AECOM Acquires HLA-Envirosciences.Leading Australian environmental firm joins AECOM's ENSR ENSR European Network for SME Research unit LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. & SYDNEY, Australia -- AECOM AECOM Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Bronx, NY) AECOM Architectural and Engineering Company Technology Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field. ), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for government and commercial clients around the world, has announced the acquisition of HLA-Envirosciences (HLA HLA human leukocyte antigens. HLA abbr. human leukocyte antigen HLA (human leuckocyte antigen) ), an environmental health and safety consulting and engineering firm with 250 staff and nine offices across Australia. HLA will be aligned with ENSR, AECOM's global environmental management business, which offers comprehensive environmental, health and safety services to industry and government clients worldwide. ENSR and HLA will merge operations to provide greater project management depth, expanded technical expertise and seamless service delivery for clients worldwide. With more than 2,200 staff serving clients in offices around the world, the combined firm has a strong presence throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Australia, Asia, Europe and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . "The addition of HLA to the AECOM family is an important milestone in our goal of continuing to expand our strong, global environmental offering to our clients," said John M. Dionisio, AECOM president and chief executive officer. Bob Weber, ENSR president and chief executive officer, echoed Dionisio's sentiment. "The collective capabilities of ENSR, HLA and AECOM's other Australia-based businesses play a key role in strengthening our position as a leading environmental specialist across the Australia and Asia markets." Like ENSR, HLA is an environmental management and health and safety services firm that specializes in solving complex environmental problems throughout the business life cycle - from new asset development to ongoing operations, and final asset disposal and restoration. HLA brings to ENSR a strong focus on the energy, mining and defense industries, and has been recognized with multiple Consultant Excellence Awards from the Urban Development Institute of Australia. "By joining forces with AECOM and ENSR, we can provide our clients with greatly expanded services," said Chris Kidd, HLA's managing director and senior principal. "For clients with international operations, we can offer a much broader platform for service delivery." About AECOM AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities and environmental. With more than 30,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM companies provide a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that enhance and sustain the world's built, natural and social environments. AECOM serves clients in more than 60 countries and has annual revenue of approximately $3.4 billion. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com. About ENSR ENSR is a leading global environmental firm serving industrial clients and government agencies with more than 2,200 professional staff serving clients in offices around the world. ENSR provides comprehensive consulting, engineering, remediation, and environmental health and safety (EHS EHS Environmental Health and Safety EHS Early Head Start (pre-school program) EHS Extremely Hazardous Substance (EPA) EHS Environmental Health Services EHS Exchange Hosted Services ) management solutions. ENSR has won numerous environmental and health and safety industry and client awards as well as awards from the Environmental Business Journal. For more information on ENSR: www.ensr.aecom.com. |
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