1.8.14 | Philadelphia, PA | NELSON, a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm and Brinjac Engineering, a full service, award-winning professional engineering firm that has provided comprehensive design services for more than 55 years, have made the strategic decision to merge operations in order to enhance client service and create opportunities for additional growth.  The deal was effective January 1, 2014 and Brinjac will now brand itself as Brinjac Engineering, A NELSON Company.  Brinjac will function as NELSON’s engineering division and all engineering services will be delivered under the Brinjac brand.  However, NELSON will continue to work with other third-party engineers, when appropriate, based on client requests or project requirements.Brinjac will continue to provide independent engineering services to other architecture and design firms.

Founded in 1955, Brinjac Engineering has a time-honored reputation for providing outstanding engineering services to local, state and federal governmental institutions, public and private schools and universities, hospitals, museums and cultural facilities. This diverse portfolio demonstrates a broad range of experience that is provided by a team of approximately 65 professional, technical and support personnel from locations in Harrisburg, Allentown, Williamsport and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as well as Hunt Valley, Maryland and Vienna, Virginia.  A partial list of Brinjac clients includes Temple University, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PinnacleHealth, University of Pennsylvania, The School District of Philadelphia, The National Constitution Center, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland.

NELSON's mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering services offered previously as Nelco Engineering will now be delivered under the Brinjac brand and supplemented with Brinjac’s own MEP capabilities as well as fire protection, building code consultation, lighting design, telecommunications, security, technology distribution, commissioning, structural, civil/site and environmental engineering.  The Nelco Engineering brand will be phased out by April 2014.

“The incorporation of Brinjac under the NELSON family of companies will be transformational in several ways,” said NELSON President and CEO John “Ozzie” Nelson Jr.  “It significantly increases NELSON’s engineering capabilities and changes the DNA of our firm as approximately 25 percent of our gross revenue will now come from providing a full range of engineering services.  When combined with our integrated design, architecture, planning and consulting services, we can truly offer clients a competitive advantage as a single-source solution for all of their facility needs.  There is a natural synergy with our established practice areas, including academic and corporate.  Brinjac also contributes significant health care experience, which will substantially advance our credibility in what is a growing specialty area for NELSON.  In addition, NELSON’s established account and service delivery platform will allow Brinjac to extend its reach as we expand our services with existing clients nationally and internationally, and work together to pursue new opportunities.”

“The combined strengths of NELSON and Brinjac Engineering are further enhanced by the individual strengths that we will provide in continuing service to other architecture firms and in partnership with other engineering firms,” said John M. Brinjac, PE, LEED® AP, President of Brinjac Engineering, A NELSON Company.  “The common denominator here is that we put the needs of our clients and our projects first.  When we can add value by bundling services internally, we will.  If the key to success lays in working with outside firms, we will continue to do so with the total professionalism that has become a service hallmark for both Brinjac and NELSON.”

In addition to the engineering service leadership provided by John Brinjac, David A. Brinjac, PE, LEED® AP will transition his role as Brinjac Engineering’s Chief Operating Officer to Brinjac Engineering, A NELSON Company.  As NELSON, the combined firm will be comprised of almost 400 designers, architects, engineers, planners and strategists with 38 locations across the United States and around the world.

NELSON was formed in 1977 as an interior design firm.  Since that time, the company has grown to an integrated services firm offering a full range of architecture, design, engineering and strategic services.  With Teammates in 38 locations around the world and strong experience in a broad range of industries, NELSON works with more than 20 percent of companies in the Fortune 100 and is nationally ranked as the #5 firm specializing in Corporate Office Design on Interior Design Magazine’s Top 100 Giants list.  The firm also specializes in sustainable design and advisory services, the legal workplace, the financial industry, advertising/media firms, retail design, academic buildings and multi-family housing.  For more information, visit www.nelsononline.com.

Providing innovative engineering solutions since 1955, Brinjac Engineering, Inc. is a full service, multi-disciplinary firm with locations in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Allentown, and Williamsport, PA; Hunt Valley, MD and Vienna, VA. For additional information, visit www.brinjac.com.