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New Opus UK Director Announced - Global infrastructure consultancy, Opus International Consultants, has appointed Huw Edwards to lead its UK operations.  Click here to read more.

Opus Announces Appointment of Two New Directors - Opus International Consultants announced today the appointment of two new directors, Dato Seri Ismail Shahudin, and Nik Airina Nik Jaffar.  Click here to read more.

Opus Announces Resignation of Two Directors - Opus International Consultants Ltd announced today the resignation of two Directors from the Opus Board.  Click here to read more.

Opus acquires Canadian consultancy - Opus International Consultants is to acquire the Canadian based engineering consultancy, Dayton & Knight Ltd.  Click here to read more.

Dayton & Knight joins global company - North Vancouver based engineering consultancy Dayton & Knight Ltd is to join global infrastructure consultancy, Opus International Consultants (Opus).  Click here to read more.

Appointment of Dr David Prentice as Opus Chief Executive - Dr David Prentice has been appointed Chief Executive of Opus International Consultants Limited to replace retiring Chief Executive, Dr Kevin Thompson Click here to read more.

Opus Reports Good Half Year Result - Opus International Consultants' net profit  after tax for the first half of this year was $10.4 million, well ahead of the $5.1 million profit recorded for the same period last year.  Click here to read more.

Retirement of Kevin Thompson - Dr Kevin Thompson has advised Opus International Consultants Limited of his intention to retire as Chief Executive with effect from 30 September 2010. Click here to read more.

Clear Harbour Alliance recognised at the AAA Excellence Awards - Auckland’s Clear Harbour Alliance, a jointly funded project by Metrowater and Auckland City Council that involved engineering companies Opus International Consultants, GHD and contractor Downer EDI Works was recognised as a Highly Commended Team of Excellence in a Project Alliance at the Alliancing Association of Australasia’s (AAA) Excellence Awards in Melbourne.  Click here to read more.

Results of Opus Annual Meeting 2010 - The Annual Meeting of Opus International Consultants shareholder’s was held today in Wellington.  Click here to read more.

Highlights of Chairman's Address to shareholders at 2010 Annual Meeting - At the inaugural Annual Meeting, Opus' Chairman, Kerry McDonald said that 2009 had been a challenging but ultimately successful year for Opus, in spite of the serious recession in many economies.  Click here to read more.

Opus performs well in challenging year - New Zealand’s largest infrastructure consultancy provider, Opus International Consultants (Opus) has reported another good year.  For the year ended 31 December 2009, Revenue was $367.8 million, down 1% on the prior year, but Opus achieved EBIT growth of 5.3% to $25.3 million and Net Profit After Tax growth of 6.3% to $18.6 million.  Click here to read more.

New name follows successful integration - Following the successful integration with its parent company in 2007, Opus Qantec McWilliam has now been renamed as Opus International Consultants (Australia) Pty Ltd.  Click here for more details.

Transport Minister opens 21st Century Newmarket Train Station - the Minister of Transport, Steven Joyce, joined an array of Auckland dignitaries and offically opened the state of the art new Newmarket train station. Click here to read more.

Consultancy rebrand to recognise global identity - Following the successful integration with its parent company in March last year, Opus Joynes Pike Ltd has now been rebranded as Opus.  Click here to read more.

Northern Busway Wins Engineering Excellence Transportation Infrastructure Award - Opus, Beca, Aurecon and Fletcher Construction, have worked together to win the 2009 New Zealand  Engineering Excellence Transportation Infrastructure Award for Auckland’s popular Northern Busway.  Click here to read more.

Opus win Engineering Excellence Award for Gisborne Police Station Foundation System - Opus has won the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Building and Construction Award for the innovative foundation system for the Gisborne Police Station.  Click here to read more.

Opus win Engineering Excellence for Power Distribution Technology - Opus has won the New Zealand Engineeing Excellence Information, Communication, Electronic and Electrical Technology Award for the design work associated with developing a high voltage power distribution system for Telecom’s new generation network exchange facility in Auckland.  Click here to read more.

Strategic alliance wins first contract - Project Centre has joined forces with Opus to provide a seamless transportation and highways engineering service.  This new alliance has resulted in winning a major term consultancy for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.  Click here to read more.

The recovery process following the 2007 Gisborne earthquake - Extensive follow up work and research has been undertaken to gain an insight into aspects of the recovery process.  As part of this follow up work, the research laboratory of Opus is holding an in-depth workshop on December 7.  Click here to read more.

Opus wins CIOB Award - Opus' Yorkshire Office, based in Doncaster, has won the prestigious Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) South Yorkshire Award in the category ‘Leadership in People Development’.  Click here to read more.

Welsh Firm Wins Constructing Excellence Award - Opus' Welsh Offices, based in Cardiff and Rossett, has won the prestigious Constructing Excellence Wales Award in the category ‘Leadership and People Development’.  Click here to read more.

Opus reports half-year result - Opus' net profit after tax for the Half Year ended 30 June 2009 was $5.1 million.  Performance improved sharply through the Half, reflecting decisive actions by the Company.  The improving trend is expected to continue and the full year result is expected to be in line with market expectations.  Click here to read more.

Innovative Wastewater Treatment Plants win Award - Opus and Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) have won a Silver Award at the recent Association of Consulting Engineers of New Zealand (ACENZ) Awards for their work on the Coromandel Eastern Seaboard Wastewater Treatment Plants project.  Click here to read more.

Safety Improvement Study wins Award - Opus have won a Silver Award at the recent Association of Consulting Engineers of New Zealand (ACENZ) Awards for their work on the Karangahake Gorge Road Safety Improvements project.  Click here to read more.

Opus forecasts solid full year despite a soft first half - Despite difficulties in the UK in the early part of 2009, Opus expects to trade for the full 2009 year in line with market expectations.  Click here to read more.

Results of Opus Annual Meeting 2009 - The second Annual Meeting of Shareholders since Opus International Consultants was listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange was held today in Wellington. Click here to read more.

Opus Annual Meeting for Shareholders 15 April 2009 - Opus International Consultants’ Chairman, Kerry McDonald, said the Board was pleased with the year end results for 2008 and that the company had fared comparatively well given the global financial turmoil and depressed equity markets. Click here to read more.

Opus makes new management appointments - Opus International Consultants is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Rafferty to the position of General Manager Business Development and David Jennings to the position of General Manager Technical. Click here to read more.

New Opus UK Director optimistic over future - Global infrastructure consultancy, Opus International Consultants, has appointed Dr David Prentice to lead its UK operations.  In the UK, Opus employs 360 staff in 17 offices, which are spread throughout the country. The company also has 64 offices in Australia, Canada and New Zealand, employing in total 2563 people. Click here to read more.

Opus performs well and exceeds forecasts  - Opus International Consultants, New Zealand’s largest infrastructure consultancy, has reported another good year. For the year ended 31 December 2008, Revenue was $371.5 million, up 25.4 percent on the previous year and the Net Surplus after Tax was $17.5 million, up 23.4 percent.  Click here to read more.

Opus appoints two new Directors - Opus International Consultants announced today the appointment of two new Directors, Keith Watson and Fraser Whineray, both Auckland based businessmen who have considerable experience in international and customer focussed businesses. Click here to read more.

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