TUNNELING: Golder buys tunnel, shaft expert Alan Auld Group

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Golder Associates, a leading global engineering and consulting company, announced today that it has completed the purchase of the assets and ongoing operations of the Alan Auld Group of Companies.  Headquartered in Doncaster, U.K., with offices in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States, Alan Auld is a global provider of specialized engineering design and construction services for underground structures and is recognized for their expertise in deep shafts and tunnels. “Like Golder, the Alan Auld Group has built a strong reputation for developing practical solutions to complex challenges,” said Dr. Hisham Mahmoud, Golder CEO. “The group’s skills and resources are highly complementary to ours and will allow us to expand our leadership position and offer greater expertise to our clients globally.” The Alan Auld Group had its beginnings serving the mining sector in the design of mine shafts and has been involved in the design of many of the complex mine shafts sunk around the world in the past 20 years. The Group also provides tunnel and shaft design, rehabilitation and project management services for the power, water and transportation markets. Readers are invited to refresh their knowledge of Golder’s wide-ranging solutions at www.Golder.com.