Every 5 years, Wade Trim develops a strategic plan that provides the long-term guidance to carry our firm into the future. New technologies and tools continue to impact the engineering industry and shape change. To gain a better understanding of what trends might impact the clients we serve and our ability to provide innovative solutions, we interviewed some of our anchor clients about trends they expect to continue over the next few years. Interviewees represented a wide range of markets: commercial, industrial, energy/power, stormwater, water/wastewater, municipal, and transportation.

This Client Trends Report organizes the information our clients shared into the STEEP analysis framework, a common analysis tool used to group the external forces that can impact business, industry, and marketplace decisions. The categories are Societal, Technological, Economic, Environmental, and Political.