GHD Group

**GHD**
	File:GHD Group Logo 2012.png
Company type	Private company
Industry	Engineering
Founded	1928
Headquarters	Australia
Area served	International
Key people	Russell Board (Chairman), ; Ashley Wright (CEO)
Products	Engineering, Management, Design, Environmental Science, Architecture
Services	Consulting
Revenue	AUD1 billion
Number of employees	8,500 (after CRA merger)
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 8500 people across five continents in water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.

The company employs engineers, architects, planners, scientists, project managers and economists in 200+ offices across five continents.

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.

Market Sectors

Water
Energy & Resources
Environment
Property & Buildings
Transportation

Services

Architecture and Buildings
Defence
Energy, Oil and Gas
Environment
Geotechnical
Innovation in Infrastructure
Management
Manufacturing
Mining and Metals
Risk Management
Security
Sustainability
Telecommunications
Transportation
Urban Development
Water

Significant projects and achievements

PROJECTS

Significant projects undertaken by the company in the past decade include the design of the Sydney Opera House facade, land-use and infrastructure master plans of the Palm Islands in Dubai, and event overlays for the Sydney and Beijing Summer Olympics.

2011

On the water front, GHD was involved in a range of desalination projects in the USA including the City of Carlsbad, Camp Pendleton, City of Huntington Beach and South Orange Country. The company also worked on the Brisbane and Christchurch rebuilding efforts, Manila Sewerage implementation, Codelco Colon Processing Plant in Chile and the Oakura Sewerage scheme in New Zealand, to name a few.

In the energy and resources sector, GHD worked on the Hawsons Magnetite Iron Ore Mine in Australia, QCLNG Export Pipeline in Australia and the Taysan Copper Mine in the Philippines, to name a few.

In Environment, GHD was engaged on the HydroAysen Transmission System in Chile, Minimbah Bank Third Track Biodiversity project in Australia and the Townsville Marine Precinct also in Australia.

Property and Buildings projects included the Al Walkra Hospital in Qatar, the Kerikery Police Station in New Zealand and Richlands Rail Station in Australia.

Finally, in transportation, GHD worked on the Ahuri to Napier Transportation Link in New Zealand, the San Antonio Port Expansion in Chile and South Road Superway in South Australia.

EXPANSION

Since 2005, GHD 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
Protection Engineering Group (PEG)

CANADA

Conestoga-Rovers and Associates^[2]

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
Hill Michael
Woodhead

CHILE

Promina, Chile

NEW ZEALAND

Manukau Consultants
RJ Hall
ProAnd

MIDDLE EAST

MME, Middle East

MALAYSIA

JP

References

^ "Davey, Geoffrey Innes (1906 - 1975) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online". Adb.online.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
^ "GHD and Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Announce Merger Agreement". GHD. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

Arneil, Stan (1988). A Firm Foundation. Sydney: Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd. ISBN 0-7316-2096-8.
InfoLink: Industry leader celebrates 75th anniversary

[1] "Davey, Geoffrey Innes (1906 - 1975) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online". Adb.online.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

[2] "GHD and Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Announce Merger Agreement". GHD. Retrieved 13 May 2014.

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