Umow Lai is a multidisciplinary building services engineering and sustainability consultancy providing design solutions for a variety of projects.
The company was founded in Melbourne in 1991 by George Umow and Dominic Lai. Umow Lai now employs over 170 staff in its offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
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