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PBK Architects, GENIVAR's business partner in architecture, acquires ANO Architects
PBK Architects, GENIVAR's business partner in architecture, acquires ANO Architects
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Jun. 15, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- MONTREAL, June 15 /CNW Telbec/ - PBK Architects Inc. ("PBK Architects"), GENIVAR's business partner in architectural services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of ANO Architects Inc. ("ANO Architects"), an architectural consulting firm with 25 employees based in Timmins and Sudbury in Ontario.\n"PBK Architects is very pleased to welcome ANO Architects," said Elisa Brandts, President and Managing Principal of PBK Architects. "Thanks to this acquisition, our global solutions in architecture are expanding. Our clients will reap the benefits of a full range of services provided by highly skilled professionals in architecture, building science, sustainable developement, as well as project management," mentioned Ms.Brandts. "Our architectural practice has grown over the years in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago and now has over 100 employees including approximately 20 architects and over a dozen LEED accredited professionals. Together with GENIVAR, we have carried out many integrated projects for institutionnal and private clients, including sports and recreational complexes, arenas, as well as transit and advanced technology facilities. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with our colleagues from GENIVAR across Canada and in the Caribbean, as we develop new business opportunities," concluded Ms. Brandts.\n"The GENIVAR team is very pleased to welcome ANO Architects in the PBK Group. This acquisition will expand our Ontario Northern base of operations and suppport our ongoing commitment to the region," said Marz Kord, Senior Vice-President, Northern and Western Ontario, GENIVAR. "Our growing clientele in buildings will benefit from our one-stop approach to engineering combined with architecture services provided by PBK Architects, ensuring more effective project integration," he added. "ANO Architects is active in the commercial, educational, industrial and institutional sectors. The firm will also enlarge our private and public client base," he concluded.\n"We are very proud to be joining PBK Architects, and this merger gives us an opportunity to grow. Having been involved in many projects in Northern Ontario, we will be in a better position to develop our potential and to work on large...