06 February 2007 00:00

NEW YEAR NEW NAME! - WREXHAM-BASED CARL BRO UNVEILS A NEW IDENTITY.

This new name is to make its debut in the UK’s engineering consultancy market as leading player Carl Bro, based on Wrexham Industrial Estate, is rebranding to Grontmij.

Grontmij was founded in 1915 and is listed on the Euronext Stock Exchange in Amsterdam. The company is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering company with operations in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary.

In August 2006 it acquired consultancy Carl Bro, giving it a presence in the UK and Ireland, with established operations in Solihull, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Peterborough, Reading, Wrexham and Cumbria.

With an annual turnover of £484 million (EUR 720 million) and over 7,000 employees worldwide,
Grontmij boasts four areas of expertise in the UK, including transportation, building and environment, water and systems.

Steve Wintle, operations manager at Grontmij, said: “Grontmij has a fantastic heritage across continental Europe as one of the region’s most respected engineering consultancies. Together, we command a strong presence in the UK and Europe, and combining our complementary values and synergies under a unique single identity cements our position as the region’s fifth largest engineering consultancy. Our ambition now is to make the Grontmij name as synonymous with project excellence as Carl Bro is in the UK. We want to build on the Carl Bro brand and enviable reputation it has achieved, whilst reinforcing the strategy behind the union of our two companies.”

Nelson Ogunshakin, chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering, said: “This move by Carl Bro adds to the vitality of the UK’s consultancy and engineering sector, which continues to grow despite challenging conditions. Carl Bro has demonstrated its commitment to helping shape the future of our industry and is actively involved on the ACE board. Under the Grontmij name, I'm sure they will be ideally placed to develop this commitment further.”

One of Carl Bro’s flagship projects has been the design and site supervision of the surface works, cut and cover tunnel, and mechanical and electrical systems of Dublin’s £495 million port tunnel. Taking more than five years, the 4.5km project has been widely acknowledged as Ireland’s largest civil engineering project and has created the longest urban motorway in Europe. The company’s current customers include the Highways Agency, Network Rail, Severn Trent Water, Scottish Water and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

Mr Wintle said: “Whilst our name is changing, customers can be confident of receiving the same high standards of service they’ve become accustomed to. As a business, we’re moving forward, uniting our expanded resource base and looking forward to helping customers capitalise on Grontmij’s expertise.”

For further information please contact:
Pamela Weeks, Grontmij
Tel: 0113 262 0000. Email: pamela.weeks@grontmij.co.uk
Or
Clare Cockroft, Ptarmigan
Tel: 0113 242 1155. Email: clare@ptarmiganpr.co.uk

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