Scott Wilson Group
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Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 5,500 members of staff, is a global integrated design and engineering consultancy for the built and natural environments. With its headquarters in the UK, the Group offers Strategic Consultancy and multi-disciplinary professional services in the Railways, Building & Infrastructure, Environment & Natural Resources and Roads Sectors.
Scott & Wilson benefited from the expertise of two talented engineers: William Scott and Dr Guthlac Wilson. Between them they were responsible for such notable projects as the design of the Chiswick and Twickenham bridges over the Thames and perhaps their best-known achievement is the Royal Festival Hall in London.
Scott Wilson became the corporate name in 1997. The Group has expanded inorganically through a series of acquisitions of former government agencies and of private companies. Of these, a significant event was in 1995 when the Group purchased two of the five former British Rail engineering design offices in Swindon and Glasgow. At the time of their acquisition, these businesses have been transformed to become the core of the current Scott Wilson Railways Sector, now holding a leading UK market position and a growing force within the international rail market.
Further niche acquisitions followed with the environmental consultancy Cobham Resource Consultants in 1996, Peel & Fowler in May 2002, who provided an entry into the growing health and education property markets and Knight Pièsold in September 2002, specialising in international power and mining which has allowed the Group to expand in the natural resources sector.
On 15 March 2006, Scott Wilson Group plc was admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
Post flotation, a number of acquisitions have been made:
Benaim - July 2008,
Strategic Leisure - June 2008,
Terence Lee Partnership - May 2008,
MacLay Collier - July 2007,
DCL - May 2007,
Cameron Taylor - December 2006,
DGP International - December 2006,
Ferguson Mcllveen - October 2006,
Roscoe Postle Associates - June 2006,
SW Pavement Engineering - May 2006.
On September 10, 2010, American engineering design firm URS Corp.
completed its acquisition of Scott Wilson Group plc, and Scott Wilson started to rebrand themselves as "URS-Scott Wilson". Scott Wilson Group plc is no longer listed in the London Stock Exchange.
Scott Wilson offers Strategic Consultancy and multi-disciplinary professional services in the Railways, Buildings & Infrastructure, Environment & Natural Resources and Road Sectors.
The key Regions are the UK, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East, with regional centres in London, Hong Kong, Warsaw, New Delhi and Bahrain/Dubai.
Current high profile contracts include Manchester Waste PFI, Brent Civic Centre, London Crossrail and the A46 design in the UK and Nam Thuen 2 Hydroelectric project Laos, Erbil International Airport Iraq, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor India, Diyar Al Muharraq Bahrain, Florida I-595 Corridor Roadway Improvements USA, Wuxi Integrated Transportation Hub China, Colombo Port Expansion Sri Lanka and the S69 Expressway Poland.
History
The Scott Wilson Group was established as Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick & Partners in 1951. The two engineering firms were founded in 1945 and 1924, respectively. Sir Cyril Kirkpatrick, Chief Engineer for the Port of London and his partners were renowned for expertise in civil engineering projects, one being the construction of the concrete caissons, which formed the Mulberry Harbour to facilitate the D-Day landings.Scott & Wilson benefited from the expertise of two talented engineers: William Scott and Dr Guthlac Wilson. Between them they were responsible for such notable projects as the design of the Chiswick and Twickenham bridges over the Thames and perhaps their best-known achievement is the Royal Festival Hall in London.
Scott Wilson became the corporate name in 1997. The Group has expanded inorganically through a series of acquisitions of former government agencies and of private companies. Of these, a significant event was in 1995 when the Group purchased two of the five former British Rail engineering design offices in Swindon and Glasgow. At the time of their acquisition, these businesses have been transformed to become the core of the current Scott Wilson Railways Sector, now holding a leading UK market position and a growing force within the international rail market.
Further niche acquisitions followed with the environmental consultancy Cobham Resource Consultants in 1996, Peel & Fowler in May 2002, who provided an entry into the growing health and education property markets and Knight Pièsold in September 2002, specialising in international power and mining which has allowed the Group to expand in the natural resources sector.
On 15 March 2006, Scott Wilson Group plc was admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
Post flotation, a number of acquisitions have been made:
Benaim - July 2008,
Strategic Leisure - June 2008,
Terence Lee Partnership - May 2008,
MacLay Collier - July 2007,
DCL - May 2007,
Cameron Taylor - December 2006,
DGP International - December 2006,
Ferguson Mcllveen - October 2006,
Roscoe Postle Associates - June 2006,
SW Pavement Engineering - May 2006.
On September 10, 2010, American engineering design firm URS Corp.
URS Corp.
URS Corporation is an engineering design firm and a U.S. federal government contractor. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, URS is a full-service, global organization with offices located in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.-History:...
completed its acquisition of Scott Wilson Group plc, and Scott Wilson started to rebrand themselves as "URS-Scott Wilson". Scott Wilson Group plc is no longer listed in the London Stock Exchange.
Operations
Scott Wilson Group plc is a global integrated design and engineering consultancy for the built and natural environments. With its headquarters in the UK, the Group has a worldwide network of 80 offices and over 5,500 employees.Scott Wilson offers Strategic Consultancy and multi-disciplinary professional services in the Railways, Buildings & Infrastructure, Environment & Natural Resources and Road Sectors.
The key Regions are the UK, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East, with regional centres in London, Hong Kong, Warsaw, New Delhi and Bahrain/Dubai.
Current high profile contracts include Manchester Waste PFI, Brent Civic Centre, London Crossrail and the A46 design in the UK and Nam Thuen 2 Hydroelectric project Laos, Erbil International Airport Iraq, Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor India, Diyar Al Muharraq Bahrain, Florida I-595 Corridor Roadway Improvements USA, Wuxi Integrated Transportation Hub China, Colombo Port Expansion Sri Lanka and the S69 Expressway Poland.
Key projects
- Spinnaker TowerSpinnaker TowerSpinnaker Tower is a –high landmark tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant. Its shape was chosen by Portsmouth residents from a selection of concepts...
, UK - Eden ProjectEden ProjectThe Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall in the United Kingdom, including the world's largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world....
, UK - Trent Valley LineTrent Valley lineThe Trent Valley Line is a railway line between Rugby and Stafford in England, forming part of the West Coast Main Line.The line was electrified on 25 kV AC system during the 1960s, in the wake of the 1955 British Rail modernisation plan....
(Trent Valley Four Tracking and Rugby Station), UK - Waverley Railway Project, UK
- Lancashire Waste, UK
- Airdrie-Bathgate Rail LinkAirdrie-Bathgate Rail LinkThe Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link is a railway in central Scotland.Instigated as part of a round of transport improvement projects proposed by the then Scottish Executive in 2003, the plan was to open up a fourth direct railway link between the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. The project was...
, UK - East London Line, UK
- London Crossrail, UK
- Three Counties Alliance, UK
- Combe Down Mine Stabilisation, UK
- Central and Ionia Odos Motorways, Greece
- Manchester Waste PFI, UK
- Brent Civic Centre, UK
- A46 Design, UK
- A77 Symington & Bogend Toll
- Nam Thuen 2 Hydroelectric project, Laos
- Erbil International Airport, Iraq
- Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor, India
- Diyar Al Muharraq, Bahrain
- Florida I-595 Corridor Roadway Improvements, USA
- Wuxi Integrated Transportation Hub, China
- Colombo Port Expansion, Sri Lanka
- S69 Expressway, Poland