We help places grow by understanding how work really works.

We use labour market insight to support stronger investment and policy decisions.

Our work starts by understanding the tasks that shape jobs, and the jobs that shape local labour markets. This helps us show where investment can have the greatest impact. Our experience spans towns and cities across the UK that have seen decades of economic change. We understand how the past patterns influence today’s workforce, and why clear, evidence‑led decisions matter for long‑term growth.

We work with both private and public organisations, translating the needs of one into opportunities for the other. By combining economic analysis with practical insights, we help clients navigate complex challenges with clarity and confidence.

Whether supporting investors, developers, policymakers or partnership networks, we deliver balanced, data‑led insight that helps shape strategies for resilient local economies.
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Regional & Local Government

We partner with local and regional authorities to design strategies that support workforce resilience and long‑term economic growth. Our expertise across labour market development, strategic workforce analysis and policy design is always grounded in robust evidence, and is used to support economic development, inward investment approach, as well as supporting local areas to maximise their skills and employment levers.

Our work helps public bodies move from broad ambitions to clear, actionable plans that focus on impact, increase a sense of belonging and deliver the share public sector missions that can enable places to grow.

Example Projects

  • Strategy Development & Review
    Support to refresh or create employment, labour market and workforce strategies.

  • Labour Market Analysis
    Detailed analysis of labour market pressures, future demand and sector challenges.

  • Strategic Workforce Planning

    Using our labour market analysis to test growth plans, investment prospects and skills & employment strategies to understand who works where, and what is needed to deliver on your plans.

  • Advisory Services
    Guidance for senior leaders on labour market trends, employment & skills; and their implications for services and investment.

Investors & Developers

We help investors and developers use labour market strategy to inform portfolios, develop new projects and acquisition decisions.

Our goal is to strengthen long‑term social impact by showing how workforce trends shape places, and how developments shape and impact the local workforce.

We support clients to understand regional and local economic development, help to communicate labour market impacts clearly focusing on the responsibilities, shared missions and ensuring analysis of the labour market is compelling, credible and aligned with stakeholder expectations.

Example Projects

  • Portfolio Analysis
    Independent assessment of labour market demand and supply across your portfolio, highlighting opportunities and risks.

  • Sector Labour Market Analysis
    Forward‑looking insight into sector trends, pressures and growth potential.

  • Impact Assessment for New Developments
    Evidence-led forecasts of workforce needs aligned with local and regional strategies.

  • Labour Market Reviews
    Deep analysis of market dynamics with scenario modelling for investment planning.