VHB has announced its acquisition of GMB Engineers & Planners, Inc. (GMB), a transportation firm with offices in Orlando and Chipley, Fla., and in Atlanta.
GMB's business unit in Atlanta operates as Metro Planning & Engineering (MPE). As part of the acquisition, GMB will join VHB's Southeast operation and do business as VHB. GMB's Atlanta business unit will operate as Metro Planning & Engineering (MPE), a division of VHB, Watertown, Mass.-based VHB said.
The two firms join forces after a 10-year relationship collaborating on projects, VHB said, in first making the announcement on its website Feb. 13, 2015, bolstering that with a press release issued Feb. 17.
Together with GMB, VHB's Southeast Region will include more than 120 professionals, and the full service team of engineers, planners, scientists, and designers will compete for the most important public and private projects across the U.S. Southeast. The merger also enables VHB to build upon the established presence in Atlanta, where the firm will focus on the opportunity to improve the mobility and enhance the communities of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
Founded in 1999, GMB works extensively with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), MARTA, Atlanta Regional Commission, numerous municipalities, metropolitan planning organizations, and institutions in Florida and Georgia.
VHB established its Orlando operation in 1984 and together with GMB employs 120 engineers, scientists, planners, and designers in Florida.