Osborne Infrastructure has today rebranded as Octavius Infrastructure. This completes a journey to become a wholly standalone business under the ownership of Sullivan Street Partners, who acquired the company in September 2021.
Building on a proud legacy of more than 50 years of experience and expertise in civil engineering, including 30 years specifically focused on transport infrastructure solutions, Octavius will continue to help underpin the provision of safe and efficient transport networks in the UK.
John Dowsett, chief executive officer at Octavius Infrastructure, said: “Whilst we are incredibly proud of where we have come from, we are hugely excited to launch the next stage of our journey as Octavius.
“With full continuity of our leadership team, we will ensure that we build on our great foundations, the focus on people and customers and the embedded values and principles that have made us successful to date.
“These foundations, together with renewed investment and a dedicated focus on infrastructure transport, will enable us to continue the exciting growth of our business and further improve the safe, assured, sustainable and efficient solutions that we deliver for our customers.”
Octavius embodies a strong heritage, the birth of civil engineering in this country and a legacy of effective, progressive and sustainable leadership. With renewed investment in the core areas of people development, safety, assurance, sustainability and innovation, Octavius is primed to accelerate its growth.
Octavius will keep connecting communities, bringing together customers, suppliers and stakeholders in a uniquely collaborative way to deliver high quality transport infrastructure solutions safely, on time and within budget
Richard Sanders of Sullivan Street Partners said: “In my experience Osborne Infrastructure and its people are of high integrity and with a reputation for excellent delivery, focusing on repeat clients and safety critical works.
“Octavius will now be the best of Osborne Infrastructure combined with progressive commitments that weren’t possible in the recent past;Zero Carbon, lean engineering approaches, increasing levels of diversity and sustainability will be key for us as a team going forwards. Watch this space!”
