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NEC change control at data centre speedLatest

NEC change control at data centre speed

NEC Option A, B and C compensation events move fast on a data centre programme — accelerated timelines and long-lead procurement mean a change decided in a meeting can carry six-figure programme and cost consequences…

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Cost engineering on Crossrail, Bond Street and Tottenham Court RoadProjects

Cost engineering on Crossrail, Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road

Bond Street Crossrail Station, the Crossrail Anglia NE Spur, and the Tottenham Court Road London Underground station upgrade — three of the major London infrastructure programmes our rail team has provided senior…

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Hyperscale and co-location data centres across EuropeProjects

Hyperscale and co-location data centres across Europe

Hyperscale and co-location data centre developments don't leave much room for a commercial team that's learning the asset class on the job — long-lead procurement, accelerated programmes and MEP-heavy budgets punish…

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Protecting budget, programme and trading on every fit-outCommercial Management

Protecting budget, programme and trading on every fit-out

Every hospitality fit-out we take on shares the same underlying brief, whatever the outlet: protect the budget, protect the programme, and protect the operator's ability to keep trading throughout.

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Data centre cost planning and procurement route adviceCommercial Management

Data centre cost planning and procurement route advice

Getting a data centre's cost plan right starts long before a contractor is appointed — order-of-cost estimates and MW-benchmarked cost planning, MEP cost modelling across power, cooling, containment, BMS and UPS, and…

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Restaurant and hotel F&B fit-out: our hospitality servicesCommercial Management

Restaurant and hotel F&B fit-out: our hospitality services

Restaurant and hotel F&B fit-outs bring a specific set of cost and commercial challenges that a standard commercial fit-out doesn't: live trading to protect, specialist kitchen MEP to coordinate, and launch dates…

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Live-trading hospitality fit-outs: how our team worksCommercial Management

Live-trading hospitality fit-outs: how our team works

Three decades of quantity surveying and MEP cost consultancy inside some of the most demanding hospitality environments in the market — live-trading, five-star hotels where the fit-out has to happen around the…

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Three decades of hospitality cost consultancy, in numbersCommercial Management

Three decades of hospitality cost consultancy, in numbers

1996. 30+. 11+. 2.

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Cost consultancy at the Savoy Grill, LondonProjects

Cost consultancy at the Savoy Grill, London

Some of the most demanding fit-out environments in hospitality are also some of the most recognisable — we've provided cost consultancy on both the Savoy Grill dining room and its kitchen at The Savoy, London.

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Hospitality cost consultancy at the Hilton RiyadhProjects

Hospitality cost consultancy at the Hilton Riyadh

Our hospitality work isn't confined to London — we've delivered cost consultancy on both Teatro and Ambar at the Hilton Riyadh, part of a growing body of F&B fit-out work for international hotel operators in the…

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Services: MPG Net Zero — Your Route to EPC Compliance and BeyondNews

Services: MPG Net Zero — Your Route to EPC Compliance and Beyond

MPG launches Net Zero consultancy to help commercial property owners meet the 2030 EPC B mandate. Our Future-Proof Now service delivers a clear, costed roadmap from gap analysis to retrofit design.

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Projects: cost and claims advisory at Wynn Al Marjan Island, Ras Al-KhaimahNews

Projects: cost and claims advisory at Wynn Al Marjan Island, Ras Al-Khaimah

MPG provided full cost planning, cost management and contract and claims advisory services on the Wynn Al Marjan Island integrated resort in Ras Al-Khaimah, a circa AED 8bn development.

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Projects: FIDIC claims and dispute resolution at Hilton Riyadh Hotel & ResidencesNews

Projects: FIDIC claims and dispute resolution at Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences

MPG delivered dispute resolution and claims services under a FIDIC form of contract on the Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences in Saudi Arabia, including full cost planning, quantity surveying and contract administration.

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