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Expedition Engineering

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British structural engineering company

Expedition Engineering is a London-based consulting firm, delivering structural engineering services.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

Expedition Engineering is a London-based consulting firm, delivering structural engineering services.2

The story

Expedition Engineering was founded in 1999 by Professor Chris Wise (engineer for the Millennium Bridge, London) and Seán Walsh, both former employees at Arup.

On 2 October 2008, Expedition's ownership was restructured, passing to an Employee Benefit Trust called the Useful Simple Trust. The Useful Simple Trust also owns Thomas Matthews, a sustainable communication design practise; Think Up, a company specialising in engineering educational materials; Useful Simple Projects, a strategic sustainability consultant, and Useful Studio an architecture design practise.

The trustees of the Useful Simple Trust are:

Mike Davies, founding director of the Richard Rogers Partnership

Duncan Michael, former chairman of Ove Arup & Partners

Sophie Thomas, director of Thomas Matthews

Ed McCann, director of Useful Simple Projects

Chris Wise, director of Expedition Engineering

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Seán Walsh, director of Expedition Engineering

Tim O'Brien, Theatre Designer

From Wikipedia’s article on Expedition Engineering, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

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