Hatch Mott MacDonald Acquires AWS Engineers & Planners Corp

Mott MacDonald's North American company, Hatch Mott MacDonald has acquired water and wastewater engineering firm American Water Services Engineers & Planners Corp, an Ontario, Canada-based firm with offices in Burlington and the Niagara Peninsula from American Water Canada, Corp.

"This acquisition is in line with Hatch Mott MacDonald's strategic vision of expanding its already significant water and wastewater capabilities from the United States into the Canadian marketplace," said Peter Wickens, Hatch Mott MacDonald Group CEO.

Through this acquisition, Hatch Mott MacDonald, with a staff of 1000 in North America including 150 in Mississauga, Ontario, will increase with 40 more experts in water and wastewater engineering. "Our combined skills and capabilities in asset and information management, water and wastewater process, conveyance and distribution, process control and instrumentation, and tunnelling, will enhance our core strengths, especially in the Ontario market," said Wickens.

Martin Tourangeau, Vice President of AWS Engineers & Planners, commented, "The acquisition offers us a strong and stable platform to provide continuing and expanded service to our clients and we are excited by the new opportunities that our combined capabilities will provide."

Hatch Mott MacDonald is a full-service infrastructure, transportation and environmental engineering company. The firm offers public and private clients a complete range of services from planning, feasibility studies, conceptual through detailed design, to procurement, construction management, and full program management services, as well as operations and maintenance support. Hatch Mott MacDonald has over 30 offices in North America and through its parent firms, Hatch of Canada and the Mott MacDonald Group, has access to staff resources of more than 13 000 worldwide.

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Posted 23/01/06

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