Ottawa-based consulting and engineering firm LRL Associates Ltd. has been acquired by Canadian engineering and environmental services firm Englobe Corp.
“This agreement enhances our current capabilities and allows us to reaffirm our vision of achieving our full potential in the National Capital Region and Atlantic Canada through collaboration with like-minded partners,” said Englobe president Mike Cormier in a news release Wednesday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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LRL president Christian Robichaud, the leadership group and employees will become part of Englobe’s “growing Canadian platform,” Cormier added.
LRL is based in Ottawa with locations in Pembroke, Ont. and Moncton, N.B. Founded in 1984, LRL’s 45 employees provide multidisciplinary engineering services to public and private clients, with a focus on buildings and land development projects.
According to the release, Englobe, which is headquartered in Laval, Que., is “continuing to thoughtfully grow to better meet the needs of its client base across Canada, particularly in Ontario’s burgeoning infrastructure market.”
“This announcement comes at a time where sectors in Canada are looking to strengthen their domestic capacity and develop a competitive advantage globally,” said the release.
Englobe is Canada’s sixth-largest engineering and environmental services firm, with 3,400 employees who offer services from engineering, design and inspection to environmental consulting and remediation. The company completes more than 25,000 projects annually for public- and private-sector clients.
In July 2024, Englobe joined forces with Colliers, a global diversified professional services, real estate, and investment management company, as its majority financial shareholder.
