Flint & Neill

Flint & Neill is a UK based firm of consulting civil and structural engineers. Flint & Neill was established as an engineering consultancy in 1958^[2] and specialises mainly in the design, analysis, construction and maintenance of bridges, although they do also provide structural engineering services for other structures including buildings. The firm is a subsidiary of the Danish COWI Group and forms part of their Bridge, Tunnel and Marine Structures Division.^[2]

History

Lotus Temple

Flint & Neill was formed in 1958 as a partnership by Tony Flint and Tony Neill. In 2008 the firm was bought by COWI, a Danish consulting engineering firm, and became a Limited Company.^[2]

Partners/Directors

• 1958 – 1978 Partners: A.R. Flint, J.A. Neill
• 1978 – 1981 Partners: A.R. Flint, J.A. Neill, B.W. Smith
• 1981 – 1990 Partners: A.R. Flint, B.W. Smith
• 1990 – 1997 Partners: B.W. Smith, J.E. Evans, I.P.T. Firth
• 1997 – 2002 Partners: J.E. Evans, I.P.T. Firth, D.K.MacKenzie
• 2002 – 2008 Partners: I.P.T. Firth, D.K.MacKenzie
• 2008–Present Directors: I.P.T. Firth, D.K.MacKenzie, Anton Peterson (Chairman), Lars Hauge

Notable Projects

Bridge of Aspiration

• Royal Ballet School Bridge of Aspiration^[3]
• West Gate Bridge Strengthening, Melbourne, Australia^[4]
• National Theatre, London.^[5]
• Baha'I Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India^[6]
• Strait of Messina Bridge, Italy^[7]
• Swansea Sail Bridge, Wales^[8]
• Compiègne Bridge, France^[9]

Awards

The firm, together with Sinclair Knight Merz, won the Institution of Structural Engineers Supreme Award in 2012 for the West Gate Bridge Strengthening project.^[10] The same project also won several other awards in the UK and Australia.^[4]

The Bridge of Aspiration at the Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden in London won a 2004 RIBA Award.^[2]

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External links

• Flint & Neill website

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