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Burns & McDonnell
Location
Main Office:
9400 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, Missouri 64114
P: 816-333-9400
Additional Offices:
56 Offices located in North America, including: Boston MA, Charlotte NC, Chicago IL, Denver CO, Detroit MI, Los Angeles CA, Mexico City, Miami FL, New York NY, Omaha NE, Orlando FL, Phoenix AZ, Portland OR, Salt Lake City UT, San Francisco CA, Seattle WA, Toronto, Washington D.C.
Texas office locations in Amarillo, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston.
10 international sites including offices in Canada, Qatar, and India.
Number of employees: 7,600.
Services:
- Architecture
- Commissioning
- Construction
- Engineering: Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection and Code Consulting, Security Systems, Structural Engineering
- Operations and Maintenance
- Program Management
History:
Burns & McDonnell was founded in 1898 by two new Stanford University engineering graduates — Clinton S. Burns and Robert E. McDonnell — in Kansas City to provide the most potential clients in a 200-mile radius for cities and towns in need of water and power systems to support growth.
The firm was built on a client-first culture — working to make clients successful — up to a pivotal moment in 1985, when a small band of Burns & McDonnell employees risked their personal finances to secure a loan to buy the firm from Armco Steel, which had purchased the company in 1971.
Today, the employee-owners draw strength from their sense of perseverance, dedication and ownership. The firm is constantly evolving with the world around us, knowing that seemingly ordinary projects lead to extraordinary opportunities to Create Amazing.
Selected Projects:
NORR / Ingenium Group
Parent Company:
Location
Main Offices:
INGENIUM GROUP INC. CORPORATE HQ
2 International Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1A2
TEL: 416-675-5950
NORR LIMITED
175 Bloor Street East
North Tower, 15th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 3R8
Additional Offices:
4 U.S. Offices:
Chicago
Detroit
Sacramento
Tampa
7 International Offices:
Abu Dhabi
Calgary
Dubai
Kingston
New Delhi
Ottawa
Vancouver
Services
Architecture
Building Conditions Audits
Document Management
Electrical Engineering
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
Master Planning
Mechanical Engineering
Programming
Project Management
Relocation Management
Renewable/Alternative Energy Systems
Structural Engineering
3D Design/Engineering
History
Although the title of ‘NORR Limited’ (Neish Owen Rowland & Roy) has only been used since 1986, the firm’s partnerships and traditions harken back to 1938 when John B. Parkin started his private practice in Toronto. By 1947, he was joined by Edmund T. Parkin (Brother) and John C. Parkin (no relation). Roy Marshall joined as a partner, in 1970, when John C. Parkin left to create his separate ‘Parkin Architects Planners’. NORR now operates as one of the largest design firms in Canada. (Source)
Selected Projects
Burj Khalifa
Al Hitmi Complex
Casino New Brunswick
Al Fattan Marine Towers
Wood PLC
Location
Main Office:
15 Justice Mill Ln
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Additional Offices:
Houston
London
Milan
Portland
Oklahoma City
40,000 employees across 60 countries
Services
Upstream / Midstream / Downstream Oil & Gas
Chemicals
Renewable Energy
Power
Mining & Minerals
Industrials & Manufacturing
Life Sciences
Transportation
Water
Government Services
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History
(From Firm’s Website)
The company was first formed in 1848, when Matthew Hall opened a lead-work business in the UK. This later became the Matthew Hall Group of Companies. Separately, in 1883 Leonard Fairclough started a stone business in the UK, which expanded into construction at the turn of the century.
In 1982 Fairclough Construction merged with William Press (founded in 1913) to form AMEC plc. Six years later the Matthew Hall Group of Companies was incorporated into the AMEC Group. AMEC was acquired by Wood PLC in October of 2017, they then shifted to more of an energy and sustainability driven company and moved away from just buildings. More detail on Wood PLC acquisition of AMEC.
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Selected Projects
Columbian Publishing Company office building
Milton CAT’s regional centre
Beatrice Wind Farm demonstrator project (world’s first deepwater wind farm)
Compressed Air System for Australian Paper
49.9MW Geothermal Plant
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Location
Main Office:
1111 South Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, California 91105
United States
+ 1.626.578.3500
Additional Offices:
170+ locations; 25+ countries
(120 U.S. Offices, 10 Texas Offices)
Services
Architecture/Engineering
Construction and Field Services
Environmental, Health and Safety Services
Planning/Front End
Management Services
Modular Fabrication
Technology Services
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History
Founded in 1947 as Jacobs Engineering Co. by Joseph J Jacobs, the company started as an engineering consultant as well as a representative for manufacturers of process equipment. Having largely expnaded its area of specialty in consulting, over 60 years, in engineering, architecture, construction, operations and maintenance, Jacobs has succesfully established itself as a highly admired Fortune 500 company.
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Selected Projects
(photos removed at the request of Jacobs Engineering)
Paul Andreu Architecte
Charles-de-Gaulle Airport Terminal 1, Roissy, France
Osaka Maritime Museum, Osaka, Japan
Technology and Science Enterprising Center, Chengdu, China
City of Europe, French Channel Tunnel Terminal, France
Oriental Art Center, Shanghai, China
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