Morrison Hershfield

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Morrison Hershfield
Company type Private (employee-owned)
Industry Engineering/ Consulting
Founded1946
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people
Anthony Karakatsanis (President and CEO)
ProductsMultidisciplinary engineering services
Number of employees
700+ (2011) [1]
Website www.morrisonhershfield.com
Morrison Hershfield in Markham MorrisonHershfieldMarkhamOffice.jpg
Morrison Hershfield in Markham

Morrison Hershfield is a professional services firm, subsidiary of Stantec since Jan 2024, [2] providing engineering and management consulting services in the areas of energy and industrial, buildings, technology and telecom, transportation, environment, water and wastewater, and land development. The firm has 16 offices across North America. [3]

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Hibernia Gravity Base Structure while it was under construction. Hibernia-GBS-1.gif
Hibernia Gravity Base Structure while it was under construction.

History

Morrison Hershfield was established in 1946 in Toronto, Ontario when Carson Morrison, Charles Hershfield, Joe Millman and Mark Huggins responded to needs of the post-war building boom by forming a partnership offering civil, structural and mechanical engineering services. Since that time Morrison Hershfield has merged with Rolf Jensen and Associates; Maunder Britnell Inc.; Maxim Engineering; Mitchell, Pound and Braddock Ltd., Ruys & Company, Suncord Engineering Ltd., Jeffers Engineering Associates and Structural Design Inc. Morrison Hershfield is a minority equity partner in Sikon Inc. [1]

Operations

Morrison Hershfield has interests in the following fields: building services engineering, civil engineering, code consulting, construction management, electrical engineering, environmental science, fire protection engineering, hydraulic engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, project management, structural engineering, sustainable design, telecommunications engineering and transportation engineering.[ citation needed ]

Notable projects

Ontario Highway 33 roundabout near completion. Highway 33 Roundabout.gif
Ontario Highway 33 roundabout near completion.

See also

References

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