Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Environmental Standards, Inc. Environmental Standards’ leadership team, including founder and Chief Executive Officer Rock Vitale, CEAC, will join Montrose’s Assessment, Permitting & Response segment. Founded in 1987 in Valley Forge, Pa., Environmental Standards is an internationally recognized environmental consulting firm providing services in the oil & gas, utilities/energy, chemical, industrial/manufacturing, coal/mining, real estate, legal, financial, insurance, non-regulatory government, and landfill markets. With a presence today in eleven states, the company specializes in environmental chemistry, consulting geosciences, environmental data management, emergency response quality assurance oversight, and auditing/health and safety support.
“The addition of Environmental Standards allows Montrose to further strengthen our chemistry and auditing services, adding technical depth, new capabilities and strong talent complementary to our current operations in the East Coast,” said Joshua LeMaire, Chief Operating Officer of Montrose. “The industry and its peers recognize Environmental Standards as one of the country’s top environmental consulting firms and we are excited to welcome Rock and the entire Environmental Standards team to our growing Montrose family.”
Environmental Standards’ Chief Executive Officer Rock Vitale added: “We are thrilled to join such a well-respected and fast-growing environmental consulting firm. Montrose’s expansive scientific and analytical capabilities, complementary services and global footprint will allow us to deepen our existing client relationships and create new ones within the core industries we serve. We are excited to join Montrose and begin collaborating with our new colleagues on tackling larger and ever-more challenging client engagements.”