About
- Leading environmental and engineering consultancy with 14 offices throughout the UK
- Multi-disciplinary service provider offering engineering design, project management and environmental assessment to a broad range of markets mainly related to water, waste and energy
- Strong market position in water engineering through its relationship with its former parent and a growing presence in environmental consultancy
Why we invested
- Highly experienced and proven management team led by Simon Armes-Reardon
- Diverse client base and broad service offering – 60% of work underpinned by frameworks
- Attractive regulatory and legislative demand drivers in water, waste and energy sectors
How we are making a difference
- Innovative structure, which enabled management to retain a majority stake
- GCP provided the flexible funding platform to enable the business to grow organically and increase margins by focusing on pure environmental rather than engineering consultancy
- Strategic input on successful execution of the business plan through first three years of rapid growth, then adjusting course to accommodate market slow down in 2009
- GCP led the exit agenda with management that resulted in the sale to Amec who saw a good strategic fit with their European Earth and Environmental business
It’s undoubtedly a partnership. There’s a real harmony in our objectives for growing the business.
Simon Armes-Reardon Managing Director, Entec