Atkins scoops Engineering Consultant of the Year - 2 April 2008
Atkins, the multinational design and engineering consultancy, took one of the top gongs last night at the prestigious Building Awards when it was named Engineering Consultant of the Year.
The company’s commitment to industry leadership and partnering with clients made it stand out before the judges – particularly on the key issues of sustainability, health & safety and skills.
Atkins was recognised for its leading role in some of the world’s most prestigious and significant projects, including Crossrail, the Dubai Metro and Gautrain, in South Africa. Many of the company’s projects are also contributing to changing design in a carbon critical world. The DIFC Lighthouse, for instance, will take sustainable tower design in the Middle East to new levels, reducing energy consumption by 65% and water consumption by 40%.
The award was picked up by executive director Ivor Catto. The event, hosted by leading trade magazine Building, was held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane and was attended by around 1,700 of the industry’s leading lights.
Atkins beat off strong competition from a shortlist which included Buro Happold, Faber Maunsell, Ramboll Whitbybird, White Young Green and WSP Group.
Keith Clarke, chief executive, said: “This award is a ringing endorsement of the great work we have done throughout the past 12 months. Each of our 18,000 people has been a part of this success and we can all feel proud of it.”
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
Atkins is a multinational engineering and design consultancy, providing expertise to help resolve complex challenges presented by the built and natural environment. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe; the largest engineering consultancy in the UK; and the world’s fifth largest design firm.
Atkins’ current projects include:
• Major infrastructure works, such as design and programme management of the civil works for the Dubai Metro red and green lines;
• In the defence sector, the MoD’s Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) programme – overseeing the development of the next generation of medium weight armoured vehicles for the military;
• Significant road contracts, such as a £150 million, five-year integrated contract for Gloucestershire County Council, delivering highway maintenance, design, emergency response, winter maintenance, re-surfacing and recycling;
• Key rail projects, including a £65 million, three-year resignalling contract in Basingstoke; and
• High profile designs, such as Durrat Al Bahrain, a spectacular 20 sq km resort for 45,000 people on the south coast of Bahrain, comprising 13 man-made islands.
Atkins won Engineering Consultant of the Year 2008 at the prestigious Building Awards. The company was also named among the “20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2008’ by The Sunday Times; The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2007; and The Times Top 50 Companies Where Women Want to Work 2007. The company was also sector winner in the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards for the second successive year in 2007.