Hulley & Kirkwood

What Hulley & Kirkwood does

Hulley & Kirkwood Consulting Engineers Ltd is a UK building services consultancy founded in 1953 and headquartered in Glasgow. It delivers mechanical, electrical, and public health (MEP) engineering design, supplemented by vertical transportation (TA), sustainability and decarbonisation consultancy (Eco), specialist gas and medical gas pipeline systems (SGS), specialist fire engineering (SFM), and BIM / 3D modelling services. The firm operates from seven UK offices — Glasgow (HQ), Plymouth, London, Epsom, Manchester, Birmingham, and Edinburgh — and serves public-sector clients (notably NHS health boards and UK universities), critical-infrastructure operators (London Gatwick), commercial real estate developers, and industrial clients.

The firm's revenue model is fee-for-service engineering consultancy, with contracts typically won through competitive tender, public-sector framework appointment, or long-cycle master planning engagements. Project lifecycles are multi-year (particularly in healthcare and higher education), and revenue is milestone-driven rather than subscription-based. The client book is anchored in UK public-sector procurement — NHS trusts (Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Ayrshire & Arran, Orkney, Tayside, Wellington Health, University Hospital Bristol, Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Torbay and South Devon, Royal National Orthopaedic, BHE Mental Health) and universities (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt, Abertay, Edinburgh, Coventry, City of Glasgow College) — with diversification from commercial developers (Henry Boot, Parabola Edinburgh, Clearbell, Oregon Timbers), London Gatwick, and industrial clients (SSE, Vinci, A.B. Dynamics). With 101–250 employees and over 70 years of operating history, Hulley & Kirkwood is a mature, privately held consultancy with no disclosed external equity sponsorship.

Name

Hulley & Kirkwood

Legal name

Hulley & Kirkwood Consulting Engineers Ltd

Website

https://hulley.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hulley & Kirkwood is a UK building services consultancy founded in 1953 in Glasgow, delivering MEP engineering, sustainability, fire, and BIM design across seven offices for NHS, university, commercial, and infrastructure clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Engineering Consultancy Services: Hulley & Kirkwood generates revenue by providing fee-based MEP engineering design, sustainability consultancy, BIM, specialist gas services, and technical advisory to clients across the built environment. Revenue is project-based and scoped according to RIBA work stages, with contracts awarded via frameworks, tender, and direct appointment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hulley & Kirkwood is a UK Building Services Consultancy that provides Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEP) engineering design, BIM modelling, sustainability and energy simulation, specialist medical gas pipeline system (MGPS) design, facilities management consultancy, and technical advisory services to clients across healthcare, education, commercial, residential, sport/leisure, infrastructure and public sector projects. Services are delivered across the full RIBA work stage lifecycle (Stage 0 through 6) from six branded service lines: Hulley MEP, Hulley Eco, Hulley BIM, Hulley SGS, Hulley SFM and Hulley TA.

Product overview

Hulley & Kirkwood is a multi-award-winning Building Services Consultancy offering six specialized service lines under the Hulleys brand: Hulleys MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health Engineering), Hulleys Eco (Sustainability, Certification & Simulation), Hulleys SFM (MEP Facilities Management Consultancy), Hulleys SGS (Specialist Gas Services), Hulleys BIM (Building Information Modelling), and Hulleys TA (Technical Advisory). The company operates across diverse built environment sectors including healthcare, education, hospitality, commercial, residential, and industrial, providing MEP engineering design and consultancy services with a strong focus on sustainable solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hulley MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health Engineering services
• Hulley Eco
• Hulley SFM
• Hulley SGS
• Hulley BIM
• Hulley TA

