Scott Wilson Group
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| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Support Services Consultancy (includes civil and structural engineering) |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Fate | Acquired byURS Corporation |
| Headquarters | London,England |
| Revenue | £360 million (2009) |
| £10.7 million (2009) | |
Scott Wilson Group plcwas a global integrated design and engineering consultancy with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. Founded as a civil engineering firm in 1951, the company broadened its range of services through acquisitions. Scott Wilson offered consultancy and professional services in the railways, buildings and infrastructure, environment and natural resources and roads sectors, and at its peak employed 5,500 people in 80 offices worldwide. Scott Wilson became apublic limited companyin 2006, and in 2010 was purchased byURS Corporationthat in turn was purchased byAECOM.
History[edit]
SirCyril Kirkpatrick(1872–1957) was Chief Engineer to thePort of London Authorityfrom 1913 to 1924, when he established his own firm specialising in docks, harbours and sea defences. DuringWorld War II,Kirkpatrick advised on the construction of the concretecaissonswhich formed theMulberry Harbourthat facilitated theD-Day landings.[1]In 1945 engineers William Scott and Dr Guthlac Wilson founded a partnership. Between them they were responsible for the design of theChiswickandTwickenham Bridgesover theRiver Thamesin 1933,[2]and theRoyal Festival Hallin London.[3]The two firms merged in 1951, forming Scott & Wilson, Kirkpatrick & Partners.[2]
In the late 1960s Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners was responsible for engineering works on theM6 motorwaythrough theLune Gorgein north-west England.[4]The firm grew through acquisitions over the following decades. In August 1995 the company purchased twoBritish Railengineering design offices inGlasgowandSwindonduring theprivatisation of British Rail.[5]Other acquisitions were in the fields of environmental consultancy, health and education property, power and mining, landscape design and engineering.[2]
In 1997 the firm adopted the name Scott Wilson, and it floated on theLondon Stock Exchangeon 15 March 2006. The company acquired the civil engineering specialist Benaim Enterprise in 2008 for £5.5 million.[6]
On 10 September 2010, American engineering design firmURS Corporationcompleted its acquisition of Scott Wilson Group plc.[7]Scott Wilson Group plc is no longer listed in the London Stock Exchange. Scott Wilson rebranded initially as URS-Scott Wilson,[8]though the Scott Wilson name was dropped in the UK, Ireland, Europe and the Middle East in 2012,[9]and in India in 2013.[10]
At the time of the acquisition, Scott Wilson Group had 5,500 employees in 80 offices, mainly located in the UK, Europe, India, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East. The group's regional main offices were in London, Hong Kong,Warsaw,New Delhi,BahrainandDubai.[11]
Projects[edit]
Scott Wilson Group was involved in a large number of high-profile engineering projects worldwide.
- Crossrail,London, UK
- Combe Down MineStabilisation, Somerset, UK
- Spinnaker Tower,Portsmouth, UK
- Eden Project,Cornwall, UK
- Waverley Linereopening, Scotland, UK
- S69 Expressway,Poland
- CentralandIonia Odosmotorways, Greece
- Sheremetyevo AirportMasterplan, Russia
- Erbil International Airport,Iraq
- Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor,India
- Colombo Portexpansion, Sri Lanka
- WuxiIntegrated Transportation Hub, China
- Nam Theun 2 Damhydroelectric project, Laos
- Brunei International Airport,Brunei
- Interstate 595improvements, Florida, USA
- Napier Mole Road Bridge (Jinnah Bridge),Karachi
- Hong Kong
- Airport Core Programme(ACP), Hong Kong
- Cross-Harbour Tunnel,Hong Kong
- Kai Tak Airport,Hong Kong
- Lai Chi Kok Bridge,Hong Kong
- Liu To BridgeHong Kong
- MTRSouth Island line,Hong Kong
- Plover Cove Reservoir,Hong Kong
- Tsing Yi North Bridge,Hong Kong
- Tsuen Wan New Town,Hong Kong
- Tuen Mun New Town,Hong Kong
- Tuen Mun Road,Hong Kong
References[edit]
- ^"Obituary: Sir Cyril Reginald Sutton Kirkpatrick 1872–1957".ICE Proceedings.9(1): 127–128. 1 January 1958.doi:10.1680/iicep.1958.2281.
- ^abc"History".URS/Scott Wilson. Archived fromthe originalon 11 November 2013.
- ^"Royal Festival Hall".Engineering Timelines.Retrieved8 November2013.
- ^"M6 motorway through Lune Gorge".Engineering Timelines.Retrieved8 November2013.
- ^British Rail design offices soldRailissue 261 13 September 1995 page 9
- ^Dunne, Mark (24 July 2008)."Scott Wilson builds bridges with Benaim Enterprise acquisition".growthbusiness.co.uk.Vitesse Media plc.Retrieved8 October2015.
- ^"Wayback Machine has not archived that URL".Archived fromthe originalon 9 July 2019.Retrieved8 November2013.
- ^"Unlocking the potential – URS/Scott Wilson at MIPIM 2011".URS Corporation. 7 March 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 9 July 2019.
- ^"URS SCOTT WILSON BECOMES URS".URS Corporation. 9 January 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 15 March 2016.
- ^"URS extends global brand to its India operations".URS Corporation. 22 February 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 9 July 2019.
- ^"Working here".URS/Scott Wilson. Archived fromthe originalon 11 November 2013.
External links[edit]
- "Scott Wilson Group Website".Archived fromthe originalon 6 July 2010.
