Momentum Transport Consultancy has today announced that Spatial Design Hub, a geospatial consultancy, will become its second sister company – strengthening its offer to clients in the built environment, regeneration and development sectors. 

The acquisition will bring together Momentum’s transport planning, analytics and modelling, and highways engineering expertise with Spatial Design Hub’s capabilities in spatial data, and GIS consultancy and technology, to create a more integrated approach to shaping transport, development and regeneration projects. 

Spatial Design Hub will continue to operate as an independent business line, led by its founder and director James O’Brien, and from April 2026 will be based at Momentum’s London head office in Farringdon.  

Working closely the two companies will continue to support developers, local authorities and multidisciplinary design teams in responding to increasingly complex planning and placemaking challenges, particularly at the early stages of large-scale development and urban regeneration. 

David Hart, managing director at Momentum said: “Masterplanning and regeneration projects demand a deep understanding of how movement, place and design interact. Spatial Design Hub’s expertise in spatial analysis perfectly complements our transport planning strengths. Together, we can provide clearer, earlier insight to our clients to help them create more successful and sustainable places. 

“We’ve worked closely with Spatial Design Hub since Momentum was founded in 2012. During that time James (O’Brien) and his team have built a reputation for supporting venue and network operators, design teams and planning authorities with spatial modelling, GIS consultancy and technology, and place-based analysis that inform strategic planning and masterplanning decisions. Today’s acquisition underlines both our commitment to providing best-in-class consultancy services that help shape the future of our built environment, and our belief that bringing Momentum and Spatial Design Hub closer will further accelerate growth for both companies.” 

Above, David Hart, managing director at Momentum.

James O’Brien, director at Spatial Design Hub, said: “Joining the Momentum family marks an exciting next chapter for Spatial Design Hub, enabling us to continue our growth as a leading geospatial consultancy for the built environment. What makes this partnership particularly strong is our shared belief in the importance of data-led design from the very outset of a project. We’re genuinely excited about the opportunities this alignment creates and the value it will unlock for our clients.” 

Above, James O’Brien, director at Spatial Design Hub.

Spatial Design Hub becoming a Momentum sister company reflects Momentum’s continued growth and its ambition to play a larger role in shaping strategies behind major global development and regeneration schemes. It comes 12 months after the launch of Momentum’s first sister company, structural engineering company Eidos. The combined team will continue to support projects around the world, working with developers, local authorities, planners, venue operators, contractors, architects and urban designers on strategic growth locations, urban transport and complex regeneration schemes in constrained environments. 

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About Momentum 

Momentum is a leading integrated, people-first transport consultancy headquartered in London, and with regional hubs in Montreal, Houston and Bristol. Founded in 2012 the company creates transport strategies and solutions that inform, integrate with and are integral to every aspect of the built environment today and for the future. Focusing on the emerging, universal and critical issues facing development Momentum works with clients to address the multi-faceted challenges of the industry and to create forward-looking solutions. The company’s three core areas of specialism in planning, insight & analytics and engineering are bound together by a shared vision to improve the environments we live, work and play in. The company works in markets including commercial, cultural and heritage, education, major events, masterplanning, public realm, residential, retail and stadia and venues. 

www.momentum-transport.com 

About Spatial Design Hub 

Spatial Design Hub specialises in harnessing the power of spatial data to optimise urban planning, transport planning, real estate and property development. The company offers consultancy services, including GIS consulting, data analysis and data services, and technology services, including dashboards & apps, GIS development and data visualisation. Spatial Design Hub’s technology includes the Urban Access app and Micromobility Planner, developed in partnership with Momentum Transport Consultancy. The company’s clients include Related Argent, Network Rail, PLP, Allies and Morrison and London City Airport. 

www.spatialdesignhub.com 

Momentum Transport Consultancy has officially been named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2026 by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture. 

Announced last night at the prestigious Best Workplaces Awards held at London’s Grosvenor House, the company ranked 83 in the small category. 

This is the third time that Momentum has been recognised by Great Place To Work® – having been named in the ‘best places to work for women’ lists in 2023 and 2024.

The achievement reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to its employees and culture of respect, inclusion, fairness and collaboration and the addition of several new strategies to boost employee satisfaction and wellbeing including:

In this year’s employee survey, 98% of Momentum’s people stated that they are “proud to tell others they work for Momentum”, with the same percentage also agreeing that “Momentum treats people fairly”. 

David Hart, managing director at Momentum said: “We’re really honoured to make the top 100 in the ‘2026 UK’s best workplaces’ list.  Our people are at the heart of what we do, and we work hard to give our staff a rich experience of the industry through varied and interesting projects. At Momentum there are opportunities for all of our people to really make a difference – if someone is passionate about something, we support and encourage them. So to be recognised by Great Place To Work® again is incredible.”

