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In the United Kingdom

At the outset, in 2000, there were In 2012, Artelia UK took over Appleyards, a construction consultancy in project management
just five of us in a small office and cost management, which was working on the renovation of emblematic heritage buildings
in the west of London. We were such as Canterbury Cathedral. Unfortunately, the British market was in turmoil at the time
working on a railway project but it and we experienced three difficult years. But we started growing again from 2016 onwards,
never materialised. So we began drawing on our expertise in project and cost management.
concentrating instead on the We assisted fuel distributors such as Shell in implementing new concepts for their service
management of multi-site projects, stations. At the same time, we expanded our field of activity by taking part in a range of
firstly for BP and then for Exxon and increasingly important property development projects. For example, we worked with Costa
Shell – which are still our clients Coffee on the development of their main roasting plant and then on the creation of a new
to this day. For the first few years concept for their coffee shops. Property developer Knight Dragon chose us to assist it with
most of our activity was for such the delivery of the Design District, a building complex lying at the heart of the ambitious
fuel distribution networks. Then we Greenwich Peninsula programme in London.
began working on other projects
that gradually began to occupy Artelia UK has also worked in the healthcare, education, culture and sport sectors. With
more of our time, in particular in the the 2020 acquisition of Austin Newport, specialising in the renovation of historic buildings,
hospitality sector, for leading names we have reinforced our expertise in the restoration of exceptional heritage buildings and sites.
such as Premier Inn and Savoy,
one of the most prestigious in the
country.

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