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Ws Atkins Plc.

ATKW is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.7B

Public
UK

Dow Jones Description

Technical Consultancy & Support Services

CEO

Keith Clarke

Number of Employees 16,273

Contact Information

Woodcote Grove Ashley Rd

Epsom KT18 5BW

www.atkinsgloba...

(44) 372726140

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Other Management Consulting Services: 541618

Recent Events

WS Atkins FY09 profit before tax up 12% - update

6/17/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

News & Analysis

ws atkins plc. - All News and Analysis

Main Movers

- 2009-02-05

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WS Atkins profits from Metronet

- 2007-11-28

Business News IN BRIEF --WS Atkins said its troubled Metronet work is now making money as it reported a forecast-beating 46 per cent rise in first-half profits to 42.8m yesterday. The engineering company, which reported an exceptional loss of 121m from the failed Metronet consortium last year, said...

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WS Atkins plans GBP100m buy-back.

- 2007-11-27

Engineering consultancy WS Atkins is benefiting from strong global demand and plans to buy-back GBP100m of shares, reflecting the strength of its balance sheet Stephen Gunnion Demand for high-quality design and engineering solutions is currently so high that consultancy WS Atkins has taken on...

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Metronet going down the Tube.

- 2007-07-16

The end could be nigh for Metronet, with possible ramifications for WS Atkins Algy Hall The "Public Private Partnership PPP arbiter", Chris Bolt, has published his draft directions on Metronet's calls for increased staged payments over the next year, and it's not great ...

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Metronet owners take [pound]220m hit from project

- 2007-06-27

Metronet, the private consortium that is upgrading two-thirds of the London Underground's infrastructure, has been written off as worthless by two of the joint venture's owners keen to draw a line under the potential financial impact of the controversial project. WS Atkins, the country's largest engineering consultant,...

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Metronet thorn remains in Atkins' side.

- 2007-06-26

Shareholders in WS Atkins would have plenty to celebrate - were it not for the group's 20 per cent stake in Metronet, which is giving them plenty to worry about Algy Hall So much is going right for WS Atkins. The group has reported strong...

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Tube trouble.

- 2007-06-26

WS Atkins and Balfour Beatty both write off money invested in the Metronet consortium as claims and counter-claims go to arbitration. Plus the rest of today's news and results Jonathan Eley Balfour Beatty said that pending an independent review of Metronet's contract to maintain...

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Week Ahead.

- 2007-06-18

It's the turn of the second- and third-line companies to issue results this week, and with trading statements and annual meetings flooding out, there should be no shortage of corporate news for investors to digest Shunil Roy-Chaudhuri Monday 25 June Finals:...

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WS ATKINS (ATK).

- 2007-05-15

The lofty rating on WS Atkins' shares overlooks the risks associated with its involvement in London Underground's troubled Metronet joint venture. Algy Hall WS Atkins has a big problem - it's called Metronet. Atkins owns 20 per cent of the company, which has 30-year...

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WS ATKINS (ATK).

- 2007-05-11

The lofty rating on WS Atkins' shares overlooks the risks associated with its involvement in the troubled Metronet joint venture. Algy Hall 1213p - Support Services: WS Atkins has a big problem- it is called Metronet. The engineering consultancy owns a 20 per cent...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Keith Clarke	CEO
Michael Jeffries	Chief Executive
David Tonkin	Managing Director, Rail
Johannes Erlandsson	Managing Director
Neil Thomas	Managing Director, Highways & Transportation
Alun Griffiths	Director, Hr
Robert Macleod	Group Finance Director
Sara Lipscombe	Group Director, Comm
Duncan Hurd	Manager, Business Dev
Ben Thompson	Head, Public Rel
Geoff Beattie	Adviser
Philip Davis	General Counsel & Secretary
Tom Abram	Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Ed Wallis	Chairman & Director
Christopher Kemball	Board of Directors
Fiona Clutterbuck	Board of Directors
James Morley	Board of Directors
Joanne Curin	Board of Directors
Krishnamurthy Rajagopal	Board of Directors
Peter Williams	Board of Directors

Organization	Position	Status
Ws Atkins Plc	CEO	Current
Ws Atkins Plc	Board of Directors	Current

Michael Jeffries, 58, was appointed to the Board on 19 April 2000. He is Chief Executive of WS Atkins plc, a post he has held since 1995. He has held various senior management positions since joining that company in 1975 and has wide ranging business experience, running service operations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa.

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Organization	Position	Status
Ws Atkins Plc	Managing Director, Rail	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Ws Atkins Plc	Managing Director	Current

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Ws Atkins Plc	Managing Director, Highways & Transportation	Current

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Ws Atkins Plc	Director, Hr	Current
Ws Atkins Plc	Board of Directors	Current

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Ws Atkins Plc	Chairman & Director	Current
Ws Atkins Plc	Board of Directors	Former

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Ws Atkins Plc	Group Director, Comm	Current

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Ws Atkins Plc	Manager, Business Dev	Current

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Ws Atkins Plc	Head, Public Rel	Current

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Ws Atkins Plc	Board of Directors	Current

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Ws Atkins Plc	Board of Directors	Current

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Ws Atkins Plc	Director	Current
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