Dessau (engineering)
| Industry | Engineering-Construction Services |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | Marc Verreault, President & CEO (Interim) |
| Revenue | C$750 million (2012) |
| Owner | Stantec Inc. |
Number of employees | 4,800 (as of March 8, 2012) |
| Website | dessau.com |
Dessau was an engineering consulting firm. It was the fifth-largest engineering-construction firm in Canada and was ranked 57th in the world. The company traced its origins to 1957, when Jean-Claude Desjardins and Paul-Aimé Sauriol founded an engineering consulting firm by the name of Desjardins & Sauriol. Active in both national and international markets, the firm employed 4,800 people and posted annual revenues of $750 million . The company had offices in North Africa, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Dessau was one of "Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies."