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Beca was founded in 1920s by Arthur Gray on his return to New Zealand after World War I, where he purchased an engineering practice that would later become Gray Watts & Beca and eventually Beca Group Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/unlimited/8764400/The-global-transformation-of-Beca |title=The global transformation of Beca |publisher=stuff.co.nz |date=22 July 2013 |accessdate=22 June 2016}}</ref> |
Beca was founded in 1920s by Arthur Gray on his return to New Zealand after World War I, where he purchased an engineering practice that would later become Gray and Watts, then Gray Watts & Beca and eventually Beca Group Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/unlimited/8764400/The-global-transformation-of-Beca |title=The global transformation of Beca |publisher=stuff.co.nz |date=22 July 2013 |accessdate=22 June 2016}}</ref> |
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The company's name reflects the contribution of George Beca, CBE, DFC, D.Eng (Hon) (1921 - 2001), who joined the partnership of Gray and Watts in the early 1950's and led the firm for many years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=192688 |title=Obituary: George Beca |publisher=New Zealand Herald |date=1 June 2001 |accessdate=12 April 2017}}</ref> |
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Beca has had several name changes following amalgamations. Beca Steven existed from 1989 to 2001 after amalgamation of Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner with Steven Fitzmaurice & Partners. In 2001, [[CH2M Hill]] merged with Beca Steven to form CH2M Beca Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beca.com/publications/archive/~/media/publications/watermark/PDF/engineering_consultancy_issue_5.ashx |title=Watermark house newsletter |date=Autumn 2001 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827194716/http://beca.com/publications/archive/~/media/publications/watermark/PDF/engineering_consultancy_issue_5.ashx |archivedate=27 August 2013 |df= }}</ref> |
Beca has had several name changes following amalgamations. Beca Steven existed from 1989 to 2001 after amalgamation of Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner with Steven Fitzmaurice & Partners. In 2001, [[CH2M Hill]] merged with Beca Steven to form CH2M Beca Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beca.com/publications/archive/~/media/publications/watermark/PDF/engineering_consultancy_issue_5.ashx |title=Watermark house newsletter |date=Autumn 2001 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827194716/http://beca.com/publications/archive/~/media/publications/watermark/PDF/engineering_consultancy_issue_5.ashx |archivedate=27 August 2013 |df= }}</ref> |
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | multidisciplinary engineering consultancy |
| Founded | New Zealand, 1918 |
| Founder | Arthur Gray |
| Headquarters | Auckland |
Number of locations | 17 |
Area served | Oceania and Asia |
Key people | Richard Aitken (Executive Chairman) |
| Revenue | NZD$419 million (2014) |
Number of employees | 3,000 |
| Website | www |
Beca Group Limited (generally known as Beca) is an employee-owned engineering and related consultancy service company in the Asia-Pacific. While it is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, Beca operates from three main hubs: Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Beca has almost 3,000 employees in total, in its 17 offices around the world.[1] Beca has alliances, joint ventures or cooperative arrangements with Amec, CH2M Hill and Parsons Brinckerhoff.
History
Beca was founded in 1920s by Arthur Gray on his return to New Zealand after World War I, where he purchased an engineering practice that would later become Gray and Watts, then Gray Watts & Beca and eventually Beca Group Ltd.[2]
The company's name reflects the contribution of George Beca, CBE, DFC, D.Eng (Hon) (1921 - 2001), who joined the partnership of Gray and Watts in the early 1950's and led the firm for many years.[3]
Beca has had several name changes following amalgamations. Beca Steven existed from 1989 to 2001 after amalgamation of Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner with Steven Fitzmaurice & Partners. In 2001, CH2M Hill merged with Beca Steven to form CH2M Beca Ltd.[4]
Services
The company specializes in a large array of consultancy services including cost management, project management, planning, architecture, surveying, GIS, land information, valuations and software development. Beca supplies engineering and related consultancy services to four key markets: industrial, buildings, infrastructure and the Public Sector.[1]
Major projects
According to its website, Beca has completed 156 projects (2014) in multiple countries across the Asia Pacific region.[5] Amongst its major projects is the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand.[6] It is also involved in transportation projects such as the Manukau Harbour Crossing,[7] and has provided engineering design services to the Victorian Desalination Project in Australia.[8]
Revenue
Beca posted annual revenues for the year ending 31 March 2014 of $419 million NZD.[9]
Subsidiaries
The company lists the following subsidiaries operating under the Beca Group Limited name:[10]
- Beca Group Holdings Ltd
- Beca Ltd (New Zealand)
- Beca Applied Technologies Ltd (New Zealand)
- Beca Valuations Ltd (New Zealand)
- Beca Pty Ltd (Australia)
- Beca Consultants Pty Ltd (Australia)
- Beca Asia Holdings Pte Ltd (Singapore)
- Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner S.E Asia Pte Ltd (Singapore)
- Beca Engineering Consulting (Shanghai) Co Ltd (China)
- PT Bimatekno Karyatama Konsultan (Indonesia)
- Beca International Consultants Ltd
- Beca International Holdings Ltd
Awards
Beca has received recognition for its work. In 2010 alone, it won eight awards from the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand (ACENZ), three awards at the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards (NZEE), and won the Education and Healthcare category at the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) for NZi3, an information and communications technology (ICT) Innovation Institute based at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
In September 2010, Beca was rated the fourth most reputable organisation in New Zealand[11] in a study commissioned by consultancy group Hay Group[12] and NZ Management Magazine.[13]
In December 2010, Beca was named Company of the Year at the 2010 New Zealand Deloitte/Management Magazine Top 200 Awards.[14]
In the Engineering News Records Magazine in 2013, Beca was ranked 76th in the Top 200 international design firms, with international design revenues of 139.1 million.[15]
In 2011, Hay Group named Beca as New Zealand's Most Reputable Organisation.[16]
See also
- Sir Ron Carter, former Chairman of Beca
References
- ^ a b "About Beca". Beca. Archived from the original on 7 March 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The global transformation of Beca". stuff.co.nz. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Obituary: George Beca". New Zealand Herald. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Watermark house newsletter". Autumn 2001. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Beca Group Projects". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sir Ronald Powell Carter, entry in the 'Entrepreneur of the Year', 2005 finalists". Archived from the original on 9 December 2006.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Manukau Harbour Crossing" (PDF). NZ Transport Agency. January 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Recognition for Australia's colossal new reverse-osmosis desalination plant". worldinfrastructurenews.com. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 – TRANSFORM OUR WORLD". Beca. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Company listing". beca.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "New Zealand's Most Reputable Organisations 2010". Hay Group.
- ^ "Home | Hay Group – New Zealand". Hay Group. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Mediaweb Ltd. "management.co.nz". management.co.nz. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Deloitte – Business top guns named at 2010 Top 200 Awards". Deloitte/Management Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Top 225 International Design Firms| ENR: Engineering News Record | McGraw-Hill Construction". enr.construction.com. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "NZ's Most Reputable Org 2011 revealed". haygroup.com.