MWH Global Inc. was a global water and natural resources firm providing technical engineering, construction services and consulting services. In 2016, MWH was acquired by Stantec Consulting Inc. The firm provided planning, design and construction management for water and natural resources projects around the world.
The firm was headquartered in
Broomfield, a suburb of the
Denver metropolitan area
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in the
state of Colorado
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of the
United States
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, with operations in 35 countries. As of May 2015, MWH Global had a global staff of approximately 7,000 employees
including builders,
engineers
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,
architects
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,
geologists, operators, project managers, business consultants, scientists,
technologists, and regulatory experts. MWH was listed as the 15th-largest employee-owned company in the United States.
The MWH name is carried forward today at MWH Constructors, the water and wastewater construction branch of the former MWH Global.
History
MWH Global is the unification of three major engineering firms: James M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers (JMM), Watson Hawksley, Ltd., and Harza Engineering Company.
JMM was founded in
Pasadena,
California
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, in 1945 by James M. Montgomery
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
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History
The area was home to Native Americans.
The European history of the area dates back to the ...
for the
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
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while with the firm Hoover and Montgomery.
JMM merged with Watson Hawksley, Ltd., of
High Wycombe
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, 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.
In 2001, Montgomery Watson merged with Harza Engineering Company, of
Chicago, Illinois
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, best known for its work in the energy and environmental sectors and hydroelectric power development
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.
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.
References
External links
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Companies based in Broomfield, Colorado
Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States
2016 mergers and acquisitions