The names of the businesses they bought last year however, would remain the same, said the company.
The company said the name change of the parent group was in recognition of organisational changes and acquisitions, which give it a stronger, better-resourced market presence with greater work capacity.
However, company management emphasised that the enlarged and re-structured organisation will retain its traditional characteristics of quality services at value-for-money rates together with heavy emphasis on R& D and investment in technology.
The personnel of the newly acquired Kevron Aerial Surveys and Airesearch Mapping will also remain. In fact, their trading names will live on as a mark of their long commercial histories, market presence and industry recognition, said FSS.
FSS now takes its place alongside Fugro Survey (marine) and Fugro Airborne (airborne and land geophysics) as the third business stream of the restructured Fugro Australia.
Mr John Lazarus has been appointed managing director of the five divisions of Fugro Spatial Solutions: Airborne Data Acquisition; Geomatics; GIS Data; GIS Systems; and Land Survey (including mining, urban, industrial and dimensional control). Lazarus said the result was the best combination of talent and expertise available in the region.
"Kevron Aerial Surveys was formed in 1956, Airesearch Mapping in 1982 and now they have joined Fugro whose Australian survey operation began in 1964. That is an aggregation of enormous experience and knowledge for the benefit of clients and it is virtually unmatched in our region.
"Fugro Spatial Solutions now provides increased capacity in what is essentially a one-stop shop for spatial data solutions which enables it to deliver services more effectively and efficiently to clients.
"This consolidation of services under the FSS name will benefit clients in the oil and gas, mining, urban development and communications industries as well as a range of government and Defence agencies.
"In today's commercial world, a company of Fugro's size has the capacity to make the larger investments in equipment and technology which are necessary to maintain a globally competitive presence in our industry."
