ADI Limited established its Truro office in 1996 with the purchase of Horner Associates Limited (Horner), a well known municipal and civil consulting engineering firm. The Horner office was originally established in 1963 and since that time has provided services to municipal, provincial and federal governments and to private clients in most Nova Scotian communities, and also the three (3) other Atlantic provinces. The office provides project management, design, construction administration services in civil, municipal, environmental, structural, and hydrotechnical engineering disciplines. In addition, the office provides building design services and has successfully completed many commercial, recreational, industrial and institutional buildings. Horner staff have been fully integrated into the ADI system, adopting ADI’s quality management system and operating under ADI Fredericton’s ISO 9001 certification.

STAFF

On average, 13 highly trained management and technical staff, including 9 professional engineers or senior technologists, 3 technicians / CAD operators / field personnel, and 2 administrative personnel.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Consultation Services Feasibility Studies Design Engineering Services

Contract Administration Construction Inspection Environmental Assessments

PRINCIPAL FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

• Water treatment, supply, storage & distribution systems
• Municipal & industrial wastewater collection & treatment facilities
• Buildings - industrial, commercial & institutional
• Historical restoration planning & design
• Recreational facilities, planning & design
• Solid waste / resource management & disposal systems
• Steel & reinforced concrete structures
• Environmental impact assessments
• Utility evaluations & rate structures
• Educational, industrial, commercial and institutional buildings

TYPICAL CLIENTS

Government of Canada Municipal Governments First Nation Communities

Government of Nova Scotia Industrial / Industrial Sector Retail / Commercial Sector