SNC-LAVALIN ACQUIRES MDH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS

MONTREAL, July 5, 2011 /CNW/ -- 
MONTREAL, July 5, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin (TSX: SNC) is pleased
 to announce that it has reinforced its environmental expertise with the
 acquisition of MDH Engineered Solutions, an engineering consulting &
 research firm based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.


In business since 1980, MDH Engineered Solutions provides
 geo-environmental, geotechnical, hydrogeological and environmental
 engineering consulting services to the mining, oil & gas,
 transportation, utility and government sectors. The firm has
 approximately 175 permanent employees working in offices in Saskatoon,
 Regina, Prince Albert and Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, and in Edmonton and
 Fort McMurray, Alberta.


"MDH Engineered Solutions expands our offering into the Saskatchewan
 mining and oil & gas sectors and adds key resources that will help us
 achieve our strategic objectives" said Jim Burke, Executive
 Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. "The synergies between our two
 companies will support our goal to supply a wide scope of environmental
 services to both external and internal clients. We are very impressed
 with the high calibre of expertise at MDH and are pleased to welcome
 them to the team."


"We are excited about the greater possibilities that this transaction
 will open up, especially for our existing clients in the mining, oil &
 gas, and infrastructure markets, whom we have been serving for over 30
 years," said Dr. Moir Haug, Founder and President, MDH Engineered
 Solutions. "Joining SNC-Lavalin will solidify our existing operations
 to make our whole team an even stronger force as we intensify our
 efforts to expand geographically into BC, northern Canada, and
 internationally."


SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in
 the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure, and in
 the provision of operations and maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has
 offices across Canada and in over 35 other countries around the world,
 and is currently working in some 100 countries. In business since 1911,
 the Company celebrates its 100(th) anniversary in 2011. www.snclavalin.com.


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