SNC-Lavalin buys Brazilian engineering company of 1,000 employees

SNC-Lavalin has acquired Marte Engenharia Ltda., a leading Brazilian engineering firm with approximately 1,000 employees. The firm was founded 20 years ago and serves the power industry in Brazil and Latin America.  Its particular expertise is in the design of high voltage transmission lines and electrical substations.

“We are very pleased to welcome Marte to the team,” said Cindy Andrew, senior vice-president and general manager of SNC-Lavalin’s Transmission & Distribution division. “With the additional expertise of our Brazilian personnel, we have further strengthened our team of transmission and distribution experts, and our position in Brazil’s strong and growing economy.”

Eduardo Villas, who will become superintendant director of SNC-Lavalin Marte, said: “By joining SNC-Lavalin we offer our clients the best of our local expertise, combined with the worldwide experience and project excellence for which SNC-Lavalin is known. In addition, we can provide career development and growth opportunities for all Marte staff.”

Publicly traded SNC-Lavalin is a major engineering and construction company in Canada, with offices across Canada and in over 35 other countries around the world.