Rider Levett Bucknall
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| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded 📆 | 2007 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Heron Tower, London |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Kenneth Kwan (Chairman) Andrew Reynolds (CEO) |
| Services | Project management Cost management Quantity surveying |
| Members | |
Number of employees | ~4,000 |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.rlb.com/ |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Rider Levett Bucknall UK Ltd (commonly abbreviated as RLB) is a British multinational construction and property consultancy. The company provides project management, cost management, quantity surveying, building surveying, and specialist consulting.[1]
History[edit]
The company was established in 2007 as a merger between Rider Hunt, Levett & Bailey, and Bucknall Austin. Rider Hunt & Partners (British construction and engineering company founded in 1895) partnered with Levett & Bailey (Hong Kong quantity surveying firm founded in 1962) in 1972,[2] before a further merger with Bucknall Austin (British consultancy founded in 1947) in 2007 established RLB as the company it is today.[3]
Other key acquisitions include Honolulu-based Construction Services Limited in 1991, Philippines-based Rider Hunt Liacor in 1995, Toronto-based CRSP Cost Consultants in 2014,[4] and Mauritius-based Hooloomann & Associates in 2018.[5]
Operations[edit]
Rider Levett Bucknall employs 4,000 staff in 40 countries worldwide and has provided services in numerous sectors including aviation, education, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, residential, retail, and sport.[6] The company was ranked the #1 global cost consultant partner for three consecutive years by Building Design between 2016 and 2018[7] and has 22 affiliate firms.[8]
Major projects[edit]
Major projects involving RLB have included:
- WestConnex in Sydney, completion due 2023[9]
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport expansion, completed 2020[10]
- London City Airport control tower, completed 2019.
- King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh[11]
- Inland Rail, completion due 2026[12]
- Louvre Abu Dhabi, completed 2017[13]
- 2015 European Games[14]
- Ping An International Finance Centre, completed 2017[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "About". RLB | Europe. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ Smith, Peter. "The Global Cost Management Profession". International Cost Engineering Council.
- ↑ Wright, Emily (22 June 2007). "Bucknall Austin rebrands for global expansion strategy". Building.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "CRSP Cost Consultants merges with Rider Levett Bucknall". Building.ca. 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mee, Stephen (2018-11-29). "RLB opens new chapter in its expansion strategy following partnership with Mauritian QS leader Hooloomann". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rogers, Dave (2020-06-24). "RLB cutting up to 6% of staff". Building.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lupton, Carly (2018-02-09). "RLB ranked top global cost consultant for third consecutive year in World Architecture 100 (WA100) Survey". LinkedIn Pulse. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rogers, Dave (2020-06-04). "London faring better than most in wake of covid crisis, RLB says". Building. Retrieved 2021-09-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Australia's skyline has record number of cranes". The Construction Index. Retrieved 2021-09-08. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Terminal 3 Modernisation, Arizona - Airport Technology". www.airport-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "Saudi Healthcare Exhibition - KSA Hospital Projects Overview". www.globalhealthsaudi.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ Murray, Duncan (2021-05-13). "Timber, concrete and steel more expensive as demand surges". The Fifth Estate. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "Launch of Asset Optimisation Services in the Middle East". British Business Group. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "RLB confirms QS role for Baku 2015 Games". Global Construction Review. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ↑ "Ping An Finance Center - The Skyscraper Center". skyscrapercenter.info. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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