Halcrow Group

Halcrow Group Limited

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Design, construction, engineering and business services
Founded	1868 by Thomas Meik
Headquarters	London United Kingdom 90 offices worldwide, of which 28 are in the UK
Key people	Tony Pryor, Chairman, Peter Gammie, Group Chief Executive,
Revenue	£238 million (2011)
Number of employees	3377 (2011)
Parent	CH2M HILL
Website	www.halcrow.com

Halcrow Group Limited was a multinational engineering consultancy company, based in the United Kingdom

Halcrow was one of the UK's largest consultancies, with origins stretching back to 1868. The UK-based consultancy specialised in the provision of planning, design and management services for infrastructure development worldwide. With interests in transportation, water, maritime and property, the company undertook commissions in over 70 countries from a network of more than 90 offices. In 2011, the company was acquired by US firm CH2M Hill, and in 2013 it was announced that the Halcrow brand would eventually be discontinued. The parent subsequently (2015) rebranded the whole group to CH2M.

The company was founded in 1868 by civil engineer Thomas Meik, and originally bore his name, and later those of his sons, Patrick and Charles. It worked extensively on port, maritime and railway projects in the North of England, in Wales and in Scotland, before undertaking its first commissions outside the UK in the 1890s.

During the first half of the 20th century, William Halcrow (later Sir William) established the firm in other areas, notably tunnelling and hydroelectric schemes.

The firm had several previous names, including CS Meik and Buchanan (1920), CS Meik and Halcrow (1923), WT Halcrow and Partners (1941), Sir William Halcrow and Partners (1944), and, finally, Halcrow Group (1998).

Halcrow's consultancy work included water, transportation, maritime, environment, power and property projects. Its customers included government departments, public sector authorities and utilities, industrial and commercial companies, international funding agencies and financial institutions.