Ellis & Associates Inc. has merged with Engineering Consulting Services
October 2015 — Ellis & Associates, Inc. (E&A) has merged with Engineering Consulting Services (ECS) and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. and a member of the ECS Group of companies. Financial detail of this transaction have not been disclosed.
E&A, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, with offices in Daytona, Florida and Brunswick, Georgia, provides integrated engineering services support for land procurement throughout the development process. E&A specializes in geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, environmental engineering, construction engineering and inspection (CEI), and special inspection services.
Founded in 1988, ECS is a leader in geotechnical, environmental, construction materials, and facilities engineering. It is an employee-owned firm with more than 1,300 professionals providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. ECS currently has 50 locations and eight subsidiaries spread across the mid-Atlantic, southern, and mid-western regions of the United Estates.
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