Sweett Group

Sweett Group, formerly known as Cyril Sweett, is an international physical assets management consultancy. It is part of Currie & Brown.

History

The firm was founded in 1928 by Cyril Sweett. The firm launched an initial public offering on the Alternative Investment Market under the name Cyril Sweett in 2007, raising £26m and valuing the business at £61m.^[1] The Group initially expanded throughout the UK and then internationally, with the acquisition of a number of cost management and project management firms, including Burns Bridge, an Australian-based project management firm,^[2] and in July 2010, Widnell, the biggest independent cost management firm in Asia.^[3] The organisation was rebranded as Sweett Group in July 2011,^[4] consolidating the Group's existing brands.^[5]

The firm was acquired by the Jersey-based^[6] Currie & Brown in August 2016.^[7] The firm's old web site redirects to Currie & Brown.^[6]

References

1. ↑ Boyd, Olivia (26 October 2007). "AIM float values Cyril Sweett at £61m". Building. Retrieved 28 September 2013. 
2. ↑ Boyd, Olivia (25 July 2008). "Sweett smell of success: Cyril Sweett interview". Building. Retrieved 28 September 2013. 
3. ↑ Hankinson, Andrew (9 July 2010). "Cyril Sweett buys biggest QS in Asia". Building. Retrieved 28 September 2013. 
4. ↑ Sidders, Jack (1 July 2011). "Cyril Sweett to drop the 'Cyril'". Construction News. Retrieved 28 September 2013. 
5. ↑ Hope, Gerhard (17 October 2011). "Cyril Sweett rebrands itself as the Sweett Group". Construction Week. Retrieved 28 September 2013. 
6. 1 2 "Currie & Brown (at www.sweettgroup.com)". Retrieved 2 July 2017. 
7. ↑ Morby, Aaron (30 June 2016). "WSP concedes defeat in bid battle for Sweett". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 27 August 2016.