Consultancy firm’s profits rise 17-fold as costs cut

Pre-tax profits at consultancy firm WS Atkins Ireland last year increased 17-fold to €396,291.

The firm has offices in Cork, Dublin, and Galway, and new accounts show that the firm’s pre-tax profits increased from €22,773 to €396,291 in the 12 months to March 31, 2013.

According to the directors’ report, the increase in profit “is a very significant achievement and reflects efficiency and system improvements which have made Atkins Ireland more adaptable, responsive, efficient, and flexible in the manner in which it delivers work to the client base”.