Partner Engineering Acquires US-Reports Environmental Site Assessment Practice

February 05, 2009

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Partner Engineering and Science, a national provider of environmental and engineering due diligence services, has acquired the environmental site assessment practice of Loveland, CO-based US-Reports, Inc., a top provider of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments to SBA Lenders across the United States. “The addition of the US-Reports practice to our already significant SBA lender work will make Partner a top provider in SBA environmental consulting nationwide,” Joe Derhake, President of Partner Engineering and Science. Under the Asset Purchase and Release Agreement, Gary Reynolds, formerly of Director of Environmental Reporting with US-Reports, joins Partner as a Principal as regional manager of Partner’s Rocky Mountain Office and practice director for SBA Due Diligence nationally. “Joining Partner’s national team of seasoned environmental and building engineering professionals will allow me to deliver the same outstanding service to my customers. Becoming a partner in a national consulting firm is the ideal home for me personally,” said Gary Reynolds. US-Reports, Inc., now completing its 20th year in business, will continue to focus on its very successful core business of being the world's best provider of insurance service products (premium audits, risk services, loss control and underwriting inspections and personal lines) through its national footprint of over 700 field partners delivering these services to over 500 clients. El Segundo, California based Partner is a national environmental and engineering consulting firm focusing on real estate due diligence, building sciences, construction monitoring and environmental site remediation services. Partner is dedicated to employing outstanding engineers and scientists who are dedicated to understanding the client’s business. This dedication yields a consulting product that meets the scrutiny of regulators and peer review and is customized to meet the client’s business needs.

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