Holmes Aus & NZ

Meri Kirihimete from all of us at Holmes!🎄 Our team is taking a much-deserved break from Friday 20th December. Our Australia office reopens on Wednesday 8th January 2025 and Aotearoa New Zealand office on Monday 13th January 2025. Until then, from our Holmes family to you—Happy Holidays!

🎉 Celebrating 30 Years of Holmes Fire Practice! This year, we mark three decades of delivering innovative fire engineering solutions at Holmes. Our Fire team has grown from a small practice to an industry leader, recognised for our commitment to technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration. To celebrate, we enjoyed a morning tea across our New Zealand and Australian offices, sharing stories and reflecting on the collective effort that has brought us here today. Here’s to the next chapter! Thank you to our clients, community, our team, and everyone who’s been part of this journey. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gitixpz7

A huge thank you to our amazing clients, project partners, and teams for making 2024 such an incredible year! 🤩 We're proud of everything we’ve accomplished together and can't wait to deliver even more exceptional work in 2025. Here’s a glimpse at just a few of the standout projects our Structural, Infrastructure, Fire, and Structural Fire Engineering teams have worked on across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand this year.

🏆✨ An Award of Merit for the Observatory Tower! We’re thrilled to have been part of the project team behind the restoration of this historic treasure. This recognition celebrates the incredible collaboration between our project partners Dave Pearson Architects, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, WARREN AND MAHONEY, RCP and Leighs Construction Ltd.

🔥For who's a jolly good fellow🔥We are thrilled to congratulate Martin Feeney on being recognised as a Distinguished Fellow of Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau. Engineering NZ praised Martin as a leading expert in structural fire engineering. He has authored numerous papers and played a key role in developing standards and guidelines, including IPENZ Practice Note 22. Martin's contributions extend through his active involvement in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and other industry bodies, as well as mentoring new generations of fire engineers. Martin's contributions to fire engineering are nothing short of incredible, and we're proud to say he's part of Holmes.

🍪 A sweet way to build team spirit 👩🍳   Last week, our Christchurch team proved that we can turn any challenge into an engineering challenge—even cookie decorating! The event was all about teamwork, laughter, and a sprinkle of friendly competition.   A big thank you to everyone who participated, and congratulations to our cookie champions for engineering the sweetest designs 🏆

Proud to be part of a project that makes a difference! 🌟 Watson House, Royal Freemasons' Benevolent Institution's first affordable housing project officially opened this week. Our team is incredibly proud to be contributing our fire engineering services to the Bellingen project—a vital initiative aimed at providing safe, secure, and affordable homes for women aged 55+ who are at risk of homelessness. Read more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/gpw6XYZn

🌟Meet Silvia Parra from our Sydney office! She's mastering the art of networking and sharing her journey with us 🤝 If you're an NSW-based engineer don't miss the next 3 Degrees of Seperation event. It's a great opportunity for young engineering and property professionals to connect, learn, and grow!

🌱 Engineering a sustainable future 🌍   We're excited to share that Holmes is committed to sustainability targets - keeping us accountable from now through to 2030 and ultimately achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.   We see sustainability as both an opportunity and a responsibility. It’s at the core of how we think, work, and deliver—ensuring environmental, social, and economic outcomes that benefit the communities we serve.   Want to learn more? https://lnkd.in/gpMXYH8H

We’re thrilled to be involved in safeguarding the Carillon Bell Tower at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington – a symbol of heritage, history, and resilience. As the third-largest carillon in the world, this architectural masterpiece houses an incredible 74 bells, ranging from a few kilograms to an impressive 12.5 tonnes. Built in 1932 and Heritage NZ Category 1-listed, the tower is now undergoing structural strengthening to 100% NBS (IL3). Our Holmes Aus & NZ Christchurch team has undertaken the strengthening design, working for Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage along with Studio Pacific Architecture and TSA Riley. The strengthening process involves installing new steel frames to the tower, which house fluid viscous dampers at the upper level. Recently, our project team visited the steel fabricator’s workshop to observe the observe the fabrication. With the first phase of steelwork fabrication underway, we’re excited to see this project come to life! Construction kicked off in mid-2024, with completion slated for December 2025. A huge shoutout to everyone involved Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Whakatiki Engineering, Studio Pacific Architecture, TSA Riley, Maycroft Construction 👏 #engineeringexcellence #heritagepreservation #structuralstrengthening