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be any bigger than 200 people,” says Gaherty. He “One of the things that’s going on in the environmental

mentions W.L. Gore and Associates, the makers of consulting and consulting industry in general is that

GORE-TEX. there’s been a lot of industry consolidation,” says
Gaherty. “The big firms have been swallowing the

“They have a rule that says no business unit can have small firms at a rate that is significantly higher than
more than 200 people. We want to be an independent, the formation of new firms. What those large firms

employee-owned environmental consulting firm of need to sustain themselves and what they can provide

less than 200 people,” says Gaherty. “We want to in terms of a client experience is very different from
run a company that is very much a team sport— that what smaller firms can do. In many respects we look

everybody gets recognized for their contribution, at that phenomenon and we say our competitors are
that the receptionist, in his or her own way, has as doing us a favour because they are eliminating the

much a contribution to the company’s success as the people we truly compete with.”

president.”
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The 200–number limit may be working to the

company’s advantage.

PGL Client Event – hockey scrimmage at Rogers arena with clients (Photo Credit – PGL)

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