Mark E. Remmetter, president of MER Engineers Inc., joined Stephen V. DeSimone, chairman and CEO of DeSimone Consulting Engineering, to mark DeSimone’s recent acquisition of MER. — Courtesy: DeSimone
By Joshua Burd
A global engineering firm with several New Jersey clients has made an acquisition that will bolster its platform with precast and tilt-up construction services.
The practice, DeSimone Consulting Engineering, said the deal with Ohio-based MER Engineers is the latest in its strategy to expand while increasing the depth and breadth of the services the company offers. The latter will continue to operate from its Dayton offices under the DeSimone banner, providing engineer of record services, tilt-up and precast design, detailing and shop drawing preparation, as well as panel erection and temporary erection engineering.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
“We’re excited to add a new service to the DeSimone platform through the acquisition of MER Engineers,” said Stephen V. DeSimone, chairman and CEO of Manhattan-based DeSimone Consulting Engineering. “Bringing MER’s expertise in precast and tilt-up construction in-house enables us to further optimize our unique, integrated project delivery approach to better serve our growing data center and logistics clients globally.
“This strategic action complements our prior acquisition of Dowco, an industry force in detailing and modeling, by further fortifying our preconstruction service capabilities, which now include 3D modeling, steel, rebar and mass timber detailing.”
Founded as Steinbicker & Associates in 1982, MER Engineers has provided services across the U.S., Canada and Caribbean for projects ranging from large international distribution centers and complex retail centers to multistory office buildings, data centers and manufacturing facilities.
“The structural design team at MER Engineers has successfully completed thousands of projects since our founding, working with owners, architects, design-builders and contractors,” said Mark E. Remmetter, president of MER Engineers. “In merging with DeSimone’s global resources and exceptional ability to deliver creative and innovative engineering solutions, we can leverage our expertise on behalf of their clients, amplify the value offered, and provide affordable, advanced and practical engineering solutions for a new scale of projects around the world.”
DeSimone’s other acquisitions in recent years include the construction consultancy known as Decipher, the firm said, noting that it has grown its workforce to almost 700 while adding nine new offices in the U.S., Canada the United Kingdom and more. Its work in New Jersey has included Jersey City Urby and a new 26,000-square-foot Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island.
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