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- RPS Group Limited, a global professional services firm specializing in consulting and engineering across energy, environment, infrastructure, and resources sectors, provides a comprehensive range of technical, management, and advisory services to clients in property, energy, water, transport, defense, government, and resources industries. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Abingdon-on-Thames, England, the company delivers services including advisory and management consulting such as economics, due diligence, transaction advisory, and ESG; communications, creative, and digital solutions encompassing community engagement, design, research, data, and software development; design and development covering architecture, engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, and urban design; environmental solutions for impact assessment, ecology, and contamination management; exploration and development technical services like seismic operations, drilling, wellsite geology, reservoir management, and independent reporting; health, safety, and risk management including safety case development and emergency response strategy; laboratory services for agrochemicals, food safety, workplace exposure, environmental analysis, and OECD-compliant Good Laboratory Practice testing; oceans and coastal expertise in coastal engineering, marine biology, metocean science, protected species observers, marine mammal observers, passive acoustic monitoring, and floating offshore wind support; planning and approvals for buildings, infrastructure, transport, and city projects; project and program management through governance, PMOs, procurement, market engagement, and the myProjects platform for real-time visibility and cost control; training programs for health, safety, risk, project management, and energy sector development; and water services addressing climate challenges and resource safeguarding. Operating through segments in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Services in the UK and Netherlands, Norway, North America, and Australia Asia Pacific, RPS supports clients with over 25,000 talented people across 500 offices worldwide, delivering 100,000 projects annually and generating approximately $5 billion in revenue. In a major strategic shift, RPS was acquired by Tetra Tech in January 2023 for £636 million following a competitive bidding process that saw an initial offer from WSP Global in August 2022, positioning it as a key subsidiary enhancing Tetra Tech's global consulting and engineering capabilities in sustainable development, energy transition, and urban infrastructure.