 
          Formed by a merger of two
        
        
          companies in 1999 -- An-
        
        
          drew Hidi & Associates and
        
        
          EA Rae -- Hidi Rae Consult-
        
        
          ing Engineers Inc. stands as
        
        
          one of the most influential
        
        
          consulting engineering firms
        
        
          in Toronto and provides full
        
        
          service mechanical, electrical,
        
        
          communications, security and
        
        
          commissioning consultancy.
        
        
          As well, they work on energy
        
        
          and commissioning projects
        
        
          along with a specialty Tenan-
        
        
          cy group that handles end-us-
        
        
          er design needs. This multina-
        
        
          tional business is committed
        
        
          to developing holistic designs
        
        
          that are viable for its clien-
        
        
          tele’s long term success and,
        
        
          so, places a strong emphasis
        
        
          on sustainable practices.
        
        
          According to John Ferguson,
        
        
          Managing Principal (Toronto),
        
        
          the company has seen some
        
        
          changes since he joined the
        
        
          team in 1998 with the addition
        
        
          of a communications division,
        
        
          commissioning department
        
        
          and security division, allow-
        
        
          ing the company to broaden
        
        
          its vision in the field of build
        
        
          and design. Ferguson holds a
        
        
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