Stantec to acquire Morrison Hershfield, a leading transportation, buildings, and environmental services firm - Seite 2

Morrison Hershfield is an industry leader in building and facilities engineering design. The firm’s capabilities align with and augment Stantec’s Buildings business in several of its key growth markets, including advanced manufacturing, transit facilities, and industrial building design. Additionally, Morrison Hershfield adds capacity in the high-growth mission critical and data center market space, which will further complement Stantec’s recent acquisition of Environmental Systems Design Inc. The combination will reinforce Stantec's position as a top provider of data center engineering services. Morrison Hershfield’s longstanding telecom and technology consulting business will add new capabilities directly tied to smart buildings and 5G implementation. Stantec’s decarbonization and high-performance building design work will be strengthened by Morrison Hershfield’s industry-leading position in building envelope and building science design, as well as code life safety consulting, commissioning, sustainability, and whole building energy modeling consulting, among others. These capabilities add greater depth to the specialty services disciplines within Stantec’s Buildings practice.

Morrison Hershfield’s Environmental Services business will bolster Stantec’s capacity to support infrastructure projects in key Canadian markets, including Toronto, Vancouver, and in Canada’s North by combining teams in Whitehorse, Yukon. The firm will also support Stantec’s work in the energy transition by providing additional capacity in environmental impact assessment, ecological services, and geosciences. Morrison Hershfield’s client base will benefit from Stantec’s expertise in nature-based solutions, carbon sequestration, and natural capital. Morrison Hershfield also has a team dedicated to climate change risk, climate resilience assessment and adaptation services, which will augment Stantec’s own expertise in this critical area.

“Joining the Stantec family marks a historic moment for our 78-year-old company. Stantec is a highly successful firm that shares our corporate values and mission, with a unique culture that complements our own,” said Anthony Karakatsanis, president and chief executive officer, Morrison Hershfield. “With access to Stantec’s depth of renowned experts, resources, and cutting-edge technology, we will be able to provide our employees with exciting and meaningful work, growth, and professional development for the long term. This acquisition provides us with access to many high-profile North American and global projects and markets in the communities where our employees live and work.”