Consultant鈥檚 CEO describes plan to shift majority of work away from UK market

Uwe Krueger, Atkins

Atkins is planning to increase international turnover to make up 75% of its business 鈥渋n the mid-term鈥�, according to chief executive Uwe Krueger.

IKrueger said he wanted the company鈥檚 overseas growth to outpace the level of its UK expansion. He added that he wants the UK to account for around 25% of Atkins鈥� turnover - it currently accounts for around 45%.

Krueger, who succeeded Keith Clarke as chief executive of the consultant last August, said Atkins would focus on increasing resources in India, the US and Scandinavia, and that the Middle East was also 鈥渁n important growth engine鈥�.

Atkins made the largest acquisition in its recent history in the US with its purchase of PBSJ Corporation in 2010, now known as Atkins North America. Krueger said that he would look to 鈥渁ccelerate the integration of the company鈥�, committing more specialist resources from the UK in areas such as geotechnical engineering, 鈥渢o enable Atkins North America to bid for larger and more complex projects鈥�.

Clarke is working for Atkins in the Middle East, focusing on client relationships. Krueger said that his role was 鈥渇ocused on Qatar鈥�, and that Clarke was 鈥渉elping with client networking and the sales side鈥� of the business.

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