What Brown + Wallace does

Brown + Wallace LLP is a Glasgow-headquartered construction and property consultancy founded in 1994, delivering four integrated professional services: Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Principal Designer advisory, and Project Management. The firm operates across Scotland, the wider United Kingdom and Europe, serving both private-sector clients and public-sector bodies including universities, local authorities, housing associations and heritage trusts. Its track record spans education (University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde), housing (Link Group, Muirhouse/Dunedin Canmore), heritage conservation (Mount Stuart Trust, Campbeltown Town Hall), healthcare (Parklands Highland care homes), and industrial/commercial engagements (Scottish Midland Co-operative, Hard Rock Café).

The firm's core offering is fee-based professional consultancy priced on a project-by-project basis with multi-year contract cadence; it does not sell software, platforms or proprietary technology. Its technical 'product' is the chartered surveyor skillset of approximately 22 staff, supported by ISO 9001 (quality), ISO 14001 (environmental) and ISO 45001 (health & safety) management certifications, plus RICS, APS and Constructionline accreditations. Services are delivered directly by client-facing professional staff, with case studies functioning as the primary marketing channel alongside a LinkedIn company page.

Brown + Wallace is structured as a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) registered in Scotland (SO305695), with Matt Abbott as Partner and Claire Hannah and Alan McKay as Associate/Senior Associate Partners. There is no parent company, no external investment and no disclosed funding rounds; growth has been entirely organic over the firm's 30+ year history. The GTM motion is sales-led and B2B, reliant on professional reputation, framework agreements, and an extensive portfolio of case studies across sectors.

Name

Brown + Wallace

Legal name

Brown and Wallace LLP

Website

https://brownandwallace.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brown + Wallace LLP is a Glasgow-based construction and property consultancy, founded in 1994, providing quantity surveying, building surveying, principal designer and project management services to public and private sector clients across Scotland, the UK and Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consultancy Services: Fee-based professional services including quantity surveying, building surveying, principal designer advisory, and project management services provided to private and public sector clients on construction and property projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Brown + Wallace is a construction and property consultancy firm offering four integrated professional services: Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Principal Designer advisory, and Project Management. The firm delivers cost management, technical surveying, health and safety coordination, and end-to-end project delivery for construction and property projects from inception through to completion and final account settlement. Services are provided to private and public sector clients throughout Scotland, the UK, and Europe.

Product overview

Brown + Wallace is a construction and property consultancy offering four integrated core services: Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Principal Designer, and Project Management. These services work together to provide clients with comprehensive project support from inception through completion, covering cost management, technical surveying, health and safety compliance, and overall project delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quantity Surveying Services Cost management services for building and civil engineering contracts from inception to completion, including cost planning, contract procurement, bills of quantities, tender advice, and final account settlement. Provided to private and public sector clients.
• Building Surveying Services Professional building surveying services including inspection reports, dilapidations, defect analysis, statutory approvals, condition surveys, building design, refurbishment, and conservation advice. Provided to private and public sector clients.
• Principal Designer Services Health and safety risk management advisory services during planning and design stages, managing information flow between clients, designers and contractors, and producing Health and Safety Files upon project completion.
• Project Management Services Single-point contact project management during development processes, managing design teams and construction contracts, focusing on successful delivery of completed projects for private and public sector clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed University of Glasgow Library Building overcladding project within agreed timescale and to client's budget
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Inch ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm part of design team for Gas Purifier Shed Dalmarnock project for Clyde Gateway Developments Limited. Brown + Wallace providing Quantity Surveying and Contract Administration services.
• David Narro AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructural engineering firm part of design team for Gas Purifier Shed Dalmarnock project. Brown + Wallace working as part of design team providing QS and CA services.
• Atelier TenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerServices engineering consultancy part of design team for Gas Purifier Shed Dalmarnock project. Brown + Wallace providing coordination as part of design team.
• Anderson Bell Christie ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm led design team for Gartmore Village Hall refurbishment project. Brown + Wallace provided Quantity Surveying services as part of this design team.
• Coltart Earley ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation architects leading design team for Campbeltown Town Hall project. Brown + Wallace appointed as part of this design team for conservation and remodeling works.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pick Everard: UK construction consultancy providing quantity surveying, building surveying, project management and principal designer services to public and private sector — very directly comparable mid-tier peer to Brown + Wallace.
• Turner & Townsend: International cost and project management consultancy serving real estate, infrastructure and natural resources — directly comparable QS/PM service portfolio with overlapping public and private sector client base.
• Currie & Brown: UK-headquartered quantity surveying and construction consultancy offering QS, project management and advisory services to public and private sector clients across multiple sectors — directly comparable to B+W's core service mix.
• Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB): Global quantity surveying and construction consultancy providing cost management, project management and building surveying services — overlapping almost exactly with Brown + Wallace's QS, BS, PD and PM service lines.
• Mace Group: UK-headquartered construction consultancy and contractor offering project management, cost consultancy and building surveying — overlaps directly with B+W's PM and QS services for commercial and public clients.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy providing cost management, project management and surveying services across buildings, transportation and environment — broad incumbent that competes for the same QS/PM mandates as B+W.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering and consultancy firm with QS, project management and building surveying capabilities via its Currie & Brown acquisition — overlaps with B+W but operates at far larger scale across many sectors.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with UK buildings and quantity surveying capability serving public sector clients including education and housing — comparable service mix though broader portfolio.
• AtkinsRéalis: Global engineering and project management consultancy with UK buildings and infrastructure advisory practices — overlaps with B+W's PM and QS services but at vastly greater scale and broader scope.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management and development consultancy with significant UK buildings practice covering QS, PM and advisory — directly comparable services but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brown-wallace

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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