Jolyon Price, partner at Ridge, said: “This acquisition unites complementary strengths and shared values around quality, ingenuity and partnership.

“By combining Driven’s racetrack design and master planning expertise with Ridge’s multidisciplinary capabilities in architecture, engineering and project and cost management, we’re creating a unique, fully integrated offer for clients and reinforcing our leadership in global motorsport.”

Ben Willshire, managing director at Driven, added: “This partnership allows us to continue the journey we have been on for 10 years.

“We are combining our agile approach and specialist racetrack design expertise with Ridge’s comprehensive capabilities and proven track record in design and project management, creating new possibilities for innovation in motorsport facility development.“

In a further move, Ridge recently appointed six new equity partners to its leadership team, strengthening its expertise in key growth sectors like data centres, defence, and expert witness services, in response to increasing demand across the built environment.

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