DS Engineering employees join Sweco

Engineering and architectural firm Sweco concluded an Asset Deal that involved taking over the staff of engineering firm DS Engineering as well as the follow-up of some current structural engineering projects.

From left to right: Harry De Smet (founder of DS Engineering), Erwin Malcorps (Business Area President, Sweco Belgium), Vicky De Bollen (Director Finance, Facility & Legal, Sweco Belgium), Peter Vanhoegaerden (Division Director Buildings, Sweco Belgium), Michaël De Smet (CEO DS Engineering). 

DS Engineering is a leading company in structural engineering that is known for having an excellent reputation in the Belgian construction industry. By joining forces, we are reinforcing our position in the fast-growing market of integrated construction projects, and we remain at the forefront of the industry.

Erwin Malcorps, Business Area President of Sweco Belgium, explains: ‘I am very pleased to welcome DS Engineering’s structural engineers and draughtsmen to our organisation. They will reinforce our one-stop shop for complex integrated construction projects, which is in increasing demand with our clients. This is how we shape our Transforming Society Together mission together. With this commitment, we also want to inspire young, newly graduated engineers and educate them with our deep expertise in sustainable construction techniques.’

DS Engineering is an engineering firm that focusses on structural engineering for buildings. It was founded in 1990 and focuses on stability, BIM and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) studies, as well as sustainable renovations. The nine experienced experts work from the Antwerp office on qualitative stability studies for offices, homes, schools and industrial buildings.

Michaël De Smet, CEO of DS Engineering, attests: ‘At DS Engineering, we look beyond today. That is also why we opted for Sweco. We want to give our people a solid foundation to expand their knowledge and to grow personally. Moreover, our way of working fits perfectly with Sweco’s. From a multidisciplinary organisation, we are now joining hands to study and design future-proof circular buildings.’

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