Stantec Inc.

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Stantec Inc. (TSX: STN, NYSE: SXC) is a professional services company and one of the leading firms in the design and consulting industry[1]. Stantec, founded in 1954, provides planning, engineering, architecture, project management and other related services to its clients. It has over 8,500 employees in more than 125 offices across North America. Its corporate headquarters are located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

In 1998, Stantec executives set an ambitious target to earn $1 billion in annual gross revenue by 2008. Stantec appears poised to at least near this goal, having increased gross revenue from CDN $185.5 million in 1998 to CDN $816.1 in 2006. In 2006 alone, gross revenue rose 32.1 percent.

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[edit] History

Stantec was founded in 1954 by Dr. Don Stanley as D.R. Stanley & Associates. This was a one-man engineering firm set up with the objective of designing affordable water and sewer systems in western Canada. In the beginning, Dr. Stanley even had to do his own janitorial work in the office. The following year, Stanley brought in two partners, Herb Roblin and Louis Grimble. In 1963, Roblin retired and Stanley bought out Grimble's stake in the company. By this time, the Company had already carried out projects in the neighbouring province of British Columbia. The Company was now called Stanley Associates Engineering Ltd. and had almost 100 employees.

[edit] Rankings

  • Ranked #33 on ENR's list of Top 150 Global Design Firms in 2007.
  • Ranked #6 on BD&C's list of 300 Giants (Engineers/Architects) in 2007.
  • Ranked #2 on BD&C's list of Top 100 International Design Firms in 2006.
  • Ranked #4 on BD&C's list of Top 50 Building Team LEED Accredited Professionals.

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