Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners
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Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners was a British engineering consultancy initially based in Westminster, London until 1974 when it relocated to Reading, Berkshire
.
The firm was founded by Scottish engineer, Sir Alexander Gibb
in 1922.
The company merged with the larger US company Law in 1989 then was acquired by the US based Jacobs Engineering Group
in 2001. Amongst its designs was the 1936 Kincardine Bridge
across the Firth of Forth
, which was Britain's largest road bridge at the time.
In 1939, they designed the new Allied Bakeries building, in St Pauls Cray (near Orpington
). Originally the Tip Top Bakery in Cray Avenue now part of the Allied Bakeries division of Associated British Foods
.
More recent works have included Devonport Dockyard
, Limehouse Link tunnel
, Great Man-Made River Project in Libya
, several defence and airport projects in the Middle East and Waterloo International station.
In June 1994, GibbAnglian had won a two-year contract through the Overseas Development Administration to study ways to reduce the impact of industrial effluent in the city of Tianjin
in China
. The partnership, (off GibbAnglain) was created by Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners and Anglian Water International, will investigate the technical, institutional, environmental, and financial issues concerned with reducing industrial wastewater production and improving the quality of effluent discharges.
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
.
The firm was founded by Scottish engineer, Sir Alexander Gibb
Alexander Gibb
Brigadier-General Sir Alexander Gibb GBE CB FRS was a Scottish civil engineer.Gibb was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, the son of the civil engineer, Alexander Easton Gibb, and the grandson of John Gibb, a founder member of the Institution of Civil Engineers...
in 1922.
The company merged with the larger US company Law in 1989 then was acquired by the US based Jacobs Engineering Group
Jacobs Engineering Group
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., a publicly traded company with over 50,000 employees and 2010 revenues of nearly $10 billion, provides technical, professional, and construction services globally. Headquartered in Pasadena, California, it was founded in 1947 by Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs. Jacobs offers...
in 2001. Amongst its designs was the 1936 Kincardine Bridge
Kincardine Bridge
The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk council area to Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife, Scotland.-History:The bridge was constructed between 1932 and 1936, designed by Donald Watson...
across the Firth of Forth
Firth of Forth
The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea, between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh and East Lothian to the south...
, which was Britain's largest road bridge at the time.
In 1939, they designed the new Allied Bakeries building, in St Pauls Cray (near Orpington
Orpington
Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. It forms the southeastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
). Originally the Tip Top Bakery in Cray Avenue now part of the Allied Bakeries division of Associated British Foods
Associated British Foods
Associated British Foods plc is a global food, ingredients and retail company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its ingredients division is the world's second largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major producer of other ingredients including emulsifiers, enzymes and lactose...
.
More recent works have included Devonport Dockyard
HMNB Devonport
Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport , is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy . HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England...
, Limehouse Link tunnel
Limehouse Link tunnel
The Limehouse Link tunnel is a 1.1 mile long tunnel in the Limehouse area of east London on the A1203 road which runs from the northern approach to Tower Bridge eastwards to a point just north of Canary Wharf in London Docklands...
, Great Man-Made River Project in Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
, several defence and airport projects in the Middle East and Waterloo International station.
In June 1994, GibbAnglian had won a two-year contract through the Overseas Development Administration to study ways to reduce the impact of industrial effluent in the city of Tianjin
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The partnership, (off GibbAnglain) was created by Sir Alexander Gibb and Partners and Anglian Water International, will investigate the technical, institutional, environmental, and financial issues concerned with reducing industrial wastewater production and improving the quality of effluent discharges.