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RDK Engineers acquired by NV5 Global

Andover, MA RDK Engineers has been acquired by NV5 Global, Inc., a provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions. NV5 primarily focuses on five business verticals: Construction quality assurance, infrastructure, energy, program management, and environmental solutions. The company has 2,150 employees and operates out of 102 locations nationwide and abroad.

For over 100 years, RDK has provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and fire protection services, commissioning services, technology design services, and energy and sustainability services for commercial, healthcare, science and technology, education, government, and transportation clients. RDK will be joining NV5’s energy vertical. This new relationship will enhance RDK’s ability to provide clients with even more services under one roof.

Dickerson Wright, PE, chairman and CEO of NV5, said, “With the acquisition of RDK, NV5 is now one of the largest MEP engineering firms in the U.S. with immediate cross-selling opportunities within our existing network of 102 offices. RDK has a rapidly growing energy efficiency practice that has made the company a prevailing force in the design of energy saving applications throughout the Northeast. We believe that NV5 can help RDK expand these practices nationally, and that RDK’s highly experienced experts will be central to deepening our capabilities within our rapidly growing energy vertical.”

RDK CEO Christopher Cummings, PE, LEED AP, said, “We are looking toward our future with NV5 with great optimism and we perceive a great geographic, strategic, and technical fit for both our clients and employees within our two companies. NV5 shares RDK’s priority of providing innovative solutions to our clients through practical ingenuity, efficiency, and quality engineering in every project.”

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