Gifford (company)
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| LLP | |
| Industry | Construction and business services |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Headquarters | Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Australia, UAE |
Key people |
Gordon Clark, (Chairman) Steve Canadine, (Chief Executive) |
| Revenue | £41.7 million (2007) |
| £4.5 million (2007) | |
| £3.9 million (2007) | |
Number of employees | 657 |
| Website | Ramboll Group |
Gifford is part of the Ramboll Group, providing engineering consultancy, design, planning, project management and consulting services for buildings, infrastructure and the environment.
History
The firm was founded by Dr. Edwin Gifford, a pioneer of prestressed structures, in Southampton in 1951 under the name E.W.H. Gifford & Partners.[1] It won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2002.[2]
In March 2011, Gifford was bought by the consulting engineering company Ramboll.
Operations
The firm has activities focused on: Centres of excellence
- Buildings
- Civil Engineering
- Environment Development Planning
It has offices in:
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Notable Projects
View of the bridge by night from the Newcastle side
- Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Gateshead, UK, for which it won the IStructE Supreme Award for engineering excellence and the RIBA Stirling prize
- Brading Roman Villa, Isle of Wight, UK
- M25 motorway widening, London, UK
- Juan Pablo II Bridge, Chile
- Hungerford Bridge Footbridges, London, UK
- Twin Sails bridge, Poole, UK
References
- ↑ The Motorway Achievement by Ron Bridle, Page 307
- ↑ Humberts - Industrial letting Property Mail, 2 February 2004
External links
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