Number of locations 165 (2016) Number of employees 6,500 (2016) Parent organization Enterra Holdings Ltd. | Areas served Global Founded 1960 | |
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Type Employee-owned corporation Key people Dr. Hisham Mahmoud (Company President) CEO Hisham Mahmoud (28 Apr 2015–) Founders Victor Milligan, Hugh Golder, Larry Soderman Subsidiaries Goldsim Technology Group LLC Profiles | ||
Golder associates a whitby success story
Golder Associates is an employee-owned, global company providing consulting, design, and construction services in earth, environment, and related areas of energy. Its more than 8,000 employees operate from more than 180 offices in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America and South America. Golder serves the manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, power, urban development and infrastructure sectors.
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History
The company was founded in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1960 by Hugh Golder, Victor Milligan, Larry Soderman, under the name H.Q. Golder and Associates, and focussed on soil mechanics and ground engineering.
In the 1970s, the service offering expanded to include rock mechanics. In the 1980s the company’s groundwater practice evolved to encompass the broader field of hydrogeology, with particular expertise in contaminated soil and groundwater. In the early 1990s, as public awareness of environmental issues increased, Golder added biological capabilities – including aquatic and terrestrial biology – to its range of services. Hydrology and hydraulic engineering were added in the late 1990s, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), information management, cultural sciences and energy services were added in the 2000s.
Geographic expansion
The company established other offices in Canada in the early 1960s, later expanding into the United States (1968), as well as the United Kingdom and Australia (1972). Since then, the company has grown geographically through a combination of opening new offices and through mergers with existing companies. Recently established offices (2009) are located in St. Petersburg, Russia and Delhi, India.
Sectors
Within the areas of consulting, design, and construction services in earth, environment, and energy, Golder works with clients in many industries: from oil and gas to mining to transportation and more.