Hurt & Proffitt (H&P) is pleased to announce its acquisition of Warner White Engineering Partners (WWEP), a civil engineering and leading land development design firm in Lynchburg, VA. WWEP will join H&P’s Lynchburg operation and do business as H&P. They will remain in their current location at 118 Cornerstone Street.
“We are excited about the opportunities that the combined forces of our two firms will hold for the future,” says H&P President Bif Johnson. “Our industry is rapidly changing and growing. This acquisition will allow us to meet those changes head on and allow us to expand our services.”
Founded in 2010, WWEP specialized in land development projects for commercial, residential, and institutional clients. The firm also provided infrastructure planning and designs for VDOT and municipalities including transportation, water, and wastewater projects. Notable projects include Fifth Street Streetscape, the Cornerstone Development, Fifth Street Roundabout, Westlake Commons Roundabout, Greenview Drive Widening, Wards Road Pedestrian Crossing and Streetscape, The Gables Apartment Complex, The Gables at Spring Creek, Autumn Run, Fieldstone Manor Townhomes, Willow Brook Apartment Complex, Improvements to B&W Facility at Mt. Athos, Tree of Life Ministries, Timberlake Christian School in Campbell County, and campus improvements at Liberty University.
Trent Warner, PE, an engineering graduate from VMI; Marc Woodell, EIT, an engineering graduate from Bluefield State College; Mike Bryant, an engineering graduate from ODU; and Amanda Dodgion, a studio arts and business graduate from Lynchburg College will be joining the Hurt & Proffitt team.
H&P was founded in 1973 and has offices in Lynchburg, Norfolk, Roanoke and Wytheville. Combined, H&P and WWEP will be a full service civil engineering and surveying firm, strategically positioned to serve our clients on commercial, industrial, institutional, and municipal projects.
The acquisition of WWEP is the first of its kind for H&P. The firm’s vision is “To responsibly grow our firm to provide opportunities for our employee-owners and innovative solutions for our clients.” Our mission includes recruiting and retaining employee-owners who share our vision, providing outstanding customer service, and positioning ourselves to serve existing clients and expanding markets. “We see this and future acquisitions as a great way to accomplish our vision for growth,” says Johnson.
Founding WWEP President Trent Warner said, “We are very excited about joining forces with such a well-established and professional organization as Hurt & Proffitt. This will give us more depth to help our clients move their projects forward with sound experience and more efficiency. We really can’t wait to get started.”