Arup is a London-headquartered, employee-owned firm of designers, engineers, planners and advisers, founded in 1946 by Sir Ove Arup. It employs about 17,000 people in more than 90 offices across 35 countries and works on buildings, energy, water and transport, including data centers. Its near-term, long-term and net-zero targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Arup Group Limited provides design, engineering, architecture, planning and advisory services across the built environment. It was established in 1946 as Ove N. Arup Consulting Engineers and became widely known through complex projects such as the Sydney Opera House. It has worked on projects in more than 160 countries.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Arup's services include engineering and design, architecture and planning, and advisory and consulting. For data centers it offers design and sustainability expertise, and its decarbonization work spans infrastructure, industry and the wider economy.
Source: arup.com, arup.com
Arup is owned in trust for its employees rather than by outside shareholders. It reported revenue of GBP 2.2 billion for 2024.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Arup Group Ltd. has near-term, long-term and net-zero targets marked as validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (checked October 16, 2026).
Source: sciencebasedtargets.org
Arup is an engineering-led consultancy. It suits clients who want decarbonization and resilience advice tied to the design of real buildings, campuses and infrastructure.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | London, UK | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Founded | 1946 | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Ownership | Employee-owned (private) | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Employees | ~17,000 | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Revenue (published) | £2.2B (2024) | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Operations and regions | 90+ offices in 35+ countries | PUBLIC SOURCE en.wikipedia.org |
| Customers and markets | Buildings, energy, water, transport, data centers | COMPANY WEBSITE arup.com |
Only what the company or an official register publishes. Targets and commitments are labelled as such. No data means we found no public figure, not that none exists.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SBTi target status | Near-term: Validated Targets; Long-term: Validated Targets; Net-zero: Validated Targets (SBTi entity: Arup Group Ltd.) | PUBLIC SOURCE sciencebasedtargets.org |
Arup is employee-owned and privately held. (en.wikipedia.org)
About 17,000 people in more than 90 offices across 35 countries. (en.wikipedia.org)
Yes. Arup lists data centers among the infrastructure it designs, including data center design and sustainability services. (arup.com)
Accessed Oct 24, 2026.
