Gifford
Company typeLLP
IndustryConstruction and business services
Founded1951
HeadquartersSouthampton, 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
WebsiteRamboll Group

Gifford is part of the Ramboll Group, providing engineering consultancy, design, planning, project management and consulting services for buildings, infrastructure and the environment.

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:

It has offices in:

Notable projects

View of the bridge by night from the Newcastle side

References

  1. ^ The Motorway Achievement by Ron Bridle, Page 307
  2. ^ Humberts – Industrial letting Archived 3 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Property Mail, 2 February 2004
  3. ^ "Ramboll acquires Gifford LLP". Construction Week Online India. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ Matthews, David. "Ramboll buys Gifford to create leading UK engineer". Building. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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