company traded as lse atk industry construction design engineering and business services founded 1938 founder sir william atkins headquarters epsom surrey united kingdom number of locations offices in 28 countries key people allan cook chairman uwe krueger chief executive services consultancy services revenue 1.862 billion 2016 1 operating income 143.4 million 2016 1 net income 103.4 million 2016 1 number of employees 18 052 march 2016 1 subsidiaries faithful gould website www.atkinsglobal.com ws atkins plc commonly known as atkins is a british multinational engineering design planning architectural design project management and consulting services company headquartered in epsom surrey . it was founded in 1938 by sir william atkins . as of 2016 atkins is uk s largest engineering consultancy and the world s 11th largest global design firm . 2 it employs approximately 18 000 staff based in 300 offices across 29 countries and has undertaken projects in over 150 countries . its motto is plan design enable . atkins is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 corporate leadership 3.1 board of directors 4 notable projects 5 references 6 external links history edit the original company ws atkins & partners was established by the late sir william atkins in 1938 with offices in westminster in london . in its early years the practice specialised in civil and structural engineering design work but expanded rapidly after world war ii into specialist services in town planning engineering sciences architecture and project management . in 1996 ws atkins was admitted to the london stock exchange and began trading as ws atkins plc. in 1996 it also acquired faithful gould a cost and project management consultancy firm . 3 in the late 1990s ws atkins worked on the burj al arab hotel which was completed in 1999 . 4 the company has been trading under the atkins name since 2002 . in that year it also bought hanscomb construction consultants . 5 the company experienced a number of financial difficulties in 2002 with the share price falling to 50p the chief executive robin southwell resigned along with finance director ric piper who was also told his new job at trinity mirror was no longer open to him . 6 keith clarke replaced him joining from skanska . 7 atkins was one of the five shareholders in metronet the london underground maintenance company that failed in 2007 leading to atkins having to write off its investment . 8 in 2009 atkins was selected as the official engineering design services provider for the london 2012 games . the company provided building services design civil engineering and structural engineering acoustics fire protection engineering and accessibility services . 9 atkins staff levels declined as a result of the global recession with losses of approximately 3000 staff between april 2009 and february 2011 although the overall headcount remained relatively stable with the acquisition of the american company known as pbs & j in august 2010 . 10 11 pbs & j founded in 1960 was a florida based nationwide provider of engineering planning architecture construction environmental and program management services . 12 in june 2011 atkins announced it was buying the oil and gas business of finnish global consulting firm p yry for 17.25 million . as a result of the acquisition around 130 staff from p yry s perth stavanger and aberdeen offices integrated into atkins energy business unit . 13 in 2014 houston based oil and gas offshore engineering business houston offshore engineering was acquired for 45 million . this acquisition added another 150 people to the business and increased the headcount of oil and gas specialists to over 1 000 from its operations worldwide . 14 in 2014 atkins were in the running to purchase parsons brinckerhoff from balfour beatty but were outbid by wsp global . 15 the company announced in april 2016 that it had acquired the projects products and technology pp & t segment of energysolutions for 206 million therefore strengthening atkins nuclear multidisciplinary capability to a 2 000 strong global team . 16 operations edit an atkins construction site house at a building site in hong kong . atkins provides engineering and design consultancy services in various regions 17 united kingdom water environment education aerospace defense 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 . 17 corporate leadership edit uwe krueger was appointed as chief executive in august 2011 following keith clarke s retirement . 18 board of directors edit as of august 2016 the current ws atkins board members are 19 allan cook cbe chairman prof. dr. uwe krueger chief executive catherine bradley non executive director fiona clutterbuck non executive director james cullens group hr director heath drewett group finance director allister langlands non executive director tom leppert non executive director dr raj rajagopal non executive director gretchen watkin non executive director notable projects edit the lobby of the burj al arab hotel . the ms oasis of the seas at anchor in nassau bahamas . atkins notable past and current projects include asia pacific gautrain rapid transit railway system gauteng province south africa jinji hotel china the centaurus islamabad pakistan 20 lulu mall kochi india the regatta jakarta indonesia 21 songjiang shimao hotel china 22 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 inpex ichthys project flow assurance australia varanus island compression project australia asia aerospace city malaysia 23 europe ex . united kingdom architecture and design services for the capital fort mixed use development sofia bulgaria 24 signaling and telecommunications work for the european rail traffic management system ertms denmark rail network planning and design for the m laren 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 25 burj al arab dubai united arab emirates 26 difc lighthouse tower united arab emirates dsec commercial tower united arab emirates dubai light rail transit dubai united arab emirates 27 masterplanning and detailed design services for the durrat al bahrain resort bahrain extension of masjid al haram saudi arabia mecca metro saudi arabia 28 lusail light rapid transit doha qatar 29 abu tubul onshore gas plant detailed design oman the address united arab emirates 30 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 bypass bridge project boulder city nevada masterplanning urban design and sustainability services for the hunters point shipyard candlestick point urban plan san francisco california 31 program management and construction services for the little patuxent water reclamation plant howard county maryland 32 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 33 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 memorial and visitors center new york new york united kingdom planning and infrastructure support for the london 2012 olympics 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 edit a b c d results for the year ended 31 march 2016 . atkinsglobal.com . retrieved 24 august 2016 . atkins at a glance . atkinsglobal.com . retrieved 24 august 2016 . atkins to buy out faithful gould construction news 25 january 1996 september 2000 ce article & questions designing with structural fabrics . construction.com . retrieved 23 march 2015 . hanscomb recommends shareholders accept w.s. atkins offer orlando business journal 28 may 2002 personal finance how to grow your wealth and spend less money telegraph . telegraph.co.uk . retrieved 23 march 2015 . atkins poaches clarke . building . retrieved 23 march 2015 . terry macalister . metronet woes cost ws atkins dear . the guardian . retrieved 23 march 2015 . locog appoints atkins 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 . atkins acquires additional expertise in the oil and gas sector atkins acquires houston based oil and gas engineering business failed parsons brinckerhoff bid cost atkins 4.5 m atkins creates world leading nuclear services consultancy with acquisition of us nuclear business a b ws atkins plc atk lse profile ft.com . ft.com . retrieved 23 march 2015 . atkins announces new chief executive board of directors . atkinsglobal.com . retrieved 24 august 2016 . centaurus . atkinsglobal.com . retrieved 23 march 2015 . regatta apartments . atkinsglobal.com . retrieved 23 march 2015 . projects . atkinsglobal.com . retrieved 23 march 2015 . 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 howard county little patuxent water reclamation plant . ho.md.us . retrieved 23 march 2015 . hurricane & storm damage risk reduction system external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to atkins company . ws atkins keith clarke cbe interview v t e construction industry of the united kingdom construction 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