Engineer buys into buoyant Scandinavian infrustructure market

Atkins has bought Danish bridge engineering company Gimsing & Madsen for 拢2.8m.

The company said the purchase would bolster its capability in bridge and tunnelling design in the 鈥渟trong鈥 Scandinavian road and rail sector.

Chris Birdsong, Atkins鈥 managing director for Europe said: 鈥淕imsing & Madsen鈥檚 bridge and tunnelling design expertise is highly respected in the region and as a well-managed company with deep client relationships it is a natural fit.鈥

鈥淲e have previously worked together so the integration should be straightforward and the addition of Gimsing & Madsen鈥檚 technical skills will boost our capacity and the depth of services we can offer.鈥