IMS Companies

The Engineer | May 04, 2020

A recent report by Teach First highlighted that not a single woman’s name appears in the national curriculum for GCSE science. This lack of representation, the charity says, is a big factor in why so few girls studying STEM subjects beyond GCSEs, robbing us of potential talent at a time when shortages in STEM skills cost businesses £1.5 billion a year. In the engineering sector we have a huge challenge on our hands in this regard. Just 12% of all engineers in this coun...

Engineering Tech

Modulaire Group | June 28, 2021

Modulaire Group, Europe's and Asia Pacific's leading infrastructure services business specialising in modular services, is delighted to announce that its shareholders have agreed to sell the company to investment funds controlled by Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Brookfield is buying Modulaire from its owners, who include investment funds controlled by TDR Capital LLP ("TDR"), a prominent private equity company headquartered in the United Kingdom. The transact...

Design, Engineering Tech

Ardurra Group | February 02, 2023

On February 1, 2023, Littlejohn & Co. LLC, a renowned private investment firm, announced that it has partnered with the firm's employees and management to acquire Ardurra Group, Inc., a leading provider of multidisciplinary engineering and design services to the transportation, water and aviation end-markets. Ardurra's management team and employees will retain a major stake in the business. The Financial Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ardurra, headquartered in...

Engineering Tech, Construction

Petra | September 16, 2022

Petra, the first company capable of undergrounding critical utility infrastructure from difficult hard rock to soft ground geologies, announced the acquisition of Zilper Trenchless, a pioneer in the trenchless technology space. Zilper Trenchless machines uniquely install critical utility infrastructure through nightmare geologies such as flowing sands, cobbles, and high water table environments. The vast majority of the world’s electric, water, and sewer utilities were not d...