Capita Property and Infrastructure
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Capita Property and Infrastructure (previously Capita Symonds) is a UK multidisciplinary consultancy operating in the building design, civil engineering, environment, management and transport sectors, part of the Capita Group. They employ around 4,500 staff in 50 offices, across the UK and Ireland.
Capita Architecture, Capita Bobrowski, Capita Lovejoy, Capita Pearce Buckle, MMB and Andrew Martin Associates were all Capita Symonds brands, now all under just the Capita name.
History
Symonds was established in 1960 and Capita was formed within the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in 1984.
In 1995, Symonds acquired Travers Morgan - expanding into transport, engineering and environmental consultancy services.
Capita Symonds originated as a merger of Capita Property Consultancy Ltd and Symonds Group, following the acquisition of Symonds by Capita in 2004.[http://www.capitasymonds.co.uk/about_us/an_overview/our_history.aspx Our history (timeline)], Capita Symonds website. Retrieved 2012-04-08. Capita's property companies had been combined into one organisation in 1998, initially named Capita Property Services Ltd.
In 1999 Capita Property Services acquired the companies MPM Adams and Edward Roscoe Associates. In 2001/2 they formed strategic partnerships with Cumbria County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and four Welsh local authorities.
Following the formation of Capita Symonds, between 2004 and 2012 they acquired the following companies:[http://www.capitaproperty.co.uk/about_us/a_overview/our_businesses.aspx Our Businesses] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610210542/http://www.capitaproperty.co.uk/about_us/a_overview/our_businesses.aspx |date=June 10, 2015 }} Capita Property & Infrastructure Ltd website. Retrieved 2013-10-07
- Percy Thomas Architects (2004) Spring, Martin (Ed.) Capita buys Percy Thomas Building, Issue 24, 18 June 2004, p.11 (first 5 lines available online [http://www.building.co.uk/news/capita-buys-percy-thomas/3037173.article HERE])
- Norman and Dawbarn (2005)
- Buchanan Consulting Engineers (2005)
- Ruddle Wilkinson Architects (2006)
- Church Lukas Limited (Birmingham office) (2006)
- Lovejoy (2008)
- NRM Bobrowski (2008)
- Pearce Buckle (2008)
- MMB Associates (2009)
- Andrew Martin Associates (AMA) (2009)
- Multi-Tech Contracts Ltd (2009)
- Inventures (2010)
- Northcroft (2012)
Strategic partnerships were formed with Salford City Council, Southampton City Council, Swindon Borough Council and Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council.
In 2007 the architectural services were combined into a Capita Architecture brand.
In October 2013 Capita Symonds was renamed Capita Property & Infrastructure Ltd[http://www.building.co.uk/story.aspx?storyCode=5065384 "Building's 2013 review of the year: Fond farewells"], Building, 20 December 2013. Retrieved 2015-07-28. and will be marketed as just Capita.[http://www.capitaproperty.co.uk/about_us/a_overview.aspx About Us - Overview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007024500/http://www.capitaproperty.co.uk/about_us/a_overview.aspx |date=2013-10-07 }} Capita Property & Infrastructure Ltd website. Retrieved 2013-10-07
Projects
- The BBC Hoddinott Hall (2008), Phase 2 of the Wales Millennium Centre, was designed by Capita Architecture.BBC Wales News [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/7839771.stm BBC orchestra moves into new home] 22 January 2009 (retrieved 2011-10-15)
- Capita Symonds provided the architectural and engineering design services for the new Cardiff Bay divisional headquarters (2009) for South Wales Police.{{cite news|author=Nargess Shahmanesh-Banks |title=Capita Symonds wins South Wales Police contract |url=http://www.building.co.uk/capita-symonds-wins-south-wales-police-contract/3098014.article# |work=Building |date=19 October 2007 |accessdate=2014-12-15}}
- Capita Symonds provided project management services for the construction of the Colin Atkinson Pavilion at Somerset County Cricket Club (2010) {{cite news|title=New Somerset Cricket Pavilion is a hit |url=http://capitasymonds.co.uk/news__events/news/somerset_cricket_pavilion.aspx |date=2 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225256/http://capitasymonds.co.uk/news__events/news/somerset_cricket_pavilion.aspx |archivedate=2016-03-04 }}
References
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External links
- [https://www.capitaproperty.co.uk/ Capita Property and Infrastructure website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040607063609/http://www.capitasymonds.co.uk/ Old Capita Symonds website] (archived)
- [http://www.urbanvision.org.uk/ Urban Vision]
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