Oct 14 2010
Peter Halsall, Chairman of the Halsall group of employee-owned professional services companies, announced today that the companies have become the Canadian Operating Company of Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), the 14,000 person global professional services firm specializing in infrastructure planning, design and program/construction management.
The merger includes Halsall Associates, the consulting engineering firm founded in 1956; Pivotal Projects, the national project management company; and Loop Initiatives, the corporate sustainability consulting business.
"As part of our overall plan to be leaders in contributing to community sustainability, we are joining a values-based professional services organization that has world class expertise in transportation and power and steady growth in water." Mr. Halsall said.
"The opportunity this creates is exciting and inspiring. Our clients can count on us for a broader range of solutions for their projects. Our employees increasingly will be able to apply their ideas, practices and innovations to infrastructure as well as buildings."
In communicating the opportunity to employees, Mr. Halsall stated, "PB's values, culture and commitment to being best of market in technical expertise and service delivery mirror ours. We are joining PB to enhance our ability to generate great career opportunities as we expand our impact."
PB CEO George Pierson said, "Clients are at the center of what we do. Combining Halsall's strength in buildings with PB's strength in transportation infrastructure allows us both to provide enhanced services to existing clients as well as new clients throughout Canada. We share Halsall's values and commitment to community sustainability and are enthusiastic about the great potential to be realized by combining our teams."
Halsall, Pivotal and Loop will continue to serve clients through the current executive leadership, project managers and staff.
Source: http://www.pbworld.com/