MVA Asia

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MVA
Company typePrivate
IndustryEngineering
Founded1968 (first established in Asia in 1978)
Headquarters Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong
Number of locations
Hong Kong
China
Singapore
Thailand
India
Vietnam
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ian McGovern
(CEO) Ir Francis Sootoo
(Director)
ServicesTransportation, Planning and Management Consultant
Number of employees
350 (Aug 2021)
Parent SYSTRA
Website www.mvaasia.com

MVA is a transportation, planning and management consultant established in Asia since the 1970s. Headquartered in Hong Kong, it operates in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. It is part of the SYSTRA group. [1]

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Its head office is in the Genesis Building in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong Island. [2]

History

MVA started in 1968 as "Alan M. Voorhees and Associates", a UK subsidiary of American Transport Consultants, and was appointed to undertake a transport study for Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Council. Brian Martin, who had been Greater London Council (GLC)'s Chief Transport Planner, was appointed as Managing Director of Voorhees' UK operations and after some years the company was renamed Martin and Voorhees Associates in recognition of his role. [3]

In 1983, the management of Martin and Voorhees Associates bought the company from its American owners and the company's name was changed to MVA.

Services

MVA provides consulting services in Asia region for on traffic engineering, transport planning & management and market & business research, for both public and private sectors with specialisation on:

Awards

MVA as Traffic Consultant:

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References

  1. "Company website" . Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. "Contact Us". MVA. Retrieved 2019-04-30. 22/F, Genesis, 33-35 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Hong Kong
  3. "Brian Large". blbf. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. "Tai Kwun - The Centre for Heritage and Arts". www.architecture.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  5. "SYSTRA: Quality Building Award 2020 – MVA participation in the project Hong Kong Children's Hospital". MVA in Asia. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  6. "SYSTRA: Revery Architecture & Ronald Lu & Partners (MVA acting as the lead transport consultant for the team) won the HKIA Merit Award of Hong Kong – Community Building for the Design of Xiqu Centre". MVA in Asia. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  7. "SYSTRA: Green Building Award 2014 - MVA participation in awarded projects". MVA in Asia. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  8. "SYSTRA: MVA received MTR Grand Safety Award for SCL 1109 Stations and Tunnels of Kowloon City Section". MVA in Asia. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  9. "SYSTRA: Quality Building Award 2014 - MVA participation in top awarded projects". MVA in Asia. Retrieved 2021-08-05.