WSP Global

WSP Group plc
Company type	Public limited company
Industry	Construction management, engineering consulting
Founded	Early '70s
Headquarters	London; United Kingdom; Offices in 30 countries
Key people	Chris Cole, CEO; Malcolm Paul, Finance Director
Revenue	GB£ 449 million (2006)
Number of employees	around 8,000
Website	www.wspgroup.com

WSP Group is a UK based, global company that provides management and consultancy services to the built and natural environment. It operates as a specialist in the property, environmental, transportation and infrastructure sectors providing services from planning through to design, implementation and maintenance. WSP Group has international experience in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia with projects in over 60 countries. The group has around 8000 staff operating out of over 200 offices in 6 main regions world-wide.

History

Established in the UK in 1969 and listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1987, WSP Group has grown into a large international consultancy group.

Some acquisitions in the last years:

2000 - Cantor Seinuk Group and Flack + Kurtz Consulting Engineers - USA
2001 - Jacobson & Widmark – Sweden / LT Consultants OY and EMP Projects OY - Finland
2004 - Consulting KORTES OY - Finland
2005 - PHB Group – United Arabs Emirates
2006
- Ark Consulting Pty Ltd (Ark), Responsive Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd (RES) and ESH Connect Australasia Pty Ltd (RegConnect) - Australia
- LC Consulting - Dubai
- Environmental Strategies Consulting, LLC (ESC) - USA
- Talone OÜ - Estonia
2007
- Lincolne Scott – Australia
- LC Consulting – South Africa
- Worthington-Smith & Brouwer (GTG) (PTY) Limited - South Africa
- Chas. H. Sells, Inc. – USA
- CBP Consulting Engineers AG – Germany
- SEi Design Engineers - USA - CEL International Ltd - UK

Notable projects

Freedom Tower, the centerpiece building of the new World Trade Center complex currently under construction in Lower Manhattan, New York.
Hungerford Bridge crosses the river Thames in London.
London Bridge Tower also known as Shard of Glass is a supertall skyscraper planned for construction in London.
Beetham Tower in Manchester, the tallest building in Britain outside London.
Lumiere is a skyscraper development under construction in Leeds, England.

References

Company website