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06 February 2011
Acquisition enhances the leading position of MWH in the design, construction and program management of water and wastewater facilities for the U.K. water industry.
23 November 2010
Over the last few months Farrer Consulting has been busy preparing a host of framework agreements with water companies across the UK, securing a promising start to the AMP5 cycle.
19 November 2010
Biwater Holdings Limited (‘BHL’) has agreed to sell its U.K. based subsidiary Biwater Services Limited (‘BSL’) to MWH Constructors Limited, the U.K. construction arm of MWH Global Inc. (‘MWH’). The sale of BSL will allow BHL to exit the regulated U.K. water market and focus its strategy on the core international business. The sale is part of wider strategic realignment for BHL and follows the disposal of its interest in Cascal N.V., the NYSE listed operator of water and wastewater treatment plan
12 November 2010
An analysis of industry wide accidents suggests that the majority of them could have been prevented by those involved taking a few moments to think about the task involved and the safest possible way of undertaking it.
12 November 2010
The 2010 health, safety and environment workshops are now complete with over 70 people attending workshops held in four different locations.
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MWH Global completes acquisition of U.K.- based Biwater Services, Ltd.
06 February 2011
Heywood, U.K. – MWH Global (“MWH”), the global wet infrastructure sector leader and provider of environmental engineering, construction and strategic consulting services, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Biwater Services Limited from Biwater Holdings Limited. Acting as the holding company for Biwater Treatment, Farrer Consulting and BiProduct Recovery, Biwater Services is a leading U.K. process engineering company specialising in the water, waste water and environmental services sectors. Biwater Services and its joint venture partners have been awarded a number of framework contracts for U.K. water companies with anticipated revenues of $3 billion over the AMP5 Programme cycle.
“The addition of the Biwater Services expertise to the MWH portfolio of services meets the desire of MWH to be a complete capability firm in the area of wet infrastructure, allowing us to better service the full asset life cycle of our clients from feasibility through commissioning and operation. In addition, Biwater Services is known for its long history of successful re-competes for framework contracts under the U.K. Asset Management Programme,” said Robert B. Uhler, chairman and CEO of MWH Global. “Together, we are committed to our clients and partners in the AMP5 cycle and believe this new union will give us the agility we need to be responsive to market changes.”
With Heywood as the centre of the company’s construction operation, the integration of the two companies will begin immediately and will be led by Joseph Adams, president of MWH Constructors. All Biwater Services companies will take on the MWH name.
The intended acquisition was first announced on November 19, 2010.
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