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Genivar acquires Le Groupe GIROUX, a leading Quebec-based geomatics and surveying firm
MONTREAL, Oct. 11, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - GENIVAR Inc. (TSX: GNV) ("GENIVAR"), one of Canada's l...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nMONTREAL, Oct. 11, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - GENIVAR Inc. (TSX: GNV)\n (\"GENIVAR\"), one of Canada's leading consulting services companies,\n announced today that it has acquired Le Groupe GIROUX (\"GIROUX\"), a\n Quebec-based geomatics and surveying firm. GIROUX has a workforce of 85\n employees.\n\n\n\"GIROUX's expertise will enable us to building a solid platform in\n Quebec in the fields of both land and construction surveying, as well\n as in sea-bottom surveying, through their bathymetry expertise,\" said\n Eric Tremblay, GENIVAR's Vice-President, Eastern Quebec. \"This\n expertise, which we already possess in other parts of Canada, will\n reinforce our range of client services in Quebec, thereby positioning\n us as a pan-Canadian player in this field,\" he added.\n\n\n\"We are very pleased to be joining the GENIVAR team. Their reputation\n and network will enable us to offer even more clients the expertise\n that we have developed over the 20 years we have been in operation. In\n addition, GENIVAR's values are a perfect match for our own, providing\n further confirmation that we have joined forces with a partner of\n choice,\" said company President Robert Giroux.\n\n\nABOUT GIROUX GROUP\nFounded in 1991, GIROUX has carved itself a place of choice in the\n Quebec market, specializing in surveying and various related\n disciplines. The company is noted for its range of services and its\n quality control-based effectiveness. GIROUX's expertise includes the\n field of activities: land surveying; construction surveying, including\n technical surveys carried out on various types of construction sites as\n well as bathymetry and hydrometry, areas of expertise related to\n aquatic environments. In less than 20 years, GIROUX has earned an\n enviable reputation and standing across Quebec. Its employees include\n some of the leading specialists in the field.\n\n\nABOUT GENIVAR\nGENIVAR is a leading Canadian engineering services company providing\n private and public-sector clients with a full range of professional\n consulting services through all project phases, including planning,\n design, construction and maintenance. Ranging in size, its clients\n operate in various market segments, including the building, industrial,\n power, municipal infrastructure, transportation and environmental\n sectors. GENIVAR is one of t...