WARRENVILLE, Ill. — EN Engineering, a national engineering, consulting, and automation services firm, has made an investment in Texas Utility Engineering (TXUE), an electric utility and telecommunications engineering firm. EN Engineering serves utilities, midstream and downstream energy companies, and industrial customers from 22 locations across the U.S.

“This partnership represents an exciting expansion for our Utilities practice,” said Steve Knowles, CEO, EN Engineering. “TXUE is a leading expert on all aspects of electric distribution poles in Central and South Texas with the ability to provide unmatched value to its utility and telecom customers. Texas is one of the fastest growing states, and we are excited about working together with the strong team at TXUE as they look to further expand in the region.”

In combination with TXUE, EN Engineering’s Utilities practice now has more than 650 employees offering a full complement of gas distribution and electric transmission and distribution services.

“We are thrilled to be joining a growth-oriented firm like EN Engineering,” said David Evans, founder, TXUE. “The company has a very broad base of engineering and consulting capabilities, which will enable our organization to expand the breadth of value-added services we offer to our clients.”

Ben Newman, vice president, corporate development, EN Engineering, said, “In addition to being complementary geographically, TXUE has technical expertise in several categories such as telecommunications and pole inspection, that we will now be able to offer many of our clients as well.”