Arcadis UK

ARCADIS AYH plc

Company type	Public Limited Company
Industry	Construction, Civil engineering
Founded	1946
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Key people	Peter Vince, Chairman
Products	Management & consulting services
Number of employees	500+
Website	http://www.arcadis-ayh.com

ARCADIS AYH are a Quantity Surveying firm, whose head office is based in London. As well as London, AYH have other offices in the UK. These are based at Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, Birmingham and Glasgow.

History

The origins of ARCADIS AYH plc go back to 1946 when Stanley Axtell set up a Quantity Surveying business in the City of London, and called the company AYH.

Between 1946 and 1994 the business developed as a Quantity Surveying partnership with the acronym AYH being derived from the surnames of the early partners messers. Axtell, Yates and Hallett - all now retired.

Throughout this period the practice grew steadily and broadened both its service base to include firstly Project Management and subsequently Building Surveying and Facilities Consultancy and its area of operation with the opening of UK regional and overseas offices.

Following a period of retrenchment during the economic recession of the early nineties, AYH Partnership was incorporated in February 1994 with little change of ownership.

In March 1999 the holding of the four major shareholders was purchased by a team of existing senior managers, led by David Thompson, already a major shareholder himself. The new owners, most of whom were in the early forties, provided an ambitious and dynamic impetus for the growth of AYH.

The period since March 1999 has seen ARCADIS AYH grow in terms of market reputation and financial performance. ARCADIS AYH is now established as one of the leading independent construction and property consultants.

At the beginning of 2002, ARCADIS AYH restructured its operations from a skill and regional office-based structure into fully integrated market sector groups, designed to provide the platform for the next stage of the growth.

The key events in the development of ARCADIS AYH are:

Date----Event
1975----AYH opens first branch office in Sevenoaks, Kent
1976----First overseas office opens in the Middle East
1987----Manchester regional office opens
1989----Frankfurt office is established
1990----AYH purchases 50% interest in the German project management business Homola AG
1992----Facilities Consulting and Building Surveying division is established
1993----Birmingham regional office opens
1993----Prague branch of Homola is established
1994----AYH Partnership is incorporated as AYH Partnership Limited
1996----Formation of Employee Share Ownership Trust launches wider ownership
1997----Leeds regional office opens
1998----Warsaw office opens
1999----Buy-out of AYH by existing management team
1999----AYH adopts plc status
1999----m3 Move Management brand is launched
2000----Service disciplines extended to include Commissioning Management
2000–2004----Paris branch established
2002----Company reorganizes into market sector groups
2005----AYH joins ARCADIS - a Dutch-based multi-national organisation and AYH becomes part of a dynamic, client-focused, group of companies with access to a wealth of resources and a truly international reach
2006----AYH completes the acquisition of Summerfield Robb Clark based in Edinburgh and Glasgow. AYH acquires Berkeley Consulting adding a new market sector providing new service lines in infrastructure, nuclear and utilities.
2007----AYH aquires APS Group of companies
2008----AYH embraces the ARCADIS name and renames itself ARCADIS AYH plc

ARCADIS AYH today

Today, ARCADIS AYH is one of the leading Construction and Property Consultants with a turnover of some £20 million and circa 450 employees, of which 400 are technically qualified consultants.

The Company operates in five clearly defined market sectors in which it has particular expertise and has established a significant loyal client base.

ARCADIS AYH's core activity is the provision of Capital Project Services which represents 90% of the Company's total turnover. Capital Project Services comprise Project Management and Cost Consultancy as well as a broad range of other construction and property services including health & safety, services engineering, program planning and dispute resolution.

Over a number of years, AYH has developed a range of Occupational Services, which include facilities management, facilities consultancy, out-sourcing of on-site support and under the banner of m3, a full relocation management service.

ARCADIS AYH is a privately owned public limited company, owned by both its employees and an employee share ownership trust.

One of ARCADIS AYH's most recent projects is Arsenal FC's Emirates Stadium.

External links

• ARCADIS AYH website