Dallas-based Ehvert Mission Critical has merged with California based, employee-owned engineering and engineering services firm Salas O’Brien in a deal that seeks to meet the rising need for hyperscale data centers.
Since 1988, Ehvert has been a global provider of engineering, construction, and operation services for complex mission-critical facilities and data centers.
Terms of the merger were not disclosed.
“We’re proud to join a future-focused company like Salas O’Brien, continuing the philosophy that formed the basis of Ehvert Mission Critical over 35 years ago,” Ehvert President Vello Ehvert said in a statement. “We have evolved into a full engineering, construction, and innovation firm, and Salas O’Brien will enhance the energy design and planning solutions we can bring to our clients.”
Ehvert said it is known as a data center authority that leverages advanced technologies to streamline processes from initial design to build-out, technology integration, and ongoing systems support.
The company said that it is responsible for some of the most innovative, renowned hyperscale data center projects in the world and that it is committed to leading the digital infrastructure industry with drastic improvements in construction efficiency and reduced timelines to meet the most demanding and exacting requirements.
Ehvert said the merger leverages its advanced engineering services, underpinned by “industry-leading virtual design and construction expertise,” specifically around hyperscale data centers. That will allow for seamless integration with Salas O’Brien’s electrical, mechanical, structural, architectural, renewable energy, and noise mitigation services, effectively addressing the surging requirements of AI, Ehvert said.
Data center demand and 30+ mergers
The company said that experts predict a 160% increase in data center power demand by 2030, and this merger provides a powerful suite of much-needed critical services to an expanding global digital infrastructure ecosystem.
The merger also creates a combined presence of over 3,600 team members in more than 90 offices around the world, enhancing service opportunities for clients and career opportunities for team members.
“Vello Ehvert and his team are global leaders in their field,” Darin Anderson, chairman and CEO of Irvine-based Salas O’Brien, said in a statement. “Together, we are the most comprehensive provider of innovative, sustainable solutions for hyperscale data centers, addressing the pressing data challenges facing industry and society.”
Salas O’Brien has been actively merging with companies nationwide.
“We’ve merged with over 30 partner firms in the past 10 years—from firms as small as 8 employees to teams of 300-plus,” the company says on its website. “Each new team has sparked collaborations and created innovation for the organization. In turn, they’ve achieved the scale they need to fuel their own aspirations, providing unlimited opportunity for their team members and rising equity.”
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