Engineering services company AtkinsRéalis has won two top awards at Learning Places Scotland, being named Consultancy of the Year and winning Refurbishment of the Year for its work on the Edinburgh Futures Institute.
Winning Consultancy of the Year for the fifth time in six years at the event is clear recognition of AtkinsRéalis’ position in the education sector in Scotland, where its delivery teams provide outstanding, inspiring and future-proofed learning spaces.
AtkinsRéalis is currently delivering more than 110 active projects for schools, working with 12 universities, delivering over 40% of Scotland’s LEIP-funded schools across nine local authorities and improving classroom conditions for more than 23,000 pupils and staff.
Alan Jarvie, education sector lead at AtkinsRéalis, said: “It’s a huge achievement to win both of these awards and a real honour for our teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow that deliver on these purposeful and important projects for Scotland’s education sector.
“Winning Consultancy of the Year five times not only demonstrates our excellence in project design, delivery and management, but also consistency at that level, over and over again for our clients, which is essential for our business.”
For the second accolade of the event, held in Glasgow on November 19, AtkinsRéalis provided a range of multi-disciplinary services over nine years of meticulous restoration, refurbishment and extension of Edinburgh Futures Institute, resulting in the transformation of the city’s beloved Category-A listed Royal Infirmary.
The University of Edinburgh now has an inspiring and outward-looking space for education, research, multidisciplinary collaboration, data-led innovation, and partnership, alongside significantly enhanced public realm, and public-facing facilities.
Kirsty Whitfield, Scotland regional managing director for project and programme services at AtkinsRéalis, said: “We are thrilled to have contributed to the Edinburgh Futures project, which has transformed the once-derelict Old Royal Infirmary into a vibrant hub for learning, research, and innovation at the University of Edinburgh.
“Over the past decade, this project has been a remarkable collaboration, and it’s truly gratifying to see this landmark building honoured with the refurbishment of the year award.”