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NORR rebrands with new logo, tagline, website and centres of excellence
NORR Architects and Engineers has launched new corporate branding to represent its current strategic direction, align its 750 professionals across 14 market sectors, support its new ‘centres of excellence’ in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and the U.A.E. and, according…
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Krista Barfoot joins Stantec’s environmental services practice
Krista L. Barfoot, Ph.D., C.Chem., QPRA, has joined Stantec’s environmental services team as senior scientist. Based in Waterloo, Ont., Barfoot will lead the delivery of brownfield risk assessments (RAs) across the province, while also sharing the engineering firm’s emerging contaminants…
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Sarnia names David Jackson director of engineering
David Jackson has accepted the position of director of engineering with the municipal government of Sarnia, Ont. He begins the role today, which involves overseeing the city’s public works, transit and engineering divisions. A registered professional engineer (P.Eng.) and certified…
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HGC Engineering expands with Calgary office
HCG Engineering of Mississauga, Ont., a specialized consulting engineering firm that exclusively addresses noise, vibration and acoustics, has opened its new Western Canadian branch headquarters (HQ) in Calgary. “We have been doing acoustical consulting work in Western Canada since our…
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Weather barrier pioneer honoured as DuPont fellow
DuPont has recognized building science and construction technology leader Theresa ‘Teri’ Weston with the title of fellow, the company’s highest technical professional level for scientists and engineers, shared by only 12 other active members around the world. Working within DuPont’s…
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JLR acquires PES
J.L. Richards & Associates (JLR), which provides engineering, architecture, planning and project management services from seven offices across Ontario, has acquired Porcupine Engineering Services (PES), a multidisciplinary firm based in Timmins. The acquisition is intended to diversify JLR’s servers for…
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Peter Saunders joins Canadian Consulting Engineer as editor
Peter Saunders (pictured below) has joined Canadian Consulting Engineer as editor. He succeeds Doug Picklyk, who is stepping into the role of editor for two other magazines within the Annex Business Media family. Saunders has previously worked on magazines for…
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ACEC hires new manager of finance and administration
Michael Courtright has joined the national office for Canada’s Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC) as manager of finance and administration. He succeeds Jean-Marc Carrière, vice-president (VP) of finance and administration, who is retiring after more than 21 years of…
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Infrastructure Ontario releases Market Update
The total estimated capital costs of the projects on the pipeline, including projects in pre-transaction and the transaction phase, is over $65 billion.
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Fresh-Aire UV acquires Quebec-based Electro-Breeze
Electro-Breeze’s products will be rebranded under Fresh-Aire UV or carry the new “Electro-Breeze by Fresh-Aire UV” brand.
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CEO announces new slate of Directors
Consulting Engineers of Ontario held its annual general meeting on September 13th, and Christine Hill of Cole Engineering Group will serve as Board Chair for a second year running.
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Kryton International adds wireless real-time concrete monitoring
Vancouver-based Kryton has acquired a 30% interest in Denmark’s Sensohive Technologies and is also the exclusive North American distributor of Sensohive’s Maturix technology which enables wireless monitoring of concrete hardening in real time from virtually any internet-connected device.
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Hatch acquires Upside Engineering
Operating since 1989, Calgary-based Upside is an intermediate-sized firm offering engineering, design, procurement and project management services to the energy sector.
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Grundfos Walks to End the Global Water Crisis
Walk for Water Canada participants raised $25,000 for Water Mission, a non-profit engineering organization that provides safe water and sanitation solutions to victims of the global water crisis.
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Canadian firms honoured at International Consulting Engineering Gala
The FIDIC (International Federation of Consulting Engineers) 2019 Awards Ceremony & Gala in Mexico City honoured two Canadian projects and ACEC-Canada for its annual post-Awards advocacy campaign.
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ASHRAE announces 2019-20 Society Scholarship Recipients
Two Canadians were named among the 33 scholarship recipients—congratulations to Issac Golumbia, University of Victoria, and Matthew Woods, Carleton University.
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TOA Canada collaborates with Access Direct Sales for Representation of Intercom Products
TOA’s IP and SIP intercom systems are being integrated into ADSI’s line-up.
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Arup strengthens rail systems engineering focus
Zvonko Trajkovic, P.Eng., has joined the firm’s Toronto office to spearhead the growth of the rail systems engineering practice in the Americas.
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SNC-Lavalin completes sale of 10.01 percent of Hwy 407 toll road
The firm received $3 billion, with up to an additional $250 million contingently payable over a period of 10 years.
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Walter P Moore opens Toronto office
The new office officially opened on August 15, and it’s being led by Maziyar Bolour, P.Eng., who has joined the firm as a senior associate and has been appointed as a senior project manager to lead the firm’s Diagnostics Group.
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Latest quarterly results from SNC-Lavalin and AECOM
Both firms continuing to take action to restructure their operations.
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Fast + Epp building a new home office
Vancouver-based structural engineering firm is building a four-storey hybrid mass timber and steel headquarters with electrochromic glass and innovative earthquake-resistance technology.
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Transoft Solutions acquires UK-based Keysoft Solutions
The B.C.-based developer of transportation engineering design and analysis software adds expertise in BIM software for traffic management and landscape planning.
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Daikin Innovation Roadshow lands in Toronto
Hosted by HTS Engineering, the Toronto stop for the travelling trailer filled with HVAC products included half-hour informational sessions and some informal lounging by Lake Ontario.
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SNC-Lavalin interim CEO makes first reorganization moves
The firm is exiting lump-sum turnkey contracting and creating two new business reporting units: SNCL Projects and SNCL Engineering Services.
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SNC-Lavalin moves to larger office in Port Elgin, Ont.
The new 12,000 sq. ft. facility will accommodate growing workforce in support of its Bruce Power Life Extension Program.
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Leadership handover at Associated Engineering
Kerry Rudd retires as CEO of AE after 37 years with the firm, and Martin Jobke takes on the role of president/CEO.
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Staff announcements at NOR•EX Engineering
Part of the Associated Engineering group of companies, Al Fitzgerald is now GM operating out of Kamloops along with Dana Woodworth who is leading the community resilience practice.
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Grundfos Canada breaks ground on site expansion
The facility expansion will double the size of the company’s warehousing and service capabilities at its Oakville, Ont. headquarters.
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New president at Reliable Controls
Thomas Zaban, P.Eng., is taking over the top spot as company founder Roland Laird retires at the end of 2019.
