Black & Veatch designates Hong Kong office Global Centre of Excellence for Buried Water Infrastructure
• Designation recognizes 80 successful years of improving the quality of life in Hong Kong
HONG KONG SAR, PR China, Oct. 13, 2010 -- Black & Veatch has named Hong Kong as its Global Centre of Excellence for Buried Water Infrastructure. The announcement comes on the company's 80th anniversary of delivering sustainable water infrastructure for the city's approximately 7 million residents.
"The designation as a Global Centre of Excellence reflects the international leadership, experience and knowledge of Black & Veatch's approximately 400 professionals in Hong Kong," said Alan Man, Vice President and Managing Director of Black & Veatch's North Asia Pacific water business. "Our vision is to continue developing the talent of our professionals and grow our Hong Kong operations as an international center for engineering leadership, contributing to a range of meaningful and sustainable water-related works in our homeland and abroad."
"We are proud of the role we have played in Hong Kong's successful and sustainable water infrastructure programs," said Len Rodman, Chairman, President and CEO of Black & Veatch. "The Global Centre of Excellence designation demonstrates our commitment to remaining an enduring partner of the Water Supplies and Drainage Services Departments. Working together, we will navigate challenges associated with climate change, water conservation and economic uncertainty, while developing global best practices related to buried water infrastructure."
Donation marks 80th anniversary
To mark 80 years of partnership with Hong Kong, Black & Veatch also announced it will donate HK$200,000 (approximately US$25,000) to the Hong Kong Red Cross through its Building a World of Difference Foundation. The money, alongside expertise from volunteers from the company's Hong Kong and Shenzhen offices, will be used to support projects that will provide clean and safe drinking water to residents in impoverished rural communities located in mainland China.
About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting, federal and environmental markets. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions that meet clients' needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions are provided from the broad line of service expertise available within Black & Veatch, including conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, program management, construction management, environmental, security design and consulting, management consulting and infrastructure planning. With $2.7 billion in revenue, the employee-owned company has more than 100 offices worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries on six continents.
About Hong Kong Red Cross
The Hong Kong Red Cross was established in 1950. We belong to one of the world's largest humanitarian organization network and dedicate ourselves to protect human life, care for the health of the vulnerable and respect human dignity by mobilizing people to serve voluntarily for the causes of humanity. Our services include blood transfusion service, disaster relief and preparedness, first aid and health training, youth and volunteer programs, tracing, special education and rehabilitation services.
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