ECC Group, the engineering and onsite services firm, has announced it has acquired McDonald Surveys, a fellow Dundalk based engineering surveying operation with a multi-sectoral customer base across a range of tier one construction clients.

“McDonald Surveys has long been recognised as one of Ireland and the UK’s leading surveying companies. Through this acquisition, we’re creating a world-class leader in Engineering Innovation, with a complementary match-up of market segments, customers, and engineering capabilities,” said John McGoey, CEO, ECC Group.

L-R: John McGoey, CEO,  ECC Group, and Colm Holmes, managing director ECC Group.

“It is a significant combination that will provide our combined customer base with enhanced scale, geographic reach, and wider capabilities across a growing number of key services. The two companies share a common vision and suite of services and will now combine to bring customers the best the industry has to offer.”

"We are pleased to be joining forces with ECC Group," said Pauric McKenna, business development manager, McDonald Surveys. "It is an excellent cultural and strategic fit that increases our value to our growing tier one client base in several ways.

'Drive digital construction trends'

"ECC brings us an enhanced service offering that will offer our customers a combined company with increased capabilities to innovate and drive digital construction trends for even greater standards of quality and efficiency in onsite project delivery.”

John McGoey said: “Joining forces with McDonald Surveys, a company as passionate about digital construction, quality, and sustainable design as ECC, is what takes us into the next stage in our growth. We’re not waiting for the future of construction. We’re building it.”

The combination advances the position of ECC Group to one of the country’s largest engineering practices with a team of more than 70 highly skilled individuals. The acquisition is scheduled to take place officially on January 3, 2023.