About Us

Seismic Solutions Limited is a New Zealand owned Lower Hutt based consulting engineering company with commitment to make your engineering projects easy, cost-effective, and faster. We assist and provide structural engineering consulting services to public sector organisations and city councils in and beyond New Zealand. We strive to provide innovative but practical solutions to complex engineering problems. By working closely with our clients, we bring their visions into reality.

Our advanced knowledge and intricate understanding of a variety of modern systems and techniques allows us to go beyond business as usual.

We utilise innovative solutions to engineering problems that come from ground breaking research. Our experience and qualification allow us to provide our clients with robust and cost-effective solutions.

We have inspected building performance after recent New Zealand earthquakes, allowing us to analyse existing designs/practices and reflect on these observations in our design practice.

Najif Ismail finished his PhD in civil engineering from the University of Auckland, having previously completed a Master of Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering with first class Honours. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer and a Chartered Member of the Engineering New Zealand. He has broad experience in structural design, analysis and inspection of structures, including commercial and residential buildings and retaining walls. He has authored a book and more than 60 research articles in structural and earthquake engineering practice areas. He was a contributing author of the submissions made to Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission on masonry building performance. His work on seismic strengthening has won prestigious international awards and saw him participating in the development of New Zealand and American standards and guidelines.

He is the recipient of several awards, to name some are the Masonry Society Outstanding PhD Thesis Award 2013, Otago Polytechnic Staff Award for Excellence, and the UAE Ministry of Infrastructure’s Award for Innovation and Sustainability.