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Raft of contracts for British engineering ring

Atkins, one of the world’s top engineering and design consultancies, has announced a number of global contracts today at the British Business Summit.

They have reported their success in winning contracts that will cover their UK, Middle East and Pacific regions.

These contracts include work that will be done on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after the London Games 2012.

The Olympic Park transformation is a venture which will bring in Atkins as a Technical Approval Authority to ensure that the changes made to the village are up to standard. They will also give guidance on infrastructure removal, the renovation of large stadiums and venues, as well as managing the legacy of infrastructure and the park’s landscape.

Furthermore, Atkins will develop infrastructure by creating a 7 kilometre mountain biking track and a 1.6 kilometre cycling circuit.

Their announcements come as part of the British Business Embassy on infrastructure in a series of summits during the Olympics.

Prof Dr Uwe Krueger, Atkins’ chief executive officer, is speaking at the summit today.

He said: “The London 2012 Games was a hugely complex engineering project that allowed us to show the breadth of our technical expertise but it is only one project in a strong international portfolio.

“We are demonstrating that today with some new contract wins which show how we are helping our clients to create important infrastructure which will boost local business opportunities and improve people’s lives.”

Other contracts include design contacts with Sultan Qaboos Sports Academy in Oman and North Wathba Urban Development in Abu Dhabi. They have also been commissioned an architectural design contract for a 1,200,000 m² super tower in China.

Atkins will also be developing a new Malaysian office to propagate infrastructure in their South East Asian base.

Trade Minister Lord Green said of the contract wins: “These successes are an excellent reflection of the strength of British companies in providing the expertise needed to deliver major infrastructure projects around the world.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Miranda Dobson .