Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2009 - (Page 20) BY PATRICK LYNCH, Associate Editor and MICHAEL IVANOVICH, Editor-in-Chief Diversity, attention to operational effectiveness are themes for weathering a volatile 2008 as the construction market heads into a recession. T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 he construction market of 2008 closed dramatically different from how it opened. Several years of doubledigit growth went over a cliff in the third quarter and the figures haven’t hit bottom yet. While some firms went down hard, others showed signs of weathering the storm, and some even grew. This makes the 2008 MEP Giants report interesting—it documents an historic year when robust growth turned suddenly into a recession that could last for several years. Engineering firms will be tested to compete harder in their core markets, expand into others, and improve their operational efficiency and effectiveness. Because participating in the MEP Giants survey is voluntary and subject to the availability of the required data, some firms choose not to participate or were simply unable to do so. In previous years, the MEP Giants survey was limited to 100 firms; however, Table 1: Top 10 MEP Giants based on MEP design revenue because of M&A, incomplete responses, and “strategic decisions” not to participate, 95 firms are represented this year. To compile the annual MEP Giants list, Consulting-Specifying Engineer surveys engineering firms that provide MEP design services via e-mail and through our Web site, www.csemag.com/giants. Rankings are determined by total MEP design revenue; however, total revenue of the firms also is tracked. This article presents a statistical survey of most of the data we collect. Revenue rankings For the 2009 list, the MEP Giants amassed $4.44 billion in MEP design revenue, down only 3% from 2008’s $4.58 billion. This was better than expected performance, given the final quarter of 2008 and having five fewer firms on the MEP Giants roster. Total company revenue of the MEP Giant firms amounted to Firm name AECOM Technology Corp. Burns & McDonnell URS Corp. Burns and Roe Parsons Brinckerhoff HDR Inc. Syska Hennessy Group Stantec Inc. R.G. Vanderweil Engineers LLP SSOE Inc. Ownership type Public Employee-owned Public Private Employee-owned Employee-owned Employee-owned Public Private Private Total gross revenue for 2009 fiscal year ($ million) 6,082.00 1,108.00 5,206.00 280.88 2,343.12 297.04 115.00 1,268.00 78.19 118.30 Total MEP design revenue for 2009 fiscal year ($ million) 782.00 601.00 480.00 207.68 145.00 118.82 115.00 84.00 78.19 76.80 MEP Giants rank previous year 1 3 2 4 7 22 5 10 15 11 20 Consulting-Specifying Engineer • AUGUST 2009 http://www.csemag.com/giants Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2009 Consulting-Specifying Engineer - August 2009 Contents Viewpoint Letters News Codes & Standards The MEP Giants of 2009 The Story Behind the M&A Numbers Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2009 Products of the Year Calculate HVAC loads with BIM Meeting Labeling Codes Case Study: Fighting Fire without Water Case Study: High-expansion Foam Fights Hangar Fires New Products Advertiser Index Green Space Consulting-Specifying Engineer - 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