Public limited company | |
Industry | Multidisciplinary consultancy |
Founded | 1946 |
Founder | Cornelius Turner and Francis Ing |
Number of locations
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97 offices, 41 countries |
Website | Homepage |
Turner & Townsend plc is a construction and project management consultancy with headquarters in Leeds, United Kingdom. Founded in 1946, it has 97 offices in 41 countries and serves clients across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.
The company was founded in 1946 as Turner & Ing, a quantity surveying partnership in Darlington, United Kingdom. In 1956 the company became Turner & Townsend and opened several additional offices in the UK. In 1982 the first international office was opened in Johannesburg. Since then the company has expanded globally and now operates from 90 office in 38 countries.
Heathrow Airport appointed them to provide cost management and commercial services for its latest five-year spending programme. The company also project managed the construction of The Shard in London. They were also contracted to provide cost planning services for Sydney’s North West Rail Link and are providing cost estimating, project support and consultancy services for the Eni floating liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique.