Aurora-based Merrick & Company this week announced it had acquired a Denver-based water-engineering firm.
In a statement June 19, Merrick officials said the engineering firm had acquired McLaughlin Water Engineers, a deal that Merrick said will give it a wet-infrastructure arm as it continues to grow in energy, sustainable infrastructure, life sciences, national security, and geospatial solutions.
McLaughlin started in 1966 and focuses on water systems, wastewater, water resources, drainage and flood control, utility economics, and whitewater design in the Rocky Mountain region. It has headquarters in Denver and Aspen.
“The acquisition broadens and deepens Merrick’s capabilities in this specialty area and further allows our clients to access professional resources through a single source. Our two firms, and many of our principals, have worked together over the years on significant water projects. There is considerable synergy from this acquisition,” Ralph W. Christie, Jr., chairman and CEO of Merrick said in a statement.
The acquisition is particularly important as Merrick moves toward tackling more projects that deal with water, the statement said.
“Water is an invaluable and critical natural resource especially in the semi-arid west and the Southeast states where they are experiencing rapid population growth,” Peter Binney, vice president of Merrick and director of Sustainable Infrastructure, said. “The addition of the expertise and broad services offered by the professionals at McLaughlin Water Engineers provides Merrick with a strong foundation to serve clients’ water, wastewater and storm water needs as they address those challenges.”
Before joining Merrick, Binney was the head of Aurora Water.
Merrick, which focuses on engineering, architecture, design-build, surveying, and geospatial solutions, will maintain its 14 offices after the acquisition.  McLaughlin will continue to operate its Denver and Aspen locations as it integrates into Merrick, the statement said.

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