Many experts. One team. Finding the Better Way.
We’re the property and construction consultancy where every discipline works together without barriers. It leads to the best possible results for our clients and comes from a simple philosophy: finding the better way.
How do we do it? By bringing together individual expertise to achieve collective excellence.
Individual expertise, collective excellence
Many experts, one team. All as ambitious for your success as you are.
That’s the McBains way. We believe it’s the better way.
- We believe in individual expertise — We hire talented people who bring a new perspective. Who take an ego-free approach to the brief. Who seek to keep improving themselves and the work they do. And who push the limits in pursuit of perfection.
- We believe in collective excellence — We’ve built an open, transparent culture. It’s a safe space where everyone’s comfortable asking questions. Where nobody ever stops learning. Where the barriers between disciplines are broken down, so that sharing, collaboration and communication happen naturally.
1785
established heritage
£0bn
construction workload monitored
Trusted by 6
of the UK's top 10 Housebuilders
200+
professionals across multiple disciplines
Our approach
Our aim is to be the leading property and construction consultancy solving real-world problems. We are a multi-disciplinary business, providing a wide range of services to our clients, but we work differently from traditional, adversarial industry models. The challenges we address are often complex and interconnected, requiring expertise drawn from multiple disciplines and brought together through a genuinely collaborative, inter-disciplinary way of working.
Our approach is built on individual experts working together to achieve collective excellence, supported by an open and transparent culture where learning, collaboration and communication come naturally. By breaking down barriers between disciplines, we create the conditions needed to solve the most complex problems facing our industry and the wider world.
Trusted, accredited, recognised
Our accreditations, awards, heritage and framework appointments demonstrate the standards, responsibility and expertise we bring to every project.
Centuries of building excellence
With origins dating back to 1785, McBains has spent over 240 years delivering integrated property and construction solutions, continually evolving to meet the needs of our clients and communities.
“From the outset, the McBains team has stood out for its professionalism and strategic insight. Their solutions-focused approach and commercial mindset have been highly beneficial in helping us navigate the complexity of PPP Handback with confidence and clarity. We greatly appreciate their expertise and support.”
Duncan Harrison
Project Executive - PCM SE hub, Environment Agency
Finding the better way
Our people power everything we do. They drive excellence, spark innovation and make progress possible. That’s why we support them, value them and grow with them.
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