Benedict Gautrey, managing director of Great Place To Work UK said: “Year after year, it’s truly inspiring to witness a growing number of organisations earn a spot on our UK’s Best Workplaces List. We’ve seen an increase yet again in Trust Index scores which means the bar has been raised and this accreditation is a significant and tremendous accomplishment. The UK’s Best Workplaces excel in creating consistently great experiences for all employees through fostering high levels of trust, pride and camaraderie to fuel increased organisational performance. These crucial elements collectively contribute to creating cultures where employees feel they can truly be themselves and thrive in a supportive and caring environment. Congratulations to Momentum for achieving a place on our 2026 UK’s Best Workplaces List.” 

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Great Place To Work performed rigorous evaluations of hundreds of employee survey responses alongside Culture Audit™ submissions from leaders at each company to create the 2026 UK’s Best Workplaces List. They then used these data insights to benchmark the effectiveness of companies’ employee value propositions against the culture their employees actually experience. Only those businesses who achieve the highest scores after evaluation receive Best Workplaces status. 

About Momentum 

Momentum is a leading integrated, people-first transport consultancy headquartered in London, and with regional hubs in Montreal, Houston and Bristol. Founded in 2012 the company creates transport strategies and solutions that inform, integrate with and are integral to every aspect of the built environment today and for the future. Focusing on the emerging, universal and critical issues facing development, Momentum works with clients to address the multi-faceted challenges of the industry and to create forward-looking solutions. The company’s three core areas of specialism in planning, insight & analytics and engineering are bound together by a shared vision to improve the environments we live, work and play in. The company works in markets including commercial, cultural and heritage, education, major events, masterplanning, public realm, residential, retail and stadia and venues. 

For more information visit www.momentum-transport.com 

About Great Place To Work® 

Great Place To Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Our mission is to help every place become a great place to work for all. We give leaders and organizations the recognition and tools to create a consistently and overwhelmingly positive employee experience, fostering cultures that are proven to drive business, improve lives, and better society. Our recognition is the most coveted and respected in the world for elevating employer brands to attract the right people. Our proprietary methodology and platform enables organizations to truly capture, analyze, and understand the experience of all employees. Our groundbreaking research empowers organizations to build cultures that retain talent and unlock the potential of every employee. Our coaches, content, and community connect the boldest leaders, ideas, and innovations in employee experience. Since 1992, our Certification™, Best Workplaces™ Lists, and global benchmarks have become the industry standard, built on data from more than 100 million employees in 150 countries around the world. 

For more information, visit www.greatplacetowork.co.uk

Momentum Transport Consultancy, a leading UK transport consultancy, today announced the opening of a new regional hub in Bristol, UK, reflecting the company’s ambition to provide progressive transport and mobility solutions and urban design in towns and cities across the UK.  

The growth into Bristol builds on the success of Momentum’s established teams in London, Montreal and Houston.  

Momentum’s new regional hub will be led by Alex Henderson, and will offer transport planning, data analytics, people and vehicle modelling, and civil engineering services across sectors in the South West and Wales, including commercial, residential, mixed-use industrial and stadia.  

Alex Henderson, associate and regional lead – South West at Momentum said: “Bristol has a strong track record in sustainable urban development and transport innovation, with significant regeneration opportunities across the West of England, including Temple Quarter and the West Innovation Arc corridor towards Bath. The region’s focus on active travel, improved public transport and low-carbon infrastructure aligns closely with Momentum’s expertise in transport planning and masterplanning support. 

“Establishing a presence here enables us to build deeper relationships with local authorities, developers and design teams, contribute to shaping high-quality growth, and attract top regional talent who share our ambition to deliver smarter, more sustainable transport solutions.” 

Will Durden, founding director at Momentum Transport Consultancy, said: “We’ve worked on projects in Bristol and the South West for a number of years – including on the YTL Arena and the Brabazon masterplan – and it’s an exciting time for us to now set up a permanent home in Bristol to build on our experience.” 

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We’re pleased to see planning approval secured for 10 Leake Street – HB Reavis’s significant redevelopment in the heart of Waterloo, London.

Momentum Transport Consultancy supported the scheme with a near 100% cargo bike delivery and servicing strategy, helping ensure that this purpose-built student accommodation development can operate with dramatically reduced reliance on traditional van movements. 

For a highly-constrained central London site, that meant:

🚲 Designing a cargo bike-first servicing approach from day one
📦 Planning for efficient last-mile deliveries with minimal vehicle trips
🔄 Coordinating building management and operational requirements
🏢 Integrating a mix of efficient cycle parking and pooling options in the fabric of the building

By embedding urban logistics thinking early in the design process, the development is set up to minimise congestion, reduce emissions and support Lambeth’s wider sustainability ambitions.

