{"id":16629,"date":"2023-05-06T09:57:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T16:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wsp-acquires-lgt\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T09:57:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T16:57:51","slug":"wsp-acquires-lgt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wsp-acquires-lgt\/","title":{"rendered":"WSP acquires lgt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>WSP has acquired lgt Inc., a Quebec-based building engineering firm providing advisory services in mechanical engineering, electricity, sustainable development, and structural and civil engineering. It is also recognized for its cutting-edge expertise involving data centres and critical infrastructure. The engineering firm has over 150 employees with offices in Quebec City, Laval, Rimouski and Sept-\u00celes.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"magnific nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on-sitemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img-jpg-wsp-red.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>The acquisition, says WSP, positions WSP to be an essential player in the building engineering consulting field in Quebec, as well as in the highly strategic data centre industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWSP is pleased to welcome lgt\u2019s solid team. Together, we have an opportunity to ramp up our presence in Quebec\u2019s building market,\u201d said Alexandre L\u2019Heureux, president and CEO of WSP Global. \u201cWe also intend to pool our expertise in the data centre sector while strengthening our capacities in this growing market across Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe acquisition of lgt ties in perfectly with our Canadian strategy, as well as our building sector approach,\u201d added Marie-Claude Dumas, president and CEO of WSP Canada. \u201cIt will also strengthen our service offer, particularly in the education, cultural building and data centre sectors. We are very pleased to bring the benefits of our complementary expertise to our clients in Quebec and across Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited by this new adventure! We know our team\u2019s potential, so we are convinced that partnering with WSP will enable us to fast-track our shared goal of becoming a leader in Quebec\u2019s building engineering sector,\u201d said Mo\u00efse Gagn\u00e9, president of lgt. \u201cOur ambitious entrepreneurial culture and our dynamic workforce will be undeniable assets as we join the WSP family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1998, lgt is well-established in Quebec\u2019s consulting engineering sector.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.firme-lgt.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.firme-lgt.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.wsp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on-sitemag.com\/construction\/wsp-acquires-lgt\/1003979363\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=wsp-acquires-lgt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSP has acquired lgt Inc., a Quebec-based building engineering firm providing advisory services in mechanical engineering, electricity, sustainable development, and &#8230; <a title=\"WSP acquires lgt\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wsp-acquires-lgt\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about WSP acquires lgt\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-onsite-magazine","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16629\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}