Association for Consultancy and Engineering
Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) is a British business association in the field of consultancy and engineering.
ACE represents around 600 member companies, large and small, that provide professional engineering expertise in delivering, maintaining and upgrading economic and social infrastructure across the UK.[1]
Structure
Members are typically businesses providing consultancy and other professional services in the field of engineering. Their areas of expertise include buildings, transport, utilities, environment and construction and are located throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.
Membership benefits include the quarterly magazine, Impact, use of the members' area of the website, a listing in the Find a Consultant ACE Directory, professional liability insurance, helpline, information services, networking, events, lobbying and representation.
The Board is responsible for the key strategic direction and corporate development of the organisation.
The ACE Advisory Group guides the board on strategic matters and provides it with political and industry connections. The group consists of highly positioned individuals from a wide range of backgrounds representing politics, government, education, media, legal and financial institutions, as well as professional and industrial bodies and client interests.
ACE’s regional groups across the United Kingdom provide local members with a networking point and help to ensure the sharing of regional best practice. Established groups cover Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, while further groups for London and the South, the North West, the North East, Yorkshire, the South West and the Midlands are being developed.
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, there have been major reforms of ACE as an organisation. Extensive consultation with members, clients, government and others has enabled the organisation to redefine and restate its presence. It has also better defined its objectives and how it will achieve them. ACE’s structure supports the core value of promoting the industry by giving a voice to its members.
Sector Interest Groups
ACE sector interest groups were created to establish opinion and policy on various issues including legal, environmental, transport, procurement and best practice issues. They are currently being developed as part of the business plan.
ACE’s committees provide operational advice on finance, membership and legal matters whilst specially created task forces will focus on stakeholder and member relations, vision, value and remit and benchmarking and best practice.