NorthStar acquires WRS to create industry behemoth.
NorthStar Group Services, Inc. announced today that it has completed the purchase of WRS Infrastructure & Environment, Inc. The acquisition expands NorthStar’s environmental remediation and civil construction capabilities.
“With safety and our customers as our top priorities, we believe NorthStar is better positioned to deliver on our commitment to provide best in class environmental, demolition and emergency response services to our clients everywhere.”
With the addition of WRS, NorthStar acquires specialized expertise in environmental remediation, site assessments, water resource management and flood control. NorthStar and WRS serve public and private clients in the government, power, industrial, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas sectors and beyond. “Combining our national networks will give NorthStar additional resources to help our clients throughout the United States and globally solve their most complex environmental issues,” said Scott E. State, P.E., CEO of NorthStar. “With safety and our customers as our top priorities, we believe NorthStar is better positioned to deliver on our commitment to provide best in class environmental, demolition and emergency response services to our clients everywhere.”
“Joining forces with NorthStar marks the next great chapter in the history of WRS,” said Richard Santello, CEO of WRS. “WRS’ technical expertise complements NorthStar’s extensive service offerings and our client’s will undoubtedly benefit from NorthStar’s deep resources and knowledge.”
With combined annual gross revenue over $600 million and over 45 offices nationwide, NorthStar is the world’s foremost provider of environmental remediation, deconstruction and demolition, nuclear decommissioning, emergency response and asset recovery management.