Products and services

• Hulley MEP – Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health Engineering Core mechanical, electrical, and public health engineering design services for buildings across healthcare, education, hospitality, commercial, residential, and industrial sectors.
• Hulley Eco – Sustainability, Certification & Simulation Sustainability consultancy covering carbon reduction strategy, energy and environmental simulation, certification advisory and net-zero / EPC A-rated building design.
• Hulley BIM – Building Information Modelling 3D Building Information Modelling and coordination for MEP installations, enabling integrated design, clash detection and digital twin deliverables across building systems.
• Hulley SGS – Specialist Gas Services Specialist design of medical and industrial gas installations, including Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) delivered by accredited Authorising Engineers (AE MGPS).
• Hulley SFM – MEP Facilities Management Consultancy Operational building services consultancy supporting facilities management, maintenance strategy and lifecycle analysis of existing MEP installations.
• Hulley TA – Technical Advisory Independent technical advisory and authoring engineering services, including compliance verification for complex building services systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average client KPI satisfaction scores over 90%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers33 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• IID ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking with IID Architects on the Lighting Design & Electrical Upgrade project for United Reform Church in Ewell (Phase 1 completed November 2024), collaborating on heritage building electrical upgrades.
• Pearce Construction (Barnstaple) LtdcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMain contractor for Ilfracombe Larkstone Watersports Hub, working alongside Grainge Architects Ltd and Craddys for civil and structural work. W T Hills Ltd served as project managers.
• Stanton WilliamscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice collaborating on the Britannia Street office refurbishment (London), transforming a gallery into a stylish office space with mezzanine level achieving EPC 'A' rating.
• Virtus / Clearbell Capital LLPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClient/developer for Britannia Street office refurbishment project, investing in the transformation of the commercial building to a low-carbon office.
• Everyone Active / SLMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLeisure operator client for Wellington Sports Centre £3.6M decarbonisation project. Project led by Salix Government Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding and Somerset Council.
• Salix / Somerset CouncilcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSalix led the £1.54M Government Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme grant for Wellington Sports Centre. Somerset Council co-funded and oversaw the project.
• Oregon TimberscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorClient for Phase One of the Oregon Timber expansion project – new office build doubling capacity to 60 staff with EPC A rating.
• Oberlanders ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice collaborating on Oregon Timber Phase One office expansion.
• Gleeds, Ferguson Planning, BarrattminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject team for Oregon Timber Phase One including cost consultancy (Gleeds), planning (Ferguson Planning), and main contractor (Barratt).
• Cruden GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDeveloper partner for Silverlea development in Edinburgh (140 net-zero carbon homes and sports pavilion). H&K provides M&E services on behalf of Cruden Group for The City of Edinburgh Council.
• Smith Scott MullancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice for Silverlea development in Edinburgh.
• Will RuddminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural/civil engineering partner for Silverlea development.
• Kier GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMain contractor for Treviglas Academy Humanities Block (Phase 5) project, with H&K providing MEP design alongside Kendall Kingscott Ltd and Totus Engineering Ltd.
• BTP ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural practice for Plas Alltran, Holyhead Grade II listed heritage conversion to four social housing flats.
• Recclesia LtdminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHeritage consultancy supporting the Plas Alltran project, ensuring conservation compliance for the Grade II listed building.
• Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn / Isle of Anglesey County CouncilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal authority client for Plas Alltran social housing conversion, providing funding and strategic direction for the heritage conversion project.
• London Gatwick AirportflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorH&K appointed as specialist consultancy on London Gatwick's Design Services Framework, supporting Gatwick's Capital Investment Programme for passenger experience, sustainability and innovation.
• Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation TrustcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing client for NHS healthcare projects. H&K is gold sponsor of the Trust's 'Our People Awards 2025'. Projects include operating theatre refurbishments, air handling replacements, and chilled water/heating network upgrades.
• Arkwright Engineering Scholarships ProgrammeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerH&K engineer Jenna Staley serves as a mentor for the Arkwright Engineering Scholarships Programme, supporting talented young students pursuing engineering careers.
• Spratley & Partners, Workman LLP, OrchardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject team for 40/41 Park End Street, Oxford CAT A office refurbishment, with CBRE as client. H&K London team delivered mechanical and electrical design.
• ProcurePublic FrameworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorH&K is a ProcurePublic Framework Partner, enabling public sector clients to procure building services consultancy through established framework agreements.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with MEP, sustainability and decarbonisation practices serving healthcare, transport, education, and public sector clients. Competes with H&K for major framework and capital investment programme work, especially with airport and government clients such as Gatwick and Skanska-supplied custodial schemes.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a large UK building services and sustainability practice covering healthcare, transport and education. Frequently competes with H&K on NHS, Gatwick-type infrastructure, and decarbonisation mandates, but operates at materially larger scale and across many other disciplines.
• Sweco: European engineering, design and consulting firm with growing UK building services and sustainability footprint. A broader incumbent competing on NHS, transport, and net-zero mandates where H&K's Hulley Eco and Hulley MEP offering is also positioned.
• Arup: Global engineering consultancy with deep MEP, sustainability, and built-environment advisory practices serving the same NHS, education and infrastructure clients as H&K. A broader incumbent that competes for flagship hospital and university framework commissions.
• Mott MacDonald: International engineering, management and development consultancy with a UK building services and healthcare estates practice. Directly comparable to H&K on NHS decarbonisation and hospital design advisory, but with substantially broader service breadth and international reach.

Direct peers

• Buro Happold: International building services and multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with strong MEP, sustainability, and BIM capabilities across healthcare, education, sports and heritage sectors. Closely comparable to H&K on the building services and decarbonisation design offering, with additional structural and international scale.
• Cundall: Independent MEP and sustainability engineering consultancy delivering net-zero, BIM, and technical advisory services across UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. Closely comparable to H&K's full lifecycle MEP + Hulley Eco + Hulley BIM service stack and to its enterprise/public-sector vertical mix.
• Hoare Lea: UK-based building services engineering consultancy delivering MEP, sustainability, lighting and fire engineering design across healthcare, education, commercial and residential sectors. Direct peer of H&K with overlapping client base, RIBA-stage delivery model, and an established decarbonisation/ESG advisory practice that mirrors Hulley Eco.
• Hilson Moran: UK MEP building services consultancy with parallel healthcare, commercial, education and heritage sector exposure and a strong sustainability/facilities management sub-brand. Closest headcount- and offering-comparable independent to H&K's profile.
• Building Design Partnership (BDP): Multidisciplinary design practice combining architecture with building services engineering for healthcare, education, sport and heritage clients. Operates in the same NHS/university framework ecosystem as H&K and routinely partners with the same contractors (e.g., Skanska, Kier).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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