List of Private Consultants
In the first half of the 1900s most consultants were sole practioners or partnerships. With increasing levels of private investment and the outsourcing of design services by Government organisations, by the 1990s most consultants were partners/employees of much larger national or international public companies.
The list below is of Consultant organisations that had an office in Perth. The list below does not include all consultants who may have provided services on Western Australian projects, it only includes consultants who had an office in Perth, Western Australia.
More information on private consultants is available at Consult Australia 1951 to ----.
| NAME | YEARS | AREA OF PRACTICE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airey Ryan and Hill | 1971- | Structural Engineers | Founded by Peter Airey in 1971 as P G Airey and Associates and becoming Airey, Ryan and Hill with John Ryan and John Hill joining the partnership. Now Airey Taylor Consulting Engineers and Scientists |
| Bruechle, Gilchrist and Evans Pty Ltd | 1970- | Structural Engineers | Founded by Peter Bruechle, Norm Gilchrist and Ernie Evans. Now BG&E |
| Crooks, Michell, Peacock and Stewart (later CMPS&F) | Structural, mechanical, electrical; minerals processing, esp mineral sands, alumina | MD Graeme Campbell (Sydney HQ) | |
| D H Fraser Consulting Engineer | 1947- | Structural Engineers | Founded by Don Fraser. Became Fraser Consultants |
| Halpern, Glick and Lewis | Civil, structural | Founded by Leon Halpern, Graeme Glick, John Lewis | |
| HBH Consultants | 1993-2006 | Minerals processing, minerals development feasibility studies | Founded and led by Peter Hopwood, Peter Broadbent, Laurie Huck, Rob Crawford (merged with SKM) |
| G B Hill & Partners Pty Ltd | 1955 1998 | City and urban development, mining infrastructure, building and bridge design, road and water services, commercial development | Founded by Dr Gordon Barratt Hill, partners Bruce Nelson, Jim Paton, David Watson, Geoff Smith, Peter Eastlake, Barry Smith, Ian Weaver, Brett Chivers and Bruno Rinaldi (merged with GHD) |
| Kinnaird Hill De Rohan and Young | 1960- | Multidisciplinary Engineering Design, Procurement and Contract Management Environmental Engineering |
Firm founded by Malcolm Alexander Kinnaird with Don Hill, Maurice De Rohan and Howard Young in South Australia in 1960 which became Kinhill Pty Ltd. Kinhill was acquired by Brown and Root in July 1997 and became Brown and Root Services Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in June 2000. |
| G Maunsell & Partners. | 1955-2009 | British concrete bridge design engineer | Designed the Narrows Bridge in Perth (1956-1959); the Gladesville Bridge in Sydney (1959-1964); and |
| Merz McLellan & Partners | 1968? 1994 | Power generation and transmission | Led by Martin Thomas, Ian Steele |
| Minproc Engineers | 1982 | Mineral processing, especially gold | Founded by Bob Wilde, John McCowan |
| Scott and Furphy Camp Scott and Furphy |
1933-1972 1972-1997 |
Municipal Services, Sewerage and Environment Environment |
Scott and Furphy was formed in 1933 in Melbourne by Ronald M Scott and Harry G Furphy. Following the death of Ronald M Scott and the retirement of Harry G Furphy the new entity Camp, Scott and Furphy Pty Ltd is formed in 1972 with 50% equity from USA company Camp, Dresser, McKee and Scott. Merged with Crook, Michell, Peacock and Stewart in 1991, as Crook, Michell, Peacock, Stewart and Furphy (CMPS&F). Camp Scott and Furphy becomes its environmental arm. In 1997 CMPS&F merged with European engineering firm Scetauroute. |
| Sinclair Knight and Partners | 1994 | Civil, structural, water supply | |
| Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) | 1994-2014 | Civil, structural, environmental, power, iron ore mine development | Principals in Perth included Malcolm Greenway, Rob Steele, Ian Housley (merged with Jacobs) |
| W Tauss Chartered Engineer | 1953- | Early Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Engineer | Succeeded by Wood and Grieve |
| Wood and Grieve | 1961- | Building Mechanical Services and Civil/Structural | Founded by Tony Wood and Kip Grieve in 1961. With the retirement of Kip Grieve in 1982, Tony Wood became Managing Director. Bob Mercer replaced Tony Wood in 1992. |
| Van Der Meer and Associates | 1986- | Founded by twin brothers, Andrew and Jim Van Der Meer. Now vdM Consulting. |
