WYG internationalisation to reduce reliance on Irish and British markets

MULTI-disciplined civil engineering consultancy White Young Green (WYG) is looking to reduce dependency on its core markets of Britain and Ireland and boost contribution from its international business to around 35% of group revenue.

The Leeds-headquartered firm has had a presence in Ireland for the last 10 years and had expanded aggressively here in recent years, mainly through acquisition.

However, a group-wide restructuring aimed at making savings of around £5m, (€5.8m) last year has seen its Irish staff numbers drop from 770 to 500 in the last 12 months.