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Hill International is a worldwide construction consulting firm. Founded in 1976, the company is currently headquartered in Marlton, New Jersey
Marlton, New Jersey
Marlton is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Marlton was 10,260.-History:...

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In 2011, Engineering News-Record magazine ranked Hill as the 8th largest construction management firm-for-fee in the U.S. Hill’s claims and consulting services include claims analysis, litigation support, expert witness testimony, cost and damages assessment, delay and disruption analysis, lender/technical advisory and the Project Neutral.

Global structure

Hill International has 100 offices operating in 35 different countries in 6 primary regions of the world, including:
  • U.S./Canada
  • Latin America
  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • North Africa
  • Asia/Pacific

Acquisitions and divestitures

Hill has acquired a number of businesses during recent years as part of an expansion programme.

In 2006, the company acquired UK-based JR Knowles, which was at the time the largest construction claims consultancy in the world – the acquisition saw Hill take that position and established claims offices in numerous locations globally. The acquisition also saw the subsequent divestiture of Knowles’ legal operations.

Other recent acquisitions in recent years have included Maple Consult (UK) 2005, Pickavance Consulting (UK) 2006, KJM and Associates (USA) 2007, Gerens (Spain) 2007, John Shreeves & Partners (UK) 2008, Euromost Polska (Poland) 2008, PCI Group (USA) 2008 and Chitester Consulting (USA) 2008.

On December 15, 2009, Hill announced the acquisition of Boyken International - a project management and claims consultancy based in the Southern US and Caribbean. On 4 January 2010 they announced the acquisition of TRS Consultants, Inc. a firm that provides civil engineering, program management, construction management and information technology services primarily to the transportation and infrastructure market in the USA.

On February 28, 2011, Hill announced that its Madrid-based subsidiary Gerens Hill International S.A. completed the acquisition of 60% of the outstanding capital stock of Engineering S.A.,one of the largest project management firms in Brazil. Engineering S.A. has approximately 400 professionals with main offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and an additional office in Parauapebas. The company provides project management, construction management and engineering consulting services throughout Latin America.

Major projects

Hill International has provided project management and construction consulting services on major projects throughout the world, including:
  • Infrastructure:
    • Panama Canal Widening Project, Panama City, Panama
    • Shams Abu Dhabi
      Shams Abu Dhabi
      The Shams project will be developed on Reem Island in Abu Dhabi by Sorouh Real Estate and occupy approximately 25% of the island. It will occupy 1.32 million square meters of which, 90% will be dedicated to residential buildings and has a potential of developing 22,000 residential units which will...

      , Abu Dhabi, UAE
    • Palm Jumeirah
      Palm Jumeirah
      The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government in United Arab Emirates. It is one of three islands called the Palm Islands which extend into the Persian Gulf, increasing Dubai’s shoreline by a total of...

      , Dubai, UAE
    • World Islands
      The World (archipelago)
      The World or World Islands is an artificial archipelago of various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a world map, located off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The World islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai's shallow coastal waters, and are one of several...

      , Dubai, UAE
    • City of Arabia
      City of Arabia
      City of Arabia is a development in Dubailand, Dubai, UAE. It is currently under construction and will have a phased opening starting towards the end of 2011. There will be four components of the small city: Mall of Arabia, Restless Planet, Wadi Walk, and the Elite Towers. It will also include...

      , Dubai, UAE
    • SmartCity, Kochi
      SmartCity, Kochi
      SmartCity Kochi is a planned IT township to be constructed in Kochi, Kerala in India. Smart City Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. is a joint venture company formed to develop the Kochi Smart City project. Government of Kerala , TECOM Investments , a subsidiary of Dubai Holding are the main investors of...

      , Kochi, India

  • Buildings
    • Comcast Center
      Comcast Center (office building)
      Comcast Center is a skyscraper in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 58-story, tower is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the fifteenth tallest building in the United States. Originally called One Pennsylvania Plaza when the building was first announced in 2001, the Comcast Center...

      , Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Caja Madrid Tower
      Torre Caja Madrid
      The Torre Caja Madrid is a skyscraper located in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid, Spain. With a height of and 45 floors, it is the tallest of the four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area complex, surpassing Torre de Cristal by less than a metre, and the tallest building in...

      , Madrid, Spain
    • Wembley Stadium
      Wembley Stadium
      The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...

      , London, UK
    • Grand Mosque
      Sheikh Zayed Mosque
      -External links:* * * *...

      , Abu Dhabi, UAE
    • Lighthouse Tower
      Lighthouse Tower
      The Lighthouse Tower is a supertall, commercial skyscraper to be built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates designed by multi-national architectural firm Atkins. It will be constructed in the DIFC, is set rise to 402 m and have 66 floors...

      , Dubai, UAE
    • Złota 44, Warsaw, Poland

  • Transportation
    • No. 7 subway extension
      7 (New York City Subway service)
      The 7 Flushing Local and 7 Flushing Express are rapid transit services of the New York City Subway, providing local and express services along the full length of the IRT Flushing Line...

      , New York, NY, USA
    • Parramatta Rail Link
      Epping to Chatswood railway line, Sydney
      The Epping to Chatswood Rail Line is a railway line in the northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, which connects the suburbs of Epping on the Northern line to Chatswood on the North Shore line.The 13 km line is completely underground and includes three new intermediate stations: North Ryde...

      , Sydney, Australia
    • Zaragoza Tram Line
      Transport in Barcelona
      Public transport in Barcelona is operated by several companies, most of which are part of the Autoritat del Transport Metropolità, a transport authority managing services in the Barcelonès and the rest of the metropolitan area of Barcelona...

      , Barcelona, Spain
    • Tren Urbano
      Tren Urbano
      The Tren Urbano — or Urban Train in English — is a fully automated rapid transit that serves the metropolitan area of San Juan, which includes the municipalities of San Juan, Bayamón and Guaynabo. It is electrified by third rail at 750 V DC...

      , Puerto Rico, USA
    • LA Metro Gold Line, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • Energy
    • Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
      Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
      The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving over four million residents. It was founded in 1902 to supply water and electricity to residents and businesses in Los Angeles and surrounding communities...

      , Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Callaway Nuclear Generating Station
      Callaway Nuclear Generating Station
      The Callaway Plant is a nuclear power plant located on a 5,228-acre site in Callaway County, Missouri, near Fulton, Missouri. It began operating on December 19, 1984. The plant, which is the state's only commercial nuclear unit, has one 1,190-megawatt Westinghouse four-loop pressurized water...

      , Fulton, MO, USA
    • Limerick Nuclear Power Plant
      Limerick Nuclear Power Plant
      The Limerick Generating Station in Pennsylvania is located next to the Schuylkill River in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, northwest of Philadelphia. The facility has two General Electric boiling water reactor units, cooled by natural draft cooling towers...

      , Limerick, PA, USA

  • Museums
    • Grand Egyptian Museum
      Grand Egyptian Museum
      The Grand Egyptian Museum , also known as the Giza Museum, is a planned museum of artifacts of ancient Egypt. Described as the largest archaeological museum in the world, the USD 550 million museum is scheduled to open in 2013...

      , Giza, Egypt
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