Edmonton-based Stantec Inc. is expanding its services in the United States through the acquisition of four firms involved in branding, planning, design, environmental management, transportation, engineering and energy.
Edmonton-based Stantec Inc. is expanding its services in the United States through the acquisition of four firms involved in branding, planning, design, environmental management, transportation, engineering and energy.
Last week, Stantec acquired the assets of CommArts, a 20-person design firm headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.
The firm specializes in project visioning, branding, and associated conceptual architectural and environmental graphics.
“This is a service that, in the past, we hired outside firms to complete. With the addition of CommArts, we can now provide branding and visioning services to our clients across North America,” said Bob Gomes, Stantec president and CEO.
CommArts has been involved in major commercial, retail, mixed-use, resort, urban, sports, placemaking, and branding projects around the world.
Stantec expanded its presence in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Colorado on July 30, by acquiring Natural Resources Consulting (NRC).
The 60-person environmental consulting and ecological restoration firm is headquartered in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin.
“The addition of the NRC team strengthens Stantec’s capabilities in the area of environmental regulation and permitting at the federal, state, and local levels and enhances our presence in the Upper U.S. Midwest, a strategically important part of the United States in terms of energy development and distribution,” said Gomes. “NRC has extensive experience in natural resource management for both traditional and renewable energy development, which makes it a very good fit for our environmental management practice.”
NRC’s consulting services encompass the full scope of development, from impact assessment to compliance monitoring during construction and post-construction restoration, monitoring, and compliance.
Stantec established a base for expansion into Florida with the acquisition of WilsonMiller Inc. last month.
The multidisciplinary planning, design, and engineering firm has about 265 employees and 10 offices throughout the state.
WilsonMiller provides services in the environment, geotechnical engineering, urban land, and transportation practices.
Earlier in July, Stantec acquired Industry and Energy Associates LLC to gain expertise in the power and energy industries.
The 60-person engineering firm is based in Portland, Maine, with a regional office in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
“Their experience in all types of power generation and distribution is impressive and will certainly build on our capabilities in the power and energy market,” said Gomes.
The company has worked on energy projects all over the world, including a recent renewable power project on Galapagos Island in Ecuador.
Sponsored by the United Nations Development Program, this effort involved combining three wind turbines and solar power into a system that now generates about 50 percent of the island’s electrical needs.
With the completion of these acquisitions, Stantec’s overall staff levels increased to more than 10,000.
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