We are fortunate to have had another successful year of growth and increased profitability thanks to the vision of
our clients, who provide us with a steady stream of compelling design and
engineering challenges.
Society today is demanding a broader technical literacy, stimulating more innovative methods of communication between engineers, architects, their clients, and the public. Modern 3-D visualization and analysis techniques
have spurred a new level of creativity
and collaboration among the numerous disciplines contributing to the design and construction process. We use these
new technologies to provide the most innovative and cost-effective designs for our clients. In meeting these challenges, we are thankful for the commitment
and continuing professional advancement of our staff.
Our goal, as ever, is to anticipate our clients’ needs, and provide engineering and design excellence in every aspect of our work.
Since our founding 50 years ago, Thornton Tomasetti has grown steadily
in a controlled and strategic manner to provide the best service for our clients and to offer career opportunities for
our people limited only by their talent
and ambition.
Today, with more than 500 people working in 16 offices, we occupy a unique position in our industry — a leader in both structural design and forensics. We have designed some of the world’s tallest buildings, and investigated some of recent history’s worst disasters.
Financially, Thornton Tomasetti is a consistently solid performer. Except
for one year — when our revenue dipped after 9/11 — we have achieved continuous growth in revenue for 17 years, since 1990.
In 2006, global expansion in the construction
industry fueled growth in both our revenue and global presence. We expanded our international opportunities with the opening of our London office, and added to our established presence in Moscow, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. In the United States, where we have 12 offices, Kansas City, Los Angeles, and New York moved to new facilities in 2006 to accommodate expanded services. More than half our people are now located outside New York.
A bull market can be challenging for professional service firms, which sometimes balloon on the upswing and contract on the down. Our disciplined and managed plan for growth preserves our stability, our flexibility to anticipate client needs, and our cultivation of the next generation of engineering leaders.
One of our challenges in the coming year is to further improve the quality of life
and career opportunities for all our employees. We are accomplishing this through a wide range of career and leadership development activities, including our in-house seminar series, tuition reimbursement, mentoring programs, and international exchange programs. Our goals are to build on Thornton Tomasetti’s reputation and to continue to attract and retain the most creative and resourceful people. We will be seeking the input of our employees and our clients in our drive toward this goal in 2007. It is the best way I can think of to begin the next 50 years.
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