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Aurecon 
Type Private, owned in trust Industry Engineering, Design, International Development and Business Consultation Founded 2009 Headquarters Singapore
80 Offices in 22 countriesKey people Paul Hardy, CEO
Prof. Jakes Gerwel, Non-Executive ChairmanRevenue A$ 1 billion dollars 2009
ZAR 6.7 billion Rand 2009 [1]Employees 6,500+ Website www.aurecongroup.com Aurecon provides engineering, management, design, planning, project management, consulting and specialist technical services for government and private sector clients globally.
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History
Formed through the merger of three engineering consultancies, Africon, Connell Wagner and Ninham Shand, Aurecon has over 6500 staff. [2] The company operates in over 22 countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.
Africon was formed in 1935. At the time of the merger, Africon was ranked amongst the world’s top 200 international design firms and was South Africa’s largest engineering company. The organisation operated in both the public and private sectors within the fields of transportation, property, municipal services,energy, and mining.
Connell Wagner was one of Asia Pacific’s largest multi-disciplinary engineering consultancies, with a history spanning more than 75 years. The firm provided a broad range of professional technical services across several market sectors, namely buildings, industrial, transportation, urban development, water, international development, environment, energy, telecommunications and defence.
Established in 1935, Ninham Shand was one of South Africa’s leading, privately owned companies of consulting engineers and environmental scientists. The organisation offered consulting services in areas including water resources and supply, heavy engineering, purification, infrastructure services, structures and buildings, transportation and roads, and environmental science.
Notable projects
The company delivers project design and management across eleven markets. They are:
- Construction
- Data & telecommunications
- Defence
- Energy
- Government
- International development assistance
- Manufacturing
- Property
- Resources
- Transport
- Water
Major projects in Asia
- City of Dreams Casino, Macau
- Chek Lap Kok, Passenger Terminal Building Hong Kong Airport, Hong Kong
- Fusionopolis, Singapore
- Pha Lai 2 Power Station, Vietnam
- Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program, East Timor
- The Sail at Marina Bay, Singapore
Major projects in Australia/New Zealand
- Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, Queensland, Australia
- Eden Park Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- Eureka Tower, Victoria, Australia
- Bendigo Bank Headquarters, Victoria, Australia
- Huntly e3p Combined Cycle Power Station, Huntly, New Zealand
- Luggage Point Water Treatment Plant, Queensland, Australia
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria, Australia
- Northern Busway, Auckland, New Zealand
- Optus Earth Satellite Station, Australia
- Adelaide Entertainment Centre redevelopment
- Kogan Creek Solar Boost Project
- Te Puni Village, Victoria University of Wellington
Major projects in the Middle East
- Madinat Jumeirah Arabian Leisure Resort Development, United Arab Emirates
- The Palm Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Qatar Science and Technology Park, Qatar
Major projects in Africa
- Berg Water Project, South Africa
- Department of International Relations and Cooperation Building, South Africa
- Maguga Dam and Maguga Hydroelectric Project, Swaziland
- N2 Garden Route, South Africa
- Nova Vida Housing Development, Angola
- O R Tambo International Airport, South Africa
- Peter Mokaba Stadium, South Africa
- Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, South Africa
Associated companies
- IDSS Pty Ltd
- Geostrata
- Aspirata
- IMIS
- Aurecon Hatch
Engineering & technical services
- Metallurgical / Material science
- Environmental engineering
- Planning
- Mathematics / Statistics
References
- ^ "Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd - Limited Profile Report". IBISWorld. 2009-06-30. http://www.ibisworld.com.au/enterpriselimited/default.aspx?entid=3086. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
- ^ "Aurecon formed for global infrastructure projects". Logistics Magazine. 2009-03-17. http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/news/aurecon-formed-for-global-infrastructure-projects. Retrieved 2010-06-16.
External links
Categories:- Companies of Singapore
- Engineering consulting firms
- Companies established in 2009
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