WSP completes acquisition of the environment and infrastructure business of John Wood Group
The move expands the company's environmental leadership.
WSP Global Inc. (TSX: WSP) recently completed its previously announced acquisition of the Environment & Infrastructure business ("E&I") of John Wood Group plc ("Wood"), through a sale and purchase agreement. E&I provides engineering, remediation consulting, environmental permitting, inspection, monitoring, and environmental management services to government, industrial, infrastructure, oil and gas, power, water, and mining clients. E&I’s 6,000 professionals are based in some 100 offices in over 10 countries, mainly in the US, Canada, and the UK, with a secondary presence in Latin America and Europe.
“We are pleased to welcome E&I’s 6,000 professionals into the WSP family and are excited to create a strong market leader from two respected organizations with bold ambitions. Joining forces will allow us to offer our clients expanded world-class multidisciplinary services while bringing new solutions and enhanced value. This transaction will also enable us to further seize opportunities in the fast-growing environmental and water sectors,” says Alexandre L’Heureux, WSP’s President and Chief Executive Officer.