Growing Civic adds another string to its bow
Having launched an archaeological and heritage division last month, the group has now acquired placemaking consultancy New Practice.
Civic, the parent company of Civic Engineers, Civic Earth, and Civic Heritage has added the Glasgow-founded firm to its growing group.
New Practice, a women and LGBTQ+-led consultancy headed up by directors Marc Cairns and Becca Thomas, provides a variety of services including community engagement, retrofit and reuse approaches, and meanwhile use strategies. The company prides itself on delivering people-focussed schemes.
The firm’s clients span the private and public sectors and include Grosvenor, LandsecU+I, and Blackpool Council.
Marc Cairns, director at New Practice said he is happy to be part of Civic.
“This is an incredibly exciting move that enables us to be part of a larger expert team,” he said.
“Whilst our focus on a day-to-day basis will still be on ensuring we deliver exceptional inclusive place-based projects, the support of the wider Civic team will help us to grow and allow our services to reach even more clients.”
Fellow director Becca Thomas said that New Practice and Civic share similar values.
“We have worked with the Civic Engineers team on a number of projects and known them for some time,” she said.
“It is very clear that we have aligned values, and a shared vision of creating communities that can thrive.”
Stephen O’Malley, chief executive of Civic, said New Practice is a “powerful addition” to the Civic family.
“The creation of our parent company Civic enables us to carefully curate the services we offer, directly respond to the needs of our clients, and have greater collective impact,” he said.
“New Practice’s focus on embedding social value and real collaboration helps us to further build on all the brilliant work that Civic Engineers, Civic Earth and Civic Heritage are doing to help achieve our vision of having a positive impact on the environment and enabling people to lead happier and healthier lives.”