With strong backing from the LSE and designed by PLP Architecture, this scheme shows how high-quality student accommodation and low-carbon servicing strategies can go hand in hand.

As more central London developments look to cut vehicle movements and improve air quality, cargo bike-led logistics will play an increasingly important role.

Thanks to PedalMe for collaborating to develop a robust cargo bike strategy.  

If you’re exploring how to make near-zero emission servicing a practical reality, we’d be happy to share our experience.

Every year, our team votes for a charity to support – a cause that reflects our shared values and desire to make a positive impact.

We’re proud to announce that our nominated charity for this year is Young Roots, an incredible organisation supporting young refugees and asylum seekers to realise their potential through one-to-one support, youth activities and access to vital services.

We also want to say a heartfelt thank you to Little Village, our charity partner over the past couple of years, whose work supporting families with young children across London has inspired us all.

We’re looking forward to working with Young Roots this year – and continuing to put people at the heart of everything we do.

Momentum completed participation in Great Place to Work UK’s Certification™ process, which includes a benchmark study in the form of an employee survey (the Trust Index™) and a ‘culture brief’, which provides details about Momentum’s people programmes and practices.

Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture, helping organisations to create exceptional, high-performing workplaces where employees feel trusted and valued. The organisation aims to improve recruitment, retention and productivity in companies around the world by putting employees at the heart of organisations, analysing what they think and feel and identifying issues that need to be addressed. Part of a global organisation, the Great Place to Work UK team applies data and insights from organisations across the world to benchmark individual performance and advise employers on how to continuously improve employee engagement and wellbeing.

Allianz Stadium, Twickenham has been the home of England Rugby for over 100 years. In this time, the game has become an essential part of the fabric of the country and visiting Allianz Stadium is a highlight of many people’s year. 

As the governing body for rugby union in England, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) is dedicated to enriching lives by introducing more people to rugby union and developing the sport for future generations. All profit generated is reinvested into the game to support its growth at all levels, through community programmes and investment into player development, professional clubs, community clubs, and the England national teams. 

Like all businesses, they face financial pressures from economic challenges, rising costs, and the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these challenges lie in how they maximise and invest in their biggest asset, Allianz Stadium, which generates around 85% of their revenues. 

The Stadium Masterplan Project has been established to support the RFU to develop a vision and multi-year plan for the future that looks at how the stadium can maintain its reputation as a world-class entertainment venue for sports and concerts, and in turn generate more income, all while becoming an asset that local communities can be proud of.

More information on Momentum’s pedestrian movement services and stadia and venues work.

At Momentum we believe in the power of shared leadership. And we’re pleased to let you know that on April 7th we will make our first annual leadership rotation, with David Hart stepping into the role of Managing Director for the 2025/26 financial year. We’re excited to see his vision shape the next phase of our journey. Congratulations and good luck to David.

A huge thank you to Will Durden for his leadership during his first rotation as MD.  Working with the board, Will has championed a dynamic approach to growing our company while staying focused on our core values of collaboration, inclusivity and diversity, expertise and quality and a commitment to sustainability. As one of Momentum’s founding directors he will continue to be part of both the Momentum and Eidos boards, working closely with David and our clients and partners in the year ahead. 

Momentum Transport Consultancy has today announced the launch of a sister company, Eidos Engineering, a specialist structural engineering consultancy. 

Co-founded with industry leaders Mark Boyle and Alex Edmonds, Eidos will offer a value-added approach to structural engineering consultancy services, focusing on unlocking difficult or challenging projects including those with cost or delivery constraints, engineering challenges, logistic challenges and constrained sites, and driving sustainable design principles across all projects.  

Eidos will offer services across the project life cycle, including RIBA stage design services, feasibility studies, construction review and sequencing, peer reviews, construction monitoring and advisory services. Working across all sectors including sports and entertainment, commercial, leisure, residential, heritage, refurbishment and industrial, Eidos aims to drive successful outcomes for clients and their end users.  

“Today we’re introducing Eidos Engineering as a new sister company to Momentum,” said Will Durden, managing director at Momentum Transport Consultancy. “At Momentum, we’re committed to providing best-in-class consultancy services that help shape the future of our built environment and, with Eidos, we’re proud to now extend that vision to clients looking for the highest levels of expertise in structural engineering.” 

Eidos Engineering will be led by Mark Boyle and Alex Edmonds, both highly-experienced structural engineers with a track record of delivering complex and challenging projects and a combined expertise in structural design, problem-solving and strategic project development. 

