Donan Engineering Continues Executing Growth Plan
Firm Announces Plans to Open Operations in Richmond, Virginia, in April 2012
LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Donan Engineering Co., Inc. today announced plans to open a new office in Richmond, Virginia. Donan will begin offering forensic investigative services from this new office beginning on April 2, 2012. This office opening will be Donan's first office presence in the state of Virginia.
"Our firm is thrilled to announce our plans to move into Virginia beginning in April," says Kevin B. Abell, Donan Engineering's chief sales and marketing officer. "We have been discussing plans for this market for several years. Our desire to have supporting offices within several hours was the main reason for our delay in getting an office open in Virginia. Now, with established offices in North Carolina and Kentucky, as well as plans for a new office this spring in West Virginia, we feel confident that we will be able to provide the consistently excellent service we are known for, regardless of the situation throughout Virginia. Our business is inherently unpredictable, as we work a lot with what Mother Nature deals us, so it's important to always have contingency plans in the event we are impacted by a large catastrophe situation. By keeping our offices closely clustered, we are able to move our team of professional investigators around from office to office when events occur that create significant increases in work volume."
Abell went on to say, "At Donan, we live and breathe exceptional customer service and fast turnaround times, so we make decisions to open new offices only when we feel confident that we have the resources available to live up to our lofty expectations. We've built a culture that is all about consistently doing things effectively and efficiently so our clients can get the conclusive, unbiased, and accurate answers they need quickly so they are better able to service their own customers."
Donan Engineering offers consumers a single source for forensic engineering investigations and fire origin & cause investigations. The firm offers a wide array of services falling under the main categories of structural engineering investigations, fire and explosion origin & cause investigations, roofing investigations, and component testing.
Donan Engineering is a third-generation, family-owned engineering firm that was founded in 1947 in Madisonville, Kentucky. From 1947 until 1999, the firm focused on providing mostly conventional engineering services (civil, structural, environmental, mining, architecture, etc.). In 1999, with approximately 20 employees in four offices, the decision was made to focus exclusively on the forensic engineering and fire investigation industry. In 2005, the firm relocated its company headquarters to Louisville, Kentucky.
With the addition of the new Virginia office, Donan Engineering will have 41 offices located throughout 23 states. Currently, the firm employs approximately 220 employees, and that number is anticipated to grow to near 280 employees by the end of 2012. In 2011, the firm completed approximately 27,000 forensic investigations for a client base consisting primarily of insurance companies, attorneys, commercial property owners and businesses, manufacturers, utilities, and homeowners. For a list of Donan's office locations, please visit www.donan.com/locations.
For additional information on Donan Engineering, contact Kevin B. Abell by telephone at 502-813-4612, or by email at [email protected]. You can also visit Donan's website at www.donan.com.
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