$18.57bnEMCOR remaining performance obligations at 30 Sept ($12.61bn a year earlier)
$8.74bnEMCOR data centre RPOs, more than double a year ago
$12.5bnTrane equipment backlog, up 73% year on year
Earnings & Backlog
EMCOR raises guidance as booked work hits a record $18.57bn
Q3 revenue rose 28.8% to $5.54bn. Data centre RPOs of $8.74bn are now close to half the order book.
Read the full story →Trane's backlog climbs 73% to $12.5bn
Americas commercial HVAC backlog is up about 80%, and more than $8bn of the total is for 2027 and beyond.
Read the full story →Why it matters: add Comfort Systems from last week and the message is the same across contractors and equipment makers: order books run well into 2027, led by data centres.
MEP Design: Deals & People
Burns Engineering buys energy-plant designer PRVN Consultants
PRVN brings mechanical, electrical and controls design for central plants and power generation, with four Midwest offices.
Read the full story →Meade Engineering names Amit Sahdev COO
The Tempe MEP and fire protection design firm hires a leader who ran 230 engineers across 14 offices at Shermco.
Read the full story →Why it matters: the design side is consolidating and professionalising too, and power and controls expertise is what buyers and boards are paying for.
Talent Insight
Hire for the backlog, not the budget year
- Order books now stretch into 2028. Hiring plans for PMs, superintendents and commissioning leads should run on the same timeline as the backlog, not the budget year.
- Power is the common thread. Engineers and project leaders with electrical distribution, controls and central-plant experience are the profiles everyone is chasing, on both the design and contracting side.
- Worth noting: Large contractors are pricing labour into every bid. If your estimators aren't, you may be winning work you can't staff.
Building a team in MEP?
Matthew Peck & Tom Brennan specialise in MEP hiring at QP Group. Talk to Matthew or Tom about the market, salaries or a search.
Matthew PeckBusiness Consultant · MEP
Tom BrennanSenior Consultant · Heavy Civil Construction