Weston Solutions’ foray in 2009 into design-build work on a U.S. diplomatic office building in Taiwan didn’t turn out so well when a Chinese subcontractor defaulted and left the firm in financial turmoil by 2013, generating layoffs and a C-suite reshuffle.
With that episode now in the rear-view mirror, the West Chester, Pa., consultant (No. 44 on ENR's Top 200 Environmental Firms list) is staying closer to home and primarily in the environmental services niche in which it has long specialized—but with a keener eye on risk management. “We feel the North American market is a geography in which we can successfully grow and effectively manage risk,” says Alan Solow, who rejoined the firm last year as CEO.