Arthur N. Mabbett Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Environmental Business Journal

Founder of Stoneham, MA based firm Mabbett & Associates, Inc. is honored by his peers for outstanding contributions to the Environmental Engineering Industry

“Lifetime Achievement Awards are rare and we at EBJ are proud to express our profound admiration and heartfelt gratitude to Arthur N. Mabbett for everything that he has done for the Environment and the Environmental Industry. We honor him for his exemplary career and for his vision, dedication, persistence, and generosity to his colleagues. His love for the Environment shows through in his work and we thank him for inspiring a new generation of environmental industry leaders.”

Arthur N. Mabbett, P.E., Chairman and CEO grew up in Medford, Massachusetts. He attended UMass Boston where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology in 1969, and later pursued and earned his Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University in 1970. In those years, the Vietnam war was in progress and the only Lottery in existence was the Draft Lottery sponsored by the U.S. Military. With a low number lottery birthdate, the new graduate pursued and received a direct commission in the U.S. Army where he was able to put his new degrees to work for the next six years. In 1976, Arthur left active duty but continued in the Army Reserves until his honorable discharge in 1989. After working with a Boston area architectural-engineering firm for several years, Arthur and his colleague Robert S. Capaccio decided to try business on their own and formed Mabbett, Capaccio, and Associates, Inc. in 1980. In 1992, Arthur bought out his partner and established Mabbett & Associates, Inc.

The firm continued to grow and attracted top environmental science and engineering talent over the next 43 years. In 1996, Arthur started up Mabbett & Associates in Glasgow, Scotland. The firm was fully staffed with European and other international engineers and scientists, and handled all the international projects until it was sold in 2021.

Today Mabbett, Inc. has four offices in the U.S. and employs about 75 professionals trained in a wide range of environmental, engineering, health & safety disciplines. U.S. based federal work is about 80% of Mabbett’s annual revenue.

Arthur N. Mabbett has certainly left his mark in the environmental industry internationally, nationally, and locally. His list of awards and plaques cover his office walls. One of his proudest achievements was being one of the founders of the Boston based New England Environmental Business Council (EBC), where he served as its first President in 1990.

Arthur stated, “I am honored to be a member of this industry. The opportunities I have had, the staff I have known, the clients I have served, the friends I have made, the success I have achieved means that I've truly been blessed.” As an outstanding Eagle Scout, an avid angler, and a true outdoorsman, one might say Arthur has been an environmentalist long before it became popular. “I’m proud of my son, Christopher, recently promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer and my other key colleagues and staff and I trust them to assume more of the load these days,” said Arthur. “I’ll still be involved, as Chairman and CEO, but will rely on my team more!” he says with a grin.

UCANE is proud to count Mabbett & Associates, Inc. as a member. We are in awe of Arthur’s achievements, and we congratulate him on the legacy he has created, and will continue to create, within the environmental community. n