Gifford is part of the Ramboll Group, providing engineering consultancy, design, planning, project management and consulting services for buildings, infrastructure and the environment.

The firm was founded by Dr. Edwin Gifford, a pioneer of prestressed structures, in Southampton in 1951 under the name E.W.H.

[1] It won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2002.

[2] In March 2011, Gifford was bought by the consulting engineering company Ramboll.

[3][4] The firm has activities focused on: It has offices in: