British Standards Institution makes U.S. acquisition

BSI, the business standards company, has acquired the US consultancy Environmental and Occupational Risk Management, Inc. (EORM), based in San Jose, California.

The deal will see EORM become an operating subsidiary of BSI’s Professional Services business in the US, significantly boosting EORM’s ability to offer a wider range of environmental, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability services to clients. From today, EORM will operate under the name, EORM – A BSI Professional Services Company.

The acquisition of EORM supports BSI’s international growth strategy and follows the purchase of NCS International in Australia in May 2013. The investment increases BSI’s US workforce from 290 to 450, will add over $30 million in revenue and strengthens its geographical presence in the western United States with 6 offices in California, Oregon and Texas.

Howard Kerr, Chief Executive at BSI said: “Both EORM and BSI have complementary values, expertise and services that help unlock excellence for our clients. Uniting EORM’s world class team and technical expertise with the internationally recognized BSI brand and global network accelerates us towards this goal.”

Kerr concluded by talking about BSI’s future: “We have even greater ambitions for future growth, which will include quality acquisitions like EORM,” he said.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.