What The Fairhursts Design Group does

The Fairhursts Design Group operates as BondBryan:Fairhursts, a specialist architecture and interior design division within the Bond Bryan Group, an independently held UK architectural practice with a 125-year operating legacy. The division is dedicated to designing and delivering world-class environments for the science, research, and innovation sectors, with a project portfolio spanning research laboratories, healthcare buildings, higher-education facilities, and advanced-manufacturing sites. Notable engagements include work for GSK (Centre for Sustainable Chemistry), the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute, Achilles Therapeutics, Freeline Therapeutics, AMRC Factory 2050, and multiple UK universities (Sheffield, Nottingham, Warwick, UCL).

BondBryan:Fairhursts delivers services through eight UK offices (Sheffield headquarters, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Kent, Cambridge, Bristol, Southampton), providing end-to-end design capabilities from strategy through site delivery, with a stated emphasis on sustainable and regenerative architecture. The firm is a signatory to Architects Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency and was named a front-runner in the 2025 Regenerative Architecture Index. Commercial motion is project-based direct engagement with enterprise, education, and healthcare clients; pricing is quote-per-engagement and not publicly disclosed.

The business has no proprietary software product or technology platform disclosed; it operates as a traditional professional services practice with a content-driven GTM (Journal publications, project portfolio website, industry event participation such as UKREiiF). It is not publicly listed, has no external funding rounds disclosed, and operates as a non-listed private entity within the Bond Bryan Group conglomerate.

Name

The Fairhursts Design Group

Legal name

Bond Bryan Group

Website

https://fairhursts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

BondBryan:Fairhursts is a UK architecture and interior design division of Bond Bryan Group, delivering specialist building design for science, research, healthcare, and higher-education clients across eight UK offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architecture & Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Architecture design services
• Interior design
• Space planning
• Research facility design
• Laboratory design

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Fairhursts Design Group, operating as BondBryan:Fairhursts, is a specialist architectural design division of the Bond Bryan Group providing architecture, interior design and space planning services. The practice focuses on delivering world-class environments for science, research and innovation, with a portfolio spanning research facilities, healthcare buildings, higher education campuses and advanced manufacturing facilities across the United Kingdom.

Product overview

BondBryan:Fairhursts is a specialist division of the Bond Bryan Group dedicated to the design and delivery of world-class environments for science, research, and innovation. As an architectural design practice, the firm offers architecture and design services rather than a software product or technology platform. Their portfolio includes research facilities, healthcare buildings, educational institutions, and science parks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Design Services

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bond Bryan GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFairhursts has joined the Bond Bryan Group as a specialist division. Bond Bryan is an established architectural practice with 125 years of legacy. The combined entity focuses on delivering world-class environments for science, research and innovation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bond Bryan: Parent entity of Fairhursts within the same group, providing architecture services across higher education, healthcare, and commercial sectors in the UK. The most direct peer given the operational integration and shared leadership.
• ZGF Architects: North American architecture practice recognized for science, research, and healthcare facility design. Comparable specialist expertise in laboratory and research environments, though focused primarily on US market.
• Allies and Morrison: Established UK architecture practice working across education, research, and master planning sectors. Comparable in delivering complex institutional and research environments in the UK market.
• Flad Architects: US architecture practice with a dedicated science and technology practice designing research and laboratory facilities for universities and pharma. Comparable specialist positioning in research facility design.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major UK architecture and engineering practice with extensive higher education, healthcare, and research sector work. Comparable in scale, multi-office UK footprint, and university/research facility expertise.
• Hawkins\Brown: UK architecture practice with strong education, research, and workspace portfolios, serving universities and innovation clients. Directly comparable on science/research facility design and UK higher education market focus.
• Perkins&Will: Global architecture practice with a dedicated science and research practice area designing laboratories and research facilities. Directly comparable on research facility specialization though with much larger international scale.

Broad incumbents

• Arup Associates: Integrated design practice within Arup, offering architecture and engineering services for complex building projects including research facilities. Comparable on technical building environments but with broader portfolio and global reach.
• Foster + Partners: Globally renowned UK architecture practice with extensive research, education, and science facility portfolio. Comparable on research/innovation design capability but with much larger scale and international footprint.
• Wilkinson Eyre: UK architecture practice with significant higher education and cultural building portfolio. Comparable on UK institutional and research-adjacent project work, though with broader aesthetic and cultural focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FDGArchitects

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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