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JACKSON, Miss. (January 4, 2021) \u2013 Burns Cooley Dennis, Inc.,\u00a0has agreed to acquire the business of SoilTech Consultants, Inc., an affiliate firm of Neel-Schaffer, Inc.<\/p>\n

Burns Cooley Dennis (BCD) is the largest geotechnical and materials consulting firm\u00a0headquartered in\u00a0Mississippi,\u00a0with corporate and CMET campuses in the Jackson area and branch locations\u00a0in\u00a0Hattiesburg and Hernando.\u00a0BCD will acquire a new office location in Starkville as part of the acquisition of SoilTech.<\/p>\n

SoilTech offers a variety of geotechnical engineering services and equipment that will be merged into the BCD portfolio, and this acquisition will increase the number of BCD full-time employees from approximately 60 to more than\u00a070.<\/p>\n

Neel-Schaffer and Burns Cooley Dennis have a long history of collaboration and have teamed on nearly 30 projects over the last five years. In forming a strategic plan for 2021 and beyond, Neel-Schaffer leaders decided to focus on core services such as transportation, civil, environmental and water resources engineering, and it was a natural fit to sell the firm\u2019s geotechnical affiliate to BCD.<\/p>\n

\u201cBurns Cooley Dennis has been a great teaming partner with Neel-Schaffer for years,\u201d said Robert Walker, PE, the Executive Vice President for Neel-Schaffer\u2019s Central Region. \u201cThey are the leader in geotechnical engineering in Mississippi. We feel confident that this transaction is in the best interest of both firms and it will allow both firms to strengthen the services we offer to our clients. It also helps provide a seamless transition for our employees, which was very important to us throughout this process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe acquisition of SoilTech will improve Burns Cooley Dennis\u2019s ability to deliver the best engineered solutions to both routine and complex geotechnical projects for our current and new client base,\u201d said Eddie Templeton, PE, BCD\u2019s President.\u00a0 \u201cBy expanding our reach in the market, BCD will have even more opportunities for growth by employing the talents of current SoilTech professionals who will join our company. In turn, BCD will be introduced to new clients who are currently being served by SoilTech.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCombining our resources, experiences and abilities will allow for even more opportunities for our company to provide state-of-the-art geotechnical, pavement and construction testing services,\u201d said Randy Ahlrich, PE, BCD\u2019s Vice President.\u00a0 \u201cBCD is excited to announce this acquisition, which will further solidify our company throughout Mississippi and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the acquisition of SoilTech, BCD is expanding to better provide geotechnical services across the midsouth – in the Memphis Region, Golden Triangle Region and the Pine Belt-Gulf Coast Region,\u201d said Tommy Dunlap, BCD Principal.\u00a0 \u201cWe are also pleased to continue offering very specialized geotechnical services all across the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Founded on June 7, 1985, Burns Cooley Dennis, Inc.,\u00a0is celebrating a fundamental milestone of 35 years in business this year.<\/p>\n

The geotechnical engineering firm was founded by Cecil Burns, Larry Cooley, and David Dennis – all with the goal of specialized monitoring, testing, analyzing, and designing the soil that supports the foundations of building, bridges, dams, pavements and other civil works.<\/span><\/p>\n

About Burns Cooley Dennis, Inc.<\/h3>\n

For more information on the services of Burns Cooley Dennis, call 601-856-9911 or visit www.bcdgeo.com<\/a>.
\nMain office location: 551 Sunnybrook Road, Ridgeland, MS 39157<\/p>\n

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