Global Operations
URS offers responsive, innovative support services to the world’s leading chemical and pharmaceutical companies during all stages of their development and operations cycles. Our expertise ranges from the initial acquisition of an on-going business or new developments site selection and conceptual design to construction and start-up. We also specialise in operational regulatory compliance, plant maintenance, life extension services, and decommissioning and demolition. Our exemplary health & safety record and quality assurance programmes have helped chemical and pharmaceutical companies meet stringent safety, regulatory and performance requirements.
We have designed and built sophisticated process plants producing a broad range of hydrocarbons, heavy organic and inorganic chemicals, organic intermediates, polymers, plastics and high-value specialty chemicals. We also have helped biotechnology and pharmaceutical clients design, construct and operate primary research and drug-development laboratories, pilot-plants and full-scale production facilities.
URS has established environmental and health & safety services alliances with many major chemical and pharmaceutical clients to maintain regulatory compliance and manage hazardous waste. Our specialists manage the complex process of regulatory permitting and compliance across all mediums, and we provide complete environmental site assessments for greenfield and brownfield developments, as well as contaminated site remediation, site closure planning, decommissioning and demolition management, through to the final divestiture of a site or on-going business.