Type: REPORTS

B Corp Impact Report 2022

In 2022 we were thrilled to be accredited as a B Corporation. This report tracks our ongoing progress, as we continue to strive to deliver

Platforms in the Wild

With the Tier 1 market fraught with challenges, the adoption of product platforms may unlock long-terms benefits, assuming organisations can wait that long

The Platform Rulebook 1.2

The updated Product Platform Rulebook addresses the Government’s ambitions to accelerate the adoption of platform solutions – boosting productivity, innovation and quality

Jewellery Quarter Visioning Report

Visioning statements that demonstrate how the Jewellery Quarter Neighbourhood Plan could be implemented in areas most in need of reconnection or regeneration

MMC Guidance Note

Akerlof contributed to the drafting this guidance note, which improves and clarifies what is needed to contract for work delivered using MMC and platform approaches

The Platform Rulebook

A blueprint for developing and implementing product platforms for current and future market players

Specification Maturity Report

An assessment framework to help government bodies assess the maturity of their technical specifications against best practice, and create a routemap for improvement

Our name is shared with George Akerlof, a Nobel Prize-winning economist.

His seminal paper, Market for Lemons, demonstrated the devastating consequences of making decisions under the conditions of quality uncertainty and unequal information between buyers and sellers, increasing the chance of buyers ending up with a ‘lemon’.

This 50-year-old concept continues to retain parallels within the construction industry.

Through our insight and experience, we can rebalance this information asymmetry on behalf of our clients, levelling the playing field to deliver better outcomes.