WALKERTON, Ind., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — JFNew, a leader in full-service ecological consulting and restoration services, announced today that it has co-branded to Cardno JFNew. The co-brand reflects the December 2010 merger with Cardno Limited (ASX: CDD), a global provider of physical and social infrastructure services. Cardno, with its corporate office based in Queensland, Australia, has more than 150 offices worldwide and more than 4,000 employees.

Will Ditzler, President of Cardno JFNew, stated, “Joining the Cardno family of companies has already provided significant value to our clients and employees through our expanded resources, geographic locations, and capabilities. We will continue to deliver great quality service to our clients with expanded service offerings, and we are pleased to co-brand our company to Cardno JFNew to further reflect this new relationship.”

The Cardno portfolio of companies provides Cardno JFNew and its clients with a much broader range of services, including greater depth in natural resource science, engineering, and related consulting services. Also, Cardno’s leadership in social infrastructure opens a new gateway for Cardno JFNew to provide critical support to developing communities and those adversely affected by natural disasters and conflict.

Michael Renshaw, President of Cardno USA, remarked, “Broadening our capabilities in the ecological consulting and environmental restoration realm is a natural extension of Cardno’s core infrastructure business and allows us to better serve the growing needs of our clients. Adding Cardno JFNew’s core competencies in wetlands, wildlife, ecological restoration, and native plants is a strategic addition to the Cardno portfolio of services.”

Cardno JFNew becomes the third Cardno company in the last 12 months to join the Cardno USA environmental platform. Cardno ENTRIX and Cardno ERI are also Cardno subsidiaries that have distinct yet complementary environmental resources and capabilities. The addition of Cardno JFNew significantly expands Cardno’s North American presence and furthers Cardno’s leadership position in the environmental and natural resources consulting arena.

Mr. Ditzler added, “Cardno JFNew clients are seeing immediate client service benefits from our merger, as we have combined resources with Cardno ENTRIX on multiple client engagements. For clients who do not currently need the additional resources, we have demonstrated that our same team is available to meet their needs, and the level of service they have come to expect will continue under our new brand.”

For more information, visit www.cardno.com or www.cardnojfnew.com.

For further information, please contact:
Anne Spurgeon
Marketing Director
Cardno JFNew
574 586 3400
anne.spurgeon@cardno.com

About Cardno Limited: Cardno Limited is a family of companies whose integrated professional services are used to plan, design, manage, and deliver physical and social infrastructure solutions in developed and emerging economies around the world. Founded in 1945 in Brisbane, Australia, the company has become an internationally respected leader in infrastructure services with over 150 worldwide offices and a combined resource base of more than 4,000 employees. Cardno is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange [ASX: CDD]. www.cardno.com.

About Cardno JFNew: Cardno JFNew is an award-winning ecological consulting and restoration firm, with a leading native plant nursery and offices throughout the Great Lakes region. For more than 20 years Cardno JFNew has been providing innovative and successful solutions to challenging environmental issues. Since 1994 Cardno JFNew has operated a full-service native plant nursery in Walkerton, Indiana. Our 130-acre operation provides native seed and plant material for restoration and native landscape projects in the Midwest and beyond. www.cardnojfnew.com.

About Cardno ENTRIX: Cardno ENTRIX is an environmental and natural resource management consultancy specializing in water resources management, natural resources management, permitting and compliance, and liability management. The firm also employs a strong team of economists and litigation support experts. Among its broad suite of service offerings, Cardno ENTRIX has become widely recognized in the assessment of environmental and economic impacts resulting from oil and chemical-related spills and the associated restoration, rehabilitation and monitoring of impacted sites. www.cardnoentrix.com.

About Cardno ERI: Cardno ERI is an environmental remediation consulting firm primarily servicing the broad energy sector. The firm has extensive expertise in managing projects related to the remediation of sites contaminated by the release of fuel hydrocarbons, solvents, pesticides, metals, priority pollutants, acids and bases, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dioxins. The majority of their work is undertaken for leading oil and gas companies on sites contaminated with hydrocarbon residues, such as service stations, refineries, pipelines, oil fields and bulk oil storage facilities. www.cardnoeri.com.

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