Dr John Parnaby, CBE

John Parnaby, a former member of acumen7, has died at the age of 73. John was one of the original seven shareholder directors of acumen7 and as such one of the founding fathers. His boundless energy helped to shape the direction and values of acumen7 as we know it today. Due to his extensive local and global business commitments, John was unable to commit fully to our unique enterprise but his input was nonetheless valuable.

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Tony Roulstone joins Labour’s defence procurement review task force

Labour has formally launched a review into defence procurement policy. Working alongside Shadow Secretary of State, Jim Murphy MP, will be Shadow Minister for Defence Equipment, Michael Dugher MP, and a panel of distinguished figures acting as advisers including acumen7 member Tony Roulstone.

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Japanese consultants confer with acumen7 team

In July, acumen7 members Andy Joss, Simon Murray and John Pilkington met a group of directors from the Japanese firm Pacific Consultants. The group was on a fact finding visit to the UK and had made contact with acumen7 through the London School of Economics. They were particularly interested in the future of public-private partnerships in the UK and the opportunities that there might be for their company.

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MBE for champion of lean construction.

Richard Ogden, one of the founding directors of acumen7, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to construction.

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Former Highways Agency chief joins acumen7

A warm welcome to Archie Robertson, our first new member for 2010.

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