News + Announcements
09 / 13 / 2011
Sereca announces today that the firm has recently integrated with Larden Muniak Consulting Inc, a Toronto-based building code and fire protection firm. The full press release follows:
(Vancouver, BC, September 13, 2011)
Sereca Fire Consulting Ltd. are leaders in Fire Engineering and Investigation, with offices in Vancouver, Calgary and Singapore. The firm has recently integrated with Larden Muniak Consulting Inc., a Toronto based building code and fire protection firm. All key staff will continue under the current management and both firms will continue to operate as separate entities until full integration can be realized.
Sereca Fire Consulting Ltd. has been providing authoritative, cost-effective solutions for the most complex issues in fire and life safety. Since 2003, Sereca has strategically expanded domestically and internationally in service to a wide international client base. In the past year alone, the firm has acquired significant design work throughout Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India, Malaysia and Singapore and will investigate close to 400 large loss fires. Some of the firm’s most notable projects include the Canada Line in Vancouver, the Calgary Airport International Facilities Project, the Calgary West Light Rapid Transit Project, and the Sentosa Gateway Tunnel Project and the new International Cruise Ship Terminal in Singapore.
Larden Muniak Consulting Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and provides consulting services on projects across Canada, the United States, Balkan Countries, Asia and the Middle East. Their portfolio showcases an array of cross-industry experience including Airports, Commercial, Government, Hospitality, Laboratory, Mixed Use, and Wood specialty projects. Les Muniak, one of the firm's founding partners, has won multiple awards for innovative design approaches including the 2010 IDC/IIDA Leader Award. Les, who continues in a leadership capacity, was named the 2009 Wood Champion of the Year for his continued support of the use of wood in Canadian construction.
This recent integration provides increased opportunities for both firms to service clients globally.
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Sereca Fire Consulting Ltd. (www.serecafire.com) is a speciality engineering firm focused on the analysis of fire. Founded in the Vancouver region in 2003 by Peter Senez, Chris Reed and Keith Calder, the firm has developed the highest complement of dedicated fire engineers in Canada in service to a range of industry segments.
Larden Muniak Consulting Inc. (www.lardenmuniak.com) was founded in Toronto by Allen Larden and Leszek Muniak in 1989 and is specialized in building and fire code consulting. LMCI is one of the leading code consulting firms in the Toronto and Calgary markets serving the construction industry.
06 / 22 / 2011
Sereca welcomes Andrew Coles as a Senior Engineer to our Vancouver office, focusing on Transit and Fire Design work. Andrew has performed leadership roles on a number of transit system projects while based in California and Australia. He has prepared technical papers on the heat release in rolling stock (train cars), flame spread and corresponding predictive methods, and the use of composites in performance based designs. Andrew holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in fire engineering, and is a licensed engineer in California.
04 / 04 / 2011
Sereca proudly hosted two seminars for the insurance industry, entitled "Critical Factors: Insights from the Experts", in Calgary on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, and in Edmonton on Friday, April 29, 2011. Michael Bodnar, managing engineer of Sereca's Calgary office, presented "Fundamentals of Fire Investigation in the New Century". He was joined by other experts presenting on current legal and claims topics. This seminar was accredited by the Alberta Insurance Council.
02 / 12 / 2010
Sereca welcomes Terence Chuo, MEng (Fire Engineering), to our Singapore office to further support our design clients. Terence brings international experience from his work in New Zealand where he provided fire safety, fire protection, and evacuation advice to clients.
14 / 10 / 2010
At the end of September, we continued our research program by participating in a live burn exercise at the old Manuel Quimper Motel in Sooke, on Vancouver Island. We use events like these to further our knowledge of fire behaviour. See here for more details.
03 / 08 / 2010
Sereca welcomes Adrian Milford, MASc (Mechanical Engineering), to our expanding Richmond office to further enhance our capabilities in modelling and design. Adrian brings experience in CFX and computational fluids analysis, solid/sheet modelling techniques, and modelling of vehicle components.
14 / 06 / 2010
Sereca welcomes Yihui (Eva) Luo to our Richmond office as a Research Consultant. Eva brings a background in Mathematics, Statistics, and Economics to the firm, and will be contributing to the ongoing growth and application of Sereca's in-house research program. Sereca leverages this investment in knowledge on a daily basis to serve our clients, and to advance the fire engineering profession.
22 / 02 / 2010
Sereca welcomes Yeo Swee Khiank, a Registered Fire Safety Engineer, to our Singapore office. Mr. Yeo is a highly qualified professional engineer with advanced education in mechanical and fire engineering. Mr. Yeo has extensive experience with transit projects, and also brings a strong management background to Sereca's Singapore team.
01 / 02 / 2010
Sereca's Calgary office moved to new premises at 4 -7053 Farrell Road SE, and proudly welcomed Matt Hopley, BScE EIT, to our expanding team in Alberta. At our head office in Richmond, BC, we welcomed Graeme Mouat, MEng, with his international experience in fire engineering.
04 / 11 / 2009
Peter Senez, Principal of Sereca, awarded 2009 Young Entrepreneur Award at the Richmond Chamber of Commerce 32nd Annual Business Excellence Awards..
01 / 08 / 2009
Sereca's new Calgary office officially opened August 1, 2009, led by Michael Bodnar, M.Eng., P.Eng.
01 / 02 / 2009
Senez Reed Calder Fire and Forensic Engineering transforms into Sereca Fire Consulting Ltd.
01 / 09 / 2008
New Singapore office to serve clients in the Far East. Led by Mr. Edmund Choo (M Fire Safety Eng), a Registered Fire Safety Engineer.
15 / 10 / 2008
Historical report released – Mid-Rise Wood Frame Construction and the BC Building Code.