Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires SUMMIT Engineering, Laboratory & Testing, P.C.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires SUMMIT Engineering, Laboratory & Testing, P.C.

April 12, 2021

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES), a Palm Beach Capital-backed national geotechnical and materials testing platform, has acquired SUMMIT Engineering, Laboratory & Testing, P.C., a multi-disciplinary consultancy with offices across North and South Carolina. The deal expands UES’s regional footprint and capabilities in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, environmental consulting and special inspections.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires Alpha Testing, Inc.

November 9, 2021

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) has agreed to acquire Alpha Testing, a Dallas-based geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm with a ~400-person team. The acquisition expands UES's footprint in Texas and broadens its capabilities in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and environmental consulting to support commercial, institutional and municipal projects across the region.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires GEOServices, LLC

April 12, 2021

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) has acquired GEOServices, LLC, a Knoxville-based geotechnical engineering, materials testing and environmental services firm, to expand UES's footprint in Tennessee and the broader South. The GEOServices management and technical staff will remain with the business; the deal is noted as the ninth investment associated with Palm Beach Capital and UES leadership.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires Contour Engineering

July 10, 2020

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) has acquired Kennesaw, Georgia-based Contour Engineering, LLC, adding geotechnical, materials testing and environmental services to UES's family of companies. The deal is an add-on acquisition that expands UES's geographic footprint, client base and service capabilities and is part of UES's ongoing partnership with investor Palm Beach Capital.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires Wallace-Kuhl & Associates

January 7, 2021

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES), in partnership with investor Palm Beach Capital, has acquired Wallace-Kuhl & Associates, a Northern California geotechnical, geologic, materials testing and environmental engineering consulting firm with offices in West Sacramento and Stockton. The deal expands UES's presence and technical capabilities in the Western U.S.; Morrissey Goodale LLC advised Wallace-Kuhl on the transaction.

Universal Engineering Sciences Acquires Rock Engineering & Testing Laboratory

July 12, 2022

Engineering Services

Universal Engineering Sciences (UES) has acquired Rock Engineering & Testing Laboratory, LLC (RETL), a Texas-based geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing firm, to expand UES’s presence in Texas. RETL — with more than 85 staff across offices in Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and Austin/Round Rock — will continue to be led by co-presidents Roetta and Mark Rock while integrating into UES’s Texas operations.