What Brady Shipman Martin does

Brady Shipman Martin (BSM) is an Irish interdisciplinary consultancy established in 1968, operating from offices in Dublin and Cork. The firm delivers professional services across landscape architecture, planning, environmental assessment (EIAR, LVIA, SEA, Appropriate Assessment), urban design, biodiversity advisory, and visualisation, serving public sector bodies, private developers, higher-education institutions, and healthcare operators across Ireland. Named engagements span state and semi-state clients including the National Transport Authority, Land Development Agency, Office of Public Works (Phoenix Park), Dublin City Council, and Cork County Council; higher-education clients including Dublin City University (1,240-bed student accommodation), University of Limerick, and University College Cork; and healthcare and enterprise clients including Bon Secours Health System (Bon Secours Hospital Limerick, 96 beds / 23,050 sq m) and historical work with Guinness and Irish Cement.

The firm operates a project-based consultancy model. Fee revenue is derived from planning, environmental, design, and advisory commissions, with project scale ranging from large residential masterplans (Baldoyle ~1,800 units, Clonliffe ~1,600 units, Kilmartin/Hollystown ~1,200 units, Bluebell Waterways ~400 units) to healthcare facilities, student accommodation, and national policy deliverables such as the NTA Cycle Design Manual. Technical production is supported by an in-house visualisation team working in MicroStation, 3D Studio Max, and Photoshop to produce visual outputs for planning submissions, stakeholder engagement, and design development. BSM is privately held, has 11–50 employees, has operated continuously for more than 55 years, and shows no disclosed external funding, ownership change, or M&A activity in the available data. Recent capability expansion has centred on biodiversity advisory tied to Biodiversity Net Gain, EU Taxonomy, BREEAM, and LEED, aligning the firm with evolving Irish, UK, and EU planning and sustainability frameworks.

Name

Brady Shipman Martin

Legal name

Brady Shipman Martin

Website

https://bradyshipmanmartin.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brady Shipman Martin is an Irish interdisciplinary consultancy established in 1968 delivering landscape architecture, planning, environmental, urban design, biodiversity, and visualisation services to public bodies, developers, healthcare operators, and higher-education clients across Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ranelagh

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consultancy Services: Project-based professional consultancy fees for landscape architecture, planning, urban design, environmental planning, biodiversity and visualisation services to public and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Brady Shipman Martin is an interdisciplinary consultancy delivering professional services in landscape architecture, planning, urban design, environmental planning (EIAR/LVIA/SEA/AA), biodiversity, and architectural visualisation. The firm supports public and private sector clients across Ireland from project inception through planning delivery, combining in-house design, environmental assessment, ecological survey, and visualisation capabilities to develop projects ranging from individual sites to large-scale urban regeneration schemes.

Product overview

Brady Shipman Martin is an interdisciplinary consultancy established in 1968, offering professional consultancy services as an integrated portfolio of six interconnected core service areas: Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environment (EIAR/LVIA/SEA/AA), Urban Design, Biodiversity, and Visualisation. These services work collaboratively across public and private clients in Ireland, with projects ranging from individual site developments to large-scale urban regeneration schemes. The visualisation service supports all other disciplines by producing accurate visual representations, AVRs, CGIs, and animations that communicate design proposals through the planning process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Full range of landscape architectural services delivered to private and public sector clients for projects of all scales and complexities, aimed at positively shaping the built environment for people, places and nature.
• Planning Services Development planning, masterplanning, site strategies, and assessment services operating in both private and public sectors, with project management through to planning delivery.
• Environmental Services Expert advice on Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR), Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIA), Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA), Appropriate Assessments (AA), and other complex environmental subjects, guiding clients through the planning process from inception to completion.
• Urban Design Services Integrated city-scale strategies, masterplans, regeneration strategies for towns and villages, and designs for streets and spaces, prioritising pedestrian connectivity and active travel while enhancing economic growth and social value.
• Biodiversity Services Comprehensive ecology services including ecological surveys and preparation of Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIAs) for projects at all scales, with advisory services on Biodiversity Net Gain, EU Taxonomy, BREEAM Land Use and Ecology, and LEED.
• Visualisation Services In-house visualisation team producing AVRs, CGIs, photo-collages, animations, GIS analytical mapping, and other graphic formats using Microstation, 3D Studio Max and Photoshop to communicate design proposals to clients, planning authorities, and the public to a standard that meets the technical requirements of the planning and EIA process.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful delivery of major planning applications including Strategic Housing Development applications through to An Bord Pleanála
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cunnane Stratton Reynolds: Irish landscape architecture, planning and urban design consultancy serving public and private clients. Directly comparable to BSM in scale, multi-disciplinary service mix and Irish focus.
• Grant Associates: UK landscape architecture and urban design practice with a strong portfolio in parks, public realm and masterplanning. Comparable in service mix (landscape + urban design + planning support) and project typology.
• Dermot Foley Landscape Architects: Irish landscape architecture practice offering landscape design, urban design and planning support across public and private projects. Most directly comparable Irish peer to BSM's landscape and urban design offering.
• Mitchell + Associates: Irish landscape architecture and urban design firm. Comparable in service profile and Irish market focus, operating as a regional competitor for landscape-led public realm and masterplanning work.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Global engineering and planning consultancy with landscape, urban design and environmental planning capability. Competes for large Irish and international planning/EIA mandates and represents the larger incumbent BSM benchmarks against.
• SWECO: European engineering, planning and design consultancy active in urban planning, environment and landscape. Comparable for cross-border European regeneration and planning advisory engagements BSM could partner on or compete with.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with planning, environment and landscape architecture practices. Competes for large-scale Irish and European infrastructure, regeneration and environmental assessment work.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with urban design, planning, environment and landscape services. Competes for large multi-disciplinary regeneration, transport and infrastructure planning mandates.

Regional players

• McCullough Mulvin Architects: Long-established Irish architecture practice with strong urban design and masterplanning portfolio. Comparable as an Irish peer on cultural, education and urban regeneration projects where BSM provides landscape/planning inputs.
• Scott Tallon Walker Architects: Major Irish architecture firm with urban design and masterplanning capabilities. Comparable on Irish projects (healthcare, education, urban regeneration) where BSM operates as landscape/planning sub-consultant or collaborator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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