WSP Increases its Service Offering in the Buildings Market in Australia by Acquiring WINWARD
02 Juin 2014 - 3:00PM
Marketwired
WSP Increases its Service Offering in the Buildings Market in
Australia by Acquiring WINWARD
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Jun 2, 2014) - WSP Global Inc.
(TSX:WSP) ("WSP" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the
acquisition, effective June 1, 2014, of WINWARD Group ("WINWARD"),
an Australia-based engineering firm specializing in structural
engineering services. This acquisition adds 50 people to WSP in
Australia.
WINWARD and WSP already have a strong and trusting working
relationship, fostered through the successful delivery of major
Australian projects, which they completed in collaboration, such as
the Melbourne Convention Centre, the Southern Cross Station, the
Eastern Plaza at Melbourne Park and the Economics and Commerce
Building at Melbourne University.
"We are very happy to welcome the WINWARD team as it fits very
well in our development strategy and strengthens our leadership
both in Australia and in buildings. WINWARD's team has developed an
expertise in the delivery of challenging projects, particularly of
tall, slender towers, which complements the array of services we
already offer in this market segment," said Andrew Mather, Managing
Director of WSP in Australia. "The buildings market is a
flourishing, dynamic one, rich in opportunities. With such a
diverse service offering, we expect to take part in many more
projects in the coming years and to take this full
multi-disciplinary model to a higher level of service quality and
project optimisation for our clients," he added.
"We are happy to be joining the WSP team, which values and
underlying culture are similar to ours," said Kevin Winward,
Executive Chairman for WINWARD. "WINWARD has always promoted
specialism, always ensuring of combining the best skills available
in every discipline into a team of specialists. Through this
transaction, our team of specialists (structural, civil and façade)
will work in an integrated manner with WSP's specialist building
services team, in much the same way as we have before joining
forces, but with the added value of a common delivery platform. We
intend to play an active role in the continued development and
growth of WSP's multidisciplinary buildings group, with a clear
focus on providing our clients with quality professional services
and technical excellence," he added.
ABOUT WINWARD
Established in 2000, WINWARD Group is a specialist structural
engineering consultancy operating from offices in Melbourne, Perth
and Brisbane. The firm, which has developed an expertise in
structure and civil engineering, is also known for its expertise in
a range of supplementary skills which includes 3D construction
planning, multi-discipline design team coordination and management
or construction temporary works planning and procurement through
its BIM modelling expertise. WINWARD has been involved in a diverse
range of projects in Australia and abroad, such as the Nakheel's
super-tall tower in Dubai.
ABOUT WSP
WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms,
working with governments, businesses, architects and planners and
providing integrated solutions across many disciplines. The firm
provides services to transform the built environment and restore
the natural environment, and its expertise ranges from
environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering
iconic buildings to designing sustainable transport networks, and
from developing the energy sources of the future to enabling new
ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 17,000
employees, mainly engineers, technicians, scientists, architects,
planners, surveyors, other design professionals, as well as various
environmental experts, based in more than 300 offices, across 30
countries, on 5 continents. www.wspgroup.com
WSPAndrew MatherManaging Director, Asia Pacific(61) 2 8907
0900andrew.mather@wspgroup.comIsabelle AdjahiDirector,
Communications and Investor Relations(514) 340-0046, ext.
5648isabelle.adjahi@wspgroup.comWINWARDKevin WinwardExecutive
Chairman(61) 3 8327 8600KWinward@winward.com.au
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