Howard Perko PE PhD TO Head CTL Thompsons Fort Collins DivisionCTL Thompson to Acquire Two Structural Engineering Firms



May 19, 2005 -- CTL Thompson, Inc. (CTL T), a leading geotechnical engineering firm in Colorado, announced today the acquisition of SECURE Foundations, LLC of Fort Collins and SECURE Engineering Denver, LLC.

The Secure firms currently employ 12 staff and represent a projected 2005 revenue of $800,000. Former President of SECURE, Dr. Howard Perko, PE accepted the position as Division Manager of the Fort Collins office of CTL/Thompson, Inc. effective in March 2005.

SECURE has completed more than 900 projects involving sites in seven states.

"This acquisition will act as a catalyst for growth in the Colorado area," said Ron McOmber, PE, President and CEO of CTL T. "The combined companies will give us better capabilities to serve our clients as a one-stop shop for geotechnical and structural engineering in selected market segments."

Dr. Perko, 32, previously worked for CTL T from 1994 to 1999 prior to getting his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. He started the SECURE Engineering group in May 1999 to provide structural and foundation engineering design services to residential, commercial, and industrial market sectors. A large fraction of SECURE's current work includes foundation and framing systems design for homeowners and large homebuilders.

"Howard is a great addition to CTL Thompson," said McOmber. "He is an aggressive entrepreneurial spirit, and a great technical resource for our operations in Colorado and Texas."

CTL T and Secure have collaborated on a number of notable Fort Collins projects including a 16,000 sq. ft. building in Fort Collins, and a 6,000-sq.-ft. masonry building in Berthoud, Colo. Additional projects are located throughout Denver, Larimer and Weld Counties.

Over the past 34 years, CTL Thompson has grown its regional expertise in geotechnical, materials and environmental engineering and testing. The firm has nine regional offices located in Centennial, Colorado Springs, Crested Butte, Denver, Fort Collins, Glenwood Springs, and Pueblo, Colorado; and Dallas and Austin, Texas.

Contact: Tracy Aiello, Freeman Wall Aiello Public Relations, 303.232.3870





Howard Perko PE PhD TO Head CTL Thompsons Fort Collins DivisionCTL Thompson to Acquire Two Structural Engineering Firms