Posted by Daniel Gleeson on seventeenth October 2024
SLR Consulting has annnounced the acquisition of Wardell Armstrong, a number one multidisciplinary, 550-person environmental, engineering and mining consultancy with a protracted and profitable 185-year historical past of delivering high-quality companies to purchasers within the UK and worldwide.
This strategic acquisition represents wonderful cultural and values alignment, reinforcing the dedication each companies must serving to purchasers handle vital environmental and sustainability points, SLR says. It varieties a mixed group of just about 1,800 colleagues throughout Europe from the 2 firms who’ve a shared deal with “Making Sustainability Occur”.
Bradley Andrews, SLR’s CEO, mentioned: “This acquisition is a superb strategic match, absolutely aligning with our development priorities and enhancing our core enterprise. Each share a robust cultural and values alignment, with a typical deal with Making Sustainability Occur. We’re excited to work with Wardell Armstrong to supply a good broader vary of companies to our purchasers, whereas increasing our international attain and reinforcing our dedication to sustainability. Their groups’ experience and robust market presence will enable us to ship much more worth to our purchasers, proper from day one.”
Caroline Mellor, Managing Director of Wardell Armstrong UK, commented: “We’re thrilled to affix forces with SLR. Our mixed experience and shared imaginative and prescient will enable us to raised serve our purchasers by increasing the companies, sectors, and geographies we cowl, all whereas remaining centered on delivering sustainable options. Collectively, we’ll proceed to help our purchasers in tackling the vital environmental problems with at present and tomorrow.”
Alison Allen, Managing Director of Wardell Armstrong Worldwide, added “SLR and Wardell Armstrong are united by a shared tradition and values. Our purchasers will profit from seamless entry to the perfect sources, abilities, and experience throughout each firms. This collaboration enhances our capacity to handle much more of our purchasers’ environmental and sustainability wants.”
This acquisition, SLR says, reaffirms its dedication to investing in its European area, delivering sustainable development to proceed providing world-class sustainability and environmental consulting companies globally.