CET merges with GHD

October 31, 2011

Commonwealth Engineering & Technology, Inc., a water and wastewater engineering firm, announced today that it has merged with GHD (www.ghd.com). GHD is a leading engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting company with 6,500 people serving clients across five continents. With nearly 100 employees operating in offices throughout Pennsylvania, CET serves local and state clients, including water agencies, municipalities, and special districts. With this merger, GHD’s position as an ENR Top Ten global engineering firm in sewer and wastewater continues to be strengthened.

Jeff Wendle, CEO of CET says "We are excited to join GHD. CET has partnered with GHD on many projects and we share clients in the Mid-Atlantic region. The trust and relationships built through those projects gave us the confidence to make our relationship more formal and lasting. Joining with GHD provides us with a strong cultural fit, and access to substantially greater technical and management resources to support our local clients and communities."

"CET brings exceptional capabilities in water and wastewater engineering to GHD’s thriving water business in the US," says Jerry Hook, GHD’s USA East Operating Center Manager. "Their talented team of engineers, architects, and GIS professionals provides an excellent complement to GHD’s existing team. CET adds depth and capabilities to our existing practice to deliver sustainable water solutions, particularly in advanced nutrient removal, asset management, desalination, industrial water and waste, water efficiency, and collection, conveyance and design of a broad range of treatment systems."

Richard Wankmuller, GHD’s executive in charge of the Americas says, "GHD has spent the last 83 years providing the most sustainable solutions to the water industry. CET’s local services in water and wastewater engineering combined with GHD’s existing global water offering, allow both groups to provide an enhanced offering to the water industry around the world. CET’s broad range of technical capabilities also supports our Americas wide growth plans for the energy & resources, environment, property & buildings, and transportation markets."

GHD is an international network of engineers, architects and environmental scientists serving the water, energy & resources, environment, property & buildings, and transportation markets. CET is an environmental engineering firm striving to use innovative thinking and open communications for the benefit of clients, employees, and communities.

For more information please contact Kane Dowsett at kane.dowsett@ghd.com.