MERIT 2022 - Registration has Re-Opened

Registration for MERIT 2022, the annual construction business game supported by The Institution of Civil…

Business Gurus have been crowned MERIT 2021 Champions

Coming into the Final in the leading position, 'Business Gurus' from Atkins India maintained their…

MERIT 2021 - Atkins India retain Sponsors Award

We are pleased to announce that Atkins India have retained the Sponsors award following the…

MERIT 2021 - Tight at the top

The big gainer for Period 11 of MERIT 2021 is 'Standing Ove-tion' from Arup who…

MERIT 2021 - Small margins

'Business Gurus' continue their climb to the top of the leaderboard, and are now only…

MERIT 2021 - Set in stone

The top six again look like they are set in stone, but 'Business Gurus' from…

"MERIT exposed me to a management role before I have fully experienced it at work, which has helped me with the understanding of what those above me are involved with."
Howard Clapp, Mott MacDonald
Howard Clapp, Mott MacDonald
"MERIT provides a slightly more holistic view as to how different areas of the business interact with one another."
Lizzie Reeves, NPS Group
Lizzie Reeves, NPS Group
"From people skills to the technicalities in managing a business company, MERIT has changed the way I perceive business altogether.  It has opened new doors which I never knew existed, and has created a sense of curiosity in me to explore more."
Prajwal Aithal, W S ATKINS INDIA PVT LTD
Prajwal Aithal, W S ATKINS INDIA PVT LTD
"You learn more about yourself and the industry than in any other competition, it has helped shaped me to who I am today and therefore see it as a huge benefit."
Chris Taylor, Amey
Chris Taylor, Amey
"MERIT has given me an appreciation of higher level company decisions above individual project level."
Andrew Murray, AECOM
Andrew Murray, AECOM
"Do we over work this project to finish it on time? Should we bid on this job because it has a larger value, or take multiple smaller jobs?
When we started to pose those sorts of questions, MERIT became so exciting in my opinion, and it really felt like you were in the driving seat of a business."
Peter Nugent, Buro Happold
Peter Nugent, Buro Happold

Training

The leading WEB-based training vehicle - used by companies for in-house games, Universities for dedicated modules, as well as the annual international game

International

In use as the International Construction Business game with the Institution of CIvil Engineers since 1988

Competitive

Over 30,000 young engineers have been trained by MERIT - enabling UK construction to remain competitive

Thank you to our supporters:

ICE logo
CIOB Logo
Loughborough University logo

The MERIT Support Team

Professor Ronald McCaffer FREng FRSE

Originator of MERIT

Emeritus Professor of Construction Management, Loughborough University

Professor Tony Thorpe

Emeritus Professor in Construction IT, Loughborough University

Dr Francis Edum-Fotwe

Promotes MERIT in postgraduate teaching

Loughborough University

Jonathan Higgins

MERIT Game controller

Provides IT support to MERIT and is owner of Jopizale Ltd

Subscribe to Newsletter

To keep up to date with the MERIT 2022 Announcements, why not subscribe to our Newsletter

Contact Us

If you want to get in touch with us, please send us an email: