COWI, a leading international engineering consulting group, has acquired PUNCH Consulting Engineers. Following the acquisition by COWI, PUNCH Consulting Engineers will become part of COWI’s UK and Ireland business and will be known as PUNCH Consulting Engineers, a COWI company. Clients and industry collaborators will benefit from a stronger, more comprehensive delivery partner combining local insight with global expertise.
The move will create new opportunities for employees across the combined business, giving teams access to wider international expertise, larger and more complex projects, and broader career development pathways across the COWI Group.
Tim Murnane, Managing Director at PUNCH Consulting Engineers: “We are very excited for PUNCH to become part of the COWI Group at a seminal time in the development of our country. Responding to the unprecedented level of infrastructure investment planned by our government requires the best global expertise and the best local knowledge to ensure we deliver for our clients and country. We have built our business around strong client relationships, technical excellence and a commitment to delivering sustainable engineering solutions across buildings, infrastructure and the wider built environment. COWI shares those values, and this move gives us the opportunity to build on our legacy while opening new pathways for our teams and clients, with our people benefiting from access to wider international expertise, larger and more complex projects and new career development opportunities across the COWI Group.”
By bringing together PUNCH’s strong local presence and expertise and COWI’s global capabilities, we are creating a stronger platform to deliver complex, large-scale projects that support Ireland’s green transition. Together, we are better equipped to support increasing demand for low-carbon, resilient solutions across buildings, industry, transport, and energy.
At PUNCH, we understand the value of education. That’s why we support our staff who wish to undertake further education and training. We encourage staff members to maintain their Continuous Professional Development (CPD) accreditations with Engineers Ireland. We also continue to offer training in sustainable design and construction through seminars, in-house lectures, and external training programmes. We promote the achievement of professional titles with institutions such as Engineers Ireland, the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland, the Institute of Structural Engineers, and the Institute of Civil Engineers.
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