Trow Global: Innovation and Service Fuel Rapid Growth of Global Engineering Firm
Founded as a two-person operation in 1957, Trow Global is now one of Canada’s largest engineering, consulting and project-management firms. Much of this growth has occurred in recent years: between 2005 and 2009, the company’s revenues increased more than fivefold, while its staff expanded from 700 to 3,000 people.
Today, Trow Global maintains a network of some 75 offices across Canada and another 25 in the United States and around the world. Founded as a Canadian company, Trow Global recognizes the advantages of operating in Canada; the country has a highly skilled workforce and relatively low cost of living and high quality of life. Canada is also home to several leading post-secondary programs in engineering and architecture—a reliable source of recruits for Trow Global.
The company’s broad range of engineering and scientific expertise attracts clients from some of the world’s largest private companies and public organizations. Trow Global provides integrated solutions in five distinct markets: buildings, infrastructure, energy, industrial and earth, environmental and sustainability. International projects include highways in China and Algeria, pipelines in North and South America, and attractions for Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Caesars Palace Colosseum. Three of the company’s recent Canadian projects are in British Columbia: the expansion of the Sea-to-Sky Highway, the Whistler-Blackcomb peak-to-peak gondola and the Golden Ears bridge.
Trow Global [www.trow.com] is another example of Canadian leadership and excellence the global business world continues to count on.
Additional Facts
- In fiscal 2009, Trow Global’s compounded annual growth rate was in excess of 50%.
- Trow Global funds several scholarships in engineering and architecture at schools including the University of Toronto, University of New Brunswick and Ryerson University.
- Trow was the highest ranking Canadian firm to make the 2009 ZweigWhite list of 200 Hot Firms (placing sixth). The company also ranked 56th on the Engineering News Record Top 200 International Design Firms and 83rd on the Top 150 Global Design Firms, and has been named one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies six times.
