Turner & Townsend has been recognised with the King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade, celebrating the company’s exceptional sales growth over the past three years and its global impact across key industries.
The award, now in its 59th year, is the UK’s most prestigious business accolade. Turner & Townsend is one of only 197 organisations to receive the honour this year, and this marks the firm’s fifth time receiving a royal award for enterprise, following previous Queen’s Awards in 2003, 2009, 2014, and 2020.
Founded in 1946 in Darlington, Turner & Townsend has grown from a quantity surveying practice into a global professional services business headquartered in Leeds. With over 22,000 employees operating in more than 60 countries, Turner & Townsend supports large-scale projects in real estate, infrastructure, and energy and natural resources.
Since its last Queen’s Award in 2020, the firm has nearly doubled its net revenue, reaching £1.3 billion, with international trade now making up more than 60% of that figure. Its project portfolio spans over 15,000 initiatives worldwide, including vaccine manufacturing facilities in Australia and Canada, work to reduce power outages in South Africa, and the transformation of the iconic Battersea Power Station in London.
A strategic partnership with CBRE Group Inc has supported the company’s international expansion. At the beginning of 2025, CBRE’s project management business will formally integrate with Turner & Townsend, creating a combined global programme, project and cost management service.
Turner & Townsend has also grown through key acquisitions in recent years, including alinea in London, JUMBO Consulting Group, which specialises in offshore wind procurement, and JukesTodd, an advisory and project management business operating in Australia and New Zealand.
Vincent Clancy, Chairman and CEO of Turner & Townsend, said:
“It’s an honour to receive the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. This achievement is the result of the outstanding contribution from everyone across the business, our continued commitment to excellence and our long-standing relationships with our clients around the world.
Our breadth of experience in delivering the world’s most ambitious and innovative capital programmes ensures our teams can support our clients’ ambitions.
Looking to the future, we are building on this momentum – investing in our people, our digital tools and capabilities, to support our long-term growth.”
