| Type | Public (LSE: RPS) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environmental consulting and planning |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Abingdon, UK |
| Key people | Brook Land, (Chairman) Alan Hearne, (CEO) |
| Revenue | £461.8 million (2009)[1] |
| Operating income | £46.3 million (2010)[1] |
| Net income | £31.7 million (2010)[1] |
| Employees | circa 5,000 |
| Website | www.rpsgroup.com |
RPS Group plc (LSE: RPS) is a major UK-based environmental and planning consultancy. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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The company was founded by Michael A B Boddington in April 1972 as an environmental planning practice. Michael Boddington was Chief Executive until 1982, when the failure of the Saudi Shobokshi Group to pay outstanding accounts forced a change of ownership.[2][3] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1987.[3] In the 1990s it expanded into Scotland and Ireland.[3] More recently it has expanded into Europe, North America and Australia.[3]
In 2001 it acquired Ashdown Environmental Limited, an environmental consultancy specialising in noise and air quality.[4]
In 2003 it acquired Hydrosearch, an energy consultancy.[5]
In 2006 it acquired Burks Green, an architectural and civil engineering consultancy based in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire in England.[6]
In 2007 it bought MetOcean Engineers, an Australian practice.[7]
In 2008 it acquired R.W. Gregory, a planning practice,[8] Geocet, an environmental consultancy,[9] Rudall Blanchard Associates, an Health & Safety practice,[10] Oceanfix, a hydrographic surveying practice,[11] and Paras, a London-based advisory group.[12]
The company offers the following services:[13]