Scott Wilson Group

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Scott Wilson

Type	PLC
Founded	1951
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom, 80 Offices worldwide, of which 40 are in the UK
Key people	Geoff French, Executive Chairman, Hugh Blackwood Group Chief Executive
Industry	Support Services Consultancy (includes civil and structural engineering)
Employees	>6000
Website	www.scottwilson.com

Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 6000 members of staff, is an international consultancy offering integrated, professional services in the transportation, property, environment and natural resources sectors.

1 History
2 Present day
3 Key projects
4 External links

[edit] 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 organically 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 employed approximately 200 staff. Since acquisition, these businesses have been transformed to become the core of the current Scott Wilson UK Railways Division, 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, six acquisitions were made. These include, MacLay Collier in July 2007, DCL in May 2007, Cameron Taylor and DGP International in December 2006, Ferguson Mcllveen LLP in October 2006, which follows the acquisition of the minority interest in Scott Wilson Pavement Engineering Ltd in May 2006 and the acquisition of Roscoe Postle Associates in June 2006.

[edit] Present day

Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 6000 members of staff, is an international consultancy offering integrated professional services in the transportation, property, environment and natural resources sectors.

The Group has doubled in size over the past few years and from its UK headquarters currently controls a worldwide network of 80 offices, of which 40 are in the UK. The main international centres are located in China, Hong Kong, India, SE Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Southern Africa.

Growth has been achieved both organically and by acquisition. Recent acquisitions have helped to enhance the Group's presence in strategically important market sectors. The Group's growing skill base provides clients with holistic but tailor made solutions.

Considerable progress has been made with a significant number of high profile contract wins. These include the Waverley Railway Project, Lancashire Waste, Airdrie Bathgate Rail Link, East London Line, London Crossrail, Three Counties Alliance, Combe Down Mine Stabilisation, Bahrain Islands Developments, and the Central and Ionia Odos Motorways in Greece.