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GENIVAR Income Fund Acquires RFA, a British Columbia Based Firm and Further Strenghthens its Building Group
MONTREAL, Feb. 7 /CNW Telbec/ - The GENIVAR Income Fund (GENIVAR) is pleased to announce the acqu...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nMONTREAL, Feb. 7 /CNW Telbec/ - The GENIVAR Income Fund (GENIVAR) is\npleased to announce the acquisition of RFA Consulting Electrical Engineers\nInc. (RFA), a 30-employee firm based in Vancouver and Victoria, British\nColumbia.\n\n\n"I am very pleased to welcome RFA into GENIVAR's team," said Pierre\nShoiry, GENIVAR's President and CEO. "They provide complete electrical\nengineering and lighting design services. The firm is specialised in buildings\nand other civil infrastructure and, it has developed cutting-edge solutions in\ngreen buildings," continued Mr. Shoiry. "RFA has a solid client base, being an\nimportant provider of engineering services to large healthcare, institutional,\ngovernmental and commercial clients in British Columbia," he added. "This\nacquisition represents another step forward in increasing our national\nplatform in the building market segment and as well, it expands our operations\nin Vancouver and establishes our presence in Victoria."\n\n\n"This is an exciting period for GENIVAR as we are becoming one of the\nprominent firms in building engineering in British Columbia," said J. Rob\nHarmer, Vice-President of GENIVAR Western Canada. "The firm is committed to\nenvironmentally sensitive, sustainable engineering and is continuously\nadvancing its electrical designs," he added. "Since 1992, RFA has completed\nmany award-winning and LEED(R) projects, including the first LEED(R) Platinum\nCertification in Canada for Parks Canada, and, the Vancouver Island Technology\nPark project. This project received the first LEED(R) Gold Certification from\nthe U.S. Green Buildings Council," said Mr. Harmer.\n\n\n"We are very pleased to be joining one of Canada's most dynamic\nconsulting engineering firms, " said Bob Schelle, P.Eng., President, RFA.\n"This puts us in a better position to offer additional services to our clients\nand gives us access to extensive financial resources and an impressive network\nof professionals across Canada. We foresee a future filled with opportunities\nto develop our team and our clientele," added Mr. Schelle.\n\n\nAbout RFA\n\n\nRFA was founded in 1974 and has 30 people working at the firm's Vancouver\nand Victoria offices in British Columbia. They provide complete electrical\nengineering s...