White Young Green (WYG), consultant to the built, natural and social environment is pleased to announce the acquisition of P H McCarthy & Partners Limited (PHMP), one of Ireland's leading engineering consultancies with 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 public infrastructure projects in the water and highway sectors and also has a significant private client following in the buildings sector. PHMP has established a strong reputation and following a large number of Irish public authorities and large private clients such as Castlehorn, SIAC Ferrovial and Roadbridge Sisk.

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

Ray Moore, Group Managing Director, WYG Ireland, said: "We are delighted to welcome such an experienced team as P H McCarthy to our business. 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."

Donal O'Connor, Managing Director of P H McCarthy, said: "The joining of White Young Green and P H McCarthy will enable us to offer our clients a broader range of professional services, with offices throughout Ireland. New access to international markets wlll be very beneficial to our company and our staff. We are delighted to be joining this growing and exciting business and look forward to the many opportunities it will bring to our staff and clients."

(JM)