Building a united vision of excellence

Unity brings together the region’s three leading experts in complex rail infrastructure and sustainable major projects.

A partnership of two internationally renowned construction and civil engineering companies, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick, and one of the world’s leading professional services firms, WSP. At Unity, we have a shared culture of collaboration, having worked together on multiple projects, including the HS2 Chilterns Tunnel and Colne Valley Viaduct, as part of the Align joint venture. 

Beyond our core partnership, we aim to collaborate closely with our supply chain, regional partners, and communities; taking people on the development journey to maximise project benefits and leave a lasting legacy. We aim to drive forward industry-leading innovation by doing things differently and working with our clients in an open and honest way.

 

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United, we deliver

As one team, we are united to deliver: 

Specialist expertise

Programme excellence

A sustainable future

A lasting legacy

Specialist expertise

As industry-leading experts we have a track record of delivering complex projects and major rail infrastructure from inception to completion. 

We’re currently working on a range of railway station projects, including four stations in south Birmingham alone, alongside a programme of linear rail upgrade, extension, and new line projects across the UK. As part of established HS2 partner Align, we have the specialist skills, behaviours, and knowledge required to deliver outstanding rail infrastructure and major projects. 

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Programme excellence

Through our extensive collective experience, we understand what is required to deliver truly reliable programmes safely, on time, and on budget, while championing a project’s strategic goals and evolving needs. 

We maintain disciplined focus on budgets and continually look for innovations, best practice, and efficiencies that add value – not costs – to public and private projects. Our culture of collaboration, collective knowledge sharing, and continual communication guarantee an agile and effective programme and project delivery. 

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A sustainable future

Collectively we have achieved over 275 BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ and ‘Excellent’ certifications and have generated millions of pounds of social value across our project portfolio. 

We aim to deliver visionary, sustainable projects that enhance local quality of life and cohesion. As a team we boast some of the country’s leading experts on BREEAM, working as quality assessors, alongside colleagues who help their organisations to achieve ambitious Net Zero targets, while designing and building the sustainable projects of the future.  

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A lasting legacy

We understand that the success of construction projects is about much more than spades in the ground. 

It is about delivering economic, social, and environmental benefits for communities, while making the potential tangible, and ensuring that the positive ripple effects of investment are felt. Operating as a good neighbour, we aim to foster early collaborative relationships with stakeholders, to identify local needs, projects, and opportunities that could be supported to deliver lasting benefits for communities. 

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