We are thrilled to announce that our project to restore the walkway to Tāhekerua/Sharplin Falls has been nominated as a finalist for the 2024 ACE Awards! 🏆 In the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes, the original walkway was deemed unsafe, but thanks to the Mount...

We are proud to have contributed to the success of Boathouse Bay, a cluster of 33 townhouses developed in a unique coastal setting in Snell’s Beach. The cluster has collectively been announced as the winner of Home Magazine’s Home of the Year. EDC’s initial structural...

Well done to the EDC Bay of Plenty team for the hard work that resulted in them scooping the Most Trusted Engineering Design award 2023 - for the fifth year in a row! Voting is now open for 2024, with the winners being announced on 01st October 2024. Votes can be made...

EDC partnered with Fielden Metalworks to tackle the design and verification process for the striking façade for the new Lexus Showroom, located on Montreal Street in the CBD. EDC and Fielden worked collaboratively to develop a standardised folded aluminium sheet, each...

The Sharplin Falls can be found on the eastern slopes of Mt Somers, inland from Ashburton. Once hugely popular with day walkers and serious trampers alike, access to the falls was lost following significant landslides taking out the track. Not deterred, the Mt Somers...

Last week the Christchurch office welcomed Czaira Espejo to the team as a Geotechnical Field Technician. Czaira gained her Bachelor of Science degree in Geology in 2019 and before moving to New Zealand in 2022, from the Philippines, she worked in the field of disaster...

EDC were approached by ElectroNet to provide structural design input for a 33 kV Outdoor to Indoor (ODID) conversion transportable electrical switchroom building.  EDC embraced the challenge of providing a design for this unorthodox project within a very short...

Since early 2021, EDC has been involved in the structural design of a couple of steel truss bridges for the Mt Somers Walkway Society. These bridges are situated along a new Sharplin Falls walking track at the base of Mt Somers, which is scheduled to open mid-2023....

The EDC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Giles Learman as Director at Engineering Design Consultants Ltd. Giles is a professional Geotechnical Engineer with 20+ years of experience in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom.Immigrating from...

EDC had recently been given an exciting opportunity to assist our neighbour across the ditch in New South Wales, Australia with flood damage assessment reports. Earlier in the year on February 28, the biggest flood in modern Australian history inundated Lismore and...

A big shout out and thank you to everyone who expressed their interest in EDC’s Internship and Graduate programmes for 2022/23.  Our recruitment process has now successfully concluded, and we are excited about what 2023 holds for our new team members! The 2023/24...

As part of our ongoing commitment to health and safety we’ve been putting our team through an excellent and very hands on first aid training course.  Recent course graduates Shane, Angus and Sam spent the day with our good friends at PracMed brushing up their DRSABCD...

After 37 years at EDC, the co-founder and Managing Director, Patrick Harris has retired. The Board and staff wish Pat all the best with his retirement. Gareth Williams, Geotechnical Director, has taken over the role of Managing Director.

EDC values it staff and recognises the need for flexible work options staff and well-being initiatives.  It has had a Flexible Work Policy for some time and has been exploring new flexible work ideas to find options that work for both staff and the company.  After...

EDC were thrilled to support and take part in the Cholmondeley Sailing Regatta. The EDC boat was fastest round the course (though 4th due to handicap) and managed to finish the race with no staff or guests overboard! $16,000 was raised on the day, for a very worthy...

A big congratulations to Luke Mercieca on his performance at the recent Track and Field Nationals.  Luke, who is part of the Auckland Structural Team, had this say:  "I am stoked to have had a successful weekend at the Track and Field nationals in Hastings last...

EDC is thrilled to welcome Henry Goldie to the Canterbury team as a Geotechnical Engineer. Henry was born in South Africa and has lived in Canterbury, New Zealand since the age of 15. Henry has a passion for the technical side of geotechnical engineering, where some...

A warm EDC welcome to Raj who recently took up the role of  Revit Technician with the Christchurch Structural team. Raj was born in Gujarat, India and moved with the family to New Zealand in August 2007 where he spent majority of his time living in rural Canterbury. ...

EDC ran a brainteaser competition at the recent annual University of Canterbury Taiopenga Rapuara/STEM Careers Fair. Congratulations to Becky Young for solving the brainteaser and being the owner of a UE Wonderboom. We hope Becky can use the UE Boom to provide some...

The Christchurch office welcomes Anson Lin to the team as an Intermediate Structural Engineer. Anson attended high school locally before graduating from the University of Canterbury with a BE(Hons).  Originally from China, he moved to NZ nearly 14 years ago.  Anson...

EDC enjoyed a busy day at the Taiopenga Rapuara/STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Careers Fair at the University of Canterbury. We always enjoy engaging with the next generation of prospective engineers; answering their questions and sharing a...

Congratulations to EDC’s Luke Mercieca who recently competed at the NZ Track and Field Championships. Despite having to overcome an injury during his training in preparation for the big event, Luke bagged two silver medals for the 400m Senior Men’s race and the 4x400m...

