Civic’s Edinburgh acquisition: integrated design and delivery lens for project teams
Reviewed by Joe Ashwell
First reported on The Construction Index
30 Second Briefing
Civic Engineers has acquired Edinburgh-based Quattro Consult Limited (including Stuart McTaggart Limited), adding 15 structural and civil engineers and technicians and deepening its presence in Scotland’s residential, hotel, industrial/logistics and heritage sectors. The deal is Civic’s third since 2024, following the purchases of planning consultant New Practice and building services firm Watt Energy & Consulting Engineers, signalling a push towards integrated, design-led delivery. Quattro’s existing client base, including Artisan, GSS Developments and Buccleuch Property, gives Civic an immediate pipeline and stronger local footing in Edinburgh.
Technical Brief
- Acquisition folds Quattro Consult Limited and Stuart McTaggart Limited into Civic’s Edinburgh operations.
- Quattro adds 15 structural and civil engineers and technicians to Civic’s technical delivery capacity.
- Sector coverage includes residential, hotel, industrial/logistics and heritage refurbishments and conversions.
- Existing client list spans Artisan, GSS Developments and Buccleuch Property, giving continuity of live project pipelines.
- Quattro’s long‑standing client relationships are explicitly cited as a key asset in the transaction.
- Civic’s Scotland director role, held by Isla Jackson, is reinforced by a larger Edinburgh-based engineering team.
Our Take
Among the 552 Infrastructure stories in our coverage, Scotland and particularly Edinburgh feature far less frequently than London, so Civic Engineers’ move signals a deliberate push into a comparatively less crowded regional consultancy market.
Adding 15 engineers and technicians in one M&A step is a relatively large headcount jump for a UK consulting acquisition in our database, which likely gives Civic enough local critical mass to bid as lead designer on mid-scale Scottish urban regeneration and infrastructure schemes rather than as a satellite office.
Quattro Consult Limited’s 2009 founding date means Civic is acquiring a practice with established relationships in Edinburgh and wider Scotland, which can shorten the usual multi‑year ramp‑up period for winning framework positions with public and institutional clients there.
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