Babtie, Shaw and Morton
Babtie, Shaw and Morton was a firm of civil engineers based in Glasgow, Scotland, and noted for its work on bridges, dams and reservoirs.
History
[edit]It took its name following the 1906 merger of Babtie & Bonn (a partnership founded by John Babtie and Carl Bonn in 1897) and Shaw & Morton (founded by William Shaw and Hugh Morton).[1][2]
The Babtie Group acquired consulting engineers Harris & Sutherland in 1997, then also Allott & Lomax in 2000.[3]
The 3,500-strong Babtie Group was acquired by Jacobs Engineering Group in August 2004.[4]
Projects
[edit]Notable design projects include the Backwater Reservoir, Kielder Water,[5] and the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding dock in Belfast.
People
[edit]James Arthur Banks and William George Nicholson Geddes both became President of the Institution of Civil Engineers while partners in the firm. Gordon Masterton, a director of Babtie from 1993 became the firm's third President of the ICE in 2005, whilst a Vice President of Jacobs.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Babtie, Shaw & Morton, Dictionary of Scottish Architects, 2008, http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100563
- ^ John Taylor Babtie, Dictionary of Scottish Architects, 2008, http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=100564
- ^ "Allott & Lomax deal fills gap in Babtie portfolio". 20 January 2000.
- ^ Jacobs buys Babtie consultancy for £90m, Financial Times, 16 August 2004 - http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d0cbf2e-f112-11d8-95b8-00000e2511c8.html#axzz1jTSLEMxI
- ^ North Tyne, Kielder Reservoir http://www.bridgesonthetyne.co.uk/kdr.html
- ^ Masterton, Gordon (2005), ICE Presidential Address, doi:10.1680/cien.2006.159.2.55
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