NovaTec Consultants Inc. was an environmental engineering consulting firm that specialized in industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment plant design, research and development, operations support, process optimization and environmental technology performance verification. The company was incorporated in October 1984 with four equal partners, Dr. Troy D. Vassos, Dr. Ossama (Sam) Turk, Dr. Bill Hyslop, and Mr. Ivo Van Bastelaere, with Mr. Greg Bull joining about a year later. After the latter three partners resigned in the mid-1990's, Vassos and Turk continued to direct the company until it was acquired by Golder Associates Ltd. on December 31, 2012, with the two becoming Principals in 2014. Golder Associates Ltd. was subsequently acquired by WSP in spring 2021. NovaTec's two co-founders, Dr. Troy Vassos and Dr. Sam Turk, are professional (environmental) engineers who continue to consult in the field of water and wastewater treatment and integrated water management. Dr. Turk is currently a Principal with WSP, and Dr. Vassos is the Technical Director and Senior Environmental Engineer for Integrated Sustainability as well as being an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering - Environmental Engineering Group at the University of British Columbia since 2000. The purpse of this web page iis to gradually document the establishment and development of NovaTec begining with its genesis at the University of British Columbia in the early 1980's through it's growth and eventual acquisition in 2012. This includes considerations for establishing a name, banking, line of credit, growth pains, partnership relationships, hiring and (yes) firing, business development and international growth, the departure of key principals, and being approached by many companies for acquisition. Hopefully, this will provide young entrepreneurs some insights on forming a technology-based engineering firm.
Company Details
- Founded
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- Address
- Vancouver, British Columbia V5y 1n5, Ca
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- NAICS
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Environmental Consulting Services
- Keywords
- water, wastewater, reuse, design, performance, operations, industrial, municipal, marine, research, technology verification, operations.
- HQ
- Vancouver, British Columbia
Novatec Consultants Inc. Questions
Novatec Consultants Inc.'s LinkedIn profile is https://ca.linkedin.com/company/novatec-consultants-inc.
Novatec Consultants Inc.'s industry is
Environmental Services
Novatec Consultants Inc.'s top competitors are
Nexus Mobility ®,
Akk Group Of Companies,
Envirochem Analytical Laboratories Ltd,
Aurcana Corporation,
Ecofluid Systems Inc.,
Hemmera (Now Part Of Ausenco),
Aquaphra,
Integrated Sustainability,
Tritech Group Ltd.,
Envirochem-Usa, Inc.
Novatec Consultants Inc.'s categories are Environmental Services
Novatec Consultants Inc.'s founding year is 1984
