RPS Group
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Type | Public limited company |
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LSE: RPS | |
Industry | Environmental consulting, Upstream Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy consulting |
Founded | 1972 |
Headquarters | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK |
Key people | Ken Lever (Chairman) John Douglas (CEO) |
Revenue | £637.4 million (2018)[1] |
£54.0 million (2018)[1] | |
£29.7 million (2018)[1] | |
Number of employees | circa 5,500 (2018)[2] |
Website | www.rpsgroup.com |
RPS Group plc (LSE: RPS) is a global professional services firm of consultants and service providers, headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
History[]
RPS was founded in 1972, as Rural Planning Services,[3] with founder Michael Boddington as its first Chief Executive.[4] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1987.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2018" (PDF). RPS Group. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "This is our story". RPS Group. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "RPS". rudi.net. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ Hearne A.S. (1977) The Impact of Major New Roads on Agriculture: Economic and Procedural Aspects, PhD Thesis at the University of Aston in Birmingham, see acknowledgements and Ch8, p 191, Introduction, 1.1: A S Hearne is the CEO of RPS Group plc; Edwards, Angela & Alan Rogers (1974) Agricultural Resources: An Introduction to the Farming Industry of the United Kingdom, London, Faber and Faber, see list of Contributors and Ch 11 pp245-268 and Ch12 pp 269-292; Economic Forestry Group (November 1973) Newsletter Forestry House, Great Milton, Oxford OX9 7PG
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- Companies based in Oxfordshire
- Consulting firms established in 1972
- Engineering consulting firms
- Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
- Construction and civil engineering companies of Australia
- Construction and civil engineering companies of the United Kingdom
- 1972 establishments in England
- Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1972
- Australian companies established in 1972
- British companies established in 1972