SLR to Acquire Palmer Environmental Consulting Group

UK-based firm aims to strengthen environmental consulting teams in Canada.

SLR Consulting Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire Palmer Environmental Consulting Group Inc. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in early November 2023.

Palmer is a Canadian environmental consultancy with approximately 100 team members located in British Columbia and Ontario. The Palmer team brings a strong client focused approach and value-based partnership to deliver technically based solutions to help clients meet their environmental and regulatory challenges and project development goals. The team recognizes the importance of the linkages within the natural environment and integrates their services related to fisheries, aquatic, and terrestrial ecology, hydrogeology, water resources, geology, and geomorphology in developing effective project solutions. These services together with geotechnical engineering are provided to the mining, infrastructure, and land development markets across Canada.