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Sir William Atkins

The original company, WS Atkins and Partners, was established in 1938 by Sir William Atkins in London. In its early years the company specialised in civil and structural engineering design.

After the Second World War the services WS Atkins and Partners offered to clients grew to include specialist services in planning, engineering sciences, architecture and project management.

Sir William Atkins was awarded the CBE in 1966 and he received a knighthood ten years later. He died in the autumn of 1989.

In the 1990s Atkins made several significant acquisitions, including the project and cost management consultancy, Faithful+Gould.

After almost 60 years operating as a private company, Atkins was successfully floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1996. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange as WS Atkins Plc and we trade as Atkins.

In 2009 Atkins was appointed as the official engineering design services provider for the London 2012 Games.

In 2010 The PBSJ Corporation joined Atkins.

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