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| Atkins wins two international engineering centenary awards  Atkins' work on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Channel Tunnel project was recognised this week with two major awards at the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Gala dinner in Barcelona.The FIDIC Centenary Awards celebrate the best consulting engineering achievements of the last 100 years and are decided by an international judging panel of industry experts. The FIDIC Centenary Major Building Project was awarded to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Channel Tunnel won the Major Civil Engineering Project award. Mike McNicholas, managing director of Atkins' Design and Engineering business, said: "Once in a lifetime, engineers may get the chance to work on projects like these that excite a nation and attract worldwide attention. In the last two decades, Atkins' technical experts were part of the team that successfully delivered these two time-critical projects. Most recently, during the seven years leading up to and during the London 2012 Games, we were at the heart of the delivery of the physical infrastructure needed to host a world-class event in London." The international jury selected the Channel Tunnel project from amongst 150 candidates, recognising joint project managers Atkins and the French engineering consultancy SETEC. FIDIC members are made up of national associations of consulting engineers. Founded in 1913, FIDIC is charged with promoting and implementing the consulting engineering industry's strategic goals on behalf of its member associations. Currently, its membership covers 94 countries across the world. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |