We are pleased to announce the acquisition of Englekirk Structural Engineers, a 90-employee consulting firm based in California serving both the private and public sectors. This transaction adds significant capabilities in structural engineering for the buildings sector, with expertise designing structures in high-seismic regions, while growing WSP’s structural engineering practice on the West Coast.

WSP is pleased to announce that Eric Peissel has been named Global Director of Transport and Infrastructure, replacing Dave McAlister, who will now be dedicated to his role as Chief Development Officer for WSP USA. 

On April 20, 2021, WSP Global Inc. announced its commitment to undertake ambitious climate action to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2040. To support the achievement of its net zero commitment, WSP set science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. These have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) that drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling companies to set science-based emissions reduction targets.

The anticipated decline of Mozambique’s Pande & Temane gasfields creates a need for new sources of natural gas for the local industry, says engineering services consulting firm WSP regional director Martin Mkhabela.

Amid growing interest in the adoption of hybrid energy solutions and South African mines aiming to invest in on-site standalone or microgrid hybrid solutions, engineering services consulting firm WSP suggests that microgeneration and hybrid solutions are the future for local industries and mines.

In April 2021, WSP Global Inc. announced the acquisition of Golder, a global consulting firm with over 60-years of experience in providing earth sciences and environmental consulting services.