“We’re passionate about delivering innovative engineering solutions that drive better project outcomes,” said Mark Boyle, director and co-founder of Eidos Engineering. “By working collaboratively with clients, architects contractors and other consultants, we aim to provide structural strategies that are not only efficient but also contribute to the overall success of projects. We’re really excited to join the Momentum family, which has built a strong reputation in our sector, and to share our goals of solving complex challenges for our clients.” 

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About Eidos Engineering

Eidos Engineering is a structural engineering consultancy offering expert solutions for complex and constrained projects. Led by co-founders Mark Boyle and Alex Edmonds, the consultancy offers services in line with stages 0-4 of the The Structural Plan of Work published by The Institution of Structural Engineers, which aligns with the RIBA Plan of Work 2020.  

For more information visit eidos-engineering.com

About Momentum

Momentum is a leading integrated, people-first consultancy. Founded in 2012 the company creates strategies and solutions that inform, integrate with and are integral to every aspect of the built environment today and for the future. Focusing on the emerging, universal and critical issues facing development Momentum works with clients to address the multi-faceted challenges of the industry and to create forward-looking solutions. The company’s three core areas of specialism in planning, insight & analytics and engineering are bound together by a shared vision to improve the environments we live, work and play in. The company works in markets including commercial, cultural and heritage, education, major events, masterplanning, public realm, residential, retail and stadia and venues. 

For more information visit momentum-transport.com

Momentum Transport Consultancy has today revealed the results of its annual sustainability impact assessment, with a total of 7,937,039 potential net kilograms of CO2e saved yearly from transport modal shift and deliveries consolidation. This number has increased from last year’s figure of 340,207 potential net kilograms of CO2e, which also reflects the greater scale and number of schemes assessed this year. 

The annual sustainability impact assessment highlights the environmental benefits achieved from each project that the company has worked on, that achieved planning consent during the previous year. The assessment captures Momentum’s contribution to the sustainability of the scheme, looking at potential transport carbon emissions savings, infrastructure and public realm provision and delivery consolidation strategies.  

Potential CO2 savings are calculated by taking the proposed (and consented) mode share, and any delivery consolidation strategies, and comparing them to an industry standard baseline for the given land use type. Elements such as the number of trees planted, number of cycle parking spaces, public realm improvements, active travel proposals and EV charging spaces are also summarised.  

In 2023/24 seven major schemes were considered in Momentum’s assessment: 

  1. 75 London Wall (City of London) 
  1. Portland House (City of Westminster) 
  1. Weybridge Innovation Facility (Surrey County Council) 
  1. 21 Lombard Street (City of London) 
  1. 55 Old Broad Street (City of London) 
  1. Shepherd’s Bush Market (London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham) 
  1. Harbour Exchange (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) 

These schemes, which have all received planning permission, contributed to a total potential daily saving of 85,161kg of CO2e.  

Kana Nomoto, senior consultant at Momentum who leads the annual sustainability analysis and summary, said: “This is the third year that we’ve used our bespoke assessment tool to enable us to quantify the theoretical CO2e savings that we expect to see coming through when the developments we have worked on are on the ground.  

“Since our first assessment in 2022 we’ve been really encouraged to see the potential carbon emissions savings grow. And while it’s difficult to make a straight year-on-year comparison, due to the number and size of individual schemes looked at in our assessment each year, the final savings figure reflects both the scale and number of projects that have been consented. 

“In particular this year we’ve seen continued potential to achieve carbon savings through modal shift. We’ve noted an ongoing move towards improved infrastructure for active travel, as well as the use of cargo bike deliveries in proposed delivery and servicing strategies. Additionally, two of the projects assessed had significant additional public realm proposed as part of their planning applications. These two projects alone will generate nearly 3000 sqm of new public realm space, with nearly two thirds of that space in the City of London.” 

Will Durden, managing director at Momentum said: “We’ve always been passionate at Momentum about making an impact on the sustainability of our cities and urban spaces. Seeing the potential net CO2e savings number grow each year makes us incredibly proud to have worked on some of London’s – and beyond’s – biggest development projects, and to be making life better for the people who live and work there.” 

About Momentum

Momentum is a leading integrated, people-first transport consultancy. Founded in 2012 the company creates transport strategies and solutions that inform, integrate with and are integral to every aspect of the built environment today and for the future. Focusing on the emerging, universal and critical issues facing development Momentum works with clients to address the multi-faceted challenges of the industry and to create forward-looking solutions.

The company’s three core areas of specialism in planning, insight & analytics and engineering are bound together by a shared vision to improve the environments we live, work and play in. The company works in markets including commercial, cultural and heritage, education, major events, masterplanning, public realm, residential, retail and stadia and venues.

Momentum was the winner of the CIHT ‘Employer of the Year’ 2022 award, the CIHT ‘Team of the Year’ 2023 award and is a signatory to the CIHT Diversity Charter.