This year’s results demonstrate the consultancy’s excellent reputation both with clients and peers in the UK. It is also testament to the company’s continued organic growth and expanding services portfolio, which was bolstered by the three strategic acquisitions of Whitelaw Turkington, Trett Consulting and Roger Preston and Partners in 2008.

The judges remarked ‘this year marks Grontmij’s promotion to the premier league of UK consultants just five years after being runner-up in the Medium Consultant category…something only a handful of firms have done.’ They also commented on the various initiatives put in place across the business to support this growth, such as the performance improvement process as well as the focus on sustainability and carbon management both internally and in the solutions delivered to clients.

Lawrence Hughes, managing director Grontmij UK and Ireland comments, “To be recognised and confirmed as one of the leading companies within our industry clearly demonstrates what the company has achieved in terms of growth and reputation in the past five years. We are in a strong position to face the challenges presented by the current economic climate and this prestigious accolade further strengthens our commitment to becoming a top ten UK consultancy.”

The consultancy’s enviable achievements in recent years include:

• Recent project wins include the M80, the N2 Clontibret to Northern Ireland border scheme, extension of the framework with Scottish Water and phase II site investigation and assessment works at the Commonwealth Games site in Glasgow. 
• Other high profile current and recent projects include the Telemetry Replacement and Integration (TeRI) project for Severn Trent Water, landscape architecture at the entrance to The O2 in London, the M6 Carlisle to Guardsmill scheme and the National Traffic Control Centre.

 *The NCE (New Civil Engineer) is the weekly publication for all members of the Institution of Civil Engineers in the UK.  The ACE is the Association of Consulting Engineers.