Las Vegas, Nevada, April 19, 2012– SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an international engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) firm, announced today that two of their project controls experts will present at the Oracle Collaborate Technology and Applications Forum, April 22-26, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Continue Reading →

Shanghai, China, April 10, 2012 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an international engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) firm, along with General Motors (GM), is celebrating another significant safety milestone. One million hours have been worked with no recordable incidents during Phase 2 of construction of GM’s first Chinese Automotive Research and Development (R&D) facility, otherwise known as GM China’s Advanced Technical Center. The new facility, currently being constructed in Shanghai, reached its’ first milestone of 500,000 hours worked without a recordable accident just seven months ago, during construction of the Advanced Materials Laboratory Building, or Phase 1, which opened on September 21, 2011. SSOE and GM were both represented during the celebration. President and Managing Director of the GM China Group, Kevin Wale, applauded the group noting, "This is truly a remarkable achievement – made possible only through the conscious effort each person put forth day in and day out to continuously review surroundings and look out for hazards on the job site before starting work. Safety is not just about numbers. It’s about protecting workers from injury. I want to congratulate the SSOE construction team and contractors on-site for managing the success of this project and for working with GM to support our safety program." Continue Reading →

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 2, 2012 - SSOE Group, an international EPCM firm, announces the acquisition of CRS Engineering & Design Consultants, a 50-person mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering firm with offices in Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama. The acquisition will expand SSOE’s Southeastern U.S. presence, broaden CRS’s reach to international markets, and provide both firms’ clients access to enhanced services and resources. CRS has been in business for over 36 years and is a multi-discipline engineering and design-consulting firm specializing in healthcare, government, higher education, and other institutional facilities. CRS offers services in electrical engineering, plumbing engineering, fire protection engineering, mechanical and HVAC engineering, lighting design, telecommunication design, and security system design. Continue Reading →

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 28, 2012 – SSOE along with the Safety Council of Northwest Ohio, encourage employees, their family members, and other invited guests to test their ability to drive while distracted or impaired in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT’s) Distracted Driver Simulator. This event will be held at SSOE’s downtown Toledo headquarters in hopes of raising awareness about the consequences of distracted driving. On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm, SSOE opens their doors for a community safety event where guests will have the opportunity to take a spin in ODOT’s new Distracted Driver Simulator and will be encouraged to “Take the Pledge” to resist all  cell phone activity while driving. The Toledo Police Department will also be present during the event to perform field sobriety tests on individuals wearing intoxication goggles. Continue Reading →

Toledo, Ohio, March 20, 2012 — SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), an international engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) firm, announced the results of the 2011 “United Way of Greater Toledo Education Grant.” Last summer, The Lathrop Company and SSOE sponsored this new initiative that matches donations from any source over $100 designated toward education – up to $50,000. The goal was to inspire giving toward education and ensure students are ready for a career after graduation. Overall, the matching grant resulted in $615,000 in giving designated toward education, a 50% increase over 2010. “United Way gifts designated to education are essential to helping advance our community,” said Greg Braylock, Jr., United Way of Greater Toledo’s education director. “These dollars are making a huge difference for our kids and the future of our community by helping support investments like Schools as Community Hubs, Social and Emotional Learning, Graduation Coaches, and other programs across the community providing valuable supports for our children. We cannot express enough gratitude to SSOE Group and Lathrop for helping us expand these efforts.” Continue Reading →