Engineering News-Record Ranks Black & Veatch Number One in Telecom
17 April 2014 - 01:08AM
Black & Veatch recorded the top ranking worldwide in
telecommunications for U.S.-based engineering companies, according
to the just-released Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design
Firms report. This is the fifth consecutive year that Black &
Veatch has achieved the number one ranking in telecommunications.
In ENR's Top 500 list, Black & Veatch also ranked 3rd in
Power, 6th in water and 8th in sewer and waste. The company is
ranked 16th overall on the Top 500 list and 15th in the Top 50
Designers in International Markets list.
"Our performance in 2013 was the result of strong global demand
for large-scale infrastructure development across each of our
operating groups," said Steve Edwards, Chairman, President and CEO.
"Demand for Critical Human Infrastructure in energy, water and
communications is being driven by population growth, rising
standards of living and greater access to information in emerging
markets. Similarly, clients in the more developed countries of the
world are focused on their needs for greater efficiency, network
intelligence, resiliency and the challenges of aging
infrastructure."
Black & Veatch projects in 2013
included:
- Delivery of a $627 million prime engineering, procurement and
construction role for Alliant Energy's air quality control retrofit
project in Wisconsin.
- The design and build of pilot sites for the U.S. build-out of
electric car charging stations for Tesla through the company's
Smart Integrated Infrastructure program.
- Use of proprietary PRICO technology for the world's first
floating LNG unit, as well as delivery of 30 liquefied natural gas
(LNG) production plants worldwide.
- Services for a major desalination project in Chile for the
world's largest copper mine.
- A water supply project in Midland, Texas, that in less than 12
months helped to alleviate the effects of a prolonged drought.
- Program monitoring services at the Chernobyl nuclear power
plant in Ukraine for the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.
- A study for the state of Alaska on the proposed development of
the Alaska LNG Project, which would be one of the largest in the
world.
Editor's Notes:
- The overall growth in business is being met by the more than
10,000 Black & Veatch experts who are delivering engineering,
construction, consulting and technical-related solutions.
- ENR is an industry publication of the McGraw-Hill Companies.
ENR provides news, analysis, commentary and data that construction
industry professionals use to do their jobs more effectively. It
has been published since 1917.
- The Top 500 Rankings are based on revenues. Black &
Veatch's total revenue for 2013 was $3.6 billion.
About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is an employee-owned, global leader in
building Critical Human Infrastructure™ in Energy, Water,
Telecommunications and Government Services. Since 1915, we have
helped our clients improve the lives of people in over 100
countries through consulting, engineering, construction, operations
and program management. Our revenues in 2013 were US$3.6 billion.
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