MWH Global

MWH Global, Inc.
Employee-Owned Corporation
Industry Consulting, Engineering, construction, operations and finance
Founded Heywood, Lancashire, United Kingdom (1820)
(as Ames Crosta Babcock)
Headquarters Broomfield, Colorado United States
Key people
 Alan Krause, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Revenue Increase$1.3 Billion [1] USD (2013)
Owner Stantec Inc.
Number of employees
 7,000 (2015)[2]
Website www.mwhglobal.com

MWH Global Inc. is a global water and natural resources firm, providing technical engineering, construction services and consulting services. The firm has provided planning, design and construction management services for a wide range of water and natural resources projects around the world.[3] The firm is headquartered in Broomfield, a suburb of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States with operations in 35 countries. As of May 2015, MWH Global had a global staff of approximately 7,000 employees,[2] including builders, engineers, architects, geologists, operators, project managers, business consultants, scientists, technologists, and regulatory experts. MWH is listed as the 15th-largest employee-owned company in America.[4]

History

MWH Global is the unification of three major engineering firms: James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers (JMM), Watson Hawksley, Ltd., and Harza Engineering Company.[5] JMM was founded in Pasadena in 1945 by James M. Montgomery[6] following his work on the design (1936) and commencement (1941) of the 100-million gallon per day F. E. Weymouth Memorial Water Softening and Filtration Plant at La Verne, California for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California while with the firm Hoover and Montgomery.[7] JMM merged with Watson Hawksley, Ltd., of High Wycombe, United Kingdom, in 1990, combining JMM's specialization in water and wastewater engineering with Watson Hawksley's international operation, to become the global firm of Montgomery Watson.[8] In 2001, Montgomery Watson merged with Harza Engineering Company, of Chicago, Illinois, best known for its work in the energy and environmental sectors and hydroelectric power development[9] including the El Cajón Dam in Honduras (officially known as Central Hidroeléctrica Francisco Morazán), and operated under the new name of Montgomery Watson Harza. In 2003, the firm name was shortened to MWH.[8] In 2010, MWH acquired Biwater Services Ltd., a water construction and engineering firm. With the acquisition, the firm’s history can now be traced to 1820, when Ames Crosta Babcock (an acquisition of Biwater Services) was created.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "USBE & IT magazine 2009 Deans' Issue". Content.yudu.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. 1 2 "Company Overview". MWH Global. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ↑ "MWH Global Named ENR Mountain States Design Firm of the Year | 2013-06-19 | ENR". Mountainstates.construction.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. ↑ "The Employee Ownership 100: America's Largest Majority Employee-Owned Companies". Nceo.org. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  5. ↑ "MWH Global Inc. - Financial Report | Annual Revenue | Stock". Privco.com. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. ↑ "Civil Engineering Database". Civil Engineering Database. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  7. ↑ "MWH GLOBAL, INC. | Company Profile from Hoover's". Hoovers.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  8. 1 2 "MWH | The Global Leader in Wet Infrastructure". Wayback.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  9. ↑ "The Archives of Harza Engineering Company: A Guide Collection Number: MS-4-253". Wayback.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  10. ↑ "Company History". MWH Global. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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