• 1959

Company Description

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firm.

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firm. WSP and Parsons Brinckerhoff have combined and are now one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. Together they provide services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment, and our expertise ranges from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transport networks and from developing the energy sources of the future to enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. WSP has approximately 32,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals and various environmental experts. We are based in more than 500 offices across 39 countries worldwide. On October 31st, 2014, the transaction to acquire Parsons Brinckerhoff was closed. Long recognized as one of the world's leading transportation engineering firms, Parsons Brinckerhoff’s expertise enhances WSP in providing comprehensive services for all types of infrastructure projects including power, buildings, water/wastewater, mining and community development. WSP, through its acquisition of Parsons Brinckerhoff, has approximately 32,000 employees, mainly engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, other design professionals, as well as various environmental experts, based in more than 500 offices, across 39 countries, on 5 continents. WSP, including Parsons Brinckerhoff, had pro forma revenues of $5.2 billion for the 12 months ended December 31, 2014. WSP also acquired Focus, Technip TPS and Winward, increasing its expertise in geomatics, in buildings and infrastructure engineering. The acquisitions grew our client base and our presence in Alberta, France, the U.S. and Australia. On January 1st, 2014, the Company reorganized its corporate structure to create a parent company named WSP Global Inc. and adopted a common brand, WSP, thus creating a united company with one strategy and one vision. WSP was ranked 16th in the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 225 International Design Firms and 17th in the Top 150 Global Design Firms list. On August 1st, 2012, WSP and GENIVAR merge, creating a world-class professional services firm with approximately 15,000 employees, working in over 300 offices on every continent. The merger brought together two successful and ambitious companies with complementary strategies, positioning for diversified global growth and delivering to a wide range of sectors with worldwide skills but minimal geographic or client overlap.

  • Manufacturer:

    Science and Engineering
  • Formed:

    1959
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  • Company Address:

    1600 Rene-Levesque Blvd., 16th Floor Montreal
    Québec, ON
    Canada
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