Atkins takes second place in AJ100 list - 16 May 2008
Atkins has risen two places to become the UK’s second largest architecture practice, according to the latest rankings by leading trade magazine Architects’ Journal.
The results table reveals Britain’s biggest practices by number of qualified architects working in the UK.
The rankings show that Atkins’ architecture business, with 286 architects, is continuing to grow year-on-year, having moved from sixth to second position in the past three years.
Atkins’ chief executive Keith Clarke said: “It is always pleasing to climb up the rankings. This reflects our success in attracting some of the best emerging talent in the industry, thanks to the complex and interesting work we’re able to offer.”
Atkins has experienced its strongest growth in the Middle East region, where it has been responsible for iconic designs including the Burj Al Arab and the Bahrain World Trade Centre. In the UK, the company has won particular acclaim over the past 12 months for its work on Northumbria University’s City Campus East – the project has quickly become an icon for carbon critical design.
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Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) is a multinational engineering and design consultancy, providing expertise to resolve complex challenges presented by the built and natural environment. Whether it’s the concept for a new skyscraper, the upgrade of a rail network, the modelling of a flood defence system or the improvement of a management process, Atkins plans, designs and enables solutions. It 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 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 “Best of the Best” winner in the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2007.