Ricardo plc

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Click the 'Follow' button and explore careers at Ricardo on our 'Jobs' and 'Life' tabs and at careers.ricardo.com. Ricardo plc is a world-class environmental, engineering and strategic consulting company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

With more than 100 years of engineering excellence, we provide exceptional levels of technical expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable solutions to solve our clients’ most complex strategic and operational challenges.

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United Kingdom, England, Wantage

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1001-5000

Founded date

1915

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Sep 25, 2025	Sepura announces key leadership change in planned succession	As part of a long-planned succession, Sepura announces the appointment of Chris Barnes as CEO, succeeding Steve Barber, effective from 1st October. Headquartered in the Cambridge technology hub and UK-owned, Sepura is a leader in its sector...
Jul 8, 2025	Secondmind expands into US automotive market with Detroit-based strategic hire to accelerate growth	Secondmind today announces the appointment of Nick Appleyard as Country Manager, USA, and Vice President of Sales & Business Development for North America and Europe. This appointment also marks the establishment of Secondmind’s first U...
Jun 25, 2025	The Watershed Moment: United Utilities Faces New Regulations Amidst Executive Pay Controversy	In a landscape where corporate accountability is increasingly demanded, United Utilities finds itself at a crossroads. The water giant, a stalwart of the FTSE 100, has been banned from awarding bonuses to its top executives due to new regul...
Jun 23, 2025	Spectris agrees to £3.8bn takeover but KKR threatens bidding war	Industrial group Spectris has agreed to a £3.8bn takeover by US private equity Advent but a bidding war could be brewing as KKR mulls a rival offer. The FTSE 250 firm has been valued at £37.73 per share in the deal. Shares jumped 13.5 per c...
Jun 12, 2025	Tesco's Resurgence: A Giant's Grip on the UK Grocery Market	Tesco is back. The supermarket titan has tightened its grip on the UK grocery market, reclaiming its crown with impressive sales figures and strategic maneuvers. The latest first-quarter results reveal a 5.9% increase in food sales and a 6....
Jun 12, 2025	Bargain Britain: UK firms under siege by foreign takeovers	The London Stock Exchange has suffered a bruising week as private equity firms and foreign giants continue to snap up British bargains. Markets were hit with a double blow on Wednesday after Canadian consultancy giant acquired engineering f...
Jun 11, 2025	FTSE 100 flirts with record high ahead of Spending Review	The FTSE 100 once again looks like it could seal a record closing high on Wednesday after it crept up ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ inaugural Spending Review. The UK’s flagship index opened up 0.3 per cent to 8882.44p before retreating...
Jun 11, 2025	Canadian giant swoops for London-listed Ricardo	London-listed engineering firm Ricardo has agreed to a £281m acquisition deal by Canadian consultancy giant WSP in the latest foreign takeover blow to the London Stock Exchange. Ricardo has accepted the 430p per share offer, a 28 per cent i...
May 28, 2025	‘Extraordinary denial of reality’: Ricardo shareholder pens open letter amid vote to oust chair	One of the largest shareholders in transport and energy consultancy Ricardo has blasted the firm’s “blinkered perspective” and “extraordinary denial of reality” ahead of a vote to oust its chair. Science Group, which controls around a fifth...
Feb 3, 2025	Cooper Inaugurates State-of-the-Art Tractor Plant	ECONOMY & POLICY Cooper Inaugurates State-of-the-Art Tractor Plant 03 Feb 2025 3 Min Read CW Team Cooper Corporation, a globally renowned manufacturer of engines, engine components and generators, proudly inaugurated its state-of-the-ar...
Dec 16, 2024	Global engineering firm Ricardo buys infrastructure consultancy E3 Advisory	Australian infrastructure specialist E3 Advisory has been picked up by UK-based global environmental and engineering consultancy Ricardo in a deal worth around AU$100 million. Established in 2014, E3 Advisory boasts a headcount in excess of...
Oct 18, 2024	Green Corridor between Port of Holyhead and Dublin Port moves one step closer following funding boost	Green Corridor between Port of Holyhead and Dublin Port moves one step closer following funding boost Fri, Oct 18, 2024 10:30 CET Report this content The Green Corridor initiative, a collaboration between the ports of Holyhead and Dublin wi...
Aug 29, 2024	Cascade Energy Selected for DOE Voucher Program to Boost Industrial Decarbonization	‘This program is a game-changer for manufacturers, as we partner with others to help reduce their carbon footprint.’ We’re excited to partner with businesses ready to take the next step in their sustainability journey.” — Josh Bachman, Vice...
Mar 12, 2024	Automotive Transmission Engineering Services Outsourcing Market Size, Share And Growth Analysis For 2024-2033	Automotive Transmission Engineering Services Outsourcing Global Market Report 2024 – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2024-2033 The Business Research Company's Automotive Transmission Engineering Services Outsourcing Global Mar...
Nov 2, 2022	Ricardo to Work with InoBat to Supply Battery Systems for Electrification Programmes for High Performance Automotive Vehicles	Ricardo will apply its capability in niche volume manufacturing, battery assembly and complex supply chain management in collaboration with battery cell manufacturing experts, InoBat, to establish a secure supply of critical electric vehicl...
Feb 4, 2022	£1 million upgrade for HAROLD railway bogie test rig at the University's Institute of Railway Research	£1 million upgrade for HAROLD railway bogie test rig at the University's Institute of Railway Research Fri, Feb 04, 2022 16:26 CET Report this content State-of-the-art train braking, traction and energy systems test facility will broad...
Jan 20, 2022	Tackling the climate challenge through diverse coalitions, living labs and faster translation	The science behind the climate challenge is clear. We need to address the crucial question – how can science and innovation help us to make the transition to net zero, faster? Innovation, at scale and at pace, is at the core of addressing ...
Oct 11, 2021	Ferrexpo : Announcement of Decarbonisation Targets	Ferrexpo (LSE: FXPO), the world's 3rd largest exporter of iron ore pellets to the global steel industry, announces inaugural decarbonisation targets, in addition to engaging with climate change specialists Ricardo Plc ("Ricardo&qu...
Oct 31, 2018	Volvo testing new EV batteries with Ricardo	Volvo Cars of Sweden has turned to Britain’s Ricardo for a new partnership. Volvo wants the engineering firm to test and asses battery cells for upcoming electric cars. The project has been described as “large-scale”. For Ricardo it is inde...
Jun 9, 2016	What autonomous driving is — and isn’t — in 2016	When Honda announced that its latest Civic sedan would have a full suite of state-of-the-art driver assist features for $20,000, The Wall Street Journal called it a self-driving vehicle. While the Civic can do a lot, it cannot drive itself....
Aug 15, 2011	KERS of the hybrid car: Flywheels and ultracapacitors give you a 10-second jolt	Flywheels or ultracapacitors and a four-cylinder engine could be enough to power even the biggest cars and SUVs. They’re like limited-duration turbochargers, good for around 10 seconds of extra power at a time, and they replace complicated ...

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When was Ricardo plc founded?

Ricardo plc was founded in 1915.

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Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning Ricardo plc, among them “Sepura announces key leadership change in planned succession” (Sep 25, 2025) and “Secondmind expands into US automotive market with Detroit-based strategic hire to accelerate growth” (Jul 8, 2025).

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