Ameresco Canada Inc. Acquires Byrne Engineering

TORONTO , Sept. 30 /CNW/ - Ameresco Canada Inc (Ameresco), Canada's largest and fastest growing independently-held energy service company, today announced the purchase of Byrne Engineering (Byrne).

Byrne is an independent consulting engineering firm specializing in mechanical, electrical and structural engineering, with a proven track record in the following fields: mining/mineral processing, manufacturing/production, transportation, energy, industrial automation, construction/renovation/rehabilitation, pressure vessel registrations and design/build modifications. Byrne's fully integrated engineering services have been provided for projects in Canada and overseas.

"Byrne Engineering Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of the company to Ameresco Canada Inc." says Andre Martineau , P.Eng., President & General Manager. "I am very excited about joining the Ameresco team; this merger allows continued growth for Byrne as the Ameresco engineering arm. I am looking forward to a mutually rewarding relationship."

The purchase of Byrne is part of Ameresco's strategic business plan to grow its engineering consulting division. This new partnership will allow Ameresco to provide additional value-added services to all clients and allow us to expand our areas of expertise to include transportation, structural engineering and industrial engineering. "We are excited that Byrne Engineering has joined Ameresco as our new engineering consulting unit where we can ensure continuity and success for our current and prospective customers," says Anthony Da Silva, Executive Vice President and COO, Ameresco Canada Inc.

The partnership also strengthens the organization's commitment to long-term partnerships with institutional and private customers across Canada .

"We are excited to support our customers with our latest expansion. This acquisition continues our strategy of expanding into additional engineering services, thus offering our customers a wider range of services to meet all of their requirements," says Da Silva.

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