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RPS Group plc () is a multinational energy resources and environmental consultancy company headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It advises clients on the built and natural environment across diverse economic sectors both public and private. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. ==History== RPS was started in 1972, as Rural Planning Services,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RPS )〕 with founder Michael Boddington as its first Chief Executive.〔Hearne A.S. (1977) ''The Impact of Major New Roads on Agriculture: Economic and Procedural Aspects'', PhD Thesis at the University of Aston in Birmingham, see acknowledgements and Ch8, p 191, Introduction, 1.1: A S Hearne is the CEO of RPS Group plc; Edwards, Angela & Alan Rogers (1974) ''Agricultural Resources: An Introduction to the Farming Industry of the United Kingdom'', London, Faber and Faber, see list of Contributors and Ch 11 pp245-268 and Ch12 pp 269-292; Economic Forestry Group (November 1973) ''Newsletter'' Forestry House, Great Milton, Oxford OX9 7PG〕 It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1987.〔 In the 1990s it expanded into Scotland and Ireland.〔 More recently it has expanded into Europe, North America and Australia.〔 It acquired Ashdown Environmental Limited in 2001, an environmental consultancy specialising in noise and air quality, and acquired MC O'Sullivan Consulting Engineers in Ireland in 2002.〔(Sector Review, p. 37 )〕 It acquired Hydrosearch, an energy consultancy, in 2003. It acquired Burks Green in 2006, an architectural and civil engineering consultancy based in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.〔(Merger by Acquisition of Burks Green by RPS Group plc )〕 It bought MetOcean Engineers in 2007, an Australian practice.〔(RPS buys MetOcean Engineers for £33.3m )〕 In 2008, it acquired R.W. Gregory, a planning practice,〔(RPS buys R.W. Gregory for £10.1m )〕 Geocet, an environmental consultancy,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=City A.M. - Business With Personality )〕 Rudall Blanchard Associates, a Health & Safety practice,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RPS Group buys Rudall Blanchard Associates for up to 6 million pounds Rps Group RPS )〕 Oceanfix, a hydrographic surveying practice,〔(RPS buys oil and gas consultancy )〕 and Paras, a London-based advisory group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RPS buys rival Paras for up to 6.4 mln pounds )〕 In January 2013, it acquired Petroleum Institute for Continuing Education Inc. (PEICE), a Calgary-based training organization.〔(RPS To Buy Petroleum Institute For Continuing Education - Quick Facts )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RPS Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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