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PROFILE
Growth in AEC: Dave Witsken CEO of UES, an industry leader with more than six decades of experience in geotechnical engineering, materials testing, environmental consulting, and more.
By ADRIAN DE LA GARZA M&A Advisor
Z weig Group had the privilege of engaging in a conversation with Dave Witsken, a seasoned industry professional who has been with UES (Orlando, FL) for nearly two years, where he shared insights into his role at UES and unveiled UES’ goals for the future. A CONVERSATION WITH DAVE WITSKEN. The Zweig Letter: Who is UES? Dave Witsken: UES is a focused engineering and testing firm with a rich history offering a compatible range of specialized services in environmental and earth sciences, sustainable infrastructure solutions, and geophysical technologies. UES has achieved remarkable growth and solidified its position as one of the fastest-growing and most respected engineering firms in the United States. With a team of nearly 4,000 certified and experienced professionals, UES is committed to upholding the company’s values, founded on serving, solving, and succeeding for employees, clients, and investors. TZL: UES has been recognized as one of the most active
strategic buyers in our industry. Can you tell us about UES’ M&A activity and investment strategy? DW: The collection of our partner companies, now more than 25, has helped us realize the power of teamwork. When a company joins our enterprise, its history becomes ours and vice versa – that means its resume, its people, and its best practices. Our goal is to bring these together to make the whole greater than the sum of the parts. This takes a lot of purposeful work, but the flywheel is turning and gaining momentum every day. We start off with the philosophy that each company joining the enterprise will bring something to the group that will make us all better, and to date, that has been the case. Of course, we also want to make sure that the enterprise and network can help accelerate partner companies’ growth, access to information and resources, profitability, etc. Our goal is simple: safe, profitable growth and being the client’s partner, employer, acquirer, and investment of choice.
See GROWTH IN AEC , page 10
THE ZWEIG LETTER DECEMBER 18, 2023, ISSUE 1517
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