Acer Freeman Fox
1987 Freeman, Fox and Partners and John Taylor and Sons amalgamated to form Acer Consultants
1988 Freeman, Fox and Partners became Acer Freeman Fox.
1993 Acer Consultants was acquired by Welsh Water in 1993
1996 Acer Consulting was renamed as Hyder Consulting. Over the following years, Hyder Consulting spearheaded Hyder plc's move into providing total infrastructure solutions including advice, finance, design and operation.