| Background
Hoel Engineering Ltd is a professional and technical Consulting Civil and Structural Engineering firm which serves Vancouver Island and areas throughout British Columbia.
History
Established in 1959 by Erik Hoel, P.Eng., as a sole proprietorship, the firm was the first in Victoria to undertake land development engineering and wastewater treatment and disposal system design, in addition to structural engineering and building design.
Shortly thereafter, in order to meet the needs of the growing land development division, a survey department was added to the services provided.
In the 1960s, Erik focused primarily on building design, structural engineering, and residential sewage disposal systems. During this time, he was associated with the design of over 60 larger condos and housing units in the Victoria area, including the first high-rise apartment building in Victoria.
By the mid-1970s, Greater Victoria was experiencing an accelerating rate of development. The firm was expanding accordingly, and was a major participant in the local land development engineering field. Erik's son, Jan Hoel, had now become a partner in the business, and in 1978, the firm was renamed to reflect the changes in management, and to provide an updated image for the company.
During the early 1980s, when the local economy was in a deep recession, the firm survived by adjusting to meet the changing needs of the time. The company's focus during this recovery decade targeted smaller residential and commercial developments for local developers and homeowners, performing residential design, structural engineering, and sewage disposal work.
Hoel Engineering still enjoy serving this niche market today.
As the economy began to improve thru the 1990s and into the new millenium, Hoel Engineering Ltd re-expanded, acquiring and becoming proficient in technology for design, surveying, mapping, and CAD, and instituted a quality policy for constant improvement of its processes, skills, and equipment.
During that same period Jan developed a specialization, whereas his knowledge and experience gained in stormwater management and watershed analysis enabled Hoel Engineering Ltd to provide innovative design solutions for the unique problems associated with Stormwater Management. This, together with decades of experience in wastewater treatment and disposal, had become a distinct asset in the regrowth of the company.
Today
In addition to strengths gained thru 55-years of business, Hoel Engineering Ltd has also adopted the ISO-9000 Quality Policy.
With that strength, Hoel is able to provide capable Project Engineering Management services, beginning with the collection of project data and continuing throughout each stage of development to completion.
Our experience base and focus on quality affords clients with reliable guidance and supervision, and ensures that their interests and specific circumstances are being carefully considered in the process.
Our technical expertise and experience enables us to provide optimum designs yielding economical construction costs, all at very competitive rates.
We continue to and are please to provide services for private homeowners, developers, and Municipal to Federal levels of Government.
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