Acquisition supports turnkey plant construction strengths

Acquisition supports turnkey plant construction strengths

An investment group led by the owner of a worldwide construction company has acquired Henry F Teichmann Inc, the global process engineering and contracting firm dedicated to serving the glass industry.

Stephen F D’Angelo, owner and Chief Executive Officer of Pittsburgh-based dck worldwide, completed the transaction in mid-February, positioning Teichmann as an affiliate and strategic partner of the construction firm that has completed building projects in 125 countries.

This is an affirmation of our world leading expertise” said Mark F Piedmonte, Teichmann’s President. “The fact someone who shares our vision for safety and quality, who understands the value of engineering and who has built a global construction firm, chose to invest in us says a lot about our capabilities.

Mr Piedmonte confirmed that there will be no changes to the leadership, project or support teams at McMurray, Pennsylvania-based Teichmann. “Our clients will be working with the same experienced staff and will receive the high level of quality design and expert services that they have come to expect.

The acquisition provides Teichmann with the financial strength to design and manage even larger projects and an opportunity to leverage dck worldwide’s extensive expertise in areas such as vertical, civil and brownfield construction, as well as its capabilities in site development.

Although our companies will operate separately, dck worldwide will enhance Teichmann’s turnkey multi-discipline construction capabilities, while supporting our growth and solidifying our leadership position as one of the largest independent engineers and contractors to the global glass industry” Mark Piedmonte commented.

Founded in 1947, Teichmann has completed more than 1000 successful projects in over 40 countries. Services include engineering, procurement, construction and project management. Projects include full design-build greenfield/brownfield plants, glass melting furnaces, batch plants and annealing lehrs.

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