Ellers, Oakley, Chester & Rike Becomes SSR Ellers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Effective today, Ellers, Oakley, Chester & Rike, Inc. (EOCR), a full-service consulting engineering firm and a subsidiary of Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR), has changed its name to SSR Ellers, Inc. 

EOCR has operated as the Memphis office for Nashville, Tenn.-based SSR since January 1998, and the new identity more accurately reflects EOCR’s relationship with SSR. 

“This formally recognizes our integration of services and the very strong and productive partnership we have developed with SSR since we became its subsidiary in 1998,” said Ralph Richardson, P.E., president of SSR Ellers.  “Ellers was the most common name used to reference the firm during its history.  Retaining Ellers in the new name preserves our history and local reputation, while incorporating SSR underscores that we have expertise and capabilities on a national scale.”

Through the years, EOCR has developed a strong presence in Memphis and across the mid-South by delivering a wide spectrum of consulting services related to facility and infrastructure design, operation and management.  With 69 employees, EOCR has worked on several notable Memphis-area projects, including the recently-opened Northwest Passage Exhibit at the Memphis Zoo, Walnut Grove Road improvements currently under construction and Beale Street Landing, which is currently in the design phase. For the last two years, an engineer from the firm has been recognized as Outstanding Engineer of the Year by the Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers.

SSR Ellers now has a national presence to market and expand its expertise in corrections, controls and automation, structural, civil, transportation, environmental, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering and further showcase the work its employees are doing on major projects.

“The name change will help unify the firm and allow us to market our services more consistently and effectively on a national scale” said Richardson.  “While the EOCR name has changed, our clients will see no changes in management, operations, performance or location.”

For more information on SSR Ellers, visit www.ssr-inc.com.

About SSR Ellers
SSR Ellers, the Memphis office of Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR), is an employee-owned engineering design and facility consulting firm with nearly 70 employees. SSR Ellers offers structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, industrial, civil, transportation, environmental and process and controls engineering services to public and private clients across the United States. Founded in 1954 by James B. Ellers, the firm became a subsidiary of SSR in January 1998. For more information about SSR Ellers, visit www.ssr-inc.com.

About Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR), headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., is an employee-owned engineering design and facility consulting firm with 420 employees in nine offices across the United States. The firm provides a wide spectrum of consulting services related to facility and infrastructure design, operation and management. SSR delivers services for facilities nationwide, including healthcare, education, science and technology, research, sports and entertainment, government, corrections, infrastructure, commercial and industrial clients. For more information about SSR, visit www.ssr-inc.com.

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