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Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Limerick based White Young Green (WYG), consultants to the built, natural and social environment has announced it has acquired one of Ireland’s leading engineering consultancies, PH McCarthy & Partners Ltd (PHMP), which has offices in Dublin and Limerick.

Established over 100 years ago by Patrick Harnett McCarthy, PHMP is one of Ireland’s leading consulting engineering practices and specialises in large infrastructure projects in the water and highway sectors and has a significant private client following in the buildings sector.

With a client list including Castlethorn, SIAC Ferrovial and Roadbridge Sisk, PHMP has a strong reputation with a large number of Irish public authorities and large private businesses.

The 184-strong team at PHMP will become part of WYG Ireland with all company directors joining the WYG Ireland Senior Management Team.

“We are delighted to welcome such an experienced team as PH McCarthy. This is our largest acquisition in Ireland to date and is an important step forward in the development of WYG Ireland because it further strengthens our engineering capabilities and resources,” said Ray Moore, Group Managing Director, WYG Ireland.

“P H McCarthy has an impressive track record working with all sectors of the construction industry and I have no doubt the company’s expertise and experience will significantly enhance White Young Green’s reputation and business position in Ireland,” he added.

Donal O’Connor, MD of PH McCarthy was also delighted with the deal.

PH McCarthy’s major projects include the Quality Hotel, Limerick; Galway Main Drainage; Sillogue Water Tower; the Dublin Bay Project; the M3 Clonee-Kells Motorway; the N25 Waterford Bypass; Adamstown SDZ in Co Dublin; the Government Laboratory Campus in Backweston, Co. Kildare and the new FAS Training Facility in Tallaght.


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