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Hoare Lea acquired by US firm Tetra Tech

UK: Long-established UK M&E consultancy Hoare Lea has been acquired by Tetra Tech Inc, a US-based consulting and engineering services firm.

Headquartered in Pasadena, California, Tetra Tech has over 20,000 engineers, scientists and specialists in 450 offices worldwide. Its clients include a diverse base of international, US state and local government, US federal government, US commercial, and international clients.

With a history dating back to 1862, Hoare Lea has adapted and evolved to become the UK’s largest MEP consultancy. 

It will be joining Tetra Tech’s High Performance Buildings Group, a global alliance of MEP firms, which consists of Cosentini Associates and Glumac in the US, and NDY in Australia and Asia Pacific. 

“The addition of Hoare Lea to our High Performance Buildings Group further advances Tetra Tech’s industry-leading sustainable building solutions for our commercial and government clients,” said Dan Batrack, Tetra Tech chairman and CEO. “They join our global practice that provides state-of-the-art net zero carbon design, digital engineering and building intelligence for the future of the built environment.”

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