For the past month, a poll has been rolled out for staff to vote for their favourite name and logo for the company's Corporate Social Responsibility program. Now the votes have been counted. Garnering 43% of the votes, the winning logo is


With that, this marks the launch of MiHeart, Meinhardt’s very first Corporate Social Responsibility Program. This will be an exciting year as participating offices have made plans to engage staff and provide opportunities to give back to society through various channels. 

Participating offices and CSR champions are:

Australia – Justin Farmer, justin.farmer@meinhardtgroup.com
Bangkok, Thailand – John Anderson, johna@meinhardt.net
Hong Kong – Doris Chung, dorischung@meinhardt.com.hk
Singapore – Christina Chew, cc@meinhardt.com.sg

For more information, do approach the champions from the respective offices.

Click here to download Meinhardt’s Global CSR Policy and Environmental Policy. 

Meinhardt has enhanced its scope of services with the appointment of Dean Thornton as Manager: Urban and Landscape Design.

Dean joins with 20 years experience, the majority gained at award-winning design practice Hassell, where he was a Principal in their Melbourne studio.

His specialist expertise ranges from the master planning of residential and mixed-use developments to the planning and design of transport infrastructure projects. Recent experience includes preparation of master plans for the infill of urban sites earmarked for regeneration ranging from 3 to 32 hectares, as well as new community developments within growth areas around Melbourne, Victoria and New South Wales.

Jon Brock, National Director of Planning & Urban Development at Meinhardt said: “This is a natural evolution for the business. The way that urban development is heading, urban design and landscape architecture are critical aspects of the planning regime. With Dean's extensive expertise and experience we can now provide clients with a full turnkey solution from planning to design to implementation.”

Dean said: "The addition of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design to our service offer recognizes their importance in the planning and land development sectors. They will complement our existing capabilities and provide a more holistic service. Our team’s focus is to provide the best possible service to our clients and deliver creative imaginative solutions that are practical and contribute to their bottom line."

To contact Dean please email dean.thornton@meinhardtgroup.com
To download our Urban Design & Landscape Architecture flyer, please click here

Why is ‘building a legacy’ a key element in the construction and design arena? Find out from this DesignBuildSource article where Peter Galvin, our new Regional CEO for Australia, was recently quoted.

Using Thailand as a case study, Abigail Evans, Executive Transport Planner at Meinhardt, examines the country's latest rail masterplan and the impetus to drive progress through a low carbon, high-speed rail network.  Read about this and more, as she shares her views on 'car-free housing' as an alternative concept and growing transport planning as a new capability at Meinhardt.

PAGE 6 to 9 of AustCham Thailand Magazine
PAGE 14 of The Australian National Construction Review
PAGE 22 of SHAPING South Asia - a special edition on Meinhardt's Specialist Capabilities

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Meinhardt manages an Australia-wide Program of Shell Retail projects from all of our four Australian offices, successfully demonstrating the company's integrated approach where functional planning, program management, statutory planning, all-design engineering, Environmentally Sustainable Design and asset management capabilities have been applied.

This video is one such example - a six-month construction project shown in 46 seconds.

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