ing its North American rooted
business overseas to the Mid-
dle East and opened up branch
offices in Dubai and Abu
Dhabi. Its international status
is further enhanced through
current projects underway in
North America, Europe, Asia,
the Caribbean and Africa,
and is skilled in adapting to
unique markets and their cli-
ents’ changing business envi-
ronments. Ferguson notes that
there are a lot of similarities
between the Canadian and
international markets, as well
as differences. “Every mar-
ket has aggressive schedules,
very astute clients and a need
to per form and find solutions
for those clients, though the
one difference I’ve noticed
between North America and
the Middle East is the level
of detail that we show on our
drawings. In the North Ameri-
can market you’re obligated to
show fully detailed drawings
but in the Middle East you ac-
tually don’t take in the same
level of detail; the contractor
steps in at an earlier date to
take over and works out the
details of the design.”
Sandi Banerjee, Chief Oper-
ating Officer, says the firm
“learns globally and utilizes
our international exposure to
identify emerging trends and
best practices, while we part-
ner locally and adhere to local
code and regulations while
applying lessons learned to
optimize both proven and
novel design solutions.”
The firm understands that its
success could not have been
duplicated if it were not for
their trusted team and so
makes efforts to make sure
their workers are given an
encouraging
environment.
“Good people are seldom
without work and we need
a way to attract good people,
which is our strength. We
work hard to develop a repu-
tation where this is a place
people like to work,” says
Ferguson. “We aim for inter-
esting projects and make sure
to treat our employees fairly.”
The firm also has mentoring
programs in place to ensure
that every person can grow to
the best of their ability.
The company has received
prestigious acclaims through-
out the course of its time.
They were given the oppor-
tunity to be the mechanical,
electrical, communications
and security consultants on
the Pan Am Athletes Village
where the athletes will stay
during the anticipated 2015
Pan-American Games in To-
ronto. They have also worked
on the Trump Towers, whose
“Suits Bar” was named the
best bar at the Retail Design
Institute of New York. Its pool
has also won the IES award
of merit for its unique light-
ing design. After working
with PowerStream to develop
a sustainable design feature,
the company was named a
CDM champion. The Canary
District has also won the Ca-
nadian Architect Award of Ex-
cellence. Something that can-
not be chartered by an award,
however, is the level of effi-
ciency that Hidi Rae Consult-
ing Engineers Inc. delivers to
each and every project, and
the commitment to client ser-
vice the partners make.
Banerjee concludes “Our prin-
cipals maintain direct project
involvement from concept
through completion, imple-
menting an integrated design
process to ensure solutions
are carried out with accuracy,
integrity and reliability.”
For more information on Hidi
Rae, visit
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