Buro Happold and i+o form joint venture
Buro Happold and i o Industrieplanung Organisation GmbH and have formed a joint venture in a move to provide 'one stop' services to industrial and design / build developers worldwide.
Buro Happold and i+o Industrieplanung + Organisation GmbH and have formed a joint venture in a move to provide 'one stop' services to industrial and design / build developers worldwide. The integration of i+o's process engineering and industrial planning with Buro Happold's building services, structural, geotechnical and fire engineering creates a strong international mutli-disciplinary consultancy.
Buro Happold partner John Morrison comments, 'this strategic alliance allows us to play to our strengths when designing industrial and highly process oriented facilities, where integrated teamwork from all consultants is required. By working closely together we can provide our clients with manufacturing, production process, catering and warehousing facilities that can run efficiently and provide maximum cost effectiveness.'
Jens Fanhaenel, Director, i+o comments 'Buro Happold and i+o and together provide Clients with integrated engineering, a unique approach combining architecture, structure, building services and process design with a single point of contact. This strategic alliance offers intelligent solutions, providing Clients with maximum cost savings, optimal quality and minimised design and construction time before the start of operations. We are looking to a strong future in the food, pharmecutical and consumer goods industries, where cost effective running of a process operation is greatly influenced by the succssful design of the process building.'
The Buro Happold/i+o joint venture together provides expertise of some 600 staff operating from 13 offices throughout the world. i+o is based in Heidelberg Germany and Singapore, Buro Happold has offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, South East Asia and North America.
