Cardno ERI

04 May, 2011

Cardno Ranked 34th on ENR Top Design Firm List

Climbed Over 100 Places

Portland, OR (May 4, 2011) - Cardno has climbed over 100 places to rank 34th on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms list for 2011 making it the fastest growing firm in the industry according to the annual survey.

Engineering News-Record (ENR), a McGraw-Hill publication, released its 2011 list of the top 500 design firms, ranked according to revenue for design services performed in 2010. Cardno is pleased to announce that its US operations have been ranked on three of these lists – Top 500 Design Firms, Top 20 Industrial Process/Petroleum Firms, and Top 100 Pure Designers.

Cardno ranked 34th overall and is the highest ranked firm that is classified as providing both engineering and environmental services on the Top 500 Design Firms list. The firm moved up more than 100 places since last year as a result of organic growth in key markets and strategic mergers.

Cardno also ranked 17th on the Top 100 Pure Designers and achieved the distinction of being the highest ranked predominantly environmental firm on the list. In addition, the firm placed for the first time on the Top 20 Industrial Process and Petroleum list.

Michael Renshaw, President of Cardno USA, remarked, "This recognition of Cardno as an important player in the US design field is extremely gratifying. Over the past 12 months we significantly expanded our environmental and natural resource management capabilities and expanded into new geographic markets both within the U.S. and in Latin America. Looking forward, Cardno expects to further increase its standing on the ENR lists as we expand our service offerings to both current and new clients.”

Mr Renshaw thanked the talented staff of Cardno’s operations across the Americas and their clients for the firm’s ongoing success and growth.

About Cardno: Cardno is a professional services firm that provides expertise to plan, design, manage, and deliver physical and social infrastructure solutions in developed and emerging economies around the world. Founded in 1945 in Brisbane, Australia, the company has become an internationally respected leader in infrastructure services with 93 offices in the Americas (150 worldwide) and a combined resource base of more than 4,000 employees. Cardno is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange [ASX: CDD].