New building will support worldwide firm’s steady Northeast growth
WALLINGFORD, CT, June 7, 2011 – Burns & McDonnell, a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm, announced the signing of a seven-and-a-half year (90 month) lease at a new building in Wallingford, CT.
As a result of the deal, Burns & McDonnell will become the second tenant in the newly constructed 305,000 square-foot Campus at Greenhill (top centered photo) located at 108 Leigus Road. Burns & McDonnell will occupy 27,635 square-feet of the building, and anticipate moving into the new location in September of this year.
The site will serve as the new home to the growing New England Regional office. Currently the New England team occupies nearly half the amount of space at their existing Wallingford facility on Thorpe Avenue.
“The new building provides a central location for our New England office, and is also designed to support our firm’s continued growth,” said Burns & McDonnell New England office Vice President Brett Williams (middle right photo).
“We are very confident that there are great opportunities throughout the Northeast for our firm moving forward, and we are really excited to continue to call Wallingford home.”
The new office space features an expansive floor plan that provides lots of natural light, and a green architecture focus that fits the firm’s image well.
The space will include a training room, auditorium, conference rooms, a library, and areas for Engineering, Project Management and Operations staff. Employee-owners will also have access to a fitness center and cafeteria inside the building.
Burns & McDonnell first opened a project office in Connecticut in 2004 with three employee-owners. After continued growth, in 2009 the project office expanded to become their New England Regional office, now home to 130 employee-owners.
They have been involved in some of the industry’s largest electric infrastructure improvement projects throughout the Northeast, and as a result have consistently recruited the industry’s best and brightest talent.
“No doubt it is the hard work and dedication of our employee-owners, as well as the support from our client base that has allowed for this expansion,” Williams said.
The new location also keeps the firm in Wallingford, CT, a place where their roots run deep. Burns & McDonnell just recently discovered through research that the firm provided engineering support for a municipal power plant in Wallingford back in the 1940’s.
In addition to the business accomplishments and steady growth of the firm, Burns & McDonnell takes pride in having become a vibrant part of the Connecticut and neighboring communities. The employee-owners have generously donated time and funds to support worthy causes and charities including The Jimmy Fund, The United Way, Special Olympics and the American Cancer Society.
With multibillion dollars of experience planning, designing, and building the diverse infrastructure that serves the Northeast, the Burns & McDonnell New England office has become a center for excellence in program management.
Burns & McDonnell, founded in 1898, provides engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting services to clients throughout North America and abroad.
More than 3,000 engineers, architects, scientists, planners, estimators, economists, technicians and other professionals work in 20 offices throughout the United States.
The firm is currently celebrating a 25-year milestone of being employee owned. For more information about Burns & McDonnell, visit www.burnsmcd.com
For more information, contact:
Matt Watkins
Watkins Strategies
617-571-4582
Elise Holder
Burns & McDonnell
203-284-8590
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