{"id":10527,"date":"2012-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/press\/aecom-announced-today-that-kpk-a-construction-cost-contract-and-project-management-consultancy-firm-with-operations-across-asia-will-join-the-company\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T05:35:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T09:35:40","slug":"aecom-announced-today-that-kpk-a-construction-cost-contract-and-project-management-consultancy-firm-with-operations-across-asia-will-join-the-company","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/press-releases\/aecom-announced-today-that-kpk-a-construction-cost-contract-and-project-management-consultancy-firm-with-operations-across-asia-will-join-the-company\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM announced today that KPK, a construction cost, contract and project management consultancy firm with operations across Asia, will join the company."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KPK, which services clients in both the public and private sectors, was established in 1973 and has more than 600 people in China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKPK will enhance the offerings of our Davis Langdon cost and project consultancy business throughout Asia, which is part of our targeted, balanced growth strategy,\u201d said AECOM Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John M. Dionisio.\u00a0 \u201cWe are pleased to welcome KPK\u2019s employees to the AECOM family and look forward to expanding our businesses together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KPK provides consultancy services for a wide range of facilities, including commercial, residential, industrial and health care.\u00a0 Upon completion of the transaction, KPK will go to market in most areas as \u201cDavis Langdon KPK, an AECOM company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoining with AECOM will bring new and exciting opportunities for both our clients and our employees,\u201d said KPK Chairman Dato\u2019 Sri Kandan.\u00a0 \u201cWe will be able to provide our clients with AECOM\u2019s global service offerings while creating new professional-development opportunities for our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close during the fourth calendar quarter of 2012. \u00a0Upon closing, AECOM will have over 8,000 people across Asia.<\/p>\n<p><b>About AECOM<\/b><br \/>\nAECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government.\u00a0 With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves.\u00a0 AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation, and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world&#8217;s built, natural and social environments.\u00a0 A <i>Fortune 500 <\/i>company, AECOM serves clients in more than 130 countries and had revenue of $8.3 billion during the 12 months ended June 30, 2012.\u00a0 More information on AECOM and its services can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/\">aecom.com\/taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Davis Langdon<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Davis Langdon, an AECOM company, is a leading global construction consultancy, providing managed solutions for clients investing in infrastructure, property and construction. \u00a0The company has worked on some of the most complex and challenging projects around the world, including the Tate Modern and the Eden Project in the United Kingdom; Estadio do Dragao in Portugal; Abu Dhabi International Airport; Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt; the Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia; the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco, U.S.A.; and the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link in Johannesburg, South Africa. \u00a0As well as being the recipient of a number of regional accolades for excellence, Davis Langdon has been named World Architecture\u2019s \u201cTop International Construction Consultant\u201d for 19 successive years. \u00a0The company employs approximately 3,000 people in more than 75 offices globally, spanning Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, Africa and the U.S.A. \u00a0For further information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davislangdon.com\">www.davislangdon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Forward-Looking Statements: All statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including any projections of earnings, statements of plans for future operations or expected revenue.\u00a0 Actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements.\u00a0 Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are set forth in our annual report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, and our other reports filed with the U.S. S&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-10527","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/10527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/10527\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=10527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}