Gifford (company)
Gifford is part of the Ramboll Group, providing engineering consultancy, design, planning, project management and consulting services for buildings, infrastructure and the environment.
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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 |
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.[3][4]
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 Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Property Mail, 2 February 2004
- "Ramboll acquires Gifford LLP". Construction Week Online India. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- Matthews2011-03-30T11:14:00+01:00, David. "Ramboll buys Gifford to create leading UK engineer". Building. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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