A merger between international engineering and management consultants Aurecon and building engineering specialists Daniel Chan and Associates Ltd (DCAL) of Hong Kong was announced this week.
The merger will enhance Aurecon’s capacity to service large infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and enable its respected building design team to increasingly service clients of Aurecon’s offices across Thailand and Vietnam and other Asian countries.
Daniel Chan & Associates Ltd. (DCAL) is an independent engineering consultancy offering a range of building engineering services, with particular expertise in sustainable design, in Hong Kong, China and Macau.
Charlie Miller, Aurecon’s General Manager for Asia, said, “This merger is part of Aurecon’s ongoing strategy to develop our world class offering across all aspects of building design. We see great opportunity in Asia, servicing clients in the region and in supporting overseas initiatives in Africa, Australia and New Zealand.”
The merger will offer Aurecon’s infrastructure clients the opportunity to take advantage of a increased range of design skills and the additional strength in building services engineering will make it possible to undertake larger commissions.
Charlie Miller added, “Aurecon has good relationships with many clients in Hong Kong, China, Thailand and Vietnam and other Asian countries and this merger will enhance our capacity to service them on large projects in building services and infrastructure. Already our building design team delivers cutting edge building design around the region and this merger will enhance that offering.”
Aurecon will also be able to offer a significantly enhanced environmental engineering capability thanks to DCAL’s team and Daniel Chan’s personal profile and credibility in the industry.
Daniel Chan commented, “We are delighted to be working with Aurecon, a global company with impressive technical expertise. Our current clients will now be able to access Aurecon’s full range of building engineering design skills in façade and structural engineering. Our expertise in sustainable design is highly respected in Hong Kong and China and we look forward to sharing this with Aurecon’s client base. We have a large team of LEED AP and BEAM Pro Accredited Professionals with extensive experience across all aspects of sustainable design.”
For further information, please contact:
Alison Gillies, Communications Manager APAC, Aurecon
Mob: (61) 428 717 861
Email: gilliesa@ap.aurecongroup.com
Notes to editors:
About Aurecon
Aurecon provides engineering, management and specialist technical services for government and private sector clients globally. The company has been involved in projects in more than 70 countries across Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Formed through the merger of leading Australian engineering consultancy Connell Wagner with African companies Africon and Ninham Shand in March 2009, Aurecon employs over 6,000 professionals offering in-depth local market knowledge combined with international expertise across six key market sectors:
Community Development & Infrastructure
Energy
Mining & Industrial
Property
Transport
Water
About Daniel Chan & Associates
Daniel Chan & Associates Ltd. (DCAL) is an independent engineering consultancy company offering mechanical and electrical engineering services, as well as environmental and acoustic consultancy for in Hong Kong, China and Macau. Established in 1990, it has been involved in projects ranging from residential housing to prestigious commercial buildings.
