GENIVAR Income Fund Acquires Two Building Design and Engineering Firms and
Expands its Alberta Platform
MONTREAL, May 3 /CNW Telbec/ - The GENIVAR Income Fund ("GENIVAR") is pleased to announce the acquisition of two building engineering consulting firms: Edmonton-based Beaubien Glover Maskell Engineering North Inc. ("BGME North") and Red Deer-based Bearden Engineering Consultants Ltd. ("Bearden Engineering"). The firms have a combined total of 50 employees. GENIVAR now has a workforce of over 400 employees in Alberta.
"We are very pleased to welcome BGME North and Bearden Engineering within GENIVAR," said Pierre Shoiry, President and CEO. "Both firms will enable us to establish our growth platform as we expand our building design and engineering services in Alberta. They will also contribute to our development in the province with a view to becoming a leader in all our market segments," he added. BGME North is active in electrical engineering, as well as in lighting, security, fire alarms and digital communications; Bearden Engineering provides comprehensive structural engineering and architectural design services.
"BGME North and Bearden Engineering provide us with widely recognized expertise in building design and engineering, including the structural and electrical disciplines as well as building sciences. These firms have solid skills in designing green buildings, which will allow our clients to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprints," said Brian Oshust, GENIVAR's Vice-President for Alberta. "We will be able to offer an expanded range of consulting services in all areas of engineering, including municipal infrastructure, transportation, environmental and energy, as well as in-depth architectural expertise. Both firms also significantly expand our private and public client base," he added.
"This is an exciting time for BGME North. Our clients will have access to a broader range of services while continuing to benefit from our employees' personalized attention," said Paul Beaubien, Principal, BGME North. "Over the years, we have developed solid electrical engineering and sustainable design expertise. By teaming up with our new colleagues, we will be better positioned to develop new opportunities and to undertake national and international projects within GENIVAR's network," mentioned Mr. Beaubien. "We appreciate GENIVAR's dynamic approach and look forward to a future filled with opportunities to develop our team and our clientele," he added.
"By joining forces with GENIVAR, we will gain access to a broader range of projects while promoting our services within GENIVAR's internal network. We will also be able to meet the growing needs of our clients, who are requiring an ever-wider range of design and engineering services," said Terry Bearden, Principal of Bearden Engineering. "GENIVAR's entrepreneurial culture meshes perfectly with our respective business approaches, and our employees will be able to further develop their skills while enjoying greater career opportunities," he added.
About Beaubien Glover Maskel Engineering North Inc.
Founded in 1990, BGME North has 24 employees in Edmonton. The firm has developed expertise in state-of-the-art electrical and electronic systems design, lighting design, security, communications, data networks, sustainable design and energy efficiency, including green buildings designed to LEED standards. The firm has carried out projects for municipalities, school boards, universities, governments at the provincial and federal levels and real estate developers. A number of its projects have won International Illumination Design Awards from the Illuminating Engineering Society.
About Bearden Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Founded in 1978, Bearden Engineering has 23 employees in Red Deer providing a full slate of engineering and architectural design services. Over the past 32 years the firm has designed over 6,000 projects throughout Western Canada. Bearden's employees have engineering design experience in wood, steel, masonry and concrete, as well as building sciences. This company has expertise in designing buildings in accordance with the LEED principles, as well as incorporating passive solar, geothermal and other green building technologies. Bearden has designed projects for private and public-sector clients for commercial, recreational, hospitality, educational, healthcare and industrial projects.
About GENIVAR
GENIVAR is a leading Canadian engineering services firm providing private and public-sector clients with a complete range of professional consulting services throughout all project phases, including planning, design, construction and maintenance. Ranging in size and scope, GENIVAR's clients primarily operate in the building, industrial, power, municipal infrastructure, transportation and environmental sectors. GENIVAR is one of Canada's largest engineering services firms by number of employees, with more than 4,200 managers, professionals, technicians, technologists and support staff in more than 80 offices in Canada and internationally. www.genivar.com
For further information: Pierre Shoiry, President and CEO, GENIVAR Income Fund, (514) 340-0046, ext. 5104; Marlene Casciaro, Director of Communications, GENIVAR Income Fund, (514) 340-0046, ext. 5184; Paul Beaubien, P.Eng. Principal, Beaubien Glover Maskell Engineering North Inc., (780) 426-2266; Terry Bearden, B.Sc., M.A.Sc., P.Eng., AAA-R.P., SCO, Leed A.P., Bearden Engineering Consultants Ltd., (403) 343-6858
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