Capita Symonds
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Capita Symonds is part of the Capita Group
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Capita Symonds is a large UK multidisciplinary consultancy operating in the building design, civil engineering, environment, management and transport sectors.
They have around 4,500 staff in 50 offices, across the UK and Ireland.
Capita Architecture, Capita Bobrowski, Capita Lovejoy, Capita Pearce Buckle, MMB and Andrew Martin Associates are all Capita Symonds Brands.
Capita Group
The Capita Group Plc , commonly known as Capita Group or Capita, is a business process outsourcing and recruitment company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest business process outsourcing company in the UK, with an overall market share of 27% in 2009, and has clients in...
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Capita Symonds is a large UK multidisciplinary consultancy operating in the building design, civil engineering, environment, management and transport sectors.
They have around 4,500 staff in 50 offices, across the UK and Ireland.
Capita Architecture, Capita Bobrowski, Capita Lovejoy, Capita Pearce Buckle, MMB and Andrew Martin Associates are all Capita Symonds Brands.
History
- 2010
- Acquires leading healthcare consultancy Inventures for an undisclosed sum.
- 2009
- Acquires Multi-Tech Contracts Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Multi-Tech specialise in process engineering.
- Acquires Andrew Martin Associates (AMA) for an undisclosed sum. AMA specialise in town and environmental planning and urban design.
- Acquires transport technology consultant MMB Associates for an undisclosed sum. MMB work in the area of Intelligent Transportation Systems
- 2008
- Develops a 10 year strategic Partnership with Sefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilSefton Metropolitan Borough CouncilSefton Council is the governing body for the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, north-western England. The council has been under no overall control since the 1980s and is run as an all party coalition of the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, It consists of...
. - Forms a joint venture with BridgendBridgendBridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
, Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Councils to deliver highways, transportation, and associated environmental management services. - Acquires Sheffield based mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy Pearce Buckle, a leader in the custodial sector.
- Acquires structural engineering firm NRM Bobrowski
- Acquires leading land planning consultancy Lovejoy
- Develops a 10 year strategic Partnership with Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- 2007
- Jonathan Goring appointed as Managing Director
- Strategic partnership formed with SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
City Council and SwindonSwindonSwindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
Borough Council, bringing 190 staff to Capita Symonds. - Capita Architecture brand is formed for all of Capita Symonds' architecture services.
- 2006
- Acquisition of the Birmingham Office of architectural practice Church Lukas Limited
- Acquisition of Ruddle Wilkinson Architects
- Capita Symonds named as NCE/ACE Major Consultancy of the Year
- 2005
- Acquisition of architecture practice Norman Dawbarn and transport planning consultancy Buchanan Consulting Engineers
- Joint venture formed between Capita Symonds, SalfordCity of SalfordThe City of Salford is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Salford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Eccles, Swinton-Pendlebury, Walkden and Irlam which apart from Irlam each have a population of over...
City Council and Morrison Highway Maintenance to form Urban Vision
- 2004
- Acquisition of architectural partnership Percy Thomas ArchitectsPercy Thomas PartnershipPercy Thomas Partnership was a trading name of the award-winning British architectural practice originally set up by Percy Thomas in Cardiff, Wales in 1911/12. Percy Thomas and his practice put their name to a number of landmark buildings in the United Kingdom including the Wales Millennium...
- rebranded as Capita Percy Thomas. - Capita acquires Symonds Group, and merges it with Capita Property Consultancy to form Capita Symonds
- Acquisition of architectural partnership Percy Thomas Architects
- 2002
- Ground-breaking partnership formed with four Welsh local authorities to form Capita Gwent Consultancy, in Cwmbran, South Wales.
- 2001
- Name changed to Capita Property Consultancy Ltd
- 7 Year strategic partnership formed with CumbriaCumbriaCumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
County Council - 15 year Strategic partnership formed with Blackburn with DarwenBlackburn with DarwenBlackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of Blackburn, the small town of Darwen to the south of it, and the surrounding countryside.-Formation:...
Borough Council - Acquired CNB Design
- 1999
- Symonds acquired by its management team
- Capita Property Services acquired MPM Adams and Edward Roscoe Associates.
- 1998
- All Capita Group property companies are brought together for form Capita Property Services Ltd.
Projects
- Percy Thomas ArchitectsPercy Thomas PartnershipPercy Thomas Partnership was a trading name of the award-winning British architectural practice originally set up by Percy Thomas in Cardiff, Wales in 1911/12. Percy Thomas and his practice put their name to a number of landmark buildings in the United Kingdom including the Wales Millennium...
(later incorporated into Capita Architecture) designed the Awards winning Wales Millennium CentreWales Millennium CentreWales Millennium Centre is an arts centre located in the Cardiff Bay area of Cardiff, Wales. The site covers a total area of . Phase 1 of the building was opened during the weekend of the 26–28 November 2004 and phase 2 opened on 22 January 2009 with an inaugural concert...
, Cardiff. - The BBC Hoddinott Hall (Phase 2 of the Wales Millennium Centre) was designed by Capita Architecture.