Atkins (company)
SNC-Lavalin | |
Subsidiaries | Faithful+Gould |
---|---|
Website | www.atkinsglobal.com |
Atkins is a Canadian-British
The company was founded as W. S. Atkins & Partners by
By 2016, Atkins had become the UK's largest engineering consultancy, as well as the world's 11th largest global design firm.[2] It employed approximately 18,000 staff based in 300 offices across 29 countries and had undertaken projects in over 150 countries. The firm's motto is "Plan, Design, Enable". During July 2017, Atkins was acquired by SNC-Lavalin in a £2.1 billion deal.[3][4]
History
The original company, W. S. Atkins & Partners, was established by William Atkins in 1938.[5][6] The venture was not Atkin's only business endeavour, having acquired London Ferro-Concrete from his prior employers; he continued to actively manage both firms up until 1950.[7] In its formative years, the firm established its first offices in Westminster, London and specialised in civil and structural engineering design and consultancy work.[5][6] Throughout the Second World War, the company developed a reputation for competently performing complex engineering works assigned to it despite the unavoidable wartime pressures and limitations that were imposed. Amongst other works, Akins developed a patented anti-aircraft turret during this period.[5]
In the aftermath of the conflict, the firm expanded rapidly to support the
Up until 1982, the year in which he retired, William Akins served as the company's chairman.
In 2002, the company begun trading under the Atkins name. That same year, it also bought Hanscomb, construction consultants.[11] During the early 2000s, the company experienced a period financial difficulties, resulting in the share price falling to 50p in 2002[12] and the company's Chief Executive, Robin Southwell, resigning along with Finance Director Ric Piper, who was also told his new job at Trinity Mirror was no longer open to him.[13] Keith Clarke replaced him, joining from Skanska.[14]
Atkins was one of the five shareholders in
As a consequence of the general economic downturn experienced during the Great Recession, Atkins reduced its headcount as a cost-saving measure; approximately 3000 staff left the business between April 2009 and February 2011, although the overall headcount remained relatively stable following the acquisition of the American company PBS&J during August 2010.[18][19] The purchase of PBS&J, a Florida-based provider of engineering, planning, architecture, construction, environmental, and program management services, was viewed as a major buy into the North American market for Atkins.[20]
Although Atkins had not traditionally involved itself in the aerospace sector, the firm decided to build up its presence in the market, quickly forming links with British aero engine manufacturer
Atkins has also been highly active in the engineering of
In June 2011, Atkins announced it was buying the
During April 2017, Atkins received a £2.1bn bid from Canadian company
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Atkins announced it was cutting around 280 jobs from its UK infrastructure division, blaming "unprecedented uncertainty" in the sector from which it did not expect to see a bounce back "in the short to medium term."[35]
Operations
Atkins provides engineering, design, business and digital consultancy services in various regions:[36]
- United Kingdom: water, environment, education, aerospace, security, defence, communications, infrastructure design, urban planning and transportation planning
- North America: infrastructure planning, engineering, construction management, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture and program management services
- Middle East: design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programs
- Asia Pacific: engineering, planning, urban design, architectural and rail design services
- Hong Kong: urban rail development
Atkins also has an Energy business providing engineering and project management services.[36]
Notable projects
Atkins' notable past and current projects include:
Asia Pacific
- Landmark 81, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Gautrain rapid transit railway system, Gauteng Province, South Africa
- Jinji Hotel, China
- The Centaurus Islamabad, Pakistan [37]
- LuLu International Shopping Mall, Kochi, India
- The Regatta, Jakarta, Indonesia [38]
- Songjiang Shimao Hotel, China [39]
- Tianjin World Financial Center, China
- Terminal area master plan and terminal building design for Yinchuan Hedong Airport, China
- Xi'an Xianyang International Airport terminal, China
- Thames Town, Songjiang, China (2006)
- Inpex Ichthys Project: Flow Assurance, Australia
- Varanus Island Compression Project, Australia
- Asia Aerospace City, Malaysia[41]
- Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center, China
Europe (ex. United Kingdom)
- Architecture and design services for the Capital Fort mixed use development, Sofia, Bulgaria [42]
- Baku White City, Azerbaijan
- Signaling and telecommunications work for the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), Denmark
- Rail network planning and design for the Mälaren Line project, Sweden
- Partnering with Assystem to develop offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy production, France
- M50 Motorway upgrade, Ireland
Middle East
- Asian Beach Games, Oman
- Bahrain World Trade Centre, Bahrain [43]
- Burj Al Arab Dubai, United Arab Emirates [44]
- DIFC Lighthouse Tower, United Arab Emirates
- DSEC Commercial Tower, United Arab Emirates
- Dubai Light Rail Transit, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [45]
- Masterplanning and detailed design services for the Durrat Al Bahrain resort, Bahrain
- Extension of Masjid al-Haram, Saudi Arabia
- Makkah Metro, Saudi Arabia [46]
- Lusail Light Rapid Transit, Doha, Qatar [47]
- Abu Tubul Onshore Gas Plant Detailed Design, Oman
- The Address, United Arab Emirates [48]
North America
- Engineering, design, ITS, planning, and program management services for Florida's Turnpike Enterprise toll and asset management systems, Florida
- Runway design and planning services for the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Construction and program management services for the Hoover Dam Bypassbridge project, Boulder City, Nevada
- Masterplanning, urban design, and sustainability services for the Hunters Point Shipyard/Candlestick Point Urban Plan, San Francisco, California [49]
- Program management and construction services for the Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant, Howard County, Maryland [50]
- Construction, design, and program management services for the MARTA bus and rail transit system, Georgia
- Architecture, A/E, and construction services for the Miami Dade College Culinary Institute, Miami, Florida
