Flint & Neill
| Company type | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Founded | 1958[1] |
| Founder | Tony Flint, Tony Neill[2] |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom & Worldwide |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Anton Peterson (Chairman), Ian Firth, David MacKenzie, Lars Hauge[2] |
| Services | engineering consulting, Construction management |
| Parent | COWI |
| Website | www.flintneill.com/ |
Flint & Neill is a UK based firm of consulting civil and structural engineers. Flint & Neill was established as an engineering consultancy in 1958[2] and specialises mainly in the design, analysis, construction and maintenance of bridges, although they do also provide structural engineering services for other structures including buildings. The firm is a subsidiary of the Danish COWI Group and forms part of their Bridge, Tunnel and Marine Structures Division.[2]
History
Flint & Neill was formed in 1958 as a partnership by Tony Flint and Tony Neill. In 2008 the firm was bought by COWI, a Danish consulting engineering firm, and became a Limited Company.[2]
Partners/Directors
- 1958 – 1978 Partners: A.R. Flint, J.A. Neill
- 1978 – 1981 Partners: A.R. Flint, J.A. Neill, B.W. Smith
- 1981 – 1990 Partners: A.R. Flint, B.W. Smith
- 1990 – 1997 Partners: B.W. Smith, J.E. Evans, I.P.T. Firth
- 1997 – 2002 Partners: J.E. Evans, I.P.T. Firth, D.K.MacKenzie
- 2002 – 2008 Partners: I.P.T. Firth, D.K.MacKenzie
- 2008–Present Directors: I.P.T. Firth, D.K.MacKenzie, Anton Peterson (Chairman), Lars Hauge
Notable Projects
- Royal Ballet School Bridge of Aspiration[3]
- West Gate Bridge Strengthening, Melbourne, Australia[4]
- National Theatre, London"National Theatre Project Sheet" (PDF). Flint & Neill.</ref>
- Baha'I Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India[5]
- Strait of Messina Bridge, Italy[6]
- Swansea Sail Bridge, Wales[7]
- Compiègne Bridge, France[8]
Flint & Neill were part of the structural design team, with Packman Lucas Ltd and Westbury Structures Ltd, for the B of the Bang sculpture in Manchester, which had to be dismantled due to damage caused by fatigue from wind excitation.[9]
Awards
The firm, together with Sinclair Knight Merz, won the Institution of Structural Engineers Supreme Award in 2012 for the West Gate Bridge Strengthening project.[10] The same project also won several other awards in the UK and Australia.[4]
The Bridge of Aspiration at the Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden in London won a 2004 RIBA Award.[2]
External links
Notes
- ^ "About Flint & Neill". Flint & Neill.
- ^ a b c d e f "History of Flint & Neill". Flint & Neill. Cite error: The named reference "history" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Bridge of Aspiration project sheet" (PDF). Flint & Neill.
- ^ a b "West Gate Bridge strengthening project sheet" (PDF). Flint & Neill.
- ^ "Baha'i Temple project sheet" (PDF). Flint & Neill.
- ^ "Messina Strait Bridge project sheet" (PDF). Flint & Neill.
- ^ "Swansea Sail Bridge project sheet" (PDF). Flint & Neill.
- ^ "Compiègne Bridge project sheet" (PDF). Flint & Neill.
- ^ "'Bang' row settled out of court". BBC News. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
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