David S.K. Au & Associates Ltd. (DAAL) is a well established firm operating in Hong Kong since 1980. Disciplines represented in the office are architectural, structural, civil, geotechnical, building services, building survey, and information technology. There is a high computer/staff ratio and extensive use is made of the latest technology including design packages to Hong Kong and International Codes. The firm has close to 100 staff and with the in-house Registered Architect, Authorized Person, Registered Structural Engineer, Registered Professional Building Surveyor, Registered Building Services Engineer, and Registered Professional Geotechnical Engineer to offer complete design service (including statutory submissions) and project management in one multi-disciplinary package.
Au Posford Consultants Limited (APCL) is a Hong Kong based company that was formed as a joint venture company in 1989 between the David S.K. Au & Associates Ltd. and the international consulting engineering company Posford Haskoning Ltd., Royal Haskoning Group. APCL is a multi-disciplinary firm offering the full range of planning and engineering skills as well as project management, quality assurance, cost control, quantity surveying and contract management. The firm also has a very high reputation for undertaking multi-disciplinary IT projects. It makes full use of cutting-edge technology, geographical information systems, design and project management software and have computer systems staff to customize these to suit clients specific requirements.
Posford Haskoning Ltd (PHL) was founded over a century ago and now has 450 UK based staff. The company has an international reputation for civil engineering and maritime projects, particularly port and harbour works and coast protection. Clients include the Government of Hong Kong SAR, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, EIB, ODA and the UK Crown Estates, and maritime clients include the leading dynamic ports in the UK, ports in Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. PHL is also part of the Dutch based Royal Haskoning Group, which gave it access to a pool of over 2,100 staff, working in engineering, environmental and IT disciplines in offices throughout the world. The group has five European offices and sixteen international offices, in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, India and Bangladesh) and South America. The group is managed so that all these resources can be used internationally as required