- Oasis of the Seas Cruise Liner, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Ecological, environmental, and program management services for the Post-Hurricane Katrina Storm Damage Risk Reduction Program, Louisiana [51]
- Construction management services for the upgrading of the Statue of Liberty, New York, New York
- Architecture, A/E, and construction services for the Texas A&M International University Student Success Center, Laredo, Texas
- Architecture, A/E, and geomatic services for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Orlando, Florida
- Project management and cost estimating for the construction of the World Trade Center Memorialand Visitors Center, New York, New York
United Kingdom
- Planning and infrastructure support for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
- Wing design and analysis for the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft
- Bay Pointe Cardiff
- Birmingham New Street Station redevelopment
- Design for The Bulwell Academy, Bulwell, Nottingham
- Highways management services for Cambridgeshire County Council
- Coed Darcy Sustainable Village
- Local transport planning policy evaluation for the Department for Transport
- Future Rapid Effect System armoured fighting vehicle programme
- Design, engineering and planning consultancy for the Glasgow Airport Rail Link
- Managing Agent for HBOS's property portfolio
- Newport railway station
- Oxford Circus Diagonal Crossing, London
References
- ^ a b c d "Results for the year ended 31 March 2017". atkinsglobal.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Atkins at a glance". atkinsglobal.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ Lampert, Allison (20 April 2017). "Canada's SNC-Lavalin to buy WS Atkins in C$3.6 billion deal". reuters. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "SNC-Lavalin closes WS Atkins acquisition". Canadian Consulting Engineer. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Celebrating 75 years: Our founder, Sir William Atkins". Aktins. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Our history =". Atkins. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ required.)
- ^ "Atkins to buy out Faithful+Gould". Construction News. 25 January 1996.
- ^ Gilbert, Jane (1 December 2006). "'Chunnel' workers link France and Britain". The Daily Post (New Zealand). APN New Zealand Ltd.
- ^ "September 2000 CE Article & Questions – Designing with structural fabrics". construction.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- Orlando Business Journal. 28 May 2002.
- ^ "Tube contract bidder in trouble". 1 October 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Personal finance – How to grow your wealth and spend less money". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 March 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Atkins poaches Clarke". Building. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Terry Macalister (26 June 2007). "Metronet woes cost WS Atkins dear". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "LOCOG appoints Atkins". sourcews.com. 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d Perry, Dominic (20 September 2011). "Atkins is engineering aerospace, too". Flight International.
- ^ "Atkins reveals workforce fell by 2,500 in 18 months". Building. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "300 more jobs to go at Atkins". Building. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "WS Atkins buys into US with $280m PBSJ deal". The Independent. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "The devil is in the detail". Flight International. 25 February 2008.
- ^ "High Speed Rail". Atkins. Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Future Rail". Atkins. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "A vision for the High Speed Line (HSL)". Department for Transport. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Atkins-led consortium wins design work on Denmark's high speed rail line". globalrailwayreview.com. 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Atkins makes plans for Sweden's first high speed rail mainline". tunnelsonline.info. 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Atkins acquires additional expertise in the oil and gas sector". Atkins. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Atkins acquires Houston-based oil and gas engineering business". Atkins. 1 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Failed Parsons Brinckerhoff bid cost Atkins £4.5m". constructionenquirer.com. 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Atkins creates world leading nuclear services consultancy with acquisition of US nuclear business". Atkins. 11 April 2016.
- ^ Prior, Grant (21 April 2017). "Atkins agrees £2.1bn takeover by Canadian group". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Prior, Grant (1 July 2017). "Atkins announces job cuts days before Lavalin takeover". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Atkins now under Canadian ownership". The Construction Index. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "DELISTING AND CANCELLATION OF TRADING OF ATKINS SHARES". London Stock Exchange. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Weinfass, Ian (9 June 2020). "Atkins to cut 280 UK jobs". Construction News. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b "WS Atkins PLC, ATK:LSE profile". ft.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Centaurus". atkinsglobal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Regatta Apartments". atkinsglobal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Projects". atkinsglobal.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Trivandrum International Airport Landside and Airside Development". ATKINS Global. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Atkins reveals design for Asia Aerospace City in Malaysia – 15 July 2014". Atkins. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Capital Fort – Offices for rent". capitalfort.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Bahrain World Trade Center". atkinsglobal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Burj Al Arab". atkinsglobal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Dubai Metro". atkinsglobal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro". atkinsglobal.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "High potential (Interview with Rod Steward)". Investvine.com. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "The Address Project". Atkinsglobal.com. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Hunters Point Shipyard Archived 21 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Howard County – Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant". ho.md.us. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Archived 14 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine