Bureau Veritas Announces Divestiture of its US Emissions Monitoring Business to Alliance Holdings, LLC
Transaction Advances Bureau Veritas' Objectives to Accelerate growth in North America by Focusing on Core Business
NEW YORK and PARIS, Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bureau Veritas, a world-leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, today announced it has divested its Emissions Monitoring business unit based in the US that provides fugitive emissions detection and measurement services, to Alliance Holdings, LLC (Alliance), one of the largest air emissions testing companies in the US. The Emissions Monitoring business is served by approximately 130 employees. The transaction closed on September 1, 2020.
This transaction advances Bureau Veritas' objectives to focus on its core quality assurance offering for oil and gas capital projects and assets integrity businesses at scale in North America and to reinvest in accelerated expansion of its Energy business including renewables. Following the closing, Bureau Veritas will ensure a smooth transition for Emissions Monitoring customers and teams across the US.
"We continue to focus on growing our core business and strategic initiatives to better meet the evolving needs of our clients in North America," said Donna Garbutt, Senior Vice President and leader of O&G North America, Bureau Veritas. "We thank the Emissions Monitoring team for their service to Bureau Veritas and wish Alliance success in its future endeavors. We believe the transaction represents a win-win for both companies as we will continue to collaborate with Alliance to deliver creative solutions to our core clients in the Energy sector."
About Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is a world-leading provider in testing, inspection and certification. Created in 1828, the Group has more than 75,000 employees located in more than 1,500 offices and laboratories around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients to improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.
Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index.
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About Alliance Holdings, LLC
Headquartered in Decatur, AL, Alliance is the leading provider of air emissions testing and monitoring solutions to customers throughout the United States. With expertise in a variety of end markets, Alliance is focused on People, Process, and Technology to provide unparalleled services to assist customers with meeting their air compliance and risk reduction goals. For more information, please visit www.stacktest.com or www.alliance-em.com, or email [email protected].
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