Arup

This category will recognise the specialist geotechnical consultancy, or geotechnical division within a major consultant, that can demonstrate achievement of clear business milestones between January 2022 and January 2023. The award will celebrate firms that have continually delivered innovation, quality and value during this period, while improving the business and making it more profitable. Entrants should demonstrate how they have improved the wellbeing of their staff. Companies must also use evidence from projects to show how the business’s technical abilities have gone beyond the expected level of service for clients and the supply chain

Arup’s ground engineering skills network comprises over 861 active members globally across our cities, highways, rail, energy and water portfolios. Our mission is to create a globally leading consultancy. Member wellbeing is integral to our business and is based on a whole person and organisational systems approach, targeting staff attraction and retention. Our sustainability strategy, ‘a better way’ underpins out work across 4 focus areas: 1) Decarbonization 2) Circularity 3) Climate resilience & 4) Geodiversity. In the year 2022-2023 we delivered growth in terms of revenue, profits, breadth, scale of projects and staff numbers and have greatly expanded our energy business including wind, solar, geothermal, nuclear and hydrogen. We are proud to be appointed as Geotechnical Advisor to the UK Research and Innovation Council (UKRI-NERC) and as the Ground Engineering member of the Earthshot Prize. We continue to actively support and partner in leading research and digital development activities.