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| Aecom's Maunsell merge with Cansult Aecom, a leading global provider of design and management services in the transportation, facilities, and environmental markets, has merged with Cansult Limited, one of the most successful and highly regarded consulting firms in the Arabian Gulf. Cansult has more than US$60 million in annual revenue and approximately 700 employees operating out of offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Doha, and Al Ain, as well as in Ontario, Canada, where the firm is headquartered. Through the merger, Cansult will be aligned with the Arabian Gulf operations of Aecom's Maunsell operating company, creating Cansult Maunsell. Maunsell is among the fastest-growing firms in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region, with more than 3,000 employees and a project portfolio that includes the US$18 billion Al Raha Beach Development, building engineering design for the US$108 million Dubai Studio City Sound Stages, and district cooling works for the new US$3.5 billion Dubai Metro Project, a world-first in terms of scale and capacity. Together, the firms will have almost 1, 500 employees, making it one of the largest design firms in the Gulf. Cansult Maunsell will become the seventeenth Aecom operating company, alongside such market-leading brands as DMJM Harris, DMJM H&N, EDAW, ENSR, Faber Maunsell, Metcalf & Eddy, and UMA. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |