WSP Acquires CCRD to Expand National Footprint, Healthcare Capabilities

NEW YORK, N.Y., and HOUSTON, Texas — WSP, an international engineering design and environmental consultancy, has acquired ccrd, a national MEP engineering and commissioning firm, announced David Cooper, president and CEO of WSP’s U.S. region.  

The acquisition expands the national presence of WSP, which has its U.S. headquarters in New York City, bringing its buildings staff to 1,050 employees across 16 offices in the U.S. It also enhances the firm’s capabilities in healthcare and science/technology, two sectors in which Houston, Texas-based ccrd has long had deep expertise.

“We are very enthusiastic about the benefits this will provide to our firms, clients and staff,” says Steve Burrows, executive vice president and USA director of buildings at WSP. “ccrd is a strong complement to our existing service offering, and the acquisition introduces WSP to new markets throughout the southeastern and south central United States, while bolstering our existing presence in Houston and Washington, D.C.”

“Our coming together also expands the breadth of ccrd’s offering and affords them the benefits that come with being part of a national engineering consultancy, which, in addition to MEP systems engineering, has expertise in building structures, transportation and infrastructure and environmental services,” notes Cooper. “ccrd’s clients will now have access to a single source for fully integrated multidisciplinary engineering services, and their employees will have expanded avenues for career exploration.”

ccrd has been involved in many significant projects over its history, including National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center in Ft. Detrick, Maryland; Baylor Cancer Center in Dallas, Texas; Children’s Health System in Birmingham, Alabama; National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Critical Care Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.