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The British Army’s ‘Ice Maiden’ Expedition team have begun their historic journey across Antarctica, crossing the start line on the Ross Ice Shelf on Monday 20th November. The 6 soldiers will now use muscle power alone to ski the 1700km, whilst pulling a sledge weighing up to 80kg, battling 60mph winds and temperatures as low...

A joint venture between global infrastructure services firm AECOM and SLC Rail has been appointed on a pioneering framework, with a maximum value of £30m, to provide rail advisory services to Coventry City Council.   The Rail Advisors Framework will enable the Council to draw on SLC Rail’s unique expertise in conceptualising and developing rail...

AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with HTC Corporation (“HTC”), technology pioneer in innovative, smart mobile and virtual reality (VR) technologies, to jointly develop and extend the reach of VR technology to benefit the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. “Virtual reality...

LOS ANGELES (November 15, 2017) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today it will host an Investor Day for fiscal year 2018 in New York City on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 beginning at 10 A.M. Eastern Time. Michael S. Burke, chairman and chief executive officer, W. Troy Rudd, chief financial...

Multidisciplinary student teams were challenged to redefine the traditional “hour city” radius, providing broader access to opportunity LOS ANGELES (Nov. 9) —  AECOM and Van Alen Institute, with 100 Resilient Cities – Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, today announced four finalists for Urban SOS® 2017: hOUR City, a global student ideas competition that challenged multidisciplinary...

Named one of the Best Places to Work for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality in the United States LOS ANGELES (Nov. 9, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has earned a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2018 Corporate Equality Index...

The scheme was project managed by AECOM   Coventry University’s new Science and Health Building, project managed by AECOM, has opened its doors to students. The new £59 million facility features hospital wards, an ambulance and an operating theatre, as well as a running track, giving students an exact replica of the environments they will...

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 26, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that URS Federal Services Inc. (an AECOM company) has completed the transition phase for the 16-year contract for the U.S. Air Force to provide range support services. After a delayed start due to a protest of the award, transition...

The AECOM sponsored British Army ‘Ice Maiden’ Expedition team are on their way to the southern hemisphere, where next month they’ll attempt to be the first all-female team to cross Antarctica. The 6 soldiers will use muscle power alone to ski the 1700km, whilst pulling a sledge weighing up to 80kg, battling 60mph winds and...

Infrastructure Survey 2017.pdf Three quarters of firms and public doubt any improvement this Parliament Despite the Government’s strong commitment to improving the UK’s infrastructure, both business and the public are concerned about the pace of delivery and a record number of firms are dissatisfied with the state of infrastructure in their region, according to the...

LOS ANGELES (October 24, 2017) — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, will hold a conference call and webcast with analysts and investors on November 13, 2017 at 12 P.M. Eastern Time, during which management will present the Company’s fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2017 financial results, strategy and market trends....

23 October 2017: AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it is working with online jobs and careers site, FlexCareers, to launch school term-only contracts across a number of roles in Australia & New Zealand. Designed to encourage qualified engineers and scientists to return to an industry they may have left...

A Colas/AECOM joint venture has been successful in securing a place on all tendered lots of the Manchester City Council Highways and Infrastructure Construction Works Framework. The four-year contract, valued at £200m, is available for use by all 10 of the Manchester Metropolitan Boroughs and TfGM.   The framework is divided into multiple Lots that...

Following the successful first year, AECOM kicks off second year of employee innovation program LOS ANGELES (Oct. 19, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today the launch of its second annual Global Challenge. The employee competition leverages gamification to encourage and incentivize all employees to anticipate clients’ most complex challenges...

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 17, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has named Sergio Bazarevitsch senior vice president, water design-build and Quirien Muylwyk, MASc., P.Eng. vice president, water quality, both within the Americas Design and Consulting Services group. Mr. Bazarevitsch will oversee the design build practice, a critical...

AECOM has been appointed by the Jordanian Armed Forces and the Directorate for Establishment of Housing and Military Works to provide lead design consultancy services for phase one of the expansion of the King Hussein Medical City (KHMC) in Amman. The first phase comprises the delivery of a new general hospital to replace the existing...

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 16, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that the Palm Beach County School Board has approved the contract for AECOM to provide program management services for its US$1.2 billion capital improvement program. The program encompasses the design and construction of five new schools as well as...

