Company Description:
We're founded on solid principles.Founded in 1961 as Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns and DeHaven, Inc., today GPD Group (GPD) has grown from only a handful of people at the original offices on Akron-Peninsula Road, to over 250 professionals working at six offices located in Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Youngstown, Indianapolis and Seattle.The founders of the company placed a high importance on values such as family and fulfillment from work. An employee buyout of the original partners in early 1986 ensured the continued success of the company. This philosophy has helped the company grow, with the efforts of valued employees, into four different, but closely connected companies under the GPD umbrella.This group is a collaborative effort of companies that specialize in areas of architectural design, engineering design, construction, telecommunications and environmental services. Each company services various market sectors that include public buildings, education, housing, parks and recreation, power generation, public works, transportation, retail/commercial and wireless systems.On January 1, 2007, Adache Ciuni Lynn Associates, Inc. (ACLA), a Cleveland-based engineering firm, joined GPD Group. ACLA is an established engineering services firm that has been providing quality engineering services for their clients for the past 55 years. ACLA has excellent surveying and civil engineering services. Combined with GPD's eight engineering disciplines and a strong architectural program that has served clients for over 45 years, this team will offer comprehensive architectural and engineering services to an even broader client base in NE Ohio.This company history is a testament to GPD's talent to re-invent and regenerate while adapting to an ever-changing market. The current leadership is committed to developing business within the framework of specialized market sectors, all of which contribute to the company's stability in the long-term. With this strategy, GPD continues to grow and remain stable as an area leader and the firm of choice" in providing professional services.Copyright GPD Group
We're founded on solid principles.Founded in 1961 as Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns and DeHaven, Inc., today GPD Group (GPD) has grown from only a handful of people at the original offices on Akron-Peninsula Road, to over 250 professionals working at six offices located in Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Youngstown, Indianapolis and Seattle.The founders of the company placed a high importance on values such as family and fulfillment from work. An employee buyout of the original partners in early 1986 ensured the continued success of the company. This philosophy has helped the company grow, with the efforts of valued employees, into four different, but closely connected companies under the GPD umbrella.This group is a collaborative effort of companies that specialize in areas of architectural design, engineering design, construction, telecommunications and environmental services. Each company services various market sectors that include public buildings, education, housing, parks and recreation, power generation, public works, transportation, retail/commercial and wireless systems.On January 1, 2007, Adache Ciuni Lynn Associates, Inc. (ACLA), a Cleveland-based engineering firm, joined GPD Group. ACLA is an established engineering services firm that has been providing quality engineering services for their clients for the past 55 years. ACLA has excellent surveying and civil engineering services. Combined with GPD's eight engineering disciplines and a strong architectural program that has served clients for over 45 years, this team will offer comprehensive architectural and engineering services to an even broader client base in NE Ohio.This company history is a testament to GPD's talent to re-invent and regenerate while adapting to an ever-changing market. The current leadership is committed to developing business within the framework of specialized market sectors, all of which contribute to the company's stability in the long-term. With this strategy, GPD continues to grow and remain stable as an area leader and the firm of choice" in providing professional services.Copyright GPD Group