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India’s biggest IT services company Tata consultancy Services (TCS) said on March 21 that it has signed a multimillion-dollar strategic partnership to carry out the end-to-end IT transformation of Ramboll, a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company headquartered in Denmark.
Over the next seven years, TCS will help and streamline Ramboll’s IT operating model to drive business growth and optimise the IT cost base, the company said in a statement.
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TCS also stated that it will deliver services to manage Ramboll’s cloud and data centers, application development and maintenance, Cyber Security and Digital Workplace in attempt to reduce its climate footprint, and increase scalability. As a part of this strategic partnership, TCS will also induct more than 300 Ramboll IT employees in 12 countries.
Commenting on the partnership, Thomas Angelius, Senior Group Director, Chief Information Officer, Ramboll, said, “We are thrilled to have chosen TCS, a proven expert in large-scale complex digital transformations, for this global project. With TCS as our partner, we are confident in our ability to future-proof the business and continue to deliver the excellent services our customers expect.”
TCS has been present in Denmark for over 30 years, driving growth and transformation for its clients. TCS has been named a Top Employer in Denmark since 2014 by the Top Employers Institute and is ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction in the Nordics for 14 consecutive years in an independent survey.
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Vikram Sharma, Country Head, Denmark, TCS, said, “TCS is proud to have been trusted by Ramboll as their first-ever outsourcing partner for this multi-year and multi-phase global project. We look forward to working with Ramboll and building a flexible, agile, scalable, and secure IT and operational foundation to help take the business to the next level. This partnership marks the beginning of an exciting period of collaboration.”
Meanwhile, shares of TCS on March 21 closed almost 1 percent higher at Rs 3,974.05 apiece on the BSE.
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Ramboll, Royal Haskoning DHV and Witteveen Bos are joining forces to develop innovative tunnel solutions, following their collaboration on the world’s longest immersed tunnel, the Fehmarnbelt.
The three engineering companies all provide design services and consultancy for tunnel projects.
The Dutch firms Royal Haskoning DHV and Witteveen Bos already work together in the field of tunnelling and underground works under the name Tunnel Engineering Consultants (TEC).
Danish company Ramboll joined TEC and Arup in delivering technical advisory services for the under development Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Germany and Denmark.
Ramboll, Royal Haskoning DHV and Witteveen Bos have now signed an agreement that builds on this previous collaboration. The three consultancies are combining their capabilities within planning and design of tunnels and underground structures.
The aim is to provide multidisciplinary consultancy and technical advisory for the whole asset life cycle for tunnels – from early planning and feasibility, through to the final design, asset management and decommissioning planning and provisions.
Witteveen Bos infrastructural engineering business unit director Rinze Herrema said: “Innovation is the cornerstone of our collaboration. As with our work on Fehmarnbelt, we will push current engineering standards to overcome complex technical challenges, unlock new opportunities, and create the best solutions in partnership with our clients.”
Royal Haskoning DHV infrastructure business unit director Niek Joustra said he is pleased to see “even closer collaboration” between the three companies, which can offer clients access to “the most qualified tunnel specialists”.
Ramboll Denmark transport executive director Asger Knudsen added that the trio wants to emphasise best practice in sustainability and resilience within tunnel engineering and design.
This includes “a committed emphasis on regenerative design principles to reduce the environmental impact and increase the life span of existing and new tunnels, as well as the use of eco-friendly and recyclable materials, and a focus on preserving biodiversity,”.
The co-operation agreement took effect on 1 January 2024 and brings together a combined workforce of more than 25,000 engineers.