Lockwood Greene finds lasting cure in industrial ills
If the economy were a disease and the industrial building sector were a living being, it would be at death's door. But the pharmaceutical side of the market has been just what the doctor ordered for E/A Lockwood Greene, Spartanburg, S.C.
Though industrial projects composed 51% of the firm's building work in 2001, diversification into healthier segments such as pharmaceutical, health care, R&D laboratories and foods kept Lockwood Greene high on this year's list of top revenue-generating E/As. Still, the firm's commercial, industrial and institutional revenues fell nearly $82 million last year from 2000, but its $122.8 million dropped it only one place, from fourth to fifth, in the E/A category from last year's survey.
But just staying in the game is viewed as a plus, given the market downturn and internal constraints put on capital spending. Those arose from the difficulties between Lockwood Greene's healthy contractor owner, J.A. Jones, Charlotte, N.C., and their troubled German parent, Philip Holzmann AG, which recently filed for bankruptcy. That situation should soon resolve itself, however. On the block for months, Jones expects to announce a new parent sometime this summer.
Meanwhile, Lockwood Greene has kept its focus. "Certainly our customers have spent less, but industries like pharmaceuticals and foods manufacture products that tend to be less impacted by economic conditions. We've had growth continuing in those areas," says Fred Brune, Lockwood Greene's president and CEO.
Brune adds that his firm has increased its flexibility and adapted to differing delivery methods and projects of varying size. "In this environment, we've seen a lot of small and midsize projects," he says. "A lot have focused on providing services to improve the efficiency of plant manufacturing." In addition, the firm has been performing more renovation work, Brune notes.
The E/A also has leveraged its design-build capabilities during this market downturn. "Customers have fewer resources committed to capital projects. That favors us," says Brune.
| 1 (2) $700.28 | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. Pasadena, CA (626) 578-3500, www.jacobs.com | Jacobs acquired Calgary-based Delta Hudson Engineering last year, strengthening its engineering services for energy industries. Approximately one-third of the firm's 2001 revenue was attributed to work outside the U.S. It has 33,000 employees in 60 offices worldwide. |
| 2 (3) $313.61 | Day & Zimmermann International Inc. Philadelphia, PA (215) 299-8000, www.dayzim.com | Manufacturing facilities in the specialty chemical and pharmaceutical industries remained a focus for the 3,864-person firm, including work for DuPont in Newark, Del., and Charlotte, N.C., worth nearly $500 million. The firm expects revenue to drop 12% this year. |
| 3 (—) $201.88 | DMJMH+N Los Angeles, CA (213) 593-8100, www.dmjmhn.com | With the merger of Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall (DMJM) and Holmes & Narver Inc. (H+N) in 2001, DMJMH+N in its first year as a single entity earned more than $350 million with a staff of 3,600. Current projects include the American Airlines Terminal at JFK Airport. |
| 4 (5) $133.95 | Carter & Burgess Inc. Fort Worth, TX (817) 735-6000, www.c-b.com | The firm opened four new offices last year, including two international sites (Ireland and Netherlands), which accounted for less than 1% of 2001 billings. It plans to place more emphasis on design-build work, as well as security for commercial buildings and airports. |
| 5 (4) $122.80 | Lockwood Greene Spartanburg, SC (864) 578-2000, www.lg.com | The firm saw revenue dip nearly $82 million in 2001, mostly due to the dismal industrial market. Increased work in the pharmaceutical side of the industrial sector, however, did help stop the bleeding. Revenue is expected to remain the same in 2002. (See profile above.) |
| 6 (6) $77.10 | Burns & McDonnell Kansas City, MO (816) 333-9400, www.burnsmcd.com | Projects completed last year include a jet engine testing facility for General Electric in Xiamen, China, and Terminal F at Philadelphia International Airport. Utility plants continued to be a specialty for the firm, accounting for 41% of $802 million in total revenue last year. |
| 7 (8) $64.46 | Atkins Benham Inc. Oklahoma City, OK (405) 478-5353, www.atkinsbenham.com | The firm continued to focus on research, manufacturing and operations facilities for mostly public clients. Projects included labratories for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Rome, N.Y., and Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M. |
