Press Release
June 14, 2007
Global Design Firm Atkins Appoints Cohn & Wolfe
Atkins, the UK’s largest engineering consultancy and the world’s third largest design firm, has appointed Cohn & Wolfe to boost the industry profile of its Design and Engineering Solutions business.
Cohn & Wolfe’s brief includes thought leadership in nuclear, defence, energy, mass transit, utilities, telecoms, design and engineering sectors.
Led by UK managing director Geoff Beattie, the Cohn & Wolfe team will focus on reinforcing industry understanding of Atkins’s credentials as a leader in its field.
Atkins’ divisional Communications Director, Trudy Warrender, comments: “Cohn & Wolfe proposed a campaign that focuses on the issues critical to our key sectors and complements our corporate growth strategy. They also showed an ability to think laterally about how to position us as an industry leader.”
Beattie adds: “Atkins has the scale and credentials that truly support a leadership programme such as this. Our expertise in sustainability, B2B and design & engineering matched perfectly with the knowledge set required by Atkins, and we welcome the opportunity to work with them.”
For further information:
Sara Pennant
Marketing & Communications Manager, Cohn & Wolfe
020 7331 5392 / sara_pennant@uk.cohnwolfe.com
About Atkins
Atkins (www.atkinsglobal.com) plans, designs and enables the delivery of complex capital programmes for clients in the public and private sectors across the globe. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe; the largest engineering consultancy in the UK; and the world’s third largest design firm.
Atkins’ current projects include:
- Major infrastructure works, such as design and programme management of the civil works for the Dubai Metro red and green lines;
- In the defence sector, the MoD’s Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) programme – overseeing the development of the next generation of medium weight armoured vehicles for the military;
- Significant road and rail contracts, including a £65 million, three-year resignalling contract in Basingstoke;
- High profile designs, such as Durrat Al Bahrain, a spectacular 20 sq km resort for 45,000 people on the south coast of Bahrain, comprising 13 man-made islands.
Atkins was named among the “20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2007’ by The Sunday Times; The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2006; and The Times Top 50 Companies Where Women Want to Work 2006. The company was also sector winner in the Target National Graduate Recruitment Awards for the second successive year in 2007.
About Cohn & Wolfe
Cohn & Wolfe, one of the UK’s most highly awarded PR agencies, is a genuine ‘big-tique’ – encompassing the vibrancy and originality of a ‘boutique’ hot shop, while delivering the quality, commitment and resources of an established and experienced network agency.
Cohn & Wolfe’s client portfolio includes Colgate, Barclays Wealth, Diageo, Learning & Skills Council, Jet Airways, AstraZeneca and Flora.