General
Fugro operates around the globe, at sea, on land, and from the air. Using professional, highly specialized staff and advanced technologies (many of which have been developed in-house) Fugro holds a strong position in both international and domestic markets. Engineering News Record (ENR) ranked Fugro as:

• Number 37 of the top 500 design firms in 2007.
• Number 3 of the top 200 international design firms in 2007.
• Number 150 of the top 150 global design firms in 2007.

The 2007 ENR sourcebook market survey ranked Fugro as:

• Number 9 of the top 150 global design firms.
• Number 5 of the top 10 offshore and underwater facilities firms.
• Number 11 of the top 15 marine and port facilities firms.

The 2006 ENR sourcebook market survey ranked Fugro as:

• Number 2 of the top 25 international design firms in petroleum.

Capabilities
Fugro's professional capabilities encompass:

• geotechnical engineering,
• marine survey,
• water resources,
• earthquake engineering,
• environmental engineering,
• construction materials testing (CMT), and
• geographic information systems (GIS).

Specialized Equipment and Facilities
In addition to its consulting practice, Fugro owns and operates specialized field equipment including vessels, drill rigs, in situ testing tools, geophysical systems, and land- and satellite-based survey and positioning systems. The firm developed the majority of marine and over-water geotechnical exploration techniques used today. In recognition of that contribution, Fugro received the 1984 Offshore Technology Conference's "Distinguished Achievement Award" and is the only geotechnical firm to ever be so recognized.

Fugro's geotechnical engineering practice includes state-of-the-practice soils and materials testing laboratories, which offer complete geotechnical and materials testing capabilities. Those laboratories are located in Ventura, California and Houston, Texas. Sophisticated on-site laboratories also are frequently used at specific sites.

History
Today's Fugro is the product of the 1986 merger of two long-standing competitors with worldwide operations: Fugro, a European-based company founded in 1962; and McClelland Engineers, a US-based company founded in 1947. The combined group provides the unique experience and technology needed to successfully provide geotechnical, hydrogeologic, environmental, and marine survey services.

Fugro West, Inc. grew from the McClelland Engineer's operations that began in California in 1977. In 1992, the two most prominent geotechnical engineering firms in Ventura and Santa Barbara joined the Fugro team- Staal, Gardner and Dunne and KC Geotechnical Engineers. When Fugro acquired John E. Chance in 1994, their Ventura operation (formerly Land and Sea Surveys) became a part of Fugro West. Land and Sea Surveys has roots in California extending back to 1950.

During the 1990s, Fugro West added offices in San Luis Obispo and Oakland to represent the Central Coast and Bay area, respectively. Fugro West's Bay area operations were significantly expanded with the acquisition of Subsurface Consultants (SCI) in 2001 and the infrastructure operations of MWH Energy & Infrastructure, Inc. (MWH E&I) in 2002.