International consulting engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV has acquired Scotland-based maritime engineering company Arch Henderson. Together, the two companies want to focus on providing services to naval bases, among other things.
By bringing Arch Henderson onboard, Royal HaskoningDHV significantly strengthens its UK business to over 800-strong, with a market-leading position in maritime. The companies did not disclose financial information about this transaction.
As a company renowned for its quality and creativity, Arch Henderson will retain its brand name in the short-term, as part of Royal HaskoningDHV and will continue as a significant player in the Scottish market serving the ports and harbours from their offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow, Lerwick and Thurso.
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Naval bases
Building on Arch Henderson’s track record on maritime defence infrastructure across the Clyde estate in the Glasgow area and Royal HaskoningDHV’s experience at Portsmouth and Devonport naval bases, the team can now jointly expand its specialist civil, structural and architectural services to naval bases in the UK and allied nations.
Royal HaskoningDHV CEO Marije Hulshof: ‘We are very excited to welcome our new colleagues from Arch Henderson who are so complimentary to our team. Like us, they have over 100 years of maritime expertise, along with established and long-lasting client relationships with port and government clients. Together, with our maritime and renewable energy capabilities, we are now excellently positioned to capture the growing offshore wind port market around the North Sea and internationally.’
‘We too are all very excited to be joining Royal HaskoningDHV,’ adds Arch Henderson Principal Partner Alan Kilbride. ‘We will be able to offer a wider range of services to our existing clients, grow faster, and for our colleagues this is a great opportunity to join in the delivery of prestigious projects and work internationally.’
Picture: From left to right, sitting: George Bowie (Partner Arch Henderson), Marije Hulshof (CEO Royal HaskoningDHV), and Alan Kilbride (Principal Partner Arch Henderson). From left, standing: Jon Robinson (Global Director Water & Maritime, Royal HaskoningDHV) and Michiel de Jong (Business Unit Director Maritime & Renewables Europe, Royal HaskoningDHV).
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