
February 9, 2009
Montreal, February 9, 2009 – The GENIVAR Income Fund (“GENIVAR”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of ENTRA Consultants Inc. (“ENTRA”), an Ontario-based transportation planning firm with approximately 20 employees.
“By acquiring ENTRA, a firm specializing in transportation planning, transit planning and traffic engineering, we have complemented our existing range of services and strengthened our team in this sector,” said
ENTRA Consultants was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in
“ENTRA’s decision to merge with GENIVAR will build on our momentum and take us to a new level in our development,” said Angela Iannuzziello, P.Eng., ENTRA’s President. “The scope of GENIVAR’s operations and its critical transportation mass will allow us to deliver more comprehensive transit and transportation projects. By joining forces with GENIVAR, our clients will continue to benefit from the personal attention of our staff and experience the benefits of the expanded personnel and expertise resource of GENIVAR. We will be better equipped to develop new transportation client relationships and attract new professionals to take advantage of the many opportunities of the future.”
About GENIVAR
GENIVAR is a leading Canadian engineering services firm providing private and public-sector clients with a complete range of professional consulting services throughout all project phases, including planning, design, construction and maintenance. Ranging in size and scope, GENIVAR’s clients primarily operate in the building, industrial, power, municipal infrastructure, transportation and environmental sectors. GENIVAR is one of Canada’s largest consulting engineering services firms by number of employees, with more than 3,500 managers, professionals, technicians, technologists and support staff in more than 80 offices in Canada and internationally.
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For further information, please contact:
Pierre Shoiry, President and CEO
GENIVAR Income Fund
Phone: 514-340-0046, ext. 5104
GENIVAR Income Fund
Phone: 514-340-0046, ext. 5184
Angela Iannuzziello, P.Eng., President
ENTRA Consultants Inc.
Phone: 905-946-8900
