Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom – Multidisciplinary consultancy Atkins has once again been voted as having the "Best Overall Reputation in Environmental Consultancy" in a national study.

The accolade comes in the highly regarded Edie.net Environmental Consultancy Survey 2006 of the UK’s 50 largest environmental consultancies. Edie, which stands for Environmental Data Interactive Exchange, surveyed nearly 2,000 people working in environmental consultancy.

Atkins was voted as having the best reputation in:

• Overall environmental consultancy
• Contaminated land consultancy
• Corporate social responsibility
• Environmental Impact Assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments
• Integrated pollution prevention and control consultancy

Atkins also topped the poll as the company in the sector that survey participants would most like to work for.

David Nancarrow, director at Atkins Water & Environment, says: "With sound environmental management high on the agenda for business, the public sector and ordinary people, the work of technical environmental consultants is ever more vital. It is a tribute to the hard work of our staff across the country that Atkins has been recognised in this way."

Atkins’ environmental consultancy clients include the Environment Agency, English Partnerships and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

More information can be found on www.edie.net

Atkins plans, designs and enables the delivery of complex capital programmes for clients in the public and private sectors across the globe. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe; the largest engineering consultancy in the UK; and the world’s third largest design firm.

Atkins was named among the ’20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2006′ by The Sunday Times; ‘Construction Consultant of the Year 2005’ by Building; and ‘Consultant of the Year Major Firm 2005’ by New Civil Engineer.