Arup facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Arup Group Limited

Type	Private, held in trust for the benefit of its employees
Industry	Design, Engineering, Architecture and Business consultation
Predecessor	Arup & Arup Ltd (1938–1946)
Founded	1 April 1946; 79 years ago (1946-04-01)
Founder	Sir Ove N. Arup
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Number of locations	+95 offices in 40 countries (2020)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Alan Belfield (Chairman) Tristram Carfrae (Deputy Chairman)
Services	Consultancy services
Revenue	£1.56 billion (2018)
Operating income	£113.2 million (2018)
Net income	£86.2 million (2018)
Total assets	£230.6 million (2018)
Number of employees	15,870 (2020)
Subsidiaries	Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd, Arup Associates Ltd, and others.

Arup is a company that helps design and build amazing things all over the world. They are experts in engineering, which means they figure out how to make structures strong and safe. They also help with planning, managing projects, and giving advice. Arup was started in 1946 by a smart engineer named Sir Ove Arup.

The company was once known as Ove Arup & Partners. Today, Arup has many offices around the globe. They have over 7,000 staff members in 73 offices across 32 countries. They have worked on projects in more than 160 countries.

Famous Projects

Arup is very well known for its engineering design work. They have helped create some of the world's most famous buildings and structures.

Here are some of the projects Arup has worked on:

• The Sydney Opera House in Australia, famous for its unique shell-like roofs.
• The Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, which looks like it's built inside out.
• The Oresund Bridge, connecting Denmark and Sweden.
• The Seattle Library in the United States.
• The new De Young Museum in San Francisco.
• The HSBC headquarters building in Hong Kong.
• The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, which connects London to the Channel Tunnel.
• The Millennium Bridge in London, a special bridge for people to walk across the River Thames.

Images for kids

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  Millennium Bridge in London

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  Angel of the North

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  CCTV Headquarters in Beijing's central business district nearing completion (August 2008).

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  Sydney Opera House

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  Casa da Música

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  The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, for 2002 Commonwealth Games and home of Manchester City F.C.

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  Allianz Arena in Germany, home of FC Bayern Munich

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  The 'Bird's Nest or Beijing National Stadium, for 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing and national stadium of China