NAIC 54133

Engineering Services

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

117companies1819–2000founding years108still active8no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1931
EconomyThe Empire State Building rises in just over a year.
1937
EconomyThe Golden Gate Bridge opens as the world's longest suspension span.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Invensys PLC
Defunct · founded 1819 · United Kingdom
Invensys PLC grew out of the merger in 1999 of Britain's Siebe PLC and the British manufacturing conglomerate BTR PLC.
Bureau Veritas SA
Active · founded 1828 · France
Bureau Veritas SA is one of the world's leading companies providing QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental)…
Eiffage
Active · founded 1844 · France
Eiffage is one of France's leading construction and civil engineering groups, posting nearly FFr 32 billion in total…
Kvaerner ASA
Active · founded 1853 · England
Long known as the largest shipbuilder in Europe, Anglo-Norwegian Kvaerner ASA is redefining itself around three core…
Atlas Copco AB
Active · founded 1873 · Sweden
Atlas Copco AB is one of the world's leading producers of compressors, mining and construction equipment, power tools,…
Koch Enterprises, Inc.
Active · founded 1873
Koch Enterprises, Inc.
Linde AG
Active · founded 1879 · Germany
Linde AG, an international technology company, operates in two business segments: Gas and Engineering and Materials…
Bath Iron Works
Active · founded 1884
For more than a century, Bath Iron Works (BIW) has been building ships, chiefly for the U.S.
Arcadis NV
Active · founded 1888 · The Netherlands
Arcadis NV is an internationally operating engineering consulting and project firm with an emphasis on environmental…
Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd.
Active · founded 1889 · Hong Kong
Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd.
Stone & Webster, Inc.
Active · founded 1889
Stone & Webster, Inc., one of the nation's engineering giants, has since 1889 offered its customers in the United…
Babcock International Group PLC
Active · founded 1891 · United Kingdom
Babcock International Group PLC is one of the world's leading support services groups.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Active · founded 1896 · Japan
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Klöckner-Werke AG
Active · founded 1897 · Germany
Klöckner-Werke AG of Duisburg, once identified as a leader in German steel, machinery, and plastics, is now known as…
Iberdrola, S.A.
Active · founded 1901 · Spain
Bilbao-based Iberdrola, S.A., with more than nine million customers worldwide, is the second largest electric utility…
Tarmac plc
Active · founded 1903 · United Kingdom
Tarmac plc is one of the leading heavy building materials and construction services groups in Europe, with additional…
The Austin Company
Active · founded 1904
From roots extending back well into the 19th century, The Austin Company grew into one of the largest and most…
Defiance, Inc.
Active · founded 1905
With approximately half of its annual sales to automakers General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler…
Ellerbe Becket
Active · founded 1909
Ellerbe Becket is one of the leading architecture and design firms in the United States.
Molins plc
Active · founded 1912 · United Kingdom
The United Kingdom's Molins plc has been adjusting to the post-tobacco world.
Viatech Continental Can Company, Inc.
Active · founded 1913
Viatech Continental Can Company, Inc.--since June 1998 a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas-based dairy and packaging…
ICF Kaiser International, Inc.
Active · founded 1914
ICF Kaiser International, Inc.
Black & Veatch LLP
Active · founded 1915
Black & Veatch LLP is a leading global engineering and construction firm.
Day & Zimmermann, Inc.
Active · founded 1916
Day & Zimmermann, Inc., a private, family-run company headquartered in Philadelphia, provides technical, engineering,…
HDR Inc.
Active · founded 1917
HDR Inc.
Perini Corporation
Active · founded 1918
Ranked in the top ten percent on Engineering News Record's 1992 list of the top 400 contractors, Perini Corporation…
FKI Plc
Active · founded 1920 · United Kingdom
FKI Plc has evolved into one of the United Kingdom's major engineering groups.
GEA AG
Active · founded 1920 · Germany
GEA AG is one of the world's leading suppliers for food and process engineering, and thermal engineering technology.
Harza Engineering Company
Active · founded 1920
Located in the heart of Chicago, Harza Engineering Company is the premier water resources development firm in the…
Amey Plc
Active · founded 1921 · United Kingdom
Amey Plc has tried on a new hat for the 21st century.
Fluor Corporation
Active · founded 1924
Mid-1980s:Fluor divests all of its oil properties, some gold operations, and all its offshore drilling facilities.
Halliburton Company
Active · founded 1924
Halliburton Company is a world leader in energy services, as well as engineering and construction.
Bechtel Group, Inc.
Active · founded 1925
Bechtel Group, Inc.
Aquila, Inc.
Active · founded 1926
Aquila, Inc.
Foster Wheeler Corporation
Defunct · founded 1927
Foster Wheeler Corporation is an international company overseeing a wide range of engineering and construction…
Sverdrup Corporation
Active · founded 1928
Sverdrup Corporation is a broad-based engineering firm offering professional services in civil engineering and…
Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.
