Pacific Rim Consultants join Cobalt
Cobalt strengthens its electrical service offering with the addition of a new electrical group in Burnaby, BC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2007 – Cobalt Engineering announced the expansion of its engineering consulting services with the acquisition of Pacific Rim Consultants Ltd., effective today. Cobalt has strengthened its multi-disciplinary service offering with the addition of the Pacific Rim group, a leading electrical engineering firm with more than 35 years of consulting experience. Both firms believe that this union creates an opportunity to make a positive impact on building design practices across North America.
Cobalt is a national design firm offering an extensive range of fully integrated mechanical, electrical and sustainable services for the building environment. With offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Kelowna, Prince George, and now Burnaby, Cobalt is creating a broader local and national presence while also offering an expanded selection of professional services to better serve our clients.
Pacific Rim brings over 35 years of solid electrical design practice that repeatedly delivers energy efficient, high performance design solutions for large scale healthcare and academic clients in Western Canada. As a leader in data communications and security designs, Pacific Rim has built a reputation of excellence from both a client and end-user perspective.
The acquisition of Pacific Rim is aligned with Cobalt’s design philosophy focused on the integrated design approach. As a full service MEP firm, we are able to take our holistic design approach one step further. The complete integration of our mechanical and electrical disciplines creates a platform from which we can create even more robust, high performance design solutions.
About Cobalt Engineering
At Cobalt, we give life to buildings. Adopting a holistic perspective, we offer fully integrated mechanical and electrical design services with a sustainable focus. We create high performance building solutions by creating critical synergies between passive building elements and active systems. The company has recently opened operations in Kelowna, Toronto, Prince George, and now Burnaby, as well as initiating global joint venture projects in the UK, China, and the US.
About Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim was founded in 1971 in Burnaby, BC. Their electrical engineering expertise includes the design of large scale institutional projects across Western Canada, with a particular focus on the specialized needs of healthcare and laboratory projects, academic projects, commercial, and industrial sectors. By focusing on the end-user experience, they have delivered countless high performance solutions that respect environmental considerations while enhancing the occupant experience.
For more information please contact:
Samantha Shah
Marketing & Communications Manager
604.484.8566
