traded as tsx wsp industry design engineering consulting environment consulting planning professional services predecessor genivar inc. wsp group plc founded 1959 headquarters montreal canada key people alexandre l heureux president and chief executive officer revenue 6.1 billion 2015 1 number of employees 34 500 2016 2 website www.wsp pb.com wsp office in markham wsp global inc. is a canadian based business providing management and consultancy services to the built and natural environment . it is listed on the toronto stock exchange . after the purchase of new york headquartered professional services firm parsons brinckerhoff in october 2014 wsp global effectively became one of the largest professional services firm in the world with approximately 34 500 employees in 500 offices serving in 40 countries . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 notable projects 4 references 5 external links history edit engineering services firms g.b.g.m. ltd and les consultants dupuis c t inc. began operating in quebec city in 1959 . in 1969 in england wsp was established by chris cole and three other partners trading as the william sale partnership . 4 in 1976 it was a founder member of the building services research and information association bsria . it was first listed on the london stock exchange in 1987 . 4 after acquiring three firms and geographical expansion in 1993 the name was changed to genivar . 5 in the 1990s the company expanded at home and overseas forming wsp asia in 1995 incorporating t p o sullivan and partners in 1997 acquiring us practices cantor seinuk and flack kurtz in 2000 as well as buying jacobson & widmark j & w in sweden in 2001 lt consultants oyj and emp projects oyj in finland in 2003 and phb group in the uae in 2005 . 4 on 7 june 2012 genivar inc. announced that it made a friendly takeover cash offer of 278 million c 442 million for wsp group plc headquartered in london . the offer was backed by wsp s board of directors as well as investors holding 37 % of the company s shares and the take over was completed on 1 august 2012 . 6 7 8 this merger created a professional services firm with approximately 15 000 employees working in over 300 offices worldwide . 9 the company reorganised its corporate structure on 1 january 2014 to create a parent company named wsp global inc. and adopted the common brand of wsp . on 31 october 2014 wsp global announced that it had completed the purchase of new york headquartered professional services firm parsons brinckerhoff from balfour beatty plc for usd 1.24 billion . 10 the company has a network of approximately 170 offices and nearly 13 500 employees on five continents . 11 the purchase of parsons brinckerhoff was completed on october 31 2014 and the firm became a wholly owned independent subsidiary . 12 together wsp parsons brinckerhoff is one the largest professional services firms in the world with approximately 32 000 employees in 500 offices serving 39 countries . in early 2015 wsp global announced the engineering consultancy firm s plans to expand to 45 000 employees by 2020 . in october 2016 they acquired uk professional services consultancy mouchel a highly successful firm with a particularly strong public sector presence in transportation . mouchel has approximately 2 000 employees mostly in offices across the uk and ireland as well as a presence in the middle east . 13 operations edit the company is organised into the following main service areas buildings energy environment industry mining and transport and infrastructure . 14 notable projects edit notable projects in progress centre hospitalier de l universit de montr al wsp is providing project management services . berlin brandenburg international airport wsp cbp is providing project management services . the city line in sweden wsp is providing project management services . mgm mirage citycenter in las vegas nevada notable completed projects one world trade center in new york ny . 15 the shard in london uk . 7 world trade center in new york ny . 8 spruce street in new york ny . 30 the bond in sydney australia . 60 wall street in new york ny . 277 park avenue in new york ny . 383 madison avenue in new york ny . 1585 broadway in new york ny . arthur ashe stadium in flushing ny . australia and new zealand banking group headquarters in melbourne australia . the largest single tenanted commercial office building in the southern hemisphere . beetham tower manchester the tallest building in the uk outside london . b nh bridge in vietnam . the biogas to energy project at the petrosa refinery in mossel bay south africa . birmingham bullring in birmingham uk . brisbane s airport link australia . canning town station in london uk . citi field in flushing ny . city central development in adelaide australia . collins square in melbourne australia . the largest mixed use commercial development in australia . cond nast building in new york ny . council house 2 in melbourne australia . freshwater place in melbourne australia farnborough business park uk . gotha tunnel in gothenburg sweden . hearst tower new york city the city s first gold leed leadership in energy and environmental design certified building . hungerford bridge crosses the river thames in london . 885 3rd avenue the lipstick building in new york ny . mellon bank center in philadelphia pa . the new york times building in new york ny . the orion in new york ny . petronas twin towers in kuala lumpur malaysia wsp provided mep services . 16 royal bank of scotland headquarters in edinburgh uk . royal shakespeare company s courtyard theatre in london uk . southern cross station in melbourne australia . suvarnabhumi airport in bangkok thailand . time warner center in new york ny . torre mayor in mexico city mexico . trump international hotel & tower in new york ny . trump tower in new york ny . trump world tower in new york ny . references edit http www.marketwired.com press release wsp reports solid q4 and fiscal 2015 results tsx wsp 2105921.htm quick facts . wsp group . retrieved 24 september 2014 . http www.marketwired.com press release wsp reports solid q4 and fiscal 2015 results tsx wsp 2105921.htm a b c building magazine the long haul . retrieved 3 april 2008 . history . wsp . retrieved 10 april 2014 . van praet nicolas 2012 06 07 . genivar bids for wsp group as quebec firms continue europe takeover binge . financial post . retrieved 9 june 2012 . genivar s 442 million wsp group plc takeover no job cuts . the gazette . 2012 06 08 . retrieved 9 june 2012 . genivar and wsp group join forces to become a global professional services firm with world class expertise . genivar inc. gnv . tmx group . 2012 06 07 . retrieved 9 june 2012 . genivar inc completes acquisition of wsp group plc . reuters . retrieved 1 august 2012 . http online.wsj.com articles balfour beatty to sell parsons brinckerhoff to wsp global 1409778904 http www.wspgroup.com en wsp uk who we are newsroom news releases1 20141 wsp to acquire parsons brinckerhoff a leading global professional services firm with a deep expertise in infrastructure . retrieved 23 september 2014 . missing or empty title help press release wsp global nicolas van praet 2015 01 20 . engineering consultancy firm wsp global soars to new heights . the globe and mail . retrieved 23 february 2016 . wsp services . retrieved 24 september 2014 . https oneworldobservatory.com klcc petronas towers . retrieved 2011 09 25 . general design management of buildings external links edit official site v t e construction industry of the united kingdom construction economy of the united kingdom companies consultancies and support services amec amey arcadis architecture firms arup atkins faithful gould buro happold capita ch2m cundall davis langdon elliott wood expedition engineering flint & neill gifford hoare lea interserve mace mitie mott macdonald mouchel rps scott wilson sweett group wsp housebuilders current barratt bellway berkeley bloor boot bovis countryside 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