With the acquisition of a Hastings-based land survey company, Benton Harbor-based Wightman continues to grow in its 75th Anniversary year in business.
Wightman has acquired Reynolds Land Surveying, a surveying business founded in 1987 in the community of Hastings. The company’s employees and range of services will now operate as part of the Wightman family of services effective today, Monday, May 17, 2021. Celebrating its 75th year in business, Wightman is a full-service consulting firm that provides land surveying, civil engineering, and architecture services.
As a part of the acquisition, Wightman will be operating a survey field office located at 109 S. Church Street in Hastings. Additional services including civil engineering, architecture, and business operations support will be provided by the Wightman Allegan office location at 1670 Lincoln Road (M-40) in Allegan.
Reynolds Land Surveying is owned and operated by Barry County Surveyor Brian Reynolds. A veteran surveyor in the industry, Reynolds will be joining the Wightman team on a part-time basis. Reynolds employee Dave Cridler will be joining Wightman as a full-time Survey Crew Chief.
Wightman President Matt Davis says, “Land Surveying has always been a key service of our firm. The company was founded in 1946 by G.L. Wightman, a man who was both a land surveyor and civil engineer, which makes this acquisition extra fulfilling as it is not only growing our company but is also bringing a long-time land survey professional to our team.”
Davis goes on to say, “Not only are we thankful to be bringing Brian Reynold’s expertise to the team, we are also looking forward to growing the footprint of our survey business in Barry County.”
For his part, Reynolds says, “I am looking forward to joining the Wightman family. This is a great opportunity to allow me to continue to serve my clients in Barry County while taking a step back to a part-time role rather than a full-time owner role. I will continue to serve my elected role as Barry County Surveyor going forward.”
Wightman Director of Surveying Brian Lieberg says, “This is truly a win-win scenario for Wightman; not only are we growing our footprint into a new market, but we are also adding to our team with some very talented survey professionals. We look forward to the future and serving not only the Hastings community but Barry County as a whole.”
Lieberg went on to say, “I look forward to having both Brian and Dave join our team of over 50 survey professionals meeting survey needs for a wide range of clients including residential, commercial, and utilities throughout the Great Lakes region.”
Wightman is a full-service consulting firm featuring a dynamic team of more than 130 professionals working to analyze, advise, design, and deliver successful projects in partnership with governments, businesses, and institutions in the communities they serve. Services offered include Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental, and Surveying. Additional specialty services offered include Planning, GIS, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, and Reality Capture. Wightman is headquartered in Benton Harbor with additional Michigan offices in Allegan, Kalamazoo, and Royal Oak.
In the photo accompanying this story on Moody on the Market, Brian Reynolds from Reynolds Land Surveying is show having officially joined the Wightman team today, as Wightman Director of Surveying Brian Lieberg welcomes him to the team.
