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Swedish company ties up acquisition of Newcastle engineering firm

Newcastle-based engineering consultancy Grontmij has been rebranded as Sweco, signalling the completion of its acquisition by the Swedish architecture and engineering consultancy.

Grontmij was acquired by Stockholm-headquartered Sweco, which has employs 14,500 people across Europe, last October.

In the UK, the business employs 800 people and has particular expertise in the fields of energy, transportation, environment, asset management, sustainable buildings and water.

It consults on major projects nationwide via its network of offices in Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Maidenhead, Manchester, Newcastle, Peterborough and Solihull.

Max Joy, Sweco UK managing director, said: “Our rebrand represents the next step of our successful integration of Grontmij into Sweco.

“We are Europe’s leading engineering consultancy and are already providing our UK clients with the benefits that this combined knowledge and experience brings.

“The UK construction industry is resurgent and presents us and our clients with a multitude of opportunities. Sweco has a distinct, intelligent approach to the way it consults which is insight-driven and dedicated to planning and designing the communities and cities of the future.”

He added: “We are confident this formula will prove as successful here as it does throughout mainland Europe and the world.”