The COWI-designed Mersey Gateway Bridge opened to traffic this morning. The three-pylon cable-stayed bridge is a landmark structure recognisable throughout the North West and beyond, providing a much-needed new crossing of the river and acting as a catalyst for growth in the region. As well as the bridge, the project includes new highways and junctions....

The proposed framework marries existing projects to create a robust and integrated plan LOS ANGELES (Oct. 11, 2017) – AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, released today its LA River Gateway revitalization proposal, an integrated framework that, if fully implemented, can create benefits for communities along the river’s banks while helping generate new...

‘Designing the Public Realm’ at PAM Centre Exploring new ideas to realize Kuala Lumpur’s great potential The Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD), the premier design school in the world, in collaboration with AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, today opened the “Kuala Lumpur, Designing the Public Realm,” exhibition. The exhibition, a...

LOS ANGELES — October 9, 2017 — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, today announced executive leadership appointments for Fred Werner, Steve Morriss and Lara Poloni, effective immediately. The promotions create a strengthened Executive Leadership Team with diverse expertise in place to best achieve the Company’s goals and strategic priorities. With nearly...

AECOM has helped Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, achieve planning permission in principle by Westminster City Council to build a new eight-storey outpatients building at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington.  This is the first phase of a major development, master-planned by Feilden Clegg Bradley and AECOM, forming part of the Trust’s wider estates strategy...

October 5, 2017 – In response to increased demand from clients responding to the rapidly changing energy market landscape, AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, has made three key appointments to its growing power industry team in Australia & New Zealand. Rob Hills has been appointed the new leader of the AECOM power...

28th September 2017 – Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have huge potential to shake up the manufacturing industry, argued AECOM’s Lars Skogmo today at an Automotive Circle conference focused on electrification. AGVs, the independently operated battery powered vehicles, can rationalise manufacturing processes such as conveyance between processes, parts supply to production lines and cellular manufacturing lines....

AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, has been appointed to provide Project Management, Cost Management, Programmer and NEC3 Supervisor services on the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) £130m+ building programme at the Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire. The services will be provided by AECOM’s specialist science team based in Abingdon. This includes the...

AIKEN, S.C. (Sept. 26, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that Nuclear Waste Partnership, LLC (NWP), an AECOM led joint venture, has been awarded a contract extension by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage and operate the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico. NWP...

AECOM Capital and Olympian Homes have formed a joint venture to enable the £150m development of two iconic multifamily towers in Manchester city centre. The joint venture, which marks AECOM Capital’s first investment in Europe, will be constructed by AECOM utilising the expertise of AECOM Tishman in New York and comprises two separate towers, accommodating...

Due to popular demand, it’s been announced that the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion will now remain open for an additional six weeks, until 19th November. For the fifth year running, AECOM, in collaboration with David Glover, delivered technical advisory services for the Pavilion, including structural and civil engineering, fire engineering, electrical engineering and lighting design. Diébédo Francis...

White Collar Factory, an ambitious new office development in Old Street, London, opened its doors last week. AECOM delivered a range of building services for the new development, a c.293,000 sq/ft building comprising commercial workspace, residential and retail facilities. The office building also features the UK’s first running track for employees to use on-site, located...

SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 20, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that the All Bay Collective was selected as one of 10 teams to participate in the Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge. The challenge addresses the threats of sea level rise, severe storms, drought, flooding and earthquakes as well...

AECOM has supported two of the winning entries for this year’s Community Links PLUS, a Scotland-based design competition, for the second year running. The company delivered design and planning services for City of Edinburgh Council’s West Edinburgh Active Travel Network and Meadows to George Street. The West Edinburgh project will transform one of Scotland’s most...

HRH The Countess of Wessex has today launched the first all-female team to attempt to cross the Antarctic, with global infrastructure services company AECOM as the headline sponsor.  No team of women, from any nation, has completed this extraordinary challenge before. The launch was held at the iconic Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Camberley.  ...

AECOM, the integrated infrastructure firm, forecasts that water industry inflation will rise at a faster rate than CPIH over the next 5 years, squeezing margins for water companies in Asset Management Period 7 (AMP7). AECOM forecasts the difference between the inflation recorded by water companies’ TOTEX costs and CPIH will be close to 60% over...