Larson Design Group acquires Oklahoma-based firm | News, Sports, Jobs

Larson Design Group introduced Monday that the engineering and consulting firm is buying ZRHD — an engineering and consulting firm in Oklahoma City with “high-end expertise in the design of mechanical and electrical systems for federal, commercial, institutional and industrial clients nationwide,” in line with a news launch.

The merger will likely be efficient Jan. 1, and brings a staff with a powerful historical past in constructing methods engineering to Larson Design Group, in line with the news launch.

“With over 1,000 assignments in the United States and abroad, ZRHD has a strong resume in the federal, education and commercial markets by designing a variety of project types including office buildings, hangars, laboratories and training and research facilities and building expertise in energy performance projects,” the news launch mentioned.

This merger follows the corporate’s January 2022 acquisition of Oklahoma-based firm LWPB, an structure and inside design firm based mostly in Oklahoma that additionally has expertise within the federal, schooling, and industrial markets.

“Our strategic partnership with ZRHD strengthens Larson Design Group by continuing to grow our building engineering expertise in our current markets and complements our federal team as we continue to expand nationally to multiple agencies,” mentioned David Martin, president and CEO of Larson Design Group, in line with the news launch. “We welcome ZRHD to our growing team and look forward to working together for the success of our clients.”

Originally often known as Zumwalt-Ragsdale Inc. in 1986, after which merging with one other revered Oklahoma City firm, Herring and Danner Inc. in 1992, ZRHD has “grown to be an industry leader known for solving difficult design issues associated with retrofit and renovation projects with an emphasis on building energy performance,” the news launch mentioned

“We’re proud of the strong reputation our ZRHD team has built together with so many meaningful institutions over our 36 years in business to produce best in class engineering projects,” mentioned Randall Carter, president of ZRHD, in line with the news launch. “We’re thrilled to be joining Larson Design Group, as it’s a company that recognizes our team’s value and how we can make a great impact to further grow its business in the federal space.”