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Contact:  Larry Thomas, P.E., TES Engineering Inc. (440) 871-2410, ext. 320
               Steve Chase, TES Engineering Inc. (440) 871-2410, ext. 311
               Corky Thacker, Corky Thacker Communications (216) 371-4693

TES Engineering Named to Inc. 5000 List Celebrating America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

CLEVELAND, OH —Aug. 26, 2008 —TES Engineering, a national consulting mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineering firm, has joined the ranks of the Inc. 5000 for 2008. The annual award, presented by New York-based Inc. magazine, honors the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. 

The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth for 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent. Minimum revenue requirements were $200,000 in 2004 and $2 million in 2007.

TES’ revenues grew 89.1% during the three-year period. Additional revenue increases of more than 70 percent are projected by 2010. 

Due to its rapid growth, TES had doubled its space at its previous location in 2004, and moved to new quarters in July 2006 to accommodate further staff expansion.  The current facility has room to triple in size to meet the needs for future growth.

President Lawrence (Larry) M. Thomas, P.E., attributes TES’ success to the Firm’s people and approach to customer service. “This is further confirmation that instilling a focus on ‘Raving Fans’-level customer service and Dependable Guidance into our culture really resonates with our clients,” he says. “My partner, Steve Chase, and I are very honored by this award.”

TES has developed an industry specialization in retail, serving clients that include national developers such as Simon Property Group, Inc., CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., Poag & McEwen Lifestyle Centers, The Westfield Group, and The Richard E. Jacobs Group, Inc. Much of the Firm’s work for these clients has been done through national architects such as Omniplan Architects, ka architecture, and Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue. TES also has worked with architects on national retail projects such as Borders, JC Penney, La-Z-Boy®, and Steve & Barry’s, to name a few. 

Near TES’ Northeast Ohio headquarters, the company served Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue with MEP design for the acclaimed First & Main development in Hudson, as well as the Westgate Mall redevelopment in Cleveland’s western suburbs and Belden Village Mall in Akron. The Firm is currently working with ka architecture on the new JC Penney store in Avon, OH. TES also has broad MEP design expertise in areas such as commercial office space, multi-story residential, senior living, grocery, restaurant, and light industrial.

Cleveland, OH-based TES Engineering provides flexible specialized consulting MEP engineering activities molded to the business processes of the construction industry nationwide, with an emphasis on regional retail developments. TES’ expertise helps clients create spaces that generate profits quickly, reduce energy use, make changes or expansion decisions efficiently, reduce bid contingencies and risk, troubleshoot code requirements, and speed permitting and construction. For more information, visit www.tesengineering.com. 

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