Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced August 26 that it has acquired L.E.S. Engineering Limited (LES), a 700-person national maintenance, construction and service works contractor headquartered in Grimsby, United Kingdom, specializing in mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical installations for the process and utility industries. Grimsby is in the Humber Bank region of North East England, an industrial area where the Humber River meets the North Sea. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 1962, LES is a multidiscipline firm handling projects from initial concept through manufacturing, installation, commissioning and maintenance. The firm specializes in project management; fabrication and pipe work services; instrumentation, electrical, machining and mechanical services; and resource planning services, all executed with their own employees.
In making the announcement, Jacobs president and chief executive officer Craig Martin stated, "We are committed to growing our global field service business. A key element of this initiative is growing our small capital and maintenance business. While Jacobs has a strong North American direct hire presence in this business, we are less established in Europe. By combining our 300-person operation in Grimsby with LES, we are creating a 1,000-person operation providing our clients with more integrated service offerings, and a foundation from which we can grow in the U.K. market and the rest of Europe."
Jacobs, with more than 55,000 employees and revenues exceeding $10.0 billion, provides technical, professional and construction services globally.