Active · founded 1929
Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.
Serco Group plc
Active · founded 1929 · United Kingdom
Serco Group plc provides facilities management and other engineering services for a variety of governmental and…
Tractebel S.A.
Active · founded 1929 · Belgium
Tractebel S.A.
Morrison Knudsen Corporation
Defunct · founded 1932
Morrison Knudsen Corporation (MK) has long stood as one of the world's largest engineering and construction…
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Active · founded 1936
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), established in Chicago in the 1930s, attained standing as one of the most…
WS Atkins Plc
Active · founded 1938 · United Kingdom
WS Atkins Plc is one of the world's leading suppliers of consultancy and related support services with an emphasis on…
Grupo Dragados SA
Active · founded 1941 · Spain
Grupo Dragados SA is Spain's second-largest construction and engineering company; pending a merger with rival ACS…
The Parsons Corporation
Active · founded 1944
The Parsons Corporation is a leading international planning, engineering, and construction firm with operations in 46…
Balfour Beatty plc
Active · founded 1945 · United Kingdom
Late 19th century:Callender's Cable and Construction Co.
Cannon Design
Active · founded 1945
In half a century, Cannon Design has become an international leader in the field of architectural planning.
Antonov Design Bureau
Active · founded 1946 · Ukraine
Ukraine-based Antonov Design Bureau, a scientific and technical complex named after Oleg Konstantinovich (O.K.)…
CH2M Hill Ltd.
Active · founded 1946
CH2M Hill Ltd.
Edwards and Kelcey
Active · founded 1946
Based in Morristown, New Jersey, Edwards and Kelcey is a privately owned engineering and construction firm serving six…
Mestek, Inc.
Active · founded 1946
Mestek, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems for industrial,…
Michael Baker Corporation
Active · founded 1946
Michael Baker Corporation is one of the oldest and largest professional-services companies in the United States,…
Aon Corporation
Active · founded 1947
Chicago-based Aon Corporation is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting companies in the world.
EG & G Incorporated
Active · founded 1947
EG & G Incorporated is a diversified technology company that develops and provides products for public and private…
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A. de C.V.
Active · founded 1947 · Mexico
Empresas ICA Sociedad Controladora, S.A.
PPB Group Berhad
Active · founded 1948 · Malaysia
One of Malaysia's largest companies, and one of the largest conglomerates in the ASEAN market region, PPB Group Berhad…
Aegek S.A.
Active · founded 1949 · Greece
Aegek S.A.--the company's full name is Aegek Anonymous Company of General Construction and Maritime, Tourist,…
URS Corporation
Defunct · founded 1950
Ranked number one on ENR's list of the top U.S.
Vitro Corp.
Active · founded 1950
Vitro Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tracor Inc.
Bouygues S.A.
Active · founded 1952 · France
Bouygues S.A.
Grupo Ferrovial, S.A.
Active · founded 1952 · Spain
Grupo Ferrovial, S.A.
BBN Corp.
Active · founded 1953
BBN Corp.
United States Filter Corporation
Active · founded 1953
United States Filter Corporation (USF) is the world's largest and fastest-growing water and wastewater treatment…
Wyle Electronics
Active · founded 1953
Wyle Electronics is one of the leading U.S.
Essef Corporation
Active · founded 1954
A market leader and industry innovator, Essef Corporation designs and manufactures components to move, store, and treat…
HOK Group, Inc.
Active · founded 1955
HOK's projects during the 1990s solidified the firm's reputation as a prominent architectural and engineering firm…
Lotus Cars Ltd.
Active · founded 1955 · England
Lotus Cars Ltd.
Tracor Inc.
Active · founded 1955
Tracor Inc.
Thermo Electron Corporation
Active · founded 1956
Thermo Electron Corporation is a leading innovator in the practical application of heat science and energy conversion…
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Active · founded 1957
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Roy F. Weston, Inc.
Active · founded 1957
Roy F.
Framatome SA
Active · founded 1958 · France
Framatome SA is a diversified, international manufacturing company and also the world leader in nuclear power…
Sime Darby Berhad
Active · founded 1958 · Malaysia
Sime Darby Berhad is the largest conglomerate in Malaysia and one of the largest in southeast Asia.
Lancaster Colony Corporation
Active · founded 1961
Lancaster Colony Corporation's subsidiaries manufacture a wide variety of products, including automotive floor mats,…
Logicon Inc.
Active · founded 1961
Logicon Inc.
Sideco Americana S.A.
Active · founded 1961 · Argentina
Sideco Americana S.A.
IHC Caland N.V.
Active · founded 1965 · Netherlands
2004: IHC announces its decision to sell the shipbuilding busi-ness instead of spinning it off as a separate company.
Analytic Sciences Corporation
Active · founded 1966
The Analytic Sciences Corporation (TASC) is a leading provider of applied information technology services.
Montedison S.p.A.
Defunct · founded 1966 · Italy
Montedison S.p.A.
Schneider S.A.
Active · founded 1966 · France
After a dizzying series of complicated restructurings, acquisitions, and divestments that began in 1980 when the…
Siemens AG
Active · founded 1966 · Germany
Founded to manufacture and install telegraphic systems, Germany-based Siemens AG has prospered and grown over 155 years…
Tetra Tech, Inc.
Active · founded 1966
Tetra Tech, Inc.
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
Active · founded 1967 · Canada
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
WMX Technologies Inc.
Active · founded 1968
WMX Technologies Inc., a holding company, is a leading international provider of environmental and related services.
Dallah Albaraka Group
Active · founded 1969 · Saudi Arabia
The Dallah Albaraka Group is one of the leading, privately held conglomerates in Saudi Arabia.
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Active · founded 1969
Oceaneering International, Inc.
Steria SA
Active · founded 1969 · France
France's Steria SA has leapt onto Europe's computer services scene, claiming the number eight spot in that market after…
TRC Companies, Inc.
Active · founded 1969
TRC Companies, Inc.
Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Renamed · founded 1970
One of the earliest companies dedicated to the problem of environmental conservation and enhancement, Ecology and…
GFI Informatique SA
Active · founded 1970 · France
GFI Informatique SA is one of the fastest-rising information technology (IT) services companies in France, with its…
New World Development Company Limited
Active · founded 1970 · Hong Kong
Since its founding in 1970, New World Development Company Limited has been a leader in Hong Kong's bustling commercial…
RCM Technologies, Inc.
Active · founded 1971
RCM Technologies, Inc.
VECO International, Inc.
Active · founded 1971
VECO International, Inc.
BRISA Auto-estradas de Portugal S.A.
Active · founded 1972 · Portugal
BRISA Auto-estradas de Portugal S.A.
Kroll Inc.
Active · founded 1972
Long considered one of the business world's best kept secrets, Kroll Inc.
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Active · founded 1975
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
Bufete Industrial, S.A. de C.V.
Active · founded 1977 · Mexico
Bufete (or Grupo Bufete) Industrial, S.A.
British Aerospace plc
Defunct · founded 1978 · United Kingdom
British Aerospace plc (BAe) is the largest defense contractor in Europe, as well as being a leading aerospace company.
Plexus Corporation
Active · founded 1979
Plexus Corporation refers to itself as a 'product realization service,' that is, it helps corporations design and…
Unión Fenosa, S.A.
Defunct · founded 1982 · Spain
Unión Fenosa, S.A.
The Keith Companies Inc.
Active · founded 1983
The Keith Companies Inc.
Corrpro Companies, Inc.
Active · founded 1984
Corrpro Companies, Inc.
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited
Active · founded 1984 · Bermuda
Jardine Matheson is one of the oldest names in East Asia, and Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited is an international…
Aqua Alliance Inc.
Active · founded 1987
Formerly known as Air & Water Technologies Corporation, Aqua Alliance Inc.
RHI AG
Active · founded 1987 · Austria
RHI AG is the world's top manufacturer of heat-resistant refractory products, with a global market share of some 15…
Rust International Inc.
Active · founded 1988
With operations in North and South America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim, Rust International Inc.
Ascend Communications, Inc.
Active · founded 1989
Ascend Communications, Inc.
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
Defunct · founded 1990
In 1990 Honeywell Inc.
IDEO Inc.
Active · founded 1991
IDEO Inc.
Dames & Moore, Inc.
Active · founded 1992
A pioneer in civil engineering, Dames & Moore, Inc.
Thermo Fibertek, Inc.
Active · founded 1992
Thermo Fibertek, Inc.
Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc.
Active · founded 1993
Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc., founded in 1993, is the world's technology and market leader in thermal management.
Anteon Corporation
Active · founded 1996
Anteon Corporation provides information technology solutions and engineering services to government clients.
VA TECH ELIN EBG GmbH
Active · founded 1997 · Austria
VA TECH ELIN EBG GmbH (VTEE) is the infrastructure and industrial services arm of Austria's VA Technologie AG.
Fortum Corporation
Active · founded 1998 · Finland
Fortum Corporation is an international energy group formed from the 1998 merger of two state-owned Finnish firms: Neste…
Nooter Corporation
Active · founded 1998
Nooter Corporation is a St.
Thyssen Krupp AG
Active · founded 1999 · Germany
Thyssen Krupp AG was created in March 1999 from the merger of two of Germany's oldest industrial giants, Thyssen AG and…
Chubb, PLC
Active · founded 2000 · United Kingdom
Chubb, PLC is among the world's five largest providers of security services to businesses and governments.
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