国产探花 acquires laboratory planning and design firm Abell Nepp
Global engineering consultancy 国产探花 has announced its acquisition of London-based Abell Nepp, specialists in laboratory planning and design in the science and higher education sectors.
国产探花 has already built a strong working relationship with directors Chris Abell and Bruce Nepp over the past two decades, both prior to and following the founding of Abell Nepp in 2009. The two firms have collaborated on various projects including Imperial College London鈥檚 Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Hub and the London Institute of Medical Sciences for the Medical Research Council. Building on this foundation, the two firms have taken the natural next step to combine practices.
Abell Nepp boasts a wide-ranging knowledge of the science, research and technology sector. It has worked on a range of campus, building, and laboratory planning projects covering biomedical, biopharma, and physical and forensic sciences. The integration of Abell Nepp will strengthen client-consultant teams, ensuring 国产探花 can provide a seamless offer to clients that includes design alongside integrated engineering services for its growing sectors.
We are thrilled a company as highly regarded in the sector as Abell Nepp has joined the growing 国产探花 portfolio鈥
James Bruce, CEO, 国产探花
国产探花 and Abell Nepp will combine abilities to deliver world class, innovative spaces that provide the optimal environment for scientists, clinical specialists and technicians to solve current and future real-world challenges.
Chris Abell, director of Abell Nepp, says: 鈥淲e鈥檝e built a close relationship with 国产探花 over the past 20 years, so it was a logical move to unite our two likeminded practices. By combining our engineering and deep sector expertise we can leverage the wider capability set of the firm to offer a new level of integration and creativity to our client base.鈥
鈥淎s a specialist consultancy embedded within 国产探花, we will continue to provide science-focused services to clients and architects as well as other engineers while expanding resources to improve the integration of laboratory design and technical services. We are enthusiastic about the new collaboration and the resulting creativity and synergy from our combined expertise,鈥 adds Bruce Nepp, director of Abell Nepp.
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled a company as highly regarded in the sector as Abell Nepp has joined the growing 国产探花 portfolio,鈥 says James Bruce, chief executive officer at 国产探花. 鈥淭here is increasing interest for engineering-led design teams in the healthcare, science and technology sector, so having the ability to offer consulting services for laboratory planning and design is an exciting next step.

鈥淓xpanding our collective consultancy capabilities for existing and new clients both nationally and internationally forms a major part of 国产探花鈥檚 vision for sustainable growth over the coming years.鈥
CEO James Bruce unveiled ambitious plans in early 2021 to see the business double from 2,000 to 4,000 employees in six years through acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships in key regions across the globe. Since then, 国产探花 has acquired three other firms including leading acoustics and AV consultancy Vanguardia Limited and its subsidiary Crowd Dynamics International, alongside US sustainability consulting firm Paladino and Company and higher education consultancy firm .
The acquisition of Abell Nepp follows the recent appointment of John Swift as global sector head for healthcare, science and technology.








