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| UK Prime Minister welcomes Atkins’ new design centre in India British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed news from Atkins, one of the world's leading design, engineering and project management consultancies, that it has opened a new design centre on the outskirts of Delhi to support worldwide infrastructure projects on which the Group is working. The announcement was made as the Prime Minister met Indian Government officials and high ranking business executives alongside a delegation including Atkins' CEO, Prof Dr Uwe Krueger, who is accompanying the UK trade mission. The design centre, located in Gurgaon in the state of Haryana, was officially inaugurated by UK Government Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint today (20 February). It has capacity for 375 people, complementing the 1000 engineers already working in Atkins' Bangalore centre which opened in 1998. It is anticipated that the new centre will be fully open by April 2013. David Cameron, UK Prime Minister, said: "It's great to see Atkins expanding its business in India with the opening of a new design centre near Delhi. This demonstrates how Britain's world-class expertise in design and engineering can help British businesses to succeed in fast growing markets like India." Prof Dr Uwe Krueger, Atkins’ CEO, added: “Atkins celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and while we are a British success story this is further evidence of our increasing worldwide footprint. The Indian market gives us access to a wealth of experienced engineers which is vital for a company such as ours as we often need to assemble high calibre design teams to support international work very quickly. This can be demanding but having over 1000 people in India gives us a deep pool of additional talent upon which we can always rely. Our Gurgaon centre is a natural extension of that and it will boost our ability to confidently respond to any challenge with innovation, excellence and cost-effective solutions.” Opening a second Indian office in the National Capital Region, on the outskirts of Delhi, assists all of Atkins’ regions by providing access to a fresh pool of experienced English-speaking engineers capable of working to the highest international standards. Engineers based in Gurgaon will initially cover sectors including water, transportation, utilities and information support. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |