DESIGN
Unispace | October 07, 2021
Global workplace strategy, design and construction firm Unispace today announced its acquisition of Downstream, a global experiential design expert with an expansive portfolio of integrated digital and physical experiences in global tech hubs, flagship retailers, major sports venues and other destination spaces around the world. Blitzer, Clancy & Company advised Unispace in the acquisition of Downstream, and terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"Work is no longer just a place; the focus is experience. Downstream's team and approach enhance our ability to empower our clients with the most impactful environments for their most valuable asset: their people,This is our commitment to rising above the talk and to taking action."
-Steve Quick, Global CEO of Unispace
Downstream's employees will join Unispace's global team, adding expertise in branding and technical design of spaces. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with global offices in Amsterdam and Melbourne, the Downstream acquisition will also expand Unispace's physical presence, particularly on the U.S. West Coast. The firm is currently operating in 48 locations in 26 countries.
We have worked with Unispace for several years, and we're excited to integrate our teams to bring our shared expertise to this moment of opportunity: the reinvention of space as we know it," said Tim Canfield, CEO of Downstream. "Today's employees and customers want experiential and brand-focused environments that draw them in for collaboration, socialization and connection. Together, we can deliver that in a powerful way.
Our global growth strategy is focused on enhancing our ability to position clients to thrive in the new environment. This acquisition enables us to combine world-class experiential design expertise with our integrated approach to strategy, design and construction that gives our clients confidence in the quality and consistency of the spaces we create with them. Furthermore, Unispace and Downstream share values; both of our cultures inherently embrace change, with a commitment to innovation, DE&I, corporate citizenship, and genuine passion for the people-centered experiences we are creating," said Quick. "We believe this brings profound value for our clients and for the industry.
Since its founding in 2010, Unispace has delivered more than 5,500 workplace projects spanning 50 million square feet. Despite the tumult caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Unispace had a very strong first half of 2021, propelling the business globally.
About Unispace
In 2010, Unispace revolutionized the workplace delivery model with an industry-leading, joined-up approach to strategy, design and delivery. Today, the business continues to meet the pace of change with an agile, end-to-end approach fit for ever-evolving global brands. Unispace creates workplaces powered by collaborative client partnerships, delivered seamlessly across borders, and enabled by industry-leading intelligence and technology.
About Downstream
With 20+ years of experience, Downstream is a community of visionary designers, technologists, content developers, account managers and production leads. Collectively, they are a company on the forefront of brand communication, reaching around the globe, building compelling brand experiences for some of the biggest and most dynamic companies in the world. With three global hubs in Portland, Amsterdam and Melbourne, Downstream harnesses the latest insights and challenges themselves to consistently seek out new technologies and methodologies to create the impossible.
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Parkhill | September 30, 2020
Parkhill and its Board of Directors has announced that Oklahoma-based engineering firm, Cardinal Engineering, has joined Parkhill and brings over 30 years of experience delivering high-quality civil engineering services to a wide array of clients in the Oklahoma region. "Cardinal Engineering has a great reputation when it comes to service and quality of work in civil engineering," said Jay Edwards, Parkhill President and CEO. "This partnership benefits both groups and furthers our mission of Building Community across Texas, New Mexico, and now Oklahoma." Established in 1989, Cardinal Engineering has focused on providing high-quality consulting engineering services from three offices in Norman, Oklahoma City, and Woodward. Cardinal's expertise, culture, and values align seamlessly with Parkhill, which will benefit clients and provide new opportunities for employees. Bill Swain and Rick Schlegel will continue their leadership of the Oklahoma offices and all Oklahoma employees.
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ENGINEERING TECH
Bentley Systems | July 08, 2021
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software firm, announced today that its Seequent business unit had acquired Danish geophysical software developer Aarhus GeoSoftware. Seequent's solutions for operational groundwater management and sustainability initiatives, including exploration, contaminants, and infrastructure resilience, will be expanded due to the acquisition.
Aarhus GeoSoftware, a spinoff company from Aarhus University in Denmark, creates the software packages AGS Workbench, SPIA, Res2DInv, and Res3DInv for the processing inversion and visualization of geophysical data from electromagnetic (EM), electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), and other sources. Users using AGS software can generate 2D and 3D pictures of subsurface electrical resistivity. The software's outputs can be used to identify and differentiate subsurface materials, and they can then be modeled in Seequent's Leapfrog to help with various subsurface investigations.
The software maps the subsurface distribution of materials such as water, mineral deposits, and clays using electric field measurements acquired at ground level or airborne sensors. Electrical resistivity enables researchers and industry experts to know better the distribution of materials such as water, mineral deposits, and clays. For example, when the water contains other chemicals such as salt, the distribution can be inferred.
The goal of AGS software was to map groundwater throughout Denmark to ensure clean drinking water for future generations. It is now used in a variety of applications, such as locating subsurface faults and cavities to reduce construction risk, investigating orebodies and waste rock and tailing processes in the mining, monitoring groundwater and contaminant movements to help understand environmental impacts, modeling dam and tunnel stability, and assessing landslide risk to gauge asset resilience or construction plunging. Seequent will continue its tradition of collaborating with universities and research organizations worldwide by extending its collaboration with Aarhus University to develop AGS geophysical solutions.
About Seequent
Seequent, a Bentley company, is a global leader developing innovative geoscience analysis, modeling, and collaborative technologies to understand geoscience and engineering design solutions better. Our solutions enable individuals to understand complicated data, manage risk, and ultimately make better decisions about earth, environment, and energy issues.
Seequent software is utilized on large-scale projects worldwide, including road and rail tunnel construction, groundwater detection and management, geothermal research, subsea infrastructure mapping, resource evaluation, and spent nuclear fuel storage.
Seequent's global footprint comprises its Christchurch headquarters and R&D facilities in Christchurch and Canada and a network of offices in Asia/Pacific, Africa, South America, North America, and Europe that provide leading subsurface solutions to organizations in over 100 countries.
About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems is a software company that specializes in infrastructure engineering. We develop innovative software to improve the world's infrastructure, thus sustaining the global economy and the environment. Professionals and businesses of all sizes rely on our industry-leading software solutions to design, construct, and operate roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, and industrial facilities. MicroStation-based modeling and simulation applications, ProjectWise for project delivery, AssetWise for asset and network performance, and the iTwin platform for infrastructure digital twins are among our products. Bentley Systems employs over 4,000 employees and generates more than $800 million in annual revenue across 172 countries.
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