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SSOE Group company history timeline

1948

SSOE Inc. began in 1948 when founder A.H. Samborn, a structural engin eer, signed his first contract with Spurgeon Conveyor Company to desi gn a material handling system for converting a boiler plant from oil to coal.

1949

Samborn called his company A.H. Samborn & Associates, but renamed it Samborn, Steketee and Associates after fellow structural engineer Jack N. Steketee joined the firm in 1949 to help with the increasing number of projects.

1950

In 1950, the company completed its first industrial architectural project by building a diesel repair shop for Toledo Terminal Railroad, and provided all the structural steel detailing for the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, then the largest all-welded rigid frame structure in existence.

1957

From 1957 to 1 961, the company set up an affiliate partnership under the name Hatch , Samborn, Steketee to pursue highway design projects.

1959

In that sam e year, the company established a Cleveland, Ohio, office to provide structural detailing services to the surrounding area. It had won its fi rst international project in 1959 from UCAR Carbon, a $10 million contract for a graphitizing plant in Monterrey, Mexico.

1969

1969: Company establishes Flint, Michigan, office.

1977

In 1977, the firm und erwent its first organizational change when Samborn stepped down as p resident and was replaced by Steketee, his long time partner.

1986

Thereafter, in 1986 Samborn retired from the company.

1987

The acquisition of Nashville, Tennessee-based Pickney & Asso ciates in 1987 both increased the size of the firm and enabled SSOE t o pursue more challenging projects with a regional presence.

1990

In 1990, SSOE expanded to the state of Washington to serve the growin g business on the West coast.

1995

The company set up a new leadership training and development program in 1995 to mentor in-house leadership and professional skills.

2001

"Projects Awarded," Building Design & Construction, May 2001.

2004

The Shanghai office came afte r SSOE's opening in 2004 of a Puerto Rico operation to serve the isla nd's growing pharmaceutical industry.

2021

As SSOE approached its 73rd anniversary in 2021, the firm announced it would be updating their mission statement to reflect the goals of the firm’s more than 1,100 employees across offices in the United States, Mexico, and India.

2022

"SSOE Inc. ." International Directory of Company Histories. . Retrieved June 21, 2022 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/ssoe-inc

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