The EDC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Polson as Director at Engineering Design Consultants Ltd. Sam is a professional Structural Engineer with 16+ years of experience covering New Zealand as well as international grounds including...

This week EDC is excited to welcome Delane Traber back to the team! Delane now joins EDC as the Bay of Plenty Geotechnical Team Leader. Delane originally joined EDC in early 2012, and played a key role in the Christchurch office as a Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental...

Congratulations to Raymond for 15 years at EDC. Raymond started at EDC back in 2005 and has been an integral member of the Auckland Structural team since then. We would like to thank Raymond for all his hard work and dedication over the last 15 years, and hope he...

Congratulations to Ian Hendy for 25 years at EDC. Ian started with EDC in 1995 and was taken on initially to work on geotechnical projects.  This soon developed to include civil works design for commercial and industrial sites and then expanded into subdivisions....

Well done to the EDC Bay of Plenty team for the hard work that resulted in scooping the Most Trusted Engineering Business in Whakatane award 2020. https://mosttrusted.co.nz/business-awards/  

          At EDC we strive to leave clients happy through great engineering and working closely with clients to deliver excellent solutions; we love it when we hear that we hit the mark. Our Structural team in Auckland recently received the...

After more than 20 years at EDC, Christchurch Director and Civil Team Leader Andrew Congalton has decided to join another firm at the end of September. He is leaving because an opportunity has arisen for him to pursue a passion in environmentally friendly waste water...

Congratulations to our Christchurch Structural Team for their work on the Fendalton House project.  This project recently won a Heritage award at the 2020 Canterbury Architecture Awards (List of Award Winners). The team was charged with the earthquake repair design...

Great news for the EDC Whakatane team in winning the Most Trusted Engineers award for the Whakatane area. Hard earned recognition based on customer reviews. https://mosttrusted.co.nz.

EDC held a fundraising morning tea/lunch in each of our three offices last Friday 30th August, to raise money for the annual Cancer Society Daffodil Day appeal. It was great to enjoy some delicious food and catch up with colleagues.  We raised $300 for Cancer...

EDC joined the exhibitors at the annual UC STEM Careers Fair, on 15 May 2019, as always we were thrilled by the number of attendees and the people we got to meet and discuss engineering and careers at EDC with. EDC ran a brain teaser competition, which proved hard to...

The EDC Christchurch office were lucky enough to spend the afternoon at the Christchurch Adventure Park on a zip lining tour. The tour consisted of four zip lines, the last of which is the longest in the southern hemisphere, stretching over a kilometer in length. ...

Congratulations to Mani for 15 years at EDC. We celebrated in true EDC style, with a delicious morning tea in the Auckland office.  We also sent Mani and his wife to Whitianga in the Coromandel for a lovely long weekend to show our appreciation for all his hard work...

In recent months there has been plenty of change in the EDC Bay of Plenty office. We have moved offices; however, we remain in the same building above the ASB bank on The Strand. Staff numbers have increased from 3 to 6 which includes one of the company directors...

Omitting an investigation can alter plans, not always for the better. This could be as simple as a more conservative design because you can’t confirm the soil parameters, or it could be significantly more costly and time consuming. There have been cases of completing...

Angus has joined the EDC Christchurch team as a Graduate Structural Engineer. He has just completed his studies at University of Canterbury towards his Bachelor of Engineering with honours and is excited to put what he has learn to practice. Born in raised in...

Engineering Design Consultants Ltd is proud to have been part of the 2018 Concrete Conference with a presentation and paper from our Auckland Structural Team Leader Nuno Narciso on 'The practical application of the Simple Lateral Mechanism Analysis (SLaMA) for a...

The Horizon Energy Group Business Excellence awards celebrates the success of business excellence for emerging, small, medium and large businesses throughout the Eastern Bay of Plenty. These awards are biennial and provide the grounds for business to focus on...

Mike joins the Christchurch office Civil team as an Intermediate Engineer, he brings 13 years industry experience which will be a great asset to the team. He has two daughters Poppy and Mollyanne who keep him busy but in his spare time he likes to get out back country...

EDC held a fundraising morning tea/lunch in each of our three offices last Friday.  As well as enjoying some great food and catching up with our colleagues over lunch we managed to raise $400 for Cancer Society.  

On April 4, 2018, the two-year window for industry, regulator and training partners to implement changes created by the Health and Safety (Asbestos) Regulations 2016 expired. The requirements in the Asbestos Regulations around risk managment are now in full force....

At Engineering Design Consultants Ltd, (EDC), we strive to deliver the best possible solutions for our clients. Sometimes, simple changes result in greater efficiencies - adjusting the layout, shifting the position of a building on the site, or utilising a different...

Marlon joins the EDC Christchurch team as a Graduate Civil Engineer, Marlon was born and raised in Sri Lanka where he was a Civil Engineer for 4 years before moving to New Zealand in  January 2017. He was employed by CECB engineering consultancy in Sri Lanka and...

We are pleased to announce the winner of our Engineering and Science Careers Fair 2018 Competition - Andrew Christie.  Andrew is studying towards his Civil Engineering (Structural) degree. The competition involved solving the brain teaser, there was a large number of...

EDC Christchurch attended the Canterbury University Engineering and Science Fair, held on Wednesday 9 May, having a booth at this event enables us to engage with future graduates.  This year’s event had a massive turn out with lots of interest in graduate positions...

You may have found yourself requiring the services of an engineer, but are not quite sure exactly what is entailed. Engineering plays a critical role in many construction and development projects and the ENGINEERING 101 series has been developed to provide...

Auckland, Christchurch and Whakatane offices all met up recently to celebrate the up and coming holiday season. The day started with a picnic at Silo Park, followed by an afternoon of sailing on the sunny Waitemata Harbour.  The offices were split into two and we...

Our Whakatane office recently celebrated it’s one year anniversary of full time operation after a very successful year and solidifying our presence in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.  Our office continued to grow in 2017 with the addition of two permanent staff members...

Over the last couple of years EDC have provided online guides to this somewhat long and complex proposed legislation and we’ve just completed a major update so please take a look here. Even better, give us a call or drop us a line, we would be happy to assist you....

Ever ones to embrace a challenge, several of our engineers have taken on Movember and lived to tell the tale. Growing facial hair to raise awareness for Men’s Health issues, we’ve seen a wide variety of creations across the Auckland, Christchurch and Whakatane...

We are pleased to announce the winner of our ENSOC Expo Competition - Luke Johnstone.  Luke is studying towards his Professional Masters in Engineering Geology at UC. The competition involved guessing the circumference of the grout sleeve, Luke's guess of 190.00 mm...

The Directors are pleased to announce that Jonathan Mumford has accepted the position of Director at Engineering Design Consultants, where he joins Patrick Harris, Gareth Williams and Andrew Congalton. Jonathan worked as a Civil Engineering Contractor and Consulting...

EDC is no stranger to scaling the sides of Auckland’s iconic downtown events arena. When the Arena was first constructed in 2006, the 6.5m tall signage support structure located on the north and west faces were designed by EDC. A recent rebranding, now Spark Arena,...

On a sunny but blowy spring day EDC staff enjoy the views from the Harbour Bridge as 15 of the Auckland office sprinted, run or walked across the Harbour Bridge in the 12 km Traverse which is part of the Auckland Marathon program. The staff looked nearly as good at...

EDC employees recently received new branded clothing which has proven very popular even prompting a group photo at both the Christchurch and Auckland offices to show off some of the new items.

Madeline Wright (Civil/Environmental Engineer, Christchurch) & Chris Harré (Civil Engineer, Auckland) both attended this year’s annual NZ Stormwater Conference held from the 18th - 20th May at Nelsons Rutherford Hotel. The conference was attended by 329 delegates...

The weather on this Sunday morning was not exactly perfect for a chat over the fence, with a dreary overcast sky in Christchurch’s early winter. However the neighbours around the house on Kahu Road abandoned the warmth of their homes’, instead taking up positions in...

30% of New Zealand’s water usage comes from groundwater, the integrity of which is critical to the health of our environment, our population and our economy. With so much of our development occurring in coastal areas, the effect of rising groundwater is a major issue...

Earlier this month a construction site next to an Auckland kindergarten was closed down by WorkSafe New Zealand. Sadly, even in 2016 there are still sites that have not identified or properly managed asbestos risk. Not only is this a serious health risk to site...

Seems like there may have been an unofficial inter-office fishing competition going on over the Easter weekend, Mani from the Auckland office spent his weekend fishing northeast of Tiri Island and caught an 85 cm long Kingfish and Greg from the Christchurch office was...

Engineering Design Consultants are pleased to announce the opening of an office in Whakatane. The office will offer the full range of engineering services that EDC are renowned for, but will initially focus on the Geotechnical, Civil and Environmental needs of the...

EDC Auckland is pleased to welcome Sarah Maetzig to join our Structural and Civil teams. Sarah has just completed her BEng (Civil) in Auckland where she studied predominantly structural papers so she could develop her career as a Structural engineer. For her 4th year...

On a cloudy Auckland day the employee's of EDC gathered to celebrate the up and coming holiday season.  They donned jump suits and hard hats to inspect the Harbour Bridge where two of their colleagues were given the opportunity to jump off!   Via the bungy experience...

The EDC Christchurch office held their annual team ski day at Mt Hutt.  Despite a cloudy start to the day, conditions were great with fresh powder across the mountain – something of a rarity.  With various levels of experience it made for a thoroughly enjoyable and...

EDC marked 30 years in business with a gathering of clients, staff and colleagues at Takapuna Boating Club. The occasion marked the forming of Engineering Design Consultants 30 years ago when Miles Hughes and Patrick Harris joined forces in Miles basement. From those...