WATER AND ENERGY SPECIALIST ERAMOSA ENGINEERING JOINS FORCES WITH CIMA+

TORONTO, May 9, 2023 /CNW/ - CIMA+, one of Canada's largest privately-owned consulting engineering firms, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Eramosa Engineering Inc. ("Eramosa"), a specialist firm providing electrical, instrumentation & control, smart automation, SCADA and Information Technology (IT)/Operational Technology (OT) engineering services to the Water and Renewable Energy sectors. Eramosa has offices in Guelph, Toronto, London (Ontario), Calgary, and a subsidiary company, Eramosa International Inc., based in Overland Park (Kansas) to service its US clients.

Eramosa has delivered exceptional value to its clients for over 20 years, at the forefront of innovation for data-driven enterprises. Eramosa's values and culture are consistent with those held by CIMA+ which will further enhance our combined abilities.     

Eramosa excels at providing solutions for smart automation & control, IT/OT and data management applications.

"The evolution of Digital Solutions will transform how we do business; advancing the delivery of our engineering services related to Transportation, Water, Renewable Energy, Mining & Metals, and more" stated Steeve Fiset, Chief Strategy Officer, CIMA+. "With the introduction of Eramosa into the CIMA+ team, we bring together the development of advanced digital technology with sustainable engineering solutions to meet the growing challenges of our world. It also brings the added benefit of an immediate foothold in the US and accelerates our growth plan into the US Energy sector."

"Through this acquisition, both CIMA+ and Eramosa clients will benefit from a combined pool of expertise and services under one large team numbering nearly 500 in Ontario; providing technology solutions for smart automation, information and operational technology," stated Tom Montgomery, Regional Executive Vice-President, Ontario, CIMA+. "Joining forces with Eramosa supports our strategic growth in Ontario by expanding our geographic presence, while enhancing our digital solutions vision, the Internet of Things (IoT), and big data initiatives."

Eramosa helps water utilities and energy providers leverage technologies that align with their business requirements. Recent Eramosa projects include the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) System Master Plan for the York Region's water and wastewater facilities, region-wide water SCADA system upgrade for the Sault Ste. Marie Public Utilities Commission, expansion of the Greenway Pollution Control Centre, the largest wastewater treatment facility of the City of London (Ontario) and SCADA migration plan for the City of Ft. Wayne (Indiana).

"The combination of CIMA+ and Eramosa adds increased value for our clients in the water and energy sectors by enabling us to provide a wider range of service offerings beyond our traditional smart automation, electrical, instrumentation & control, SCADA, and IT/OT engineering services," remarked Nick Hallas, President of Eramosa. We are excited to become part of the CIMA+ team and the opportunities it provides to both of our firms.

 "Eramosa believes in giving back to the community, as does CIMA+. We will continue to embrace and promote this culture as we join forces with CIMA+," added Mr. Hallas.

About CIMA+

CIMA+ provides a variety of consulting engineering services, namely in the areas of buildings, infrastructure, water, transportation, energy and resources, project management, communication systems, and the environment. With an ever-growing presence, CIMA+'s team relies on decades of experience acquired across Canada to offer excellence in engineering projects. The search for excellence has been part of our DNA since our foundation in 1990. This commitment has allowed CIMA+ to rank among the largest private consulting engineering firms in Canada. Today, with more than 30 offices across Canada, CIMA+ employs 2,800+ people, over half of whom share ownership in the company.

At CIMA+ we believe that engineering exists to improve the lives of those around us. Sustainable solutions inspired by engineering help meet the many challenges of today and tomorrow. Because when you engineer for people, you also engineer for a better world.

For more information, please visit: www.cima.ca.

About Eramosa

Eramosa is a consulting engineering company founded in 1998 to provide our clients in the water, energy and IT/OT sectors with smart automation solutions, SCADA, instrumentation & control, network, operational technology, and electrical engineering services. Eramosa has offices in Guelph, Toronto, London, Calgary, and in Overland Park, Kansas.

For over twenty years, we have delivered exceptional value to our clients. Our dedication to the design and implementation of technology and optimized client operations is at the core of Eramosa and has made us stand out as an industry leader.

Our dedicated team participates in and leads committees helping to shape the direction of our industry and the innovative application of technologies; we work to lead, not to follow. We work in partnership with our clients to achieve technical excellence and innovation in every project we deliver.

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