Davis Partnership Celebrates 40th Anniversary/Van Gilder Creates Joint Venture with EnRisk/Colorado Hardscapes and di Giacomo Merge

Davis Partnership Architects, one of the oldest architectural firms in Denver, celebrates 40 years in business under the moniker of Rodney S. Davis.

Davis Partnership Architects Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Denver-based Davis Partnership Architects announced the celebration of 40 years in business under the moniker of renowned Denver architect Rodney S. Davis.

Headquartered in Denver’s lower downtown with a branch office in Edwards, the firm officially celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, but its architectural legacy began more than a century ago.

Today, Davis Partnership employs more than 140 people, making it Colorado’s second largest architectural firm in both size and annual revenues.

Van Gilder Creates Joint Venture with EnRisk

Parent companies Van Gilder Insurance Corp. of Denver, and EnRisk Services Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, have created a new firm, vangilder | enrisk, which will specialize exclusively in risk mitigation and insurance for the energy industry in the western United States.

Vangilder | enrisk and its staff will be headquartered in Denver and will serve a territory composed of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Vangilder | enrisk will provide insurance and risk management services to the oil and gas industry, focusing on upstream exploration and production companies and midstream operations. Risk mitigation counsel for alternative energy providers, such as wind farms, will also be offered by the new firm.

Nolte Associates Relocates Office

The Colorado Springs office of Nolte Associates Inc. has relocated to Corporate Pointe, 1975 Research Pkwy., Ste. 165, Colorado Springs, 80920. The new location houses a staff of more than 40 who engineer projects for public and private sector entities. The company phone number remains the same.

Cator, Ruma & Assoc. Moves Its Office

Cator, Ruma & Associates of Lakewood has moved to a new office at 896 Tabor St., Lakewood, 80401. The new location houses 74 employees who provide mechanical and electrical engineering services for commercial, institutional, research, educational and industrial facilities. The company’s phone and fax numbers remain the same.

Gerald H. Phipps Will Move to Greenwood Village

After 55 years in the same location, Gerald H. Phipps Inc. will relocate its corporate office to Orchard Place I at  5995 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village.

Phipps teamed up with Dave Naus from Equity West Investment Partners LLC to create a joint venture to purchase Orchard Place I and II. The two buildings total more than 104,000 sq ft of office space. Phipps will occupy approximately 33,000 sq ft and the remainder will be leased.

Phipps selected Acquilano/Leslie Architects of Denver to help create an office environment that reflects the firm’s roots in the construction industry while allowing flexibility for growth and change, said Charlie Graft, Phipps president.

In addition to the office move, Phipps also has begun construction on a new 4.3-acre yard facility at 6th and Salida Way in Aurora. This portion of the move will also take place at the end of 2007.

Colorado Hardscapes, California’s di Giacomo Merge

Colorado Hardscapes Inc. has acquired di Giacomo Inc., a California-based company formerly owned by rockscape creator Phillip di Giacomo.

Di Giacomo will remain the driving and creative force for Colorado Hardscapes’ rock work and will act as a mentor and director for Colorado Hardscapes’ staff, overseeing projects from models to final inspection. The Rock & Water Feature Division of Colorado Hardscapes will add a product line that retains the brand name of di Giacomo.

Currently, the di Giacomo division of Colorado Hardscapes is working on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, a public art project in Atlanta under contract for the remainder of 2007 and several international projects being examined for 2008.

Design Workshop Named One of Country’s Best Places to Work

Denver-based Design Workshop was recently ranked number 8 on ZweigWhite’s 2007 top 25 list of best architecture firms to work for in the United States.

MKK Consulting Engineers Supports Area Youth Volunteers

MKK Consulting Engineers Inc. of Greenwood Village held a charity golf tournament this fall to raise money for the Arapahoe Rescue Patrol, an Arapahoe County-based nonprofit that is the only search-and-rescue organization in the country composed entirely of young adults.

Members are trained extensively in wilderness rescue, including rock- and high-angle rescue, avalanche rescue, swift-water rescue and wilderness life support. Adults participate on the board of directors, provide training and oversee operations, but it’s the youth who hold officer positions and command the search-and-rescue operations in the field.

MKK Consulting Engineers has a Community Service Committee that looks at various groups to support throughout the year. Each year, the firm reaches out to different types of charities to acknowledge the efforts that various organizations make.

White Construction Group Receives STEP Award

White Construction Group, a Castle Rock-based commercial general construction firm, recently received a Gold Safety Training and Evaluation Process Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.