ADC Infrastructure

What ADC Infrastructure does

ADC Infrastructure Limited is a Nottingham-headquartered infrastructure consultancy founded in 2013 that delivers three integrated service lines to UK property developers: Transport Planning (transport assessments, travel plans, expert witness support), Infrastructure Design (highways, drainage, earthworks, Section 278/38 works, technical approvals), and Water Management (flood risk assessments, drainage strategy, SuDS design, watercourse diversion). The firm operates from City Buildings in central Nottingham with hybrid working arrangements and employs 30 people as of late 2025.

The company's revenue model is professional-services consultancy, with project-based, quote-driven fees charged to clients across the UK. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: ADC works directly with major developers and their advisor teams (planning consultants, architects, contractors) from planning application through to detailed design and technical approval. Documented client base includes enterprise names such as Roxhill Developments, SEGRO, Harworth Group, Davidsons Developments, Bloor Homes, Bellway, Barratt North Midlands, Mountpark, and Barwood Homes, with landmark mandates including the East Midlands Gateway and Northampton Gateway Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges and the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (£49.5m government funding secured).

The company is structured as a private limited company (Company No. 08590738) and transitioned to employee ownership in November 2025 via a trust company, giving staff a legally established right to be consulted on business operations. Leadership comprises two Directors (David Cummins, Stuart Dunhill) plus several Technical Directors and Associate Directors, the majority of whom hold Chartered Engineer status. ADC has publicly stated a business plan to double in size over the next three to four years. The firm has no disclosed funding rounds, subsidiaries, or institutional investors.

Name

ADC Infrastructure

Legal name

ADC Infrastructure Limited

Website

https://adcinfrastructure.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ADC Infrastructure is a Nottingham-based UK infrastructure consultancy, founded 2013, that provides transport planning, infrastructure design, and water management services to major property developers on planning applications and detailed design work, and which transitioned to employee ownership in November 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consultancy Services: Project-based consultancy fees for transport planning, infrastructure design, and water management services provided to property developers throughout the UK.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ADC Infrastructure is a UK infrastructure consultancy providing transport planning, infrastructure design, and water management services to property developers and their advisors. The firm supports development projects from planning application through detailed design and technical approval, with a focus on major housing developments and strategic rail freight interchanges. Services span transport assessments, highways and drainage design, Section 278/38 highway works, flood risk assessment, drainage strategy, and SuDS design.

Product overview

ADC Infrastructure is a consultancy firm providing three integrated service lines: Transport Planning, Infrastructure Design, and Water Management. These services are delivered together to support property development projects from planning application through to detailed design and technical approval, with a particular focus on major housing developments and strategic rail freight interchanges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transport Planning Consultancy service providing transport assessments, travel plans, and traffic impact analysis for property development projects. Includes Transport Assessments, Travel Plans, and expert witness support at planning inquiries, sold to UK property developers and their advisors.
• Infrastructure Design Civil engineering design service for highways, drainage, earthworks, and underground structures. Includes detailed design, Section 278/38 works, and technical approval support for road schemes and roundabout designs, sold to UK property developers and their advisors.
• Water Management Flood risk assessment and drainage strategy service including Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategies, SuDS design, and watercourse diversion work for development sites, sold to UK property developers and their advisors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered planning consent for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects including East Midlands Gateway (6 million sqft) and Northampton Gateway (5 million sqft)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Roxhill DevelopmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership on strategic rail freight interchange projects. ADC works as part of Roxhill's team on East Midlands Gateway (Nationally Strategic Infrastructure Project granted planning consent in 2016) and Northampton Gateway (DCO granted October 2019).
• SEGROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on SEGRO's Logistics Park Northampton (Northampton Gateway SRFI). ADC provides ongoing transport planning support as occupiers come forward with specific needs.
• Harworth GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership on various developments including Ironbridge Power Station (Benthall Grange), Thoresby Vale, Cinderhill, and Cadley Park. ADC provides transport planning, flood risk assessment, and infrastructure design services.
• Pegasus GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPlanning consultancy providing masterplans and planning consultancy on various projects including Thoresby Colliery, Sookholme Lane, and Cadley Park.
• FPCRminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture and masterplanning firm providing illustrative masterplans for projects including Prosperity Parc, Tasley Garden Village, and Bardon 3.
• Cerda PlanningminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPlanning consultancy that led the KN2 (Knowle) Green Belt development promotion and application.
• Leonard Design AssociatesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm providing masterplans and CGI visualisations for various projects including Thoresby and All Saints regeneration.
• Winvic ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company delivering projects at Bardon Hill where ADC provided design and technical approval for infrastructure works.
• Galliford TryminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company that built the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road where ADC provided original roundabout design.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BWB Consulting: UK engineering consultancy of similar size to ADC providing transport planning, infrastructure design and environmental/drainage services to property developers. One of the closest head-to-head comparables in the UK mid-market.
• Waterman Group: UK engineering consultancy offering transport planning, infrastructure design and environmental services including flood risk and drainage strategy. Comparable in service breadth and developer client orientation, somewhat larger than ADC.
• Curtins: UK mid-size structural and infrastructure engineering consultancy with offices across the country. Closely comparable to ADC in size, service mix (transport, civil infrastructure, drainage) and developer client base.
• Fairhurst: UK multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy delivering transport, infrastructure and environmental services to property developers. Closely comparable to ADC in service lines and mid-market positioning across the UK.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: International engineering and planning consultancy with strong UK credentials in transport planning, infrastructure design and water management, including major NSIP projects. Adjacent competitor for ADC's enterprise developer clients.
• Mott MacDonald: Major UK-headquartered engineering consultancy with deep water management, highways and development infrastructure capabilities. Overlaps directly with ADC's three service lines but at much greater scale and with international reach.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a large UK property and development infrastructure practice covering transport planning, highways and drainage. Competes with ADC for UK developer work but from a vastly larger bench and a much broader service portfolio.
• AtkinsRéalis: UK-rooted engineering consultancy (formerly Atkins) with significant UK transport planning, highways and water infrastructure capability serving developers. Competes with ADC across similar service lines at much larger scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with substantial UK presence in transport planning, highways design and water/flood-risk services for property developers. Competes for the same enterprise developer clients as ADC across residential and logistics schemes.
• Stantec (UK): Global engineering consultancy with a UK practice covering transport planning, infrastructure design and water management for property developers, including via acquisitions of Hydrock and Peter Brett Associates. Overlaps with ADC's full service offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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