Englobe to acquire Peterborough engineering consultancy Cambium

Englobe, the engineering consulting arm of Colliers, has announced its intention to acquire Cambium, a Peterborough, ON-headquartered engineering and environmental consulting firm.

Founded in 2006, Cambium has 235 people across offices in Peterborough, Barrie, Whitby, Kingston, and Ottawa. The firm has practices in environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, construction testing and inspection, and building sciences.

Cambium’s project work includes Peterborough Municipal Airport, Trenton Dam, and Feihe International Infant Formula Factory.

The Cambium acquisition will expand Englobe’s service capacity in the environmental sector, particularly ecology, as well as its physical presence in Ontario.

“The Cambium team perfectly complements and scales our Ontario operations, allowing us to enter new local markets while strengthening our technical and leadership teams in other areas," said Mike Cormier, president, Englobe Corp. "In welcoming Cambium to Englobe, we're opening new growth opportunities for our team, enhancing our service capabilities for clients, and positioning ourselves to continuing growing our reach in Ontario and beyond."

Cambium will operate as a separate division within Englobe and will retain its leadership team.

"This new partnership opens the door to an incredible variety of exciting collaborative opportunities with our new colleagues," said John Desbiens, president and CEO, Cambium.

The Cambium deal is Englobe’s third acquisition in 2025, arriving after the addition of two Western Canadian engineering firms: Calgary-based Higher Ground Consulting and Nanaimo-based Herold Engineering.

Colliers, a major commercial real estate services firm, acquired Englobe in 2024.

The Quebec City-based engineering consultancy has more than 3,200 people across 60+ offices in Canada.