| Type | Private, owned in trust |
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| Industry | Engineering, Design, International Development and Business Consultation |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Singapore 80 Offices in 22 countries |
| Key people | Paul Hardy, CEO Prof. Jakes Gerwel, Non-Executive Chairman |
| Revenue | 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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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.
The company delivers project design and management across eleven markets. They are:
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