Survey Also Shows Significant Gains for Black &
Veatch’s Business in the UK
Redhill, UK (April 10, 2008) -- Black & Veatch, a leading engineering,
consulting and construction company,has topped the global rankings for water
and power in the NCE’s Consultants File 2008.
Black & Veatch’s European business also featured strongly in the NCE’s
listing of the UK’s top consulting engineers. It was ranked fourth in water, up
two places from the previous year, and ninth in construction and project
management, an advance of five places. The company also rose three places in
the ports, harbours, airports and canals listing.
“Globally, Black & Veatch had a very strong 2007 in providing
sustainable solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges,” commented Dan
McCarthy, President and CEO of Black & Veatch’s global water business.
“That strength is reflected in the NCE’s global rankings for the
business’s core markets of water and power. The gains we’ve made in the UK
listings show that growth in our consulting services lines has gone
hand-in-hand with the major expansion in construction capabilities we began in
2006.
“Black & Veatch now offers the UK water sector an unrivalled in-house
concept-to-commissioning capability.”
NCE magazine publishes its Consultants File annually. The
rankings are based upon the results of a questionnaire survey of consultancies
conducted by the publication in January 2008.
About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction
company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water,
telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets.
Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions
that meet clients’ needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions are
provided from the broad line of service expertise available within Black &
Veatch, including conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering
design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management,
program management, construction management, environmental, security design and
consulting, management consulting and infrastructure planning. With $3.2
billion in revenue, the employee-owned company has more than 100 offices
worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries on six
continents.
Black & Veatch’s global water business provides innovative,
technology-based solutions to utilities, governments and industries worldwide.
Local project teams work with multinational water and wastewater treatment
process experts to address site-specific challenges through a broad range of
consulting, study, planning, design, design-build and construction management
services. The company’s Web site address is www.bv.com.
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