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ACE represents the business interests of the consultancy and engineering industry in the UK. We are the leading business association in this field, counting around 800 firms – large and small, operating across many different disciplines – as our members.
Through powerful representation and lobbying to government, major clients, the media and other key stakeholders, we promote the critical contribution that engineers and consultants make to the nation’s developing infrastructure.
We support and encourage our members in all aspects of their business, helping them to optimise performance and embrace opportunity. We carry this out with passion and vision; support and commitment; integrity and professionalism.
Latest News
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Scrap tuition fees for UK engineering students, says ACE
Monday 12 May 2008
Waiving tuition fees for UK engineering students will increase the number of professional engineers and provide much-needed resources for the sector, according to leading construction industry business group, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
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Boris will need our help, say engineers
Tuesday 6 May 2008
Leading construction industry business association, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), has greeted the election of Boris Johnson as mayor of London by highlighting the need to ensure that all of London’s transport, housing and infrastructure projects remain on schedule and calling for engineers to be given increased profile and influence in the new administration to help achieve this.
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Engineers in skills talks with Northern Ireland junior minister
Thursday 24 April 2008
Consultancy and engineering firms’ leaders in Northern Ireland paid a visit to the Rt. Hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP, junior minister at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly, to discuss the skills challenge and other business issues affecting consultants and engineers in the province.
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Government must re-establish strategic approach to roads policy says ACE
Tuesday 1 April 2008
The Highways Agency's new business plan, published last week, has been criticised by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) as "a short-term fix" which will could have potentially serious negative effects on the consultancy and contracting sectors.
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Former ACE Progress Network chair crowned Young Consultant of the Year 2008
Thursday 20 March 2008
The winner of the NCE/ACE Young Consultant of the Year Award 2008 was announced at an 'Oscar-style' lunch at Claridges on Friday 14 March 2008. The award, in its 21st year, was presented to former ACE Progress Network chair Sarah Royse, who picked up a cash prize of £1,000.The Young