Global engineering company Ricardo (www.ricardo.com) has taken space in the heart of Bristol — at offices recently refurbished by developer Robert Hitchins Ltd.

Ricardo, an engineering and environmental consultancy with clients world-wide, has 40 locations around the globe and employs more than 2,900 engineers, scientists and consultants.

Until now, the company had two offices in Temple Meads and Orchard Street. The PS21 office complex in Prince Street will be shared by teams from across the Ricardo Group, including its expanded Water & Environment Practice.

Ricardo’s work extends across a range of market sectors, including automotive engineering, sustainable transport and scarce-resource management.

The new office forms part of its ambitions to foster innovation in the UK water industry through closer collaboration with the automotive sector.

Daressa Frodsham, Ricardo’s water and Environment practice director, said: “We are delighted to be moving into PS21.

The offices are refurbished to a high spec and are a perfect base in which to bring together Ricardo’s diverse teams and leverage their skills to benefit our water-industry clients.”