Turner & Townsend
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| Company type | Public limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Multidisciplinary consultancy |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Cornelius Turner and Francis Ing |
Number of locations | 97 offices, 41 countries |
| Website | Homepage |
Turner & Townsend plc is a construction and project management consultancy with headquarters in Leeds, United Kingdom. Founded in 1946, it has 97 offices in 41 countries and serves clients across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.[1]
History
The company was founded in 1946 as Turner & Ing, a quantity surveying partnership in Darlington, United Kingdom. In 1956 the company became Turner & Townsend and opened several additional offices in the UK. In 1982 the first international office was opened in Johannesburg.[2] Since then the company has expanded globally and now operates from 90 office in 38 countries.[3]
Major projects
Heathrow Airport appointed them to provide cost management and commercial services for its latest five-year spending programme.[4] The company also project managed the construction of The Shard in London.[5] They were also contracted to provide cost planning services for Sydney’s North West Rail Link[6] and are providing cost estimating, project support and consultancy services for the Eni floating liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique.[7]
Partial list of additional key projects
- Hong Kong International Airport’s third runway project[8]
- Carmichael coal mine, port and rail programme[9]
- Abu Dhabi Airport – Midfield Terminal Building[10]
- Nissan Retail Environment Design Initiative[11]
- Quellaveco and Michiquillay copper mines – Peru[12]
- Lenovo research and development centre, Wuhan, China[13]
Awards and recognition
- CEO of the year – Building Awards 2014[14]
- Consultant of the year – Building Awards 2014 & 2013[15][16]
- The Queens Award – Enterprise in International Trade 2014[17]
- Sunday Times International Track 200 - top UK-based companies with the fastest growing international sales 2014[18]
References
- ^ http://www.turnerandtownsend.com/media/1586/annual-review-2015-16.pdf
- ^ http://www.turnerandtownsend.com/our-story.html
- ^ http://www.turnerandtownsend.com/media/1586/annual-review-2015-16.pdf
- ^ "T&T lands double role on £1.5bn Heathrow programme". Building.
- ^ "Turner & Townsend to project-manage the Shard". Building Design.
- ^ "Turner and Townsend bags Sydney Rail Link contract". Building.
- ^ "Turner & Townsend wins role on floating LNG project". theconstructionindex.co.uk.
- ^ "Turner & Townsend win new runway contract for Hong kong Airport". builderandengineer.co.uk.
- ^ AMR. "Turner & Townsend Appointed to Carmichael Coal Mine". Australasian Mining Review.
- ^ CW Staff. "Turner & Townsend wins airport contract". constructionweekonline.com.
- ^ "Turner & Townsend Revitalizes Nissan North America's Brand Through Best Project Management Practices". pmi.org.
- ^ http://www.turnerandtownsend.com/mining-high-peru/_16525.html
- ^ "Lenovo picks Turner & Townsend for high-rise R&D complex". theconstructionindex.co.uk.
- ^ "Building Award Winners: Chief executive of the year". Building.
- ^ "2014 Winners". The Building Awards 2015.
- ^ "2013 Winners". The Building Awards 2015.
- ^ "Queen's Awards recognise construction". theconstructionindex.co.uk.
- ^ "International Track 200 league table". fasttrack.co.uk.