Engineering group buys 700-strong Hunt Construction Group

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Aecom has bought 700-strong US contractor Hunt Construction Group to become “one of the largest US builders”.

Hunt is a $1.2bn-turnover (£710m) business with nine offices in the US.

Michael Burke, Aecom president and chief executive, said: “The addition of Hunt’s people and resources immediately makes Aecom one of the largest U.S. builders.

“This important expansion of our build expertise reflects the continued advancement of our strategy to create an integrated delivery platform with superior capabilities to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets globally.”