GHD Group
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| Type | Private company |
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| Industry | Engineering |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Area served | International |
| Key people | Des Whybird (Chairman), Ian Shepherd (CEO) |
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Engineering, Management, Design, Environmental science, Architecture |
| Services | Consulting |
| Revenue | AUD1002 million |
| Employees | 6,500 |
| Website | http://www.ghd.com |
GHD Pty Ltd (formerly known as Gutteridge Haskins & Davey) is an engineering, architecture and environmental consulting firm.
Established in 1928, GHD employs more than 6500 people across five continents and serves clients in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.
The company employs engineers, architects, planners, scientists, project managers and economists to improve the built, economic and social environment of the communities in which it operates.
The cornerstone of GHD's business is a client-centered culture and teamwork-based approach to project delivery. The company operates globally and delivers services locally through a network of 100+ offices.
GHD is committed to sustainable development, safety and innovation. It operates under a Practice Quality Management System, ISO 9001:2008 and an Environmental Management System, ISO 14001:2004 which are certified by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance.
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[edit] History
GHD grew out of the business of Alan Gordon Gutteridge, who set up a consulting engineering practice in Melbourne in 1928. The partnership of Geoffrey Davey [1] and Gerald Haskins joined with Gutteridge's firm in 1939, establishing the formal partnership of Gutteridge Haskins and Davey.
In the past decade, the company has completed a series of strategic mergers including:
USA
- Winzler & Kelly
- Commonwealth Engineering & Technology, Inc (CET)
- RobsonWoese
- Rosewater Engineering
- Stearns & Wheler
- Arizona Engineering Company
- CSA Engineering
Europe
- CollinstonDutton Ltd
China
- China Water International Engineering Consulting Company (CWIEC)
- Archispace
- Rankine & Hill
Australia
- MGF Consultants
- Meyrick & Associates
- Hassall and Associates
- Cameron Chisholm & Nicol (NSW)
- Devecon
- Johnson Design Services
- SMG Consultants
- Leddy Sergiacomi & Associates
- PCT Engineers
- Geo-eng
- Egis Consulting Australia (formerly CMPS&F)
- R.L. Newman
- Lindgquist & Johnson
- Graham & Tasker
- Martin & Co.
- Taywood Engineering
Chile
- Promina, Chile
New Zealand
- Manukau Consultants
- RJ Hall
- ProAnd
Middle East
- MME, Middle East
Malaysia
- JP
[edit] Market Sectors
- Water
- Energy & Resources
- Environment
- Property & Buildings
- Transportation
[edit] Services
- Architecture and Buildings
- Asset management
- Defence
- Energy, Oil and Gas
- Engineering
- Environment
- Geotechnical
- Innovation in Infrastructure
- Manufacturing
- Mining and Resources
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Security
- Strategy & Economics
- Telecommunications
- Transportation
- Urban Development
- Water
[edit] Achievements
Globally, GHD was ranked 41st in the Top 150 Design Firms Survey and 60th in the Top 200 Design Firms Survey by Engineering News Record in 2011. In Australia, GHD was ranked 60th in the 2011 Business Review Weekly Top 500 Private Companies Listing.
[edit] References
- ^ "Davey, Geoffrey Innes (1906 - 1975) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online". Adb.online.anu.edu.au. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130636b.htm. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- Swedish Federation of Consulting Engineers and Architects (STD), November 2006 – The World’s Top 200 consulting engineering and architectural groups (GHD was ranked #27)
- Arneil, Stan (1988). A Firm Foundation. Sydney: Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd. ISBN 0 7316 2096 8.
- InfoLink: Industry leader celebrates 75th anniversary
