Consultancy and engineering firms 'in rude health'

摘要

Consultancy and engineering businesses are "in rude health" despite ongoing business challenges, according to latest European benchmarking study from the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE). Rising revenues, headcounts up and increasing profit margins are three of the key headlines from the study. Key findings from the study include the average growth of larger UK firms (250-plus employees) being 10.3%; 79% of SME companies increasing their revenue in the past year; and the total profit of UK and European companies being up 10% on the previous year.