RPS Group

RPS Group plc (LSE: RPS) is a global professional services firm of consultants and service providers, headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

RPS Group plc
TypePublic limited company
LSE: RPS
IndustryEnvironmental consulting, Upstream Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy consulting
Founded1972
HeadquartersAbingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
Key people
Ken Lever (Chairman)
John Douglas (CEO)
Revenue£637.4 million (2018)[1]
£54.0 million (2018)[1]
£29.7 million (2018)[1]
Number of employees
circa 5,500 (2018)[2]
Websitewww.rpsgroup.com

History

RPS was founded in 1972, as Rural Planning Services,[3] with founder Michael Boddington as its first Chief Executive.[4] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1987.[3]

References
  1. "Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2018" (PDF). RPS Group. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "This is our story". RPS Group. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. "RPS". rudi.net. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. Hearne A.S. (1977) The Impact of Major New Roads on Agriculture: Economic and Procedural Aspects, PhD Thesis at the University of Aston in Birmingham, see acknowledgements and Ch8, p 191, Introduction, 1.1: A S Hearne is the CEO of RPS Group plc; Edwards, Angela & Alan Rogers (1974) Agricultural Resources: An Introduction to the Farming Industry of the United Kingdom, London, Faber and Faber, see list of Contributors and Ch 11 pp245-268 and Ch12 pp 269-292; Economic Forestry Group (November 1973) Newsletter Forestry House, Great Milton, Oxford OX9 7PG
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