The Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand (ACENZ) is New Zealands main business association representing engineers providing consultancy services in a wide range of disciplines. It was founded in 1959 as the consulting division of IPENZ, though it has been a separate entity since 1970.^[1]

It has 176 corporate members with a total of around 8,500 staff (2007 data),^[1], up from about 5,800 in 2001.^[2]

Apart from its functions as a representative of the interests of its member companies, it annually judges engineering awards for the most innovative and exceptional engineering projects of New Zealand.^[3][4]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} About ACENZ - Innovate NZ, Brochure of the '2007 ACENZ Awards of Excellence', Page 2
2. ^ Engineers forge ahead with $100m exports - New Zealand Herald, Tuesday 18 December 2001
3. ^ Innovate NZ 2007 Awards of Excellence - Innovate NZ, Brochure of the '2007 ACENZ Awards of Excellence', Page 4
4. ^ Beca Carter wins two Innovate NZ awards - New Zealand Herald, Monday 19 August 2002

[edit] External links

• ACENZ Online (official association website)