparable on services and target client mix to CCS Consulting.
• Mann Williams: UK structural and civil engineering consultancy with parallel regional office structure (Wales, West England) and strong heritage/conservation track record. Highly comparable sector mix and project scale to CCS.
• Price & Myers: London-headquartered structural engineering consultancy with established heritage-building and listed-structure expertise. Closely comparable to CCS on specialty in Grade-listed refurbishments and bespoke architectural structures.
• AKT II: UK structural and civil engineering consultancy delivering complex, design-led commercial and cultural buildings. Comparable to CCS on technical complexity, BIM-enabled delivery, and architectural-grade project portfolio.
• Heyne Tillett Steel: London-based structural and civil engineering consultancy with comparable commercial, residential, and refurbishment focus. Similar size band and project-by-project, partner-led delivery model as CCS.
• Elliott Wood Partnership: Mid-sized UK structural and civil engineering consultancy specializing in commercial, residential, and heritage projects with a partner-led model. Closely comparable in size and multi-sector portfolio mix.
• Curtins Consulting: Mid-sized UK structural and civil engineering consultancy operating from regional offices. Matches CCS in scale, multi-sector project portfolio, and direct delivery model to developers, NHS trusts, and property owners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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