BUREAU VERITAS :acquisition of Primary Integration Solutions in the United States

02.November 2017 at 07:30:00 CET

Bureau Veritas acquires Primary Integration Solutions in the United States and expands Building & Infrastructure service offering to data centers

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, November 2, 2017 - Bureau Veritas has acquired Primary Integration Solutions, Inc. ("PI"), a U.S. leader in building commissioning and operational risk management services for data center facilities. 

Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Virginia, PI is the leading provider of data center building commissioning and operational risk management services in the United States. PI provides a full suite of services, spanning the entire data center lifecycle, from pre-commissioning through facility operation. Present in six locations in the U.S. as well as in Europe, PI serves e-commerce and
high-tech world leaders. The company employs 117 people and generated revenue of around
€20 million in 2016.

PI expands Bureau Veritas' capabilities in construction services to include commissioning of data center infrastructure, a market that continues to expand as consumer demand for data grows at a rapid pace and safe and secure storage of data continues to be a critical global need.

Bureau Veritas' Chief Executive Officer Didier Michaud-Daniel commented:

"This is the third acquisition we have successfully completed in the USA since the beginning of this year, aligning perfectly with Bureau Veritas' innovation and growth strategy. Primary Integration Solutions will help us further build scale in building and infrastructure, by adding capabilities in the buoyant technology infrastructure compliance field in the largest data center world market."

Shawn Till, Primary Integration Solutions' CEO, stated:

"We are excited to be joining the Bureau Veritas organization, and look forward to the expanded service offering that we can now provide to clients.  Bureau Veritas' vast geographic footprint and technical capabilities provides our clients with a value proposition that is truly unparalleled in our industry."

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 73,000 employees located in 1,400 offices and laboratories around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.
Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.

Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.
For more information, go to www.bureauveritas.com


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Laurent Brunelle: +33 (0)1 55 24 76 09
laurent.brunelle@bureauveritas.com

 

 
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Véronique Gielec: +33 (0)1 55 24 76 01
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