Fugro Acquires Full Ownership of Fugro Jacques GeoSurveys Inc., Canada

Fugro has purchased the 30 percent minority holding in Fugro Jacques GeoSurveys Inc. based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, from Stantec Consulting Ltd.

Fugro has now full ownership of Fugro Jacques GeoSurveys Inc., which will enable Fugro to further expand the range of its services in Canada. The company will in future operate under the name of Fugro GeoSurveys Inc. and has already a long track record in offering the complete range of Fugro’s marine survey and marine geotechnical services to its Canadian based and international clients. The company has a staff of 80 professionals and annual revenues of around USD 15 million.

Fugro Jacques GeoSurveys Inc. (FJG), formerly Nortech Jacques Whitford Inc. (NJW), was formed in 1996 to enable the company to respond to the growing demands of the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry. Fugro Jacques is a partnership of Jacques Whitford and Associates – one of Canada’s leading consulting engineering firms – and Fugro, the world leader in geotechnical, survey, and positioning services.

Fugro Jacques GeoSurveys is a professional service company that specializes in seafloor mapping, geotechnical, geological/seismic surveys, integrated navigation/positioning and industrial surveys on land, in the air, or in the oceans.