Engineering and industrial services company Bilfinger will create a new €400 million (about $466 million) turnover business following the merger of its two core UK entities, in an effort to respond to a shift in market demand as the UK transitions to net-zero.

Warrington-based Bilfinger UK and Aberdeen-based Bilfinger Salamis will trade under the Bilfinger UK brand, creating one of the UK’s largest tier one contractors with 5,000 employees during peak periods and 14 onshore locations across the UK’s key industrial hubs, the company said on Wednesday.