Firm Acquisition Called “An Incredible Opportunity”

Raleigh — McKim & Creed, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based, full-service engineering and surveying consultancy ranked among the top design firms in the U.S., has acquired Brock Design Group (BDG), a consulting firm specializing in civil engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture located in Suwanee. The acquisition was finalized on Friday, May 2.

In making the announcement, McKim & Creed President and CEO Michael W. Creed, PE, said, “The founders of BDG, Mark Brock and Kiran Kulkarni, have positioned the company as one of the ‘go-to’ firms for commercial and institutional developers who want to do projects in Gwinnett County. Their commitment to clients and their philosophy are very similar to McKim & Creed’s mission, which is to provide the most responsive and dependable service all the time. Most importantly, Mark and Kiran have created a corporate culture that is highly sensitized to serving clients and caring about its employees.”

Brock, president and CEO of BDG, called the acquisition “an incredible opportunity to learn from a firm that has excelled in our industry. Since opening our business in 1994, we have made it our goal to help our clients succeed. Service, personal touch and exceeding our client’s expectations have been our focus. The additional resources that a firm like McKim & Creed offers will only further help us serve our clients.”

With the addition of the Suwanee office, McKim & Creed will continue to work with public and private sector clients throughout the Southeast, providing civil, environmental, instrumentation and controls, and structural engineering; stormwater management; surveying and mapping; GIS (Geographic Information Systems); and planning and landscape architectural services.

About McKim & Creed
McKim & Creed was established in 1978 by Michael Creed, PE, and Herbert P. McKim, Jr., PLS, PE. Since that time, the award-winning firm has grown to a full-service engineering, surveying and planning practice with nearly 500 employees in offices from Florida to Virginia. The firm has won numerous awards and accolades, and has been named one of the top architectural/engineering/contracting firms in America by Public Works magazine, one of the top 500 design firms and top 200 environmental firms in the United States by Engineering News-Record magazine, and one of the 100 fastest growing engineering, architectural and environmental firms in America by the management firm of ZweigWhite.

About BDG
BDG was founded in 1994 by Mark Brock and Kiran Kulkarni. The company provides civil engineering, land surveying, land planning and landscape architecture services for commercial/office owners and developers, industrial/warehouse owners and developers, institutional/municipal/educational clients, and multi-family and single-family residential land developers. The office is located at 702 Old Peachtree Road, Suite 100 in Suwanee.