The acquisition of the Irish-headquartered company will accelerate strategic growth in Europe.
Die Dornan Engineering Group (“Dornan” or the “Group”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition Turner Construction Company (“Turner”). Dornan is a specialist mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and commissioning engineering firm with offices in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and the Nordics. Turner employs 12,000 people and has annual revenues of $18 billion. Dollar. The company is the largest construction developer in North America and is increasingly present in Europe. The agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Dornan is subject to the usual merger control approval process in the European Union.
Dornan has over 1,000 direct employees and expects sales of €700 million this year. The order backlog amounts to around 1.1 billion euros. Dornan provides services on complex, large-scale projects for blue-chip clients, primarily in the high-technology sector, including data centers and biopharmaceutical facilities. This area accounts for approximately 85 percent of Dornan’s order book. The group also carries out key projects for clients in the industrial, healthcare, commercial, aviation and education sectors.
Dornan is a leader in the advanced technology market in Europe, and Turner has long been recognized as a leading player in this market in North America. Both companies have well-established long-term customer relationships. The combination of Turner and Dornan will create a company of significant size in Europe, able to offer a larger portfolio of work and a broader range of services.
Turner has expanded its service offering in Europe and is working on data center projects in the Netherlands and Spain. With Dornan’s complementary services, Turner sees a great opportunity to expand its presence in Europe with new and existing customers.
“Dornan brings incredible strength to Turner and is an important part of Turner’s strategy to serve customers wherever they need help,” said Peter Davoren, Chairman and CEO of Turner Construction Company. Davoren continued: “The combination of Turner and Dornan will enable us to offer a broader range of services and solutions that our customers in Europe are looking for.”
“Our employees and customers will benefit greatly from the addition of Dornan to the Turner family,” said Brian Acheson, managing director of Dornan. Acheson added: “Our customers will continue to enjoy the same outstanding service as we handle complex technical projects within You will also benefit from Dornan’s greater strength as part of a company with over $18 billion in revenue. Likewise, our people at Turner will find more opportunities to develop Dornan I’m really looking forward to our future together.”
“Turner has identified $20 billion in advanced technology project opportunities in Europe,” said Mike Kuntz, vice chairman of Turner Construction Company. Kuntz continued, “The technical expertise of Dornan’s employees, the broad offering, the “Excellent customer service and shared values made the company the obvious choice for Turner to accelerate growth in the region.”
Information about Dornan Founded in 1966, Dornan is a specialist mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and commissioning construction company with offices in Ireland, the UK, Continental Europe and the Nordics, with extensive project experience across a variety of sectors. For decades, Dornan has delivered complex engineering solutions to some of the world’s most prominent companies. To find out more about Dornan, visit www.dornangroup.com.
Information about Turner Construction Company With over 12,000 employees, the company completes $18 billion worth of construction work on 1,500 projects each year. Our vision is to be the highest quality construction services provider. We provide services on complex and demanding construction projects of all types and sizes throughout North America and in 30 countries around the world. We want to create a healthy, prosperous and sustainable future for our employees, customers, partners and the planet. We have earned a reputation for working with integrity and safety and driving innovation. The company focuses on creating an environment where employees can be their best, be authentic, and be treated with respect and dignity, and is widely recognized as a great place to work. The company is a subsidiary of HOCHTIEF, an engineering-based global infrastructure solutions provider with leading positions in North America, Australia and Europe and a rapidly growing presence in high-tech, energy transition and sustainable infrastructure. Turner and HOCHTIEF belong to the ACS group of companies, which employs 140,000 people worldwide and generated sales of 35.7 billion euros in 2023. You can find out more about Turner at www.turnerconstruction.com.