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1898 & Co. to grow tech and management consulting talent

A new future-focused consultancy arm from Burns & McDonnell

By Sharon Spielman
Burns & McDonnell 1898

Burns & McDonnell is launching its first new brand in the firm’s history with 1898 & Co., a future-focused consulting and technology solutions arm. Chris Underwood (left) is the general manager of 1898 & Co. and Ray Kowalik (right) is the CEO of Burns & McDonnell.

October 22, 2019

Burns & McDonnell launches its first new brand in the firm’s history with 1898 & Co., a future-focused consulting and technology solutions arm to deliver on clients’ biggest challenges.

The new brand will focus on services complementary to Burns & McDonnell’s 121 years of architectural, engineering and construction experience with business strategy to help the firm’s clients navigate a successful path in a rapidly changing business environment.

The launch of 1898 & Co. will generate new job opportunities with a focus on growing tech and management consulting talent. The new brand follows the firm’s continued efforts to hire 1,000 new employees each year. Since the inception of the development of 1898 & Co. began in 2017, the group grew 55%. In the next five years following the launch, 1898 & Co. projects to grow by 80%. “As a company, Burns & McDonnell has been designing and building clients’ futures since 1898,” says Ray Kowalik, CEO of Burns & McDonnell. “Staying in stride with the modern world takes intelligent investment and optimized business strategy. The consultants and technologists at 1898 & Co. are well-equipped to provide effective solutions to meet the needs of constantly changing markets.”

1898 & Co. will provide business, technology and security solutions consulting services, including:

  • Business optimization and strategic asset planning—1898 & Co. leverages business architecture frameworks and deep knowledge of assets to provide data-driven solutions that improve infrastructure portfolios and optimize business outcomes.
  • Digital transformation & software solution development—as digital strategies must advance alongside business objectives to remain competitive in shifting markets, 1898 & Co. delivers software solutions, digital road maps and integration services to equip and inform the enterprise.
  • Security and compliance—1898 & Co. supports the development of systematic, structured and holistic strategies and programs for risk management against cyber and physical threats while maintaining regulatory compliance.

“We understand our clients’ business objectives because we helped create their most critical infrastructure,” says Chris Underwood, general manager, 1898 & Co. “1898 & Co., together with Burns & McDonnell, is capable of delivering value across the entire life cycle of an asset—whether physical or digital, from conception to construction and through operations—by driving smarter decisions, improving performance and maximizing value, faster and more transparently than ever.”

While the solutions provided by 1898 & Co. are distinct from traditional AEC services offered by the rest of the firm, 1898 & Co. will not be a separate company and will continue to serve new and existing customers as a part of the Burns & McDonnell family. 1898 & Co. has added new products, services, depth and capabilities to drive clients’ modernization efforts.

“Robust solutions need to work in the real world, not just exist on the drawing board. 1898 & Co. was born to catalyze that purpose,” says Underwood. “We are inspired to imagine what comes next—and then help clients through the complexities of bringing it to life. At 1898 & Co., we show our clients the way forward. Then, alongside Burns & McDonnell, we deliver it.”

KEYWORDS: consulting strategic planning technology

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Sharon Spielman is former senior editor of Food Engineering magazine. She has more than 25 years of experience as a writer and editor for a range of trade publications, including those that cover food and beverage processing, restaurants and institutions, chefs, process heating and cooling, finishing, and package converting.

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