MONTREAL, QUE.—Englobe Corporation, a Canadian specialty engineering and environmental services firm, has announced the acquisition of MPE.
MPE is a multidisciplinary consulting engineering firm that specializes in municipal engineering, water resources and building services.
“MPE’s strong reputation and large expertise allows Englobe to expand its talent and set a long-lasting footprint coast to coast,” said Englobe in a press release. “Following the successful close of this transaction, all 230 current MPE employees will join the extended Englobe family.”
MPE began in Lethbridge, Alta. in the mid 1980s. The firm has 11 offices across Western Canada. Over the years, MPE has participated in a diverse range of projects, including the construction of a wastewater treatment facility for the Town of Vermillion, the upgrade of the Fish creek west sub-trunk sanitary capacity for the City of Calgary and the rehabilitation of the Cameron Lateral for the St. Mary River Irrigation district.
Englobe stated MPE’s deep bench of professionals increases Englobe’s depth of expertise in municipal, water resources and buildings-focused engineering disciplines.
The company added the acquisition significantly increases Englobe’s existing western Canadian operations and serves as a platform for continued growth in the region and across Canada.
Furthermore, MPE’s suite of services closely aligns with Englobe’s current offering, thus boosting the company’s resource capacity.
“We’re very pleased to welcome MPE’s team of experienced professionals into the Englobe family,” said Englobe’s co-president Mike Cormier in the release. “We’re particularly impressed with its industry-leading expertise in water resource engineering, which will be a great complement to our own strengths and services. We’re excited to collaborate with MPE to become a Canadian leader in our areas of practice.”
MPE’s team also celebrated the agreement.
“This transaction represents the next step in our company’s evolution and will help us achieve our growth objectives. Our team is excited about this new step, and particularly to join Englobe, whose solid values of caring for their communities and the environment closely align with our own,” said Gerald Veldman, president and CEO of MPE.
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