| 8 (14) $63.62 | PBS&J Inc. Miami, FL (305) 592-7275, www.pbsj.com | More than 60% of PBS&J's 2001 billings came from state and local government work. The firm, which specializes in transportation work, reported $314 million in total revenue last year for services including planning, civil engineering and construction management. |
| 9 (9) $58.90 | SSOE Inc. Toledo, OH (419) 255-3830, www.ssoe.com | Industrial work, including a $55 million expansion to the Chase Brass and Copper plant in Montpelier, Ohio, accounted for 60% of 2001 billings. SSOE added offices in Kalamazoo, Mich., and Chicago, and consolidated its food, pharmaceutical and personal care work. |
| 10 (10) $56.07 | The Thornton-Tomasetti Group Inc. New York, NY (212) 741-1300, www.thettgroup.com | With seven offices across the U.S., this 46-year-old firm has more than 400 employees and specializes in structural engineering for high-rise offices, mixed-use centers, sports and entertainment complexes, building restoration, and structures needing disaster response. |
| 11 (11) $52.50 | Sear-Brown Rochester, NY (585) 295-0900, www.searbrown.com | |
| 12 (17) $33.70 | Middough Consulting Cleveland, OH (216) 367-6000, www.middough.com | |
| 13 (16) $33.64 | Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. Northbrook, IL (847) 272-7400, www.wje.com | |
| 14 (19) $32.64 | Teng & Associates Inc. Chicago, IL (312) 616-0000, www.teng.com | |
| 15 (12) $28.82 The Austin Co. | Cleveland, OH (440) 544-2600, www.theaustin.com | |
| 16 (21) $27.96 | The Stellar Group Jacksonville, FL (904) 260-2900, www.thestellargroup.com | |
| 17 (27) $27.46 | Paulus, Sokolowski and Sartor LLC Warren, NJ (732) 560-9700, www.psands.com | |
| 18 (7) $27.00 | Arcadis Giffels LLC Southfield, MI (248) 936-8000, www.arcadis-us.com | |
| 19 (20) $25.58 | Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern Inc. Roanoke, VA (540) 857-3100, www.hsmm.com | |
| 20 (29) $25.38 | L. Robert Kimball & Associates Ebensburg, PA (814) 472-7700, www.lrkimball.com | |
| 21 (23) $23.81 | Merrick & Co. Aurora, CO (303) 751-0741, www.merrick.com | |
| 22 (37) $23.00 | Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber Inc. Grand Rapids, MI (616) 575-3824, www.ftch.com | |
| 23 (33) $22.73 | TSP Group Inc. Sioux Falls, SD (605) 335-8448, www.teamtsp.com | |
| 24 (25) $22.50 | STV Group Inc. Douglassville, PA (610) 385-8200, www.stvinc.com | |
| 25 (32) $19.55 | Baker and Associates Beaver, PA (724) 495-7711, www.mbakercorp.com | |
| 26 (24) $19.23 | Shive-Hattery Inc. Cedar Rapids, IA (319) 362-0313, www.shive-hattery.com | |
| 27 (42) $18.89 | Clark Nexsen Architecture & Engineering Norfolk, VA (757) 455-5800, www.clarknexsen.com | |
| 28 (43) $17.51 | Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon Inc. Nashville, TN (615) 254-1500, www.bargewaggoner.com | |
| 29 (13) $17.00 | Ghafari Associates Dearborn, MI (313) 441-3000, www.ghafari.com | |
| 30 (26) $16.46 | The Facility Group Smyrna, GA (770) 437-2700, www.facilitygroup.com | |
| 31 (—) $16.30 | Fletcher Thompson Inc. Bridgeport, CT (203) 366-5441, www.fletcherthompson.com | |
| 32 (31) $15.96 | Marathon Engineers/Architects/Planners LLC Appleton, WI (920) 954-2000, www.marathon-eap.com | |
| 33 (18) $13.94 | Stanley Consultants Inc. Muscatine, IA (563) 264-6600, www.stanleygroup.com | |
| 34 (34) $13.10 | BRPH Companies Inc. Melbourne, FL (321) 254-7666, www.brph.com | |
| 35 (39) $12.90 | Ross & Baruzzini Inc. Webster Groves, MO (314) 918-8383, www.rossbar.com | |
| 36 (40) $11.54 | George Butler Associates Inc. Lenexa, KS (913) 492-0400, www.gbutler.com | |
| 37 (35) $10.88 | Power Engineers Inc. Hailey, ID (208) 788-3456, www.powereng.com | |
| 38 (28) $10.52 | Burgess & Niple Columbus, OH (614) 459-2050, www.burgessniple.com | |
| 39 (36) $10.00 | Hixson Architecture Engineering Interiors Cincinnati, OH (513) 241-1230, www.hixson-inc.com | |
| 40 (38) $9.99 | BPLW Architects & Engineers Inc. Albuquerque, NM (505) 881-2759, www.bplw.com | |
| 41 (46) $9.00 | DiClemente Siegel Design Inc. Southfield, MI (248) 569-1430, www.dsdonline.com | |
| 42 (41) $8.82 | BEI Associates Inc. Detroit, MI (313) 963-2300, www.beiassociates.com | |
| 43 (48) $7.13 | Computerized Structural Design Inc. Milwaukee, WI (414) 351-5588, www.csd-eng.com | |
| 44 (45) $6.81 | H+M Co. Inc. Jackson, TN (731) 664-6300, www.hmcompany.com | |
| 45 (44) $6.51 | Robert & Co. Atlanta, GA (404) 577-4000, www.robertandcompany.com | |
| 46 (47) $5.61 | Bucher, Willis & Ratliff Corp. Kansas City, MO (816) 363-2696, www.bwrcorp.com | |
| 47 (49) $5.60 | Allen & Hoshall Memphis, TN (901) 820-0820, www.allenhoshall.com | |
| 48 (50) $5.30 | Wiley & Wilson Inc. Lynchburg, VA (434) 947-1901, www.wileywilson.com | |
| 49 (—) $5.22 | Burns Engineering Inc. Philadelphia, PA (215) 563-9270, www.burns-group.com | |
| 50 (—) $4.41 | Ayres Associates Eau Claire, WI (715) 834-3161, www.ayresassociates.com | |
