Aecom shuts up shop in Russia

Aecom has said it is pulling out of Russia with immediate effect and expects to take a $50m (£38m) hit as a result.

该咨询公司去年全球收入达133亿美元(合100亿英镑)，在俄罗斯首都莫斯科和圣彼得堡设有两个办事处，员工约350人。

Aecom首席执行官Troy Rudd在一份声明中说:“我们支持乌克兰人民，他们因为俄罗斯的非法入侵而面临巨大的痛苦。

“Russia’s actions are inconsistent with Aecom’s values and have compromised the business environment for Aecom, our clients and our joint activities in Russia. For Aecom, the impact of these actions is particularly unfortunate for our colleagues from our Russia business, and we have taken steps to provide them support during this transition. As always, our priority continues to be ensuring the safety, security and well-being of our teams throughout the region.”

In a separate post, the firm’s chief executive of Europe, Colin Wood, added: “We employ so many talented people in the country, who have delivered some fantastic projects.

“We thank them for their hard work and dedication. As a global, diverse organisation we take great pride in the wide range of nationalities we employ across the world, and we join the global community in condemning Russia’s actions in Ukraine and expressing our concern for Ukraine and its citizens.”

Aecom, which is a major employer of architects globally, said the impact of the decision will be a “one-time pre-tax expense of $40m to $50m in the fiscal second quarter”. It added that the cash impact of the move will be around $10m (£7.6m).

Turner & Townsend, now majority owned by US firm CBRE, also has an office in Moscow. Building Design’s sister title Building has contacted T&T for comment on whether it too is pulling out of the country.

Aecom is the latest in a string of firms to pull out of working in the country in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its twelfth day.

Over the weekendVisa, Mastercard and American Express announced they will suspend all operations in Russia in protest at its invasion of Ukraine.

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Late on Friday, Foster & Partners become the latest UK architect to confirm it has stopped work on all projects in Russia.

Others to do so include David Chipperfield Architects, John McAslan & Partners and LDA Design.

Last week Building magazine revealeda firm part-owned by a Russian oligarch with links to his country’s president, Vladimir Putin, has a major role on building the HS2 project.

奥地利土木工程师Strabag是SCS合资公司的一部分，该合资公司承担着这个铁路大项目中价值超过20亿英镑的隧道工程合同，其28%的股份由俄罗斯实业家奥列格·德里帕斯卡拥有的拉斯佩里亚贸易有